®Planning appeal decision
Shirburn Road, Watlington, OX49 5BZ
the redevelopment of part of the site on Shirburn Road to create a new block of 34 affordable apartments for people aged 55 and over
- Authority
- South Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Blackwell J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would secure an acceptable provision of affordable housing in terms of distribution, design and tenure
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the wider development site, with particular regard to layout, design and levels of outdoor amenity space
- whether the proposal would secure the infrastructure necessary to meet the needs of the wider development
What decided it
The proposal would conflict with Policy H9 of the Local Plan in terms of distribution, design and tenure of affordable housing across the whole development site, and this harm would not be outweighed by any benefits including the additional 4 affordable units over policy requirement or the secured infrastructure contributions.
the harm arising from substantial and extensive conflicts with affordable housing policy would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefit of 4 additional affordable units over policy requirement, even if the Council could not demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy H9, Policy SA1, Policy DES1, Policy H2, Policy D1, Policy INF1, Policy EP3, Policy C2
Judgments cited: Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL 1982 P37]
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.