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Allowed25 November 20223302410

44 Common Road, North Leigh, Oxfordshire, OX29 6RB

Planning appeal 3302410 at 44 Common Road, North Leigh, Oxfordshire, OX29 6RB (West Oxfordshire District Council) was allowed on 25 November 2022 by Inspector Plenty B, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, the setting of the village and on the local landscape.

the demolition of existing residential property, construction of a new access onto Common Road with the erection of 10 detached and semi-detached two storey dwellings, associated garaging and parking, landscaping and all enabling works

Authority
West Oxfordshire District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Plenty B
Postcode
OX29 6RB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, the setting of the village and on the local landscape.

What decided it

The moderate harm to character and appearance did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery in the context of a substantial shortfall in the Council's 5-year housing land supply.

The moderate harm to the character and appearance of the area did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the considerable weight attached to the delivery of nine net additional homes (including affordable housing) against a backdrop of a seriously deficient housing land supply, so the presumption in favour of sustainable development was applied and the appeal allowed.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
LP Policy OS2LP policy H2LP policy H3LP policy H4LP policy EH2LP policy EH3LP policy OS4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 57Paragraph 9Paragraph 11
Judgments
Dartford BC v SoS [2016] EWHC 635 (admin)

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