®Planning appeal decision
10 Queens Avenue, Wallingford, Oxon, OX10 0NB
Planning appeal 3337360 at 10 Queens Avenue, Wallingford, Oxon, OX10 0NB (South Oxfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 17 October 2024 by Inspector Bell-Williamson J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed dwellings would be in a suitable location, with regard to development plan policies concerning the location of new development.
Demolition and erection of nine detached and semi-detached two-storey dwellings with access, parking and amenity space
- Authority
- South Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bell-Williamson J
- Postcode
- OX10 0NB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed dwellings would be in a suitable location, with regard to development plan policies concerning the location of new development
- The effect on the character and appearance of the appeal site and surrounding area
What decided it
The unacceptable overbearing effect of the proposed dwellings on plots one, two and nine on the rear gardens of neighbouring dwellings in the adjacent approved development, causing material harm to residential amenity that significantly and demonstrably outweighs the housing supply benefits.
The benefits of nine dwellings contributing to the housing supply shortfall were outweighed by the significant adverse impacts on the amenity of neighbouring uses, particularly the overbearing effect on neighbouring gardens.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy STRAT1Policy H1Policy H16Policy ENV1Policy DES1Policy DES2Policy DES6Policy WS1Policy HD1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 76Paragraph 135Paragraph 226
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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