®Planning appeal decision
1 Elm Drive, CHINNOR, OX39 4HH
‘Demolition works and the erection of a detached two-storey one- bedroom dwelling 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
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposals on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for occupants of 1 Elm Drive, with regard to the provision of private amenity space
What decided it
The permanent harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the siting and layout of the dwelling and removal of the mature hedge significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing supply and effective land use.
The moderate weight given to housing supply and limited weight to effective land use were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the permanent harm to character and appearance, which the Framework identifies as fundamental to sustainable development.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: DES1, DES2, DES5, CH C1, CH H1
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