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Allowed7 October 20266013373

27 Norham Road, Oxford, OX2 6SQ

Planning appeal 6013373 at 27 Norham Road, Oxford, OX2 6SQ (Oxford City Council) was allowed on 7 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed replacement of the lower ground floor bay window with a single storey extension would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the CA and the host building, and whether there are exceptional circumstances sufficient to justify the loss of two self-contained dwellings.

Authority
Oxford City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Postcode
OX2 6SQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposed replacement of the lower ground floor bay window with a single storey extension would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the CA and the host building, and whether there are exceptional circumstances sufficient to justify the loss of two self-contained dwellings

What decided it

the cumulative benefits of essential modernisation, heritage enhancement and energy efficiency improvements amounted to exceptional circumstances under Policy H5 justifying the loss of two self-contained dwellings, alongside a finding of no harm to the conservation area.

the substantial cumulative benefits of essential modernisation, heritage enhancement and energy efficiency improvements amounted to exceptional circumstances that justified the loss of two self-contained dwellings under Policy H5

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DH1Policy DH3Policy H5
National Planning Policy Framework
Policy HE6

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