®Planning appeal decision
Land to the East of B481, Opposite Manor Farm Commercial Centre, Rotherfield Peppard, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
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
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
Framework references: 79, 99, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy H1, Policy STRAT1, Policy CF4, Policy CF1, Policy ENV1
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.