Four Winds Garage, Dorchester Road, Drayton St. Leonard, Wallingford, OX10 7BJ

Planning appeal 3273220 at Four Winds Garage, Dorchester Road, Drayton St. Leonard, Wallingford, OX10 7BJ (South Oxfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 7 December 2021 by Inspector Sargent J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether it would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

the erection of a 1½ storey dwelling

Authority: South Oxfordshire District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Sargent J
Postcode: OX10 7BJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether it would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
whether it would be in an unsustainable location
if it is inappropriate development, whether the harm arising from inappropriateness and other harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to very special circumstances

What decided it

The proposal was inappropriate development in the Green Belt in an unsustainable location with no other considerations that clearly outweighed the harm arising from inappropriateness.

The benefits of housing delivery and self-build housing were afforded limited weight and did not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to Green Belt openness and the conflict with the fundamental aims and purposes of the Green Belt.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy STRAT6Policy STRAT1Policy H1Policy TRANS2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 149

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