®Planning appeal decision
17 Twyford Gardens , Twyford , Adderbury, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 3JA
Planning appeal 3293736 at 17 Twyford Gardens , Twyford , Adderbury, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 3JA (Cherwell District Council) was allowed on 25 August 2022 by Inspector Parker R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal for a single dwelling on the site makes an efficient use of land in accordance with the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework.
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- Authority
- Cherwell District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Parker R
- Postcode
- OX17 3JA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal for a single dwelling on the site makes an efficient use of land in accordance with the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework
What decided it
The justifiable planning reasons for lower density development based on maintaining the area's prevailing character and protecting neighbouring amenity outweighed the modest benefits of delivering an additional home.
the considerations of maintaining the area's prevailing character and providing acceptable living conditions for surrounding properties outweighed the modest benefits of delivering an additional home on the site under the Council's preferred alternative scheme, even taking account of the current shortfall in housing land supply
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ESD15Policy BSC2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 124Paragraph 56
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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