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Allowed19 January 20263370732

Midwest Construction Td, Menmarsh Road, Worminghall, Aylesbury, Oxfordshire, HP18 9UP

Planning appeal 3370732 at Midwest Construction Td, Menmarsh Road, Worminghall, Aylesbury, Oxfordshire, HP18 9UP (South Oxfordshire District Council) was allowed on 19 January 2026 by Inspector Thandi B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect that varying condition 1 and removing conditions 2 and 3 would have upon an ancient woodland.

change of use of a scrap yard for the storage and distribution and small scale production of pre-cast concrete products, the erection of buildings, storage of plant and equipment, area of hardstanding, wheel wash, perimeter fencing, lighting and improvements to existing access without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref P20/S1104/FUL, dated 27 January 2023

Authority
South Oxfordshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Thandi B
Postcode
HP18 9UP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect that varying condition 1 and removing conditions 2 and 3 would have upon an ancient woodland

What decided it

The site's long history of commercial use and hard surfacing immediately adjacent to the ancient woodland, combined with the absence of substantive evidence of harm to the woodland's health or deterioration, meant that the removal of the buffer zone and landscaping conditions was acceptable.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 193

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