Issue - meetings

Refused, reasons to be set out in the minutes

The Committee considered application 20/02653/F for the variation of condition 2 (plans) of application 18/01529/F - to amend the design of the extension at The Chesterton Hotel, Bicester Road, Chesterton, OX26 1UE for Rabinder Gill.

Christopher Messum, a local resident addressed the Committee in objection to the application.

Simon Sharpe, planning consultant  for the applicant addressed the Committee in support of the application.

Kaven Gill, addressed the Committee in support of the application.

In reaching its decision the Committee considered the officer’s report and presentation, the addresses of the public speakers and the written updates.

Resolved

(1)      That application 20/02653/F be refused for the following reason:

By virtue of its design, form and use of materials, the proposed function hall extension would result in a visually incongruous and poorly designed form of development that would fail to relate to well to the existing hotel building and would adversely affect the character and appearance of the area.  This harm would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the proposals’ benefits.  The proposed development would therefore fail to comply with Policy ESD15 of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011-2031 Part 1, Saved Policy C28 of the Cherwell Local Plan 1996 and Government guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework.