81 Lower Icknield Way, Chinnor, Oxfordshire, OX39 4EA

the demolition of 1 dwelling house and erection of 10 new dwelling houses

Authority: South Oxfordshire District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Hughes S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Appeal A: Whether the proposed development accords with the development plan
Appeal B: Whether the disputed condition withdrawing permitted development rights is reasonable and necessary having regard to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers and the appeal development's occupants

What decided it

The redesign of plot 10 from a two-storey dwelling to a single-storey bungalow removed the previous grounds for dismissal regarding harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers at 85 Lower Icknield Way.

Framework references: 55

Plan policies cited: DES1, DES2, DES5, DES6, DES8, DES10, ENV1, ENV2, ENV3, ENV11, ENV12, EP4, H1, H16, STRAT1, STRAT5, TRANS5, CH C1, CH H1, CH H2, CH H3, CH H4, CH H5, CH H6, CH H7, CH H8, CH GP2

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