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Dismissed21 April 20263339418

Silver Copse, Oxford Road, Frilford Heath, Abingdon, OX13 5NW

Planning appeal 3339418 at Silver Copse, Oxford Road, Frilford Heath, Abingdon, OX13 5NW (Vale of White Horse District Council) was dismissed on 21 April 2026 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse the application for a lawful development certificate (LDC) was well-founded.

Use of existing single dwelling (Use Class C3) by household providing care and support to four children aged 16 to 18 - Use Class C3(b)

Authority
Vale of White Horse District Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Buchanan R
Postcode
OX13 5NW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's decision to refuse the application for a lawful development certificate (LDC) was well-founded

What decided it

The proposed use would fall within Class C2 residential institution use rather than Class C3(b) because Class C3(b) does not extend to personal care of children, and alternatively, the use would constitute a material change of use from the existing C3(a) dwellinghouse use.

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