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Allowed27 January 20253351778

Waverley House, Registrar, Queens Avenue, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 2PY

Planning appeal 3351778 at Waverley House, Registrar, Queens Avenue, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 2PY (Cherwell District Council) was allowed on 27 January 2025 by Inspector Phillips B, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to the setting of the adjacent non designated heritage asset, curtilage listed wall and the Bicester Conservation Area (CA) and the loss of the building at the appeal site.

the demolition of existing building and construction of 32no. apartments, together with landscaping, car parking, bin stores, secure cycle parking and associated infrastructure

Authority
Cherwell District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Phillips B
Postcode
OX26 2PY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to the setting of the adjacent non designated heritage asset, curtilage listed wall and the Bicester Conservation Area (CA) and the loss of the building at the appeal site
  • whether the proposal would make appropriate provision for affordable housing, community facilities (community hall), indoor and outdoor sport and public art
  • whether the proposed development would make appropriate provision for sustainable transport
  • whether the proposed development would make appropriate provision for waste/promoting recycling

What decided it

The limited harm from loss of the non-designated heritage asset was outweighed by the benefits of the new housing on a previously developed, accessible site.

the limited harm to the significance of the non-designated heritage asset was outweighed by the benefits of the proposal, including the delivery of new housing on a previously developed site

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy BSC 4Policy C28Policy C30Policy ESD 15Policy BCS3Policy INF1Policy S013Policy S014LTCP Policy 1LTCP Policy 2Policy B88Policy BCS2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 64Paragraph 58

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