Spring Villas Main Road, Oddington, Moreton-in-Marsh, GL56 0XW

Planning appeal 3285106 at Spring Villas Main Road, Oddington, Moreton-in-Marsh, GL56 0XW (Cotswold District Council) was dismissed on 15 March 2022 by Inspector Howell M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, with particular regard to whether the site is located within the 'Non-Principal' settlement of Upper Oddington.

for the erection of a detached two-storey house on land behind Spring Villas, with associated works to improve access arrangements

Authority: Cotswold District Council
Appeal type: householder · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Howell M
Postcode: GL56 0XW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, with particular regard to whether the site is located within the 'Non-Principal' settlement of Upper Oddington
The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of the Oddington Conservation Area (CA), and whether it would conserve or enhance the natural beauty of the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)

What decided it

The site is located outside the Non-Principal Settlement of Upper Oddington in unsustainable countryside where future occupiers would be dependent on private car use, and the proposed dwelling would adversely affect the character and appearance of the area and the setting of the Conservation Area and AONB.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DS3Policy DS4Policy EN2Policy EN4Policy EN10Policy EN11
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 80

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