®Planning appeal decision
Land Adj to Wise Crescent, Opposite The Laurels, Fringford, Oxon, OX27 8DZ
Planning appeal 3324251 at Land Adj to Wise Crescent, Opposite The Laurels, Fringford, Oxon, OX27 8DZ (Cherwell District Council) was allowed on 1 December 2023 by Inspector Thompson P, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is consistent with policies relating to housing in the district, with regard to the built-up limits of Fringford and the scale of development in relation to its size and service provision, and its effect on the character and appearance and, thereby, rural setting of the village.
erection of 6 one and a half and two storey dwellings, with the construction of new access and footpath, together with carports, parking, landscaping and all enabling works
- Authority
- Cherwell District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Thompson P
- Postcode
- OX27 8DZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal is consistent with policies relating to housing in the district, with regard to the built-up limits of Fringford and the scale of development in relation to its size and service provision, and its effect on the character and appearance and, thereby, rural setting of the village.
What decided it
The proposal's accordance with Policy PV1 by virtue of its location within Fringford's built-up limits and its appropriate scale relative to the village's size and services, without harm to character, appearance or heritage assets.
The proposal accorded with the development plan as a whole and there were no other material considerations, including any identified harms, to indicate it should be determined otherwise, so the appeal was allowed without the need to resolve the disputed housing land supply position.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy Villages 1 (PV1)Policy Villages 2 (PV2)Policy Villages 3Policy H18Policy C28Policy C30Policy ESD15Policy ESD10Policy BSC4Policy PSD1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 80
- Judgments
- Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL, 1982, P37]
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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