Application registered
Consultation
period
Application under consideration
Decision
made
Description
Conversion of redundant barn to a single dwelling unit with a front projecting extension to create an entrance hall, with also a detached garage and store outbuilding. (As amended and clarified by revised materials, roof light details and structural report received 15 September 2023 and as further clarified by revised structural repair details and drawings 2127-05B and 2127-08B accompanying agent's email dated 5 June 2024).
Location
Court House Toot Baldon OX44 9NG
Applicant
P Ardern
Court House
Toot Baldon
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX44 9NG
Agent
I. S. Mills Associates
Brookdale
34 Bucknell Road
Bicester
OX26 2DG
Constraints
Toot Baldon 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
Toot Baldon Parish Council
c/o Thomas James
44 The Green
Marsh Baldon
OX44 9LP
19 06 2024
County Archaeological Services (SODC)
03 08 2023
Conservation Officer (South and Vale)
22 08 2023
South and Vale Countryside Officer
07 09 2023
South -Highways Liaison Officer (Oxfordshire County Council)
24 08 2023
12
Toot Baldon
Oxford
OX44 9NG
30 10 2023
13
Toot Baldon
Oxford
OX44 9NG
The Dairy
Manor Farm
Toot Baldon
Oxford
OX44 9NG
Application Type
Minor
(Full Application)
Application Progress
Date Received
27th July 2023
Registration Date
28th July 2023
Start Consultation Period
1st August 2023
End Consultation Period
20th June 2024
Target Decision Date
13th September 2024
Target Committee Meeting
11th September 2024
Decision
Refusal of Planning Permission on 13th September 2024
Conditions / Refusal Reasons
That, having regard to the size, location and massing of the proposed detached garage/outbuilding and its relationship to 12 Toot Baldon, the proposal represents an overbearing and oppressive form of development that would detract from the residential amenity of the occupants of 12 Toot Baldon. As such, the proposal is contrary to Policy DES6 of the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.
The site lies in the Toot Baldon Conservation Area and within the setting of Court Farm, a grade II listed building. Having regard to the size of the proposed detached garage/outbuilding in relation to the size of the existing barn, its location and design, the proposal represents a disproportionate form of development that would be a dominant and overbearing feature on the site which would harm the character and appearance of the conservation area and the setting of the listed building. The harm identified is not outweighed by the public benefits as a smaller building of an alternative design and different siting would be more appropriate. As such, the proposal is contrary to Policies DES1, DES2, ENV7 and ENV8 of the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.
Appeal
Appeal Dismissed on 2 October 2025
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