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Allowed15 September 20213272377

Land at Lady Grove, Didcot, OX11 9BP

Planning appeal 3272377 at Land at Lady Grove, Didcot, OX11 9BP (South Oxfordshire District Council) was allowed on 15 September 2021 by Inspector Major P, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council can demonstrate a 5 year supply of deliverable housing land.

the erection of up to 150 dwellings including public open space comprising a country park, a LEAP and additional green infrastructure provision with all matters reserved other than access

Authority
South Oxfordshire District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Major P
Postcode
OX11 9BP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council can demonstrate a 5 year supply of deliverable housing land
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the landscape and the setting of the adjacent Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
  • The relationship of the proposal with the spatial strategy for the area, and the planning balance

What decided it

The absence of a demonstrable 5 year housing land supply triggered the tilted balance, and the significant benefits of housing and affordable housing delivery were found not to be significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the narrow conflict with the development plan and limited landscape harm.

the significant benefits of market and affordable housing delivery, open space, biodiversity gain, sustainable location and economic benefits outweighed the narrow conflict with the development plan and the limited landscape/AONB setting harm, so that the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
STRAT1STRAT3H1H2ENV1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11
Judgments
Crane v SoS For Communities and Local Government and Harborough DC [2015] EWHC 425

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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