®Planning appeal decision
Woden House, Limetree Road, Goring, READING, RG8 9EY
the erection of a semi-detached pair of dwellings (2 x 4 bed)
- Authority
- South Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Allen M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposed development would be suitably located having regard to its flood zone location and the provisions of the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework
What decided it
The appellant's sequential test assessment was artificially limited to a 3-mile radius without compelling evidence that the development needed to take place at this specific location, meaning the Inspector could not be satisfied that no other sequentially preferable sites were reasonably available elsewhere.
The principle of development close to the village centre with access to public transport and the economic benefits of the development did not outweigh the harm identified in relation to flood risk and failure to satisfy the sequential test.
Framework references: 159
Plan policies cited: Policy EP4 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan, Policy .02 of the Goring Neighbourhood Plan
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