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Allowed6 December 20233322187

Land North of Hobbyhorse Lane, Sutton Courtenay, Oxon, OX14 4BB

Planning appeal 3322187 at Land North of Hobbyhorse Lane, Sutton Courtenay, Oxon, OX14 4BB (Vale of White Horse District Council) was allowed on 6 December 2023 by Inspector Cooper W, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.

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
Postcode
OX14 4BB

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Policy 3Core Policy 4Core Policy 15Core Policy 37Core Policy 42Core Policy 7Core Policy 24Core Policy 33Core Policy 35Development Policy 16Development Policy 24Development Policy 27Detailed Policy 28Detailed Policy 33Detailed Policy 35
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 15Paragraph 110(b)Paragraph 111Paragraph 187Paragraph 119Paragraph 174(e)Paragraph 185Paragraph 183(c)Paragraph 166Paragraph 174d)

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