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Allowed14 February 20233304021

Land West of Howes Lane, Bicester, OX26 2GS

Planning appeal 3304021 at Land West of Howes Lane, Bicester, OX26 2GS (Cherwell District Council) was allowed on 14 February 2023 by Inspector Sabu R, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would accord with the Council's development strategy for employment land and housing.

employment development (Use Classes E(g)(iii), B2 and/or B8) comprising 5 units within 3 buildings and associated parking and servicing, landscaping and associated works

Authority
Cherwell District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
employment-industrial · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Sabu R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed development would accord with the Council's development strategy for employment land and housing.

What decided it

The significant employment and economic benefits of the proposal outweighed the limited harm arising from conflict with LP Policy Bicester 1, given the uncertain deliverability of the housing-led masterplan.

The significant benefits of new employment provision and economic benefits outweighed the limited harm from conflict with LP Policy Bicester 1 and the development plan as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ESD15Policy C31Policy Bicester 1Policy SLE1

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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