Planning appeal decision
84D Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 6JT
Planning appeal 3345001 at 84D Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 6JT (Oxford City Council) was allowed on 26 March 2025 by Inspector Indermaur S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the North Oxford Victorian Suburb Conservation Area.
insertion of 2no. rooflights to front elevation
- Authority
- Oxford City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Indermaur S
- Postcode
- OX2 6JT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the North Oxford Victorian Suburb Conservation Area
What decided it
The conservation-style rooflights would be discreet additions that would preserve the character and appearance of the conservation area due to their small scale, positioning, and limited visibility from the street.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DH1Policy DH3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 207
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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