Planning appeal decision
5 Thorpes Field, Alvescot, Bampton, Oxfordshire, OX18 2QF
Planning appeal 3373228 at 5 Thorpes Field, Alvescot, Bampton, Oxfordshire, OX18 2QF (West Oxfordshire District Council) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 18 June 2026 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations.
Breach of planning conditions relating to the landscaping and enclosure of an approved garden extension and paddock area
- Authority
- West Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hitchcock R
- Postcode
- OX18 2QF
What decided it
The Council's unreasonable approach in contending that part of the landscaping scheme could be deleted while seeking the breach to be addressed fully, combined with the inaccuracy in the definition of the site area affecting the clarity of the notice, resulted in unnecessary expense to the applicant.
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