College Farm Barn, Garford, Oxfordshire, OX13 5PF

erection of a single two storey separate private dwellinghouse with attached garage and modification of existing field and site access and the extension of the residential garden area

Authority: Vale of White Horse District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Davies H

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for new housing
The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area
The effect of the proposal on heritage assets including those of archaeological interest

What decided it

The proposal fails to comply with the local plan settlement hierarchy and sustainability policies, causes unacceptable harm to character and appearance through its scale, form and encroachment into the countryside, and lacks the necessary archaeological assessment required in an area of archaeological interest.

Framework references: 130, 194

Plan policies cited: Policy CP3, Policy CP4, Policy CP37, Policy DP39

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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