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Dismissed21 October 20223296000

Land South of Davis Close, Davis Close, Stonesfield, Oxfordshire, OX29 8HB

Planning appeal 3296000 at Land South of Davis Close, Davis Close, Stonesfield, Oxfordshire, OX29 8HB (West Oxfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 21 October 2022 by Inspector Smith H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The proposal's effect on the character and appearance of the area.

erection of 2 dwellings with associated garages, access, landscaping and associated works

Authority
West Oxfordshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Smith H
Postcode
OX29 8HB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The proposal's effect on the character and appearance of the area
  • Whether it has been demonstrated that the proposal would provide a suitable mix of property types and sizes
  • The proposal's effect on the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
  • Whether it has been demonstrated that the proposal would secure the provision of affordable housing contributions

What decided it

The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area arising from the scale, siting and lack of street frontage of the proposed dwellings, combined with the failure to demonstrate a suitable housing mix, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of the proposal when assessed against the Framework.

The modest benefits of two dwellings on a windfall site with good access to services and a landscape buffer providing biodiversity benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm to character and appearance and the failure to provide a suitable housing mix, such that the tilted balance did not favour the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy OS2Policy OS4Policy H2Policy H4Policy H3Policy EH1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 176Paragraph 64Paragraph 11

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