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Dismissed15 October 20253324704

Hempton Road, Part of Os Parcel 8752 East of Combe Cottage and South of St Johns Way, Deddington , Oxfordshire, OX15 0QR

Planning appeal 3324704 at Hempton Road, Part of Os Parcel 8752 East of Combe Cottage and South of St Johns Way, Deddington , Oxfordshire, OX15 0QR (Cherwell District Council) was dismissed on 15 October 2025 by Inspector Preston C, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location of the site is suitable for the development proposed having regard to accessibility to services and facilities, likely travel patterns and local and national planning policy with regard to such matters.

an outline planning application for the erection of up to 9 dwellings and creation of associated vehicular and pedestrian access onto Hempton Road, highway improvements, parking, landscaping, drainage features, open space, and associated infrastructure, with a ll matters to be reserved except new vehicular access into the site from Hempton Road

Authority
Cherwell District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Preston C
Postcode
OX15 0QR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the location of the site is suitable for the development proposed having regard to accessibility to services and facilities, likely travel patterns and local and national planning policy with regard to such matters
  • The extent to which the development would accord with local and national planning policies with regard to the effective use of land and housing density
  • The degree of weight that should be afforded to other material considerations and whether the balance of respective harms and benefits indicate that permission should be granted

What decided it

The unsustainable location of the site combined with the resulting inefficient use of land significantly and demonstrably outweighed the housing and self-build benefits, even under the tilted balance.

The significant weight given to housing land supply, self/custom-build delivery and moderate economic benefits was outweighed by the harm to character and appearance, the loss of best and most versatile agricultural land and, in particular, the unsustainable location and inefficient use of land, such that the adverse effects of granting permission significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy H18 (1996 Local Plan)Policy Villages 1Policy Villages 2Policy BSC2Policy ESD13Policy ESD15Policy DEDD1Policy DEDD2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 14Paragraph 58Paragraph 63Paragraph 70Paragraph 83Paragraph 110Paragraph 124Paragraph 130Paragraph 187
Judgments
AC-2024-BHM-000017

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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