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Allowed10 October 20233315391

Land East of Hill Rise, Woodstock, OX20 1YE

Planning appeal 3315391 at Land East of Hill Rise, Woodstock, OX20 1YE (West Oxfordshire District Council) was allowed on 10 October 2023 by Inspector Gilbert-Wooldridge T, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on landscape character and the setting of Woodstock.

hybrid planning application consisting of full planning permission for the erection of 74 dwellings, 60sqm of community space (Class E), a parking barn, means of access from the A44, associated infrastructure, open space, engineering and ancillary works; outline planning permission for up to 106 dwellings, up to 60sqm of community space (Class E), a parking barn, with associated infrastructure, open space, engineering and ancillary works

Authority
West Oxfordshire District Council
Appeal type
other · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Unknown
Inspector
Gilbert-Wooldridge T

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on landscape character and the setting of Woodstock
  • the effect of the proposed development on the significance and setting of Blenheim Palace World Heritage Site
  • whether the proposed development would represent high quality design and provide an integrated, safe and connected community
  • the effect of the proposed development on local infrastructure
  • the overall planning balance having regard to the development plan and any proposed benefits

What decided it

The substantial weight attached to housing delivery benefits (including affordable housing and self-build provision), against a backdrop of a significant 5-year housing land supply shortfall, outweighed the minor heritage and landscape harms identified.

The substantial benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing and self-build provision, together with moderate/significant weight given to economic, biodiversity, open space and sustainability benefits, outweighed the minor less-than-substantial heritage harm, slight non-designated heritage harm and limited landscape/policy conflict, such that adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits under NPPF paragraph 11(d)(ii).

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EW4Policy EW9Policy OS2Policy OS3Policy OS4Policy OS5Policy EH2Policy EH3Policy EH4Policy EH5Policy EH9Policy H1Policy H2Policy H3Policy H5Policy T1Policy T2Policy T3Policy EW3Policy EW5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 130Paragraph 134Paragraph 174Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202Paragraph 203
Judgments
Tesco Stores Ltd v Dundee City Council [2012] UKSC 13; Gallagher Ltd v Cherwell DC [2016] EWHC 290 (Admin); R (Village Concerns) v Wealden DC [2022] EWHC 2039 (Admin); Shadwell Estates Ltd v Breckland DC [20130 EWHC 12 (Admin)

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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