®Planning appeal decision
Land South of Faraday House, Woodway Road, Sibford Ferris
Planning appeal 3298098 at Land South of Faraday House, Woodway Road, Sibford Ferris (Cherwell District Council) was dismissed on 9 March 2023 by Inspector Parsons J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the housing would be appropriately located, having regard to the character and appearance of the area, and future residents' accessibility to services and facilities.
the erection of 6 one storey age restricted dwellings (55 years) for older people with access, landscaping, and associated infrastructure
- Authority
- Cherwell District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Parsons J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the housing would be appropriately located, having regard to the character and appearance of the area, and future residents' accessibility to services and facilities
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area and rural character, arising from the overly built-up and visually incongruous design and layout, demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of 6 dwellings and boosting housing supply despite the deficient 5-year housing land supply.
The benefits of boosting housing supply in a district with acute housing need and a deficient 5YHLS, meeting demand for retirement housing, and economic and social benefits were outweighed by the significant harm to rural character and appearance, as the design failed to be sympathetic to local character and history and fell considerably short of the requirement for high quality, beautiful and sustainable buildings and places.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BSC 1Policy Villages 1Policy Villages 2Policy ESD 15Policy C28Policy H18Policy BSC 4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 60Paragraph 79Paragraph 126Paragraph 11
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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