Milton Pools Fishery, Great Milton, Oxford, OX44 7JE

Planning appeal 3346476 at Milton Pools Fishery, Great Milton, Oxford, OX44 7JE (South Oxfordshire District Council) was allowed on 25 February 2025 by Inspector Rawle S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the retention of disputed condition 3 is necessary having regard to the effect on the character and appearance of the area.

the erection of a building for office use

Authority: South Oxfordshire District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector: Rawle S
Postcode: OX44 7JE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the retention of disputed condition 3 is necessary having regard to the effect on the character and appearance of the area
Whether the proposed change of use of the building would result in development being located in a suitable location having particular regard to local and national policies that deal with sustainability and accessibility

What decided it

The modest scale of the commercial storage use, minimal traffic generation, and the principle of reusing previously developed land and existing buildings outweighed concerns about commercial activity on the site.

The benefits of efficient use of previously developed land and conversion of existing buildings outweighed the limited concerns about commercial activity, resulting in the appeal being allowed.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy G1Policy STRAT1Policy EMP10Policy ENV1Policy DES1Policy DES2Policy DES7Policy DES8

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