®Planning appeal decision
Land north of Hobbyhorse Lane, Sutton Courtenay, Oxon, OX14 4BB
residential development up to 175 dwellings (Outline Planning Application with all matters reserved except means of access to the site from Frilsham Street) and associated works.
- Authority
- Vale of White Horse District Council
- Appeal type
- other · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Unknown
- Inspector
- Cooper W
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety on the local highway network, with particular regard to a) use of Frilsham Street, and b) provision for a new Thames Crossing
- The effect of the proposal on the health and wellbeing of future residents of the proposed development, with particular regard to odour from nearby composting, landfill and materials recycling facilities
- The effect of the proposal on the health and wellbeing of future residents of the proposed development with particular regard to contamination from adjacent land east of the appeal site
- Whether the proposed development would suitably address surface water and groundwater flood risk
What decided it
The substantial combination of benefits from delivering the allocated strategic housing site, including housing and affordable housing supply and infrastructure, outweighed the limited harm to future residents' health and wellbeing from odour and the resulting conflict with the development plan as a whole.
The substantial weight given to the scheme's benefits (housing delivery, affordable housing, plan-led allocation, infrastructure and biodiversity gain) outweighed the limited harm to future residents' health and wellbeing from odour, justifying a decision otherwise than in accordance with the development plan.
Framework references: 15, 110(b), 111, 187, 119, 174(e), 185, 183(c), 166, 174d)
Plan policies cited: Core Policy 3, Core Policy 4, Core Policy 15, Core Policy 37, Core Policy 42, Core Policy 7, Core Policy 24, Core Policy 33, Core Policy 35, Development Policy 16, Development Policy 24, Development Policy 27, Detailed Policy 28, Detailed Policy 33, Detailed Policy 35
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.