®Planning appeal decision
Land to the rear of Crossways, Reading Road, Shiplake, Oxfordshire, RG9 4AA
the erection of 11 dwellings with associated access, landscaping and parking
- Authority
- South Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- other · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Unknown
- Inspector
- Rennie S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The principle of the proposed residential development, including a consideration of the current status of housing land supply.
- How the mix of housing proposed would meet with local demand.
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area.
- Whether the proposed development would contribute sufficiently towards affordable housing and other forms of facilities and infrastructure which could be necessary to make the development acceptable in planning terms.
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance, and the substantial weight given to affordable housing benefits outweighed the limited harms identified.
Substantial weight was given to the benefits, particularly affordable housing in an accessible location, against limited harm from the housing mix shortfall and visual/landscape impact, such that adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits under paragraph 11(d)(ii) of the Framework.
Framework references: 11, 57
Plan policies cited: Policy H1, Policy H8, Policy H16, Policy H11, Policy DES1, Policy ENV1, Policy STRAT1, Policy H9, Policy INF1, Policy CF5
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.