Application registered
Consultation
period
Application under consideration
Decision
made
Description
Demolition of existing barn. Erection of detached house and garage.(as amended by plans ref 15-06/02A and 04A which replace the proposed timber cladding to the walls with facing brickwork and the withdrawal of plan ref 15-06/03 from the scheme which omits the detached garage and as amended by updated Design and Access statement to take account of the removal of the garage, a visual perspective drawing and revised plan 15 06 02B altering glazing to sash window, modification to cloakroom bathroom window on rear elevation , lintels to be brick, flat arch in lieu of stone and portico is to be of timber construction in lieu of cast stone).
Location
Challis Farm High Street Long Wittenham OX14 4QH
Applicant
Mr & Mrs James McKnight
Challis Farm,
High Street
Long Wittenham
Abingdon
OX14 4QH
Agent
Graham Caswell Architect
Woodland Cottage, Pinewoods Road
Longworth
Abingdon
OX13 5HH
Constraints
Long Wittenham Conservation Area
Grade II Listed Building
Consultation / Notification
No further Representations on this application will be accepted.
Consultations / Notifications to date are shown below.
Name / Number
Date Sent
Response Date
Long Wittenham Parish Council
c/o Denise Small
43 Westfield Road
Long Wittenham
Abingdon
OX14 4RF
28 08 2015
County Archaeological Services (SODC)
26 08 2015
Building Control Serv.Manager
Conservation Officer ( South )
29 07 2015
Countryside Officer(South Oxfordshire & Vale of White Horse)
01 09 2015
Highways Liaison Officer (Oxfordshire County Council)
28 07 2015
West Cottage
High Street
Long Wittenham
Abingdon
OX14 4QH
Frenchs, High Street
Long Wittenham
ABINGDON
OX14 4QQ
09 07 2015
15 Westfield Road, Long Wittenham
ABINGDON
OX14 4RF
23 08 2015
Application Type
Minor
(Full Application)
Application Progress
Date Received
5th June 2015
Registration Date
9th June 2015
Start Consultation Period
9th August 2016
End Consultation Period
7th August 2015
Target Decision Date
4th September 2015
Decision
Refusal of Planning Permission on 2nd September 2015
Conditions / Refusal Reasons
That, having regard to the design, scale and proportions of the proposed new dwelling in relation to the scale and design of Challis Farm and other properties along Fieldside,the proposed development would fail to preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Long Wittenham conservation area or the surrounding village character of Long Wittenham contrary to policies CSQ3 and CSEN3 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy and policies H4, D1 and Con 7 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan.
Whilst the existing building is not of historic interest in itself, it does correspond to the historic plan of this farm complex and as such is considered to have an important role in the setting of the adjacent listed building and contributes to the character and appearance of the Long Wittenham conservation area. As such, demolition without an appropriate replacement would erode this setting and character which would be contrary to policies CON5 and CON6 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.
The proposed dwelling is substantially larger than the existing barn structure, particularly in ridge height and would inappropriately dominate the existing site, eroding the status of the main listed farmhouse within the site context and harming the setting of the listed building contrary to the National Planning Policy Framework advice and policy CSEN3 of the SOCS and Con 5 of the SOLP.
Appeal
Appeal Dismissed on 15 April 2016
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