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Allowed9 January 20233297487

Land East Of Witney Road, Ducklington, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX29 7TN

Planning appeal 3297487 at Land East Of Witney Road, Ducklington, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX29 7TN (West Oxfordshire District Council) was allowed on 9 January 2023 by Inspector Longmuir J, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area particularly in terms of its scale, coalescence, loss of green space and contexts including the relationship with Witney Lake and Country Park and the Windrush Valley.

up to 120 dwellings with associated landscaping and infrastructure. Detailed vehicular access from Witney Road with all other matters reserved

Authority
West Oxfordshire District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Longmuir J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area particularly in terms of its scale, coalescence, loss of green space and contexts including the relationship with Witney Lake and Country Park and the Windrush Valley
  • the effect of the proposal on the significance of the Ducklington Conservation Area having particular regard to the effect on its setting

What decided it

The substantial and worsening shortfall in five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance, and the benefits of the housing (including 40% affordable housing) outweighed the limited landscape and very limited heritage harms.

The benefits of up to 120 dwellings (40% affordable) and wider social and economic benefits outweighed the limited harm to character and appearance and the very limited ('low point within less than substantial') heritage harm to the Conservation Area, such that adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits under the tilted balance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
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Judgments
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