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Dismissed5 May 20233309622

B480, Chalgrove, OX49 5BA

Planning appeal 3309622 at B480, Chalgrove, OX49 5BA (South Oxfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 5 May 2023 by Inspector Baird G, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the lpa can demonstrate a 5-year supply of deliverable housing sites.

the erection of up to 160 dwellings including affordable housing, public open space, landscaping, a sustainable drainage system (SuDS) and vehicular access

Authority
South Oxfordshire District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Baird G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the lpa can demonstrate a 5-year supply of deliverable housing sites
  • The effect on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The Very Significant weight attached to conflict with the development plan (driven by the recency of the Local Plan/Neighbourhood Plan and public confidence in plan-led decision-making), combined with landscape/visual and agricultural land harm, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits even under the tilted balance.

The adverse impacts of allowing the development (conflict with the development plan, landscape and visual impact, and loss of agricultural land) significantly and demonstrably outweighed the economic, social and environmental benefits of the proposal when assessed against the Framework as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
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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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