Land North of Camp Road, East of Holly Trees and 1 Jalna Lodge, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire

Planning appeal 3293884 at Land North of Camp Road, East of Holly Trees and 1 Jalna Lodge, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire (Cherwell District Council) was dismissed on 28 April 2023 by Inspector Guest H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is a suitable location for development with regard to the Council's spatial strategy for the area.

erection of dwelling, detached garage, widening of vehicular access and all associated works

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

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the site is a suitable location for development with regard to the Council's spatial strategy for the area
the effect of the proposal on the significance of the Rousham Conservation Area and setting of the Upper Heyford Conservation Area

What decided it

The harm to the significance of the conservation areas, to which paragraph 199 of the Framework gives great weight, is not outweighed by the modest benefits of a single dwelling, and the proposal conflicts with the development plan spatial strategy.

The modest benefits of providing a single dwelling of a type in demand, including social and economic benefits and environmental benefits from sustainable measures, do not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the significance of the Rousham Conservation Area and the setting of the Upper Heyford Conservation Area, to which great weight must be given under paragraph 199 of the Framework.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy ESD1Policy Villages 1Policy PD3saved Policy H18Policy ESD15
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 79Paragraph 199Paragraph 202Paragraph 11

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