®Planning appeal decision
Claridge Barn, Chiltern View , Tetsworth , Oxfordshire, OX9 7AL
Planning appeal 3364807 at Claridge Barn, Chiltern View , Tetsworth , Oxfordshire, OX9 7AL (South Oxfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 3 September 2025 by Inspector Townend K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would provide appropriate living conditions for the occupiers of the dwellings, with particular regard to noise.
conversion of stables building to three dwellings with gardens and parking
- Authority
- South Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Townend K
- Postcode
- OX9 7AL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide appropriate living conditions for the occupiers of the dwellings, with particular regard to noise
What decided it
The predicted noise levels would exceed LOAEL and cause unacceptable adverse harm to the living conditions of future occupiers that substantially and demonstrably outweighs the limited housing benefit, even under the tilted balance.
The significant weight afforded to the limited benefit of three residential units to address the housing shortfall was substantially and demonstrably outweighed by the substantial weight afforded to the adverse harm to living conditions from motorway noise, such that the presumption in favour of development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV11Policy DES1Policy DES2Policy H1Policy H16Policy TET1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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