®Planning appeal decision
Land at Crowell Road , Chinnor , Oxfordshire , OX39 4HP
Planning appeal 3289271 at Land at Crowell Road , Chinnor , Oxfordshire , OX39 4HP (South Oxfordshire District Council) was allowed on 17 June 2022 by Inspector Kirby R, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the mix, type and tenure of affordable housing sought is reasonable and necessary to make the development acceptable.
outline application (with all matters reserved except Layout and Access), for the erection of up to 54 age restricted dwellings (for people aged 55 and over), including 40% affordable housing and communal facilities, on land to the north of Crowell Road, Chinnor. New vehicular access to be created off Crowell Road, along with the retention of the existing pedestrian access to Oakley Road to the North
- Authority
- South Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Kirby R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the mix, type and tenure of affordable housing sought is reasonable and necessary to make the development acceptable
- whether or not the infrastructure contributions sought are reasonable and necessary to make the development acceptable
What decided it
The significant public benefits of providing specialist and affordable housing for the elderly, in a location with good access to services, outweighed the less than substantial heritage harm and satisfied the tests for the planning obligations sought.
the less than substantial harm to the significance of the listed buildings and the Oakley Conservation Area was outweighed by the public benefits of the proposal, principally the provision of specialist and affordable housing for the elderly
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DES1Policy DES2Policy DES5Policy CF5Policy H9Policy CH H2Policy CH H4Policy EP3Policy INF1Policy TRANS 2Policy TRANS5Policy CH H7Policy H1Policy H13Policy CSR1Policy ENV7Policy ENV8Policy ENV2Policy ENV3Policy DES7Policy CH H5Policy CH H6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 57Paragraph 174Paragraph 56
- Judgments
- Wheatcroft
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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