Land to the Rear of Brock Cottage, Burford Road, Brize Norton, Oxon, OX18 3NR

Planning appeal 3274197 at Land to the Rear of Brock Cottage, Burford Road, Brize Norton, Oxon, OX18 3NR (West Oxfordshire District Council) was allowed on 11 July 2022 by Inspector Parsons J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

outline application for the provision of Self-Build and/or Custom Housebuilding plots for 2 detached dwellings, with all matters reserved except for access

Authority: West Oxfordshire District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Parsons J
Postcode: OX18 3NR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
Whether adequate provision has been made for the delivery of SBCH in accordance with policy and legislative requirements

What decided it

The substantial weight attached to the shortfall in suitable SBCH permissions, the statutory SBCH duty, and associated benefits outweighed the small, localised harm to character and appearance.

The small, localised harm to character and appearance and conflict with the development plan as a whole was outweighed by the substantial weight given to the shortfall in SBCH provision, the statutory SBCH duty, and identified economic and social benefits, such that the appeal was determined otherwise than in accordance with the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy OS2Policy H2Policy H5
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 60Paragraph 57

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