®Planning appeal decision
St Andrew's Court, Wellington Street, Thame, Oxfordshire, OX9 3WT
two proposed 3-bedroom new-build dwellings and associated car parking and amenity
- Authority
- South Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Robinson N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area including the setting of the Thame Conservation Area and the setting and significance of nearby listed building 26 Upper High Street
- whether the land is contaminated and, if so its effect on the site users
What decided it
The less than substantial but considerable harm to the setting of the Thame Conservation Area and the listed building 26 Upper High Street, which under Footnote 7 of the Framework provides a strong reason for refusing the development and displaces the presumption in favour of sustainable development.
the benefits of housing delivery and brownfield redevelopment were outweighed by the great weight to be attached to the harm caused to designated heritage assets, with heritage assets being an irreplaceable resource requiring conservation
Framework references: 11, 125
Plan policies cited: Policy ENV6, Policy ENV7, Policy ENV8, Policy DES1, Policy DES2, Policy ENV11, Policy ESDQ16, Policy ESDQ20, Policy CPQ1, Policy CPQ3
Judgments cited: Barnwell vs East Northamptonshire DC 2014
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.