Planning appeal decision
1 Elm Drive, Chinnor, OX39 4HH
Planning appeal 3352753 at 1 Elm Drive, Chinnor, OX39 4HH (South Oxfordshire District Council) was allowed on 20 March 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 works and the erection of a detached one-bedroom dwelling (comprising single and two-storey elements) with access, parking and amenity space’
- Authority
- South Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Kay D
- Postcode
- OX39 4HH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposals on the character and appearance of the area
- the living conditions of the occupiers of 26 Greenwood Avenue with regards to outlook
What decided it
The outline nature of the permission, with scale, appearance and landscaping reserved for future approval, allowed the Inspector to be satisfied that the development could be executed in a manner that would not harm character and appearance or residential amenity, and would accord with the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DES1Policy DES2Policy DES6Policy DES10Policy CH C1Policy CH H1
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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