®Planning appeal decision
Court House, Toot Baldon, OXFORD, OX44 9NG
conversion of redundant barn to a single dwelling unit with a front projecting extension to create and entrance hall, with also a detached garage and store outbuilding
- Authority
- South Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Reeves K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Toot Baldon Conservation Area, and preserve the setting of the Grade II listed Court House
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of the neighbouring property having regard to outlook
What decided it
The proposed outbuilding would visually compete with and detract from the curtilage listed barn, causing less than substantial harm to the conservation area and listed building setting that could not be outweighed by the public benefits, particularly given an extant permission for a smaller outbuilding.
Plan policies cited: DES1, DES2, ENV7, ENV8, DES6
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