C/O Agent
Donnington Priory
Donnington
NEWBURY
OX11 0ND
Phone: 01635-234010
Grade II Listed Building
Telephone: (01491) 823750
Email: planning.west@southoxon.gov.uk
View officer's committee report here
No further Representations on this application will be accepted.
Site notice erected 19th July 2007.
Consultations / Notifications to date are shown below.
| Name / Number | Date Sent | Response Date |
| West Hagbourne Parish Council c/o Mr R Sweet Uplands Main Street West Hagbourne DIDCOT Oxon |
13 07 2007 | 14 08 2007 |
| County Archaeological Services Central Library Westgate OXFORD OX1 1DJ |
13 07 2007 | 27 07 2007 |
| Building Control Serv.Manager S.O.D.C. |
13 07 2007 | |
| Countryside Officer S.O.D.C. |
13 07 2007 | 01 08 2007 |
| Environmental Health S.O.D.C. |
23 07 2007 | 20 07 2007 |
| Neighbour 8 | 22 05 2008 | |
| Neighbour 9 | 22 05 2008 |
| Date Received | 28th June 2007 | |
| Registration Date | 28th June 2007 | |
| Start Consultation Period | 28th June 2007 | |
| End Consultation Period | 9th August 2007 | |
| Target Decision Date | 23rd August 2007 | |
| Target Committee Meeting | 30th January 2008 |
The proposal would be contrary to the provisions of Policy E8 of the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan which allows for the re-use of rural buildings subject to strict criteria. In this case, the proposal to convert the building would be tantamount to the erection of a new building because the building lacks foundations, the works involved in the conversion would seriously erode the character and setting of the building, the separate occupation of the building would be unneighbourly and other uses have not been explored and found to be unacceptable in planning terms. In this case, the building has a use for ancillary purposes to ivy Farmhouse which has less impact on the fabric and character of the building and the setting of the listed building and no previous planning applications have been submitted to explore other uses. As such, the proposal is contrary to Policies G2 and E8 of the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan.
The subdivision of the plot and the resulting changes to the barn and proposed garden would domesticate the character of the barn and its surroundings, detracting from the rural character and setting of the listed farmhouse and the curtilage listed building and the character and appearance of the West Hagbourne Conservation Area. As such, the proposal would be contrary to Policies G2, C4, CON3, CON4, CON5 and CON7 of the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan and to the advice contained in PPG15 'Planning and the Historic Environment'.
That having regard to the details of the scheme, which includes the blocking up of existing openings, provision of new openings and new floors the proposal to convert the barn to a dwelling would detract from the special architectural and historic interest of the barn, which is a curtilage listed building and the character and appearance of the West Hagbourne Conservation Area. As such the proposal would be contrary to Policies G2, CON3, CON4 and CON7 of the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan and to the advice contained in PPG15 'Planning and the Historic Environment'.
That having regard to the close proximity of the barn to Ivy Farmhouse and to the provision of windows on the west elevation, albeit obscure glazed) the proposal would lead to a feeling of being overlooked resulting in an unneighbourly form of development that would detract from the residential amenity of the occupants of Ivy Farmhouse. As such the proposal would be contrary to Policy E8 of the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan.
That the bat mitigation measures submitted with the application fail to provide a suitable habitat for roosting bats contrary to Policy C8 of the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan.
Telephone: (01491) 823740
Email: planning.appeals-enforcement@southoxon.gov.uk
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