®Planning appeal decision
2, 2A, 6, 6A High Street, Steventon, Oxfordshire, OX13 6RS
Planning appeal 3335968 at 2, 2A, 6, 6A High Street, Steventon, Oxfordshire, OX13 6RS (Vale of White Horse District Council) was dismissed on 4 September 2024 by Inspector Hickey A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the functionality of the site with regard to vehicular parking, turning and highway safety.
retention of the single storey barn, demolition of other existing buildings, and mixed use redevelopment comprise erection of a 3-storey building to the rear, a 2.5 storey building fronting the High Street and a single storey extension to the barn to provide no.13 x residential units (Class C3) and no.2 x Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) units, ancillary floorspace, car parking, cycle parking, landscaping, refuse and recycling storage and associated works
- Authority
- Vale of White Horse District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Hickey A
- Postcode
- OX13 6RS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the functionality of the site with regard to vehicular parking, turning and highway safety
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the extent to which it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Steventon Conservation Area
What decided it
The site would not function well with regard to vehicular parking, turning and highway safety due to the reliance on turntables which would create unacceptable risks and conflicts, combined with the cramped internal layout constituting overdevelopment harmful to the character and appearance of the area.
The moderate weight attached to housing delivery, affordable housing provision, employment benefits and brownfield redevelopment did not justify development that would be contrary to the development plan and result in significant harm to highway safety and character and appearance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 33Core Policy 35Development Policy 15Core Policy 37Core Policy 38
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135
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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