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Dismissed8 July 20243310486

Land South of Main Road, Curbridge, Oxon, OX29 7NT

Planning appeal 3310486 at Land South of Main Road, Curbridge, Oxon, OX29 7NT (West Oxfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 8 July 2024 by Inspector Middleton M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is sustainable development that is in accordance with the Development Plan, when read as a whole, with particular reference to: (a) the scale and location of the proposed development in the context of the policy approach to housing development at Curbridge; (b) the development's impact on the listed Thatched Cottage; (c) the effect of the proposed development on the character of the area, including the form of the village and its landscape setting; (d) the effect of the proposal on the Public Right of Way that crosses the site and the proposed changes to the pedestrian network.

provision of up to 25 dwellings (including affordable housing and self-build housing) with access, parking, amenity space, open space, landscaping, drainage and associated works

Authority
West Oxfordshire District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Middleton M
Postcode
OX29 7NT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal is sustainable development that is in accordance with the Development Plan, when read as a whole, with particular reference to: (a) the scale and location of the proposed development in the context of the policy approach to housing development at Curbridge; (b) the development's impact on the listed Thatched Cottage; (c) the effect of the proposed development on the character of the area, including the form of the village and its landscape setting; (d) the effect of the proposal on the Public Right of Way that crosses the site and the proposed changes to the pedestrian network
  • Whether there are any benefits of the proposal that are of sufficient weight to outweigh the presumption in favour of determining planning applications in accordance with the Development Plan

What decided it

The less than substantial harm to the significance of the Grade II listed Thatched Cottage, combined with harm to the character, appearance and landscape setting of the village, was not outweighed by the benefits of the scheme.

The less than substantial harm to the listed building's significance, together with harm to character/appearance and landscape setting, outweighed the benefits of housing delivery including self/custom-build and affordable housing, tipping the balance against the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy H1Policy H2Policy OS2Policy OS4Policy T1Policy T3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 60Paragraph 205Paragraph 208Paragraph 209

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