Land between Coopers Pightle & Butlers Orchard, Kidmore End, RG4 9AZ

the erection of 4no. detached dwellings with parking and on-site turning

Authority: South Oxfordshire District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Simpson V

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development, with particular regard to the local development strategy
the effect of the development on the landscape and scenic beauty of the part of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty within which it would be located
the effect of the development on highway safety

What decided it

The development would conflict with the local development strategy and cause substantial harm to the landscape and scenic beauty of the Chilterns AONB, and the AONB protection policies provided a clear reason for refusing the development such that the presumption in favour of development at paragraph 11(d) of the Framework did not apply.

the benefits of housing delivery and economic support were outweighed by the substantial harm caused by failure to conform to the local development strategy and harm to the landscape and scenic beauty of the AONB

Framework references: 176, 174, 111, 60, 69, 11

Plan policies cited: Policy STRAT1, Policy H1, Policy H16, Policy ENV1, Policy LC1, Policy TRANS5

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