Land west of 66 Over Norton Road, Chipping Norton, OX7 5PH

Change of use of land to use as a residential caravan site for 4 gypsy/traveller families, including the laying of hard standing, construction of access driveway and associated earthworks

Authority: West Oxfordshire District Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Hearing
Development: caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector: Pleasant L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect on the character and scenic beauty of the landscape, having particular regard to the site's location within the Cotswold's Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
the effect on the setting of Over Norton Conservation Area

What decided it

The finding that the development would cause only modest, non-significant landscape harm and would preserve the setting of the Conservation Area, resulting in no conflict with the development plan as a whole.

Having found no conflict with the development plan taken as a whole, the Inspector approved the development in line with the statutory presumption, without needing to weigh other material considerations.

Framework references: 174, 176

Plan policies cited: Policy H7, Policy OS2, Policy EH1, Policy EH9, Policy EH10

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