®Planning appeal decision
Claridge Barn, Chiltern View , Tetsworth , Oxfordshire, OX9 7AL
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
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.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy ENV11, Policy DES1, Policy DES2, Policy H1, Policy H16, Policy TET1
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.