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Planning permission granted17 November 20253370518

Land at River House, Mill Lane, Shiplake, RG9 3LY

Planning appeal 3370518 at Land at River House, Mill Lane, Shiplake, RG9 3LY (South Oxfordshire District Council) was allowed on 17 November 2025 by Inspector Harwood A, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The first is whether the development is appropriate in this location with respects to flood-risks.

Without planning permission (i) the demolition of a dwellinghouse to ground floor slab and foundation level (ii) the undertaking of building work comprising of a dwellinghouse, with raised platforms and steps to the front and rear and incorporating and utilising the existing raised sla b and foundations; and (iii) the erection of walls and gates along the front boundary

Authority
South Oxfordshire District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Harwood A
Postcode
RG9 3LY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The first is whether the development is appropriate in this location with respects to flood-risks.
  • The second is the effect of the development on highway safety.

What decided it

The agreed planning conditions satisfactorily addressed the flood risk and highway safety concerns, making the development acceptable and compliant with the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EP4Policy TRANS5Policy ENV3

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