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Allowed10 June 20266004015

94 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 6JT

Planning appeal 6004015 at 94 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 6JT (Oxford City Council) was allowed on 10 June 2026 by Inspector G Sibley, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would cause harm to the housing stock.

amalgamation of ground and second floor flats to create 1 x 4 bed flat (Use Class C3). Conversion of existing basement to create 1 x 1 bed flat (Use Class C3), formation of one lightwell. Internal alterations and associated works

Authority
Oxford City Council
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
G Sibley
Postcode
OX2 6JT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would cause harm to the housing stock
  • The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of the proposed amalgamated flat with regard to whether a coherent or functional living environment would be created as well as the occupiers Flat 94B with regard to noise and disturbance
  • The effect of the proposal on flood risk

What decided it

The proposal would maintain the overall number of self-contained dwellings on the site and introduce a smaller unit to address identified housing need, thereby satisfying the principal aim of Policy H5 to resist reductions in overall housing stock despite the loss of a larger family-sized dwelling.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy H5Policy H4Policy H15Policy DH1Policy RE7Policy RE8Policy RE3Policy RE4Section 12 of the Summertown and St Margaret's Neighbourhood Plan

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