Application registered
Consultation
period
Application under consideration
Decision
made
Description
Conversion and extension of former telephone exchange to dwelling (as amended by drawing no.A3 1A accompanying letter from Agent dated 23 October 2007).
Location
32A Church Road Benson OX10 6SF
Grid Reference
461656/191682
Applicant
Mr J F Jones
19 Watlington Road
Benson
WALLINGFORD
OX10 6LT
Agent
John Phillips Planning Cons
Bagley Croft
Hinksey Hill
OXFORD
OX1 5BS
Consultation / Notification
No further Representations on this application will be accepted.
Consultations / Notifications to date are shown below.
Name / Number
Date Sent
Response Date
c/o Mrs S Cooper
Benson Parish Hall
Sunnyside
Benson
Oxon
OX10 6LZ
09 11 2007
Building Control Serv.Manager
2 Castle Close
Benson
WALLINGFORD
Oxon
OX10 6SN
09 10 2007
4 Castle Close
Benson
WALLINGFORD
Oxon
OX10 6SN
Benson Library
Castle Square
Benson
WALLINGFORD
Oxon
OX10 6SD
Ashleys
34 Church Road
Benson
WALLINGFORD
Oxon
OX10 6SF
20 12 2007
The Old Vicarage
Benson
WALLINGFORD
Oxon
OX10 6SF
16 10 2007
Room 3/21
Temple Quay House
2 The Square
Temple Quay
Bristol
BS1 6PN
Application Progress
Date Received
24th September 2007
Registration Date
24th September 2007
Start Consultation Period
24th September 2007
End Consultation Period
13th December 2007
Target Decision Date
19th November 2007
Decision
Refusal of Planning Permission on 23rd January 2008
Conditions / Refusal Reasons
That the development proposed would constitute a cramped form of development providing a poor residential environment and amenity area for the occupiers of the proposed dwellinghouse contrary to Policies G2, H4, D1 and D3 of the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan. As such the development would be out of character with development in this part of Benson village.
The existing buildings are low key unattractive buildings which have limited impact on the Conservation area and street scene in general. The physical works proposed for the conversion to residential, including the proposed link, the insertion of windows and rooflights and a turning area for vehicles, will have a detrimental impact on the character and appearance of the Conservation Area contrary to Policy CON7 of the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan.
The proposal will result in the loss of an employment use in Benson village contrary to Policy E6 of the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan. No evidence has been submitted to indicate that a commercial use cannot continue and is giving rise to any nuisance and no overriding reason has been given to set this policy aside.
Appeal
Appeal Dismissed on 23 July 2008
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