®Planning appeal decision
Land at Colwell Green, Witney, OX29 0AT
Outline planning application for a residential development comprising up to 75 dwellings (with up to 40% affordable housing provision) and public open space. All matters reserved
- Authority
- West Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Parker C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposed residential development would conflict with the adopted development plan which seeks to provide specific land for employment land
- The applicability of the presumption in favour of sustainable development in light of deliverable housing land supply locally
- Whether or not the proposal would make adequate provision for local infrastructure
What decided it
The significant shortfall in deliverable five-year housing land supply engaged the presumption in favour of sustainable development, with no adverse impacts found to outweigh the benefits of the proposal.
there are no adverse impacts that would significantly or demonstrably outweigh the multiple benefits arising from the proposal, including the delivery of up to 75 dwellings in an area with a shortfall in five-year housing land supply, so the presumption in favour of sustainable development weighed in favour of the proposal
Framework references: 11, 56, 57, 81, 82, 83
Plan policies cited: Policy E1, Policy OS2, Policy H1, Policy H2, Policy WIT6, Policy OS5, Policy EH5, Policy H3
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.