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Allowed28 January 20253347191

Box Cottage, Sparsholt, Wantage, OX12 9PJ

Planning appeal 3347191 at Box Cottage, Sparsholt, Wantage, OX12 9PJ (Vale of White Horse District Council) was allowed on 28 January 2025 by Inspector Sims B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the appeal property and the wider surrounding Sparsholt Conservation Area.

demolition of single-storey extensions, erection of two-storey and single-storey extensions, blocking up of existing access, proposed new vehicular access and parking area

Authority
Vale of White Horse District Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Sims B
Postcode
OX12 9PJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the appeal property and the wider surrounding Sparsholt Conservation Area
  • The safety of the proposed replacement vehicle access
  • The effect on biodiversity

What decided it

The localised less than substantial harm to the street scene from the new access was outweighed by the significant net improvement to road safety in Broadbrook Lane.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CP35CP37DP16CP46

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