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Allowed6 August 20266009235

7 The Convent, Church Westcote, Chipping Norton, OX7 6SH

Planning appeal 6009235 at 7 The Convent, Church Westcote, Chipping Norton, OX7 6SH (Cotswold) was allowed on 6 August 2026 by Inspector N Robinson, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the condition is reasonable or necessary in the interests of the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, parking and highway safety.

proposed annexe at 7 The Convent Church Westcote Chipping Norton Gloucestershire OX7 6SH

Authority
Cotswold
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
N Robinson
Postcode
OX7 6SH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the condition is reasonable or necessary in the interests of the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, parking and highway safety

What decided it

The absence of compelling evidence that removal of the condition would result in harmful impacts on neighbouring amenity, parking, or highway safety despite the theoretical possibility of short-term holiday letting use.

The balance tipped in favour of removing the condition because the potential harms to neighbouring living conditions and highway safety were not substantiated by evidence, notwithstanding the Council's concerns about possible holiday letting use.

What the Inspector cited

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