®Planning appeal decision
Land at Park Farm, East Challow, Oxfordshire, OX12 9TU
Planning appeal 3269306 at Land at Park Farm, East Challow, Oxfordshire, OX12 9TU (Vale of White Horse District Council) was allowed on 20 October 2021 by Inspector Parker R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the scheme has an acceptable design, with particular reference to the street scene in the vicinity of Plots 66-68.
Residential development of 39 dwellings, comprising a partial re-plan of details approved under application reference P18/V0744/RM, to include an uplift of 13 no. additional dwellings, revised housing mix across the relevant development parcels and associated development works
- Authority
- Vale of White Horse District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Parker R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the scheme has an acceptable design, with particular reference to the street scene in the vicinity of Plots 66-68
- whether the development would provide acceptable living conditions for its occupiers, with regard to the size of gardens for Plots 64, 68, 89 and 90, and the internal floor space of Plot 60
What decided it
The social and economic benefits of delivering 13 additional homes, including affordable housing, within the approved development boundaries outweighed the limited policy conflicts identified.
The minor and localised harm to the street scene from Plot 66's design and the very limited conflict from Plot 60's substandard internal floor space were outweighed by the social and economic benefits of delivering 13 additional homes, including affordable housing, within the approved development boundaries without detriment to the wider area
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 23Core Policy 24Core Policy 37Core Policy 7Core Policy 33Core Policy 35Development Policy 2Development Policy 28Development Policy 33
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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