Mistral Witney Road, Ducklington, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX29 7TN

Planning appeal 3313464 at Mistral Witney Road, Ducklington, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX29 7TN (West Oxfordshire District Council) was allowed on 22 September 2023 by Inspector Sibley G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area and whether the development proposed would lead to the coalescence of Ducklington and Witney.

Construction of detached dwelling with detached garage, new driveway and associated boundary treatments

Authority: West Oxfordshire District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Sibley G
Postcode: OX29 7TN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area and whether the development proposed would lead to the coalescence of Ducklington and Witney

What decided it

The Council cannot demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, engaging the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework, and the adverse impacts of the proposal do not significantly and demonstrably outweigh its benefits.

The modest social and economic benefits of housing supply and supporting village vitality, together with modest environmental benefits from design and biodiversity enhancement, outweighed the limited negative effects on character and appearance and modest negative environmental effect from private motor car use, with the tilted balance applied due to the lack of five-year housing land supply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy H2Policy OS2Policy OS3Policy OS4Policy EH2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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