Planning appeal decision
Dean Wood House, South Stoke Road, Woodcote, Oxon, RG8 0PL
Planning appeal 3320910 at Dean Wood House, South Stoke Road, Woodcote, Oxon, RG8 0PL (South Oxfordshire District Council) was allowed on 1 February 2024 by Inspector Edwards J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be in a suitable location having regard to development plan policies and the Framework.
erection of a new dwelling and detached garage with new access
- Authority
- South Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Edwards J
- Postcode
- RG8 0PL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be in a suitable location having regard to development plan policies and the Framework
What decided it
The proposal would be located on garden land between existing residences and would accord with development plan policies, particularly the final part of neighbourhood plan policy E4 which supports countryside schemes that are appropriate to location and conserve AONB special qualities.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Woodcote Neighbourhood Plan Policy E4Woodcote Neighbourhood Plan Policy H9South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2020 Policy STRAT1South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2020 Policy H1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56
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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