The Mount, Rotherfield Road, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1NR

Planning appeal 3366842 at The Mount, Rotherfield Road, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1NR (South Oxfordshire District Council) was allowed on 5 November 2025 by Inspector Hughes S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the Chilterns National Landscape (CNL) formerly known as the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

for the “(Phased) - Demolition of existing house and associated outbuildings and structures and redevelopment to provide two dwellings with associated access, hard and soft landscaping and other infrastructure”

Authority: South Oxfordshire District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Hughes S
Postcode: RG9 1NR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the Chilterns National Landscape (CNL) formerly known as the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)

What decided it

The combination of the development's assimilation into the existing suburban grain of the neighbourhood, the effectiveness of landscape mitigation measures secured by condition to conceal the development from the Chilterns National Landscape, and compliance with development plan policies protecting landscape character and natural beauty.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy ENV1Policy DES1Policy DES2Policy SD3
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 189Paragraph 198

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