®Planning appeal decision
Land off Railway House, North of Station Road, Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, OX15 5LS
Planning appeal 3278536 at Land off Railway House, North of Station Road, Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, OX15 5LS (Cherwell District Council) was allowed on 18 August 2022 by Inspector Russell M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to the development plan and national policy.
the erection of up to 43 new homes, access from Station Road and associated works including attenuation pond
- Authority
- Cherwell District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Russell M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to the development plan and national policy.
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area including landscape character.
- Whether the development would make adequate provision for affordable housing and any other necessary infrastructure requirements arising from the development.
What decided it
The significant weight attributable to boosting housing supply in the context of a 3.5-year housing land supply shortfall outweighed the moderate landscape and character harm identified.
The significant weight given to housing delivery, sustainable location and economic benefits outweighed the moderate harm to character and appearance and the resultant conflict with the development plan as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy Villages 1 (PV1)Policy Villages 2 (PV2)Saved Policy C28Policy ESD 13Policy ESD 15Policy CC1Policy CC2Policy BSC3Policy INF1Policy CC 3Policy H1Policy ESD3Policy BSC1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 14Paragraph 56Paragraph 169
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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