Planning appeal decision
20 Market Place, Banbury, OX16 5LJ
Planning appeal 3329604 at 20 Market Place, Banbury, OX16 5LJ (Cherwell District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 8 October 2024 by Inspector O'Connor H, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the details submitted address the requirements of conditions 3, 4 & 5 of the planning permission (Appeal A) and conditions 3, 4, 5 & 9 of the listed building consent (Appeal B).
the conversion of Unicorn Inn and coach house to residential use (7 flats). Internal and external alterations
- Authority
- Cherwell District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- O'Connor H
- Postcode
- OX16 5LJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the details submitted address the requirements of conditions 3, 4 & 5 of the planning permission (Appeal A) and conditions 3, 4, 5 & 9 of the listed building consent (Appeal B)
- If so, what the effect of the proposed details would be on the character and appearance of the area paying particular attention to the special interest and significance of the Unicorn Hotel, a Grade II* listed building, and whether the CA would be preserved or enhanced
What decided it
Whether the submitted details were sufficiently precise and comprehensive to satisfy the literal wording of each individual condition.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ESD15Policy C28Policy C18
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 205
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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