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Dismissed29 October 20266013107

Charleston, Bolney Road, Lower Shiplake, RG9 3NS

Planning appeal 6013107 at Charleston, Bolney Road, Lower Shiplake, RG9 3NS (South Oxfordshire) was dismissed on 29 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.

extensions and alterations to the existing dwelling, including partial demolition, internal reconfiguration, and associated engineering and landscape works, to provide a reconfigured two-storey dwelling with revised roof form, terraces and balconies, new entrance gates, and the installation of a swimming pool and associated garden structures

Authority
South Oxfordshire
Appeal type
householder · Householder
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Postcode
RG9 3NS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of Timbers and Heyeswood House, with particular regard to privacy

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Policy DES1Policy DES2Policy DES6Policy SV5Policy SV10Policy SV24

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