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Dismissed7 May 20263348862

29 Colley Wood, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5NF

Planning appeal 3348862 at 29 Colley Wood, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5NF (Vale of White Horse District Council) was dismissed on 7 May 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 certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded.

‘change from an 8 person HMO to a 9 person HMO’. Summary

Authority
Vale of White Horse District Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Buchanan R
Postcode
OX1 5NF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's decision to refuse the application for a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded

What decided it

The additional car parking demand arising from the 9-person HMO would result in a material change in the definable character of the use due to highway safety impacts and effects on neighbouring residents' living conditions, which the appellant failed to rebut on the balance of probabilities.

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