®Planning appeal decision
The Tudor Jones Building, Bicester Sports Association, Akeman Street, Chesterton, OX26 1TH
Change of use of Agricultural land and extension of the existing Bicester Sports Association facilities for enhanced sports facilities including relocation and reorientation of existing pitches and archery zone, 2 no. training pitches with floodlighting, 2 no. match pitches, new flexible sports pitch, new rugby training grids, new clubhouse with events space, new rifle and shooting range, cricket scorers building, storage and maintenance buildings and provision of associated car parking, amended access, landscaping and other associated works
- Authority
- Cherwell District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- leisure-sport · Major retail and services
- Inspector
- Aston R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, with particular regard to the extent to which the site is accessible by a range of modes of transport and reliance on private vehicle journeys.
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the appeal site and surrounding area.
- If harm and conflict with the development plan is identified whether this would be outweighed by other material considerations.
What decided it
The proposal was found to accord with the development plan as a whole once suitable mitigation and sustainable transport measures were secured by condition, and the identified pressing sporting need and associated benefits reinforced that conclusion.
the significant social, economic and sporting benefits of the proposal, together with accordance with the development plan as a whole, outweighed the localised and temporary moderate adverse landscape and visual effects, which were not found to amount to harm sufficient to conflict with relevant policies
Framework references: 8, 11, 48, 98, 99, 105, 170, 174
Plan policies cited: SLE4, ESD1, BSC10, ESD13, ESD15, C28, C8, PSD1
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