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

erection of an oak-framed garage

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

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.

Framework references: 152, 153, 154

Plan policies cited: ENV6, ENV7, ENV8, STRAT6, H20

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