®Planning appeal decision
Land at Netherby Farm, Banbury Road, Swerford, Oxfordshire, OX7 4AR
Planning appeal 3302353 at Land at Netherby Farm, Banbury Road, Swerford, Oxfordshire, OX7 4AR (West Oxfordshire District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 12 September 2023 by Inspector Jones D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the residential occupation of the mobile home is justified by an essential need for a rural worker to live permanently at his place of work in the countryside.
the change of use of land from agriculture to a mixed use of agriculture and residential by the siting and residential occupation of a mobile home on the land
- Authority
- West Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Jones D
- Postcode
- OX7 4AR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the residential occupation of the mobile home is justified by an essential need for a rural worker to live permanently at his place of work in the countryside
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate an essential need for permanent residential occupation that would justify an exception to policies restricting isolated homes in the countryside, as the critical lambing season is already covered by existing permission and other claimed needs lack sufficient evidence or could be met by alternative means.
The substantial harm from the isolated and unsustainable location, weighted as substantial and long-lasting, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest economic and social benefits of permanent occupation and housing supply contribution, which were weighted as limited
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H2Policy OS2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 80Paragraph 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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