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Allowed3 November 20223301485

Land North West of Station Road, Launton, Oxfordshire, OX26 5EH

Planning appeal 3301485 at Land North West of Station Road, Launton, Oxfordshire, OX26 5EH (Cherwell District Council) was allowed on 3 November 2022 by Inspector Smith A, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect upon the character and appearance of the village of Launton and the surrounding area.

Outline application for the erection of up to 65 dwellings, including up to 8 live-work dwellings (use class sui generis), public open space, access, infrastructure and demolition of existing buildings (all matters reserved except principal means of access from Station Road)

Authority
Cherwell District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Smith A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect upon the character and appearance of the village of Launton and the surrounding area
  • Whether or not the site represents an appropriate location for housing, having particular regard to access to facilities and services

What decided it

With the Council unable to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, the tilted balance applied and the significant benefits of housing delivery outweighed the limited identified harms.

the limited harms to character and appearance, to accessibility of services, and the less-than-substantial heritage harm did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the significant benefits of market and affordable housing, live-work units, economic investment, open space and biodiversity net gain, so the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied and the appeal was allowed despite conflict with the development plan as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ESD15Policy Villages 2Policy Villages 1Policy C28Policy BSC3Policy INF1Policy BSC10Policy BSC11Policy ESD7Policy ESD10Policy BSC12Policy BSC9Policy ESD5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 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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