Planning appeal decision
133, Warwick Road, , Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 2AR
Planning appeal 3353772 at 133, Warwick Road, , Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 2AR (Cherwell District Council) was dismissed on 27 February 2025 by Inspector McGurk N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
a retrospective single storey rear extension and outbuilding
- Authority
- Cherwell District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- McGurk N
- Postcode
- OX16 2AR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with regards to outlook and daylight
What decided it
The combination of the outbuilding's excessive size and prominence in the garden setting, and the rear extension's overbearing impact on neighbouring outlook and daylight, caused unacceptable harm to both the area's character and neighbouring living conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ESD15Policy C28Policy C30
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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