NOTICE OF DECISION	
	TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990
(AS AMENDED)

	
Name and Address of Agent/Applicant :

Mr Justin Grainger
c/o Mclaren Excell
Mr Ed Osborn
The Plaza 
Unit 3.07
535 Kings Road
London 
SW10 0SZ

	
Date Registered : 15th July 2015

Proposal :	Demolition of attached outbuilding and erection of single storey side extension (revised scheme of 14/01552F)

	
Location :	Chancel Cottage Fir Lane Steeple Aston Bicester OX25 4SF 
	
Parish(es) :	 Steeple Aston		 	

REFUSAL OF PERMISSION FOR DEVELOPMENT 

The Cherwell District Council, as Local Planning Authority, hereby REFUSES to grant planning permission for the development described in the above-mentioned application, the accompanying plans and drawings and any clarifying or amending information. THE REASONS FOR REFUSAL ARE SET OUT IN THE ATTACHED SCHEDULE. 	

Cherwell District Council
Bodicote House
Bodicote
Banbury
Oxon
OX15 4AA	
Cherwell District Council	

Certified a true copy
Head of Public Protection & Development Management	

		

Date of Decision : 8th October 2015	Head of Public Protection 
& Development Management	

REASONS FOR REFUSAL	

 1	The proposed development, by virtue of its scale, form, massing and materials, would result in 'substantial' harm to the character, setting and significance of the Grade II listed Chancel Cottage, and 'less than substantial' harm to the character and appearance of the Steeple Aston Conservation Area and the character, setting and significance of the Grade II* listed St Peter's Church.  The proposal would therefore fail to accord with Policy ESD15 of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011-2031, Policies C28 and C30 of the Cherwell Local Plan 1996, and paragraphs 14, 17, 132 and 134 of the National Planning Policy Framework, and it is considered that this identified harm significantly and demonstrably outweighs the proposal's benefits.

STATEMENT OF ENGAGEMENT
	
	In accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 and paragraphs 186 and 187 of the National Planning Policy Framework (March 2012), this decision has been taken by the Council having worked with the applicant/agent in a positive and proactive way as set out in the application report.  This is a second application and has not followed any post-/pre-application discussion.  The applicants have previously been advised that a modest extension of more traditional proportions may be considered acceptable and justifiable, subject to details.

	NOTICE OF DECISION	
	TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990
(AS AMENDED)

	

NOTES TO THE APPLICANT

REFUSAL OF PERMISSION

The Local Planning Authority has refused consent for the reasons set out in the schedule forming part of this notice of refusal.  A further explanation of the reasons for the decision can be found in the planning officer’s report, which can be viewed in Public Access via the council’s web site.

If you wish to examine any of the development plans which set out the Local Planning Authority's policies and proposals for the development and use of land in its area, these are available for inspection on our website, or at the District Council offices, Bodicote House, Bodicote, during normal office hours.

APPEALS TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE

If you are aggrieved by the decision of the Local Planning Authority to refuse to  grant planning permission or grant planning permission subject to conditions, you can appeal to the Secretary of State in accordance with Section 78(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
If you wish to appeal then;
•	For Householder applications you must do so within 12 weeks of the date of the decision  
•	For Minor Commercial applications you must do so within 12 weeks of the date of the decision
•	For all other types of planning applications you must do so within 6 Months of the date of the decision

Unless;
•	The decision on the application relates to the same or substantially the same land and the development is already the subject of an enforcement notice then you must appeal within 28 days of the date of the Local Planning Authority’s decision on the planning application. 
•	If an enforcement notice is served relating to the same or substantially the same land and development as in your application and if you want to appeal the decision, then you must do so within 28 days of the service of the enforcement notice, or 6 months (12 weeks for householder and minor commercial) of the date of this decision which ever is the sooner

Forms can be obtained from the Planning Inspectorate, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol, BS1 6PN. Tel 0303 444 5000. Or online at www.planningportal.gov.uk/pcs. The Secretary of State can allow a longer period for giving notice of an appeal, but he will not normally be prepared to use this power unless there are special circumstances which excuse the delay in giving notice of appeal.
The Secretary of State need not consider an appeal if it seems to him that permission or approval for the proposed development could not have been so granted otherwise than subject to the conditions imposed by the Local Planning Authority, having regard to the statutory requirements, to the provisions of the development order and to any directions given under the order.
In practice, the Secretary of State does not refuse to consider appeals solely because the Local Planning Authority based its decision on a direction given by him.

PURCHASE NOTICES

If either the Local Planning Authority or the First Secretary of State refuses planning permission or approval for the development of land, the owner may claim that he/she can neither put the land to a reasonably beneficial use in its existing state nor render the land capable of a reasonably beneficial use by the carrying out of any development which has been or would be permitted.

In these circumstances the owner may serve a purchase notice on the District Council.  This notice will require the Council to purchase his/her interest in the land in accordance with the provisions of Part VI of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

COMPENSATION

In certain circumstances compensation may be claimed from the Local Planning Authority if permission is refused by the Secretary of State on appeal or on reference of the application to him.

These circumstances are set out in the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by the Planning and Compensation Act 1991.