®Planning appeal decision
Land to the East of B481, Opposite Manor Farm Commercial Centre, Rotherfield Peppard, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Planning appeal 3292619 at Land to the East of B481, Opposite Manor Farm Commercial Centre, Rotherfield Peppard, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire (South Oxfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 9 March 2023 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site would provide a suitable location for housing, with regard to the Council's housing strategy and accessibility to services and facilities.
demolition of existing pavilion and erection of 4 detached dwellings with associated garaging, access arrangements and amenity, and provision of playing field land for Peppard C of E Primary School
- Authority
- South Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Shearing C
- Postcode
- RG9 5LD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site would provide a suitable location for housing, with regard to the Council's housing strategy and accessibility to services and facilities
- The effect of the proposal on the provision of recreational facilities
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
What decided it
The proposal's conflict with the development plan regarding unsuitable location for housing outside the village settlement boundary, combined with unacceptable loss of recreational facilities, could not be overcome by the moderate benefits of housing delivery and economic activity.
The adverse impacts of granting planning permission—harm to the Council's housing strategy, loss of recreational facilities, and conflict with the settlement hierarchy—significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of four new homes on previously developed land and associated economic benefits, even under the tilted balance of paragraph 11d) of the Framework
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H1Policy STRAT1Policy CF4Policy CF1Policy ENV1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 79Paragraph 99Paragraph 11
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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