Feathers Hotel, 16-20 Market Street, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, OX20 1SX

Planning appeal 3372721 at Feathers Hotel, 16-20 Market Street, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, OX20 1SX (West Oxfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 10 February 2026 by Inspector Catcheside E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve the Grade II listed building known as The Feathers Hotel or its setting or any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses and whether the character or appearance of the Woodstock Conservation Area would be preserved or enhanced.

2X flag poles and flags added as signage for the hotel above the main entrance to facilitate locating the entrance and the hotel. To be attached by Chem fixed M20 x 250mm through bolts into the building face/substructure, 4 fixings per flag

Authority: West Oxfordshire District Council
Appeal type: other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector: Catcheside E
Postcode: OX20 1SX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would preserve the Grade II listed building known as The Feathers Hotel or its setting or any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses and whether the character or appearance of the Woodstock Conservation Area would be preserved or enhanced

What decided it

The public benefits of enhanced visibility and waymarking are insufficient to outweigh the considerable weight ascribed to the heritage harm caused to the Grade II listed building and the Woodstock Conservation Area.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy EH9Policy EH10Policy EH11

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