®Planning appeal decision
Land off Railway House, North of Station Road, Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, ox15 5ls
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.
Framework references: 11, 14, 56, 169
Plan policies cited: Policy Villages 1 (PV1), Policy Villages 2 (PV2), Saved Policy C28, Policy ESD 13, Policy ESD 15, Policy CC1, Policy CC2, Policy BSC3, Policy INF1, Policy CC 3, Policy H1, Policy ESD3, Policy BSC1
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.