®Planning appeal decision
5 Bank Cottages, Main Street, Forest Hill, OX33 1EA
Planning appeal 3346078 at 5 Bank Cottages, Main Street, Forest Hill, OX33 1EA (South Oxfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 7 August 2026 by Inspector Freer P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether planning permission ought to be granted for the construction of a terrace with wooden handrails and wooden steps (ground (a) of section 174(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990).
- Authority
- South Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Freer P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether planning permission ought to be granted for the construction of a terrace with wooden handrails and wooden steps (ground (a) of section 174(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990)
What decided it
The substantial compliance with the enforcement notice by removal of the wooden steps and handrails before the appeal hearing meant the Inspector could not assess the planning merits of the breach on the basis that the structure no longer existed, requiring dismissal of the appeal.
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