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Dismissed24 April 20243332345

Manor Farm Main Street, Forest Hill, Oxford, OX33 1EB

Planning appeal 3332345 at Manor Farm Main Street, Forest Hill, Oxford, OX33 1EB (South Oxfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 24 April 2024 by Inspector Seddon M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would preserve the setting of the Grade II* listed gateway and walls to the south-west of Manor Farm, and would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Forest Hill Conservation area.

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Authority
South Oxfordshire District Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Seddon M
Postcode
OX33 1EB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would preserve the setting of the Grade II* listed gateway and walls to the south-west of Manor Farm, and would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Forest Hill Conservation area
  • whether the proposed development represents inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • effect on the openness of the Green Belt
  • whether other considerations clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt, and any other harm, so as to amount to very special circumstances

What decided it

The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that causes harm to its openness, and no very special circumstances exist to justify this harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
ENV6ENV7ENV8STRAT6H20
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 152Paragraph 153Paragraph 154

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