Corner Ways , Rokeby Drive, Tokers Green, RG4 9EN

Planning appeal 3352637 at Corner Ways , Rokeby Drive, Tokers Green, RG4 9EN (South Oxfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 11 June 2025 by Inspector Kay D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposals on the character and appearance of the area.

Demolition of existing residential unit, replacement with one four bed and one five bed detached two storey houses and associated access

Authority: South Oxfordshire District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Kay D
Postcode: RG4 9EN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposals on the character and appearance of the area
surface water drainage and subsidence

What decided it

The significant and permanent harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by introducing two-storey development at a prominent corner location, combined with the failure to demonstrate satisfactory surface water drainage mitigation, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the limited benefits of housing supply and sustainable development.

The adverse impacts of approval of two-storey development at this location, comprising significant and permanent harm to character and appearance and unresolved drainage and subsidence concerns, significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing supply and sustainable development, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DES1Policy DES2Policy LCIPolicy LCDPGPolicy INF4Policy EP4Policy ENV11
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 8

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