Ashbrook House, Westbrook Street, Blewbury, Oxfordshire, OX11 9QA

Planning appeal 6002582 at Ashbrook House, Westbrook Street, Blewbury, Oxfordshire, OX11 9QA (Vale of White Horse District Council) was dismissed on 16 February 2026 by Inspector Stephens K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve the Grade II listed building known as Ashbrook House or its setting, or any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses.

a self-build single-storey (with rooms in the roof) detached one and half-bedroom dwelling [sic]

Authority: Vale of White Horse District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Stephens K
Postcode: OX11 9QA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would preserve the Grade II listed building known as Ashbrook House or its setting, or any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses
Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Blewbury Conservation Area

What decided it

The subdivision of the grounds to create a separate curtilage for an independent market dwelling would harm the setting of the listed building and the character of the conservation area, and the limited public benefits do not provide clear and convincing justification for this harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DP36Policy DP38Policy P7
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 214Paragraph 215

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