®Planning appeal decision
Stonepitt Barn Kingston Road, Frilford, ABINGDON, OX13 5HB
‘Part retrospective change of use of land to extend the existing operation, comprising the crushing of concrete granted permission under county council reference MW.0048/17 and horticultural topsoil recycling granted planning permission under district reference P13/V0724/FUL. The erection of a 2m high retaining wall on the western boundary, and the erection of an acoustic barrier (comprising a bund and acoustic fence) up to 6.5m high along the southern boundary of the site and between 4.5 to 6.5-metre high along part of the eastern and northern boundaries of the site. Retrospective change of use of part of building for ancillary storage and maintenance of equipment in connection with the existing concrete crushing and topsoil recycling operations.’
- Authority
- Oxfordshire County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- minerals-waste · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Somers J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is the most suitable and sustainable location for the development when considered against the Development Plan policies and any other material considerations, with particular regard to the living conditions of Hamfield Barn, Stonepitt House and the Woodshed, with regards to noise, dust and appearance
What decided it
The Appellant's failure to demonstrate that the enlarged site is the most suitable and sustainable location for the development, particularly given the lack of evidence that alternative sites were unavailable and the unjustified loss of agricultural land and hindrance to mineral safeguarding.
Framework references: 88, 89
Plan policies cited: MWLP Policy W5, MWLP Policy W4, MWLP Policy M8, MWLP Policy C1, MWLP Policy C2, MWLP Policy C3, MWLP Policy C5, MWLP Policy C6, LP Policy 12
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