Land East of Grove, Grove , OX12 7FS

up to 300 dwellings and provision of public open space including associated landscape planting with associated infrastructure, drainage measures and earthworks and all other associated works

Authority: Vale of White Horse District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Inquiry
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Bore J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the scheme on the countryside and landscape
the position regarding the 5 year housing land supply, and the need for additional housing in this location

What decided it

The significant landscape and countryside harm outweighed the benefits of the scheme, particularly since a five-year housing land supply could be demonstrated using local housing need so the tilted balance did not apply.

the significant harm to the landscape and countryside would significantly outweigh the benefits of the additional housing provision and the other benefits of the scheme, even had the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) applied

Framework references: 74, 11

Plan policies cited: Core Policy 3, Core Policy 4, Core Policy 44, Core Policy 4a, Core Policy 5

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What an account adds

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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