®Planning appeal decision
Hempton Road, PART OF OS PARCEL 8752 EAST OF COMBE COTTAGE AND SOUTH OF ST JOHNS WAY, Deddington , Oxfordshire, OX15 0QR
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 14, 58, 63, 70, 83, 110, 124, 130, 187
Plan policies cited: Policy H18 (1996 Local Plan), Policy Villages 1, Policy Villages 2, Policy BSC2, Policy ESD13, Policy ESD15, Policy DEDD1, Policy DEDD2
Judgments cited: AC-2024-BHM-000017
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.