17 Twyford Gardens , Twyford , Adderbury, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 3JA

Authority: Cherwell District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Parker R

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

Framework references: 124, 56

Plan policies cited: Policy ESD15, Policy BSC2

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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