®Planning appeal decision
The Old Surgery, The Sands, Milton Under Wychwood, Oxfordshire, OX7 6ER
‘conversion and extension of existing garage building to a single detached dwelling.’
- Authority
- West Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- McDonagh C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The harm to character and appearance caused by the cramped and incongruous positioning of the dwelling on the constrained site significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefit of providing one dwelling in an area with an undersupply of housing land.
The limited housing benefit of one dwelling and minor environmental and economic benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the considerable harm to character and appearance when assessed against the Framework policies on well-designed places.
Framework references: 11, 135, 139
Plan policies cited: Policy OS2, Policy OS4, Policy H2
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