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Allowed18 November 20256000557

14 Wallingford Road, Goring, RG8 0AH

Planning appeal 6000557 at 14 Wallingford Road, Goring, RG8 0AH (South Oxfordshire District Council) was allowed on 18 November 2025 by Inspector Worley E, 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.

the erection of a double garage

Authority
South Oxfordshire District Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Worley E
Postcode
RG8 0AH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The proposed garage would be visually subservient and largely screened from public view by existing vegetation, such that it would not appear as an unduly conspicuous feature in the street scene or harm the character and appearance of the area.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DES1Policy DES2Policy 16

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