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Dismissed16 July 20243326709

Land at Burleigh Wood, Cassington Road, Bladon, Oxfordshire, OX20 1RX

Planning appeal 3326709 at Land at Burleigh Wood, Cassington Road, Bladon, Oxfordshire, OX20 1RX (West Oxfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 16 July 2024 by Inspector Plenty B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether each proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt and its effect on the openness of the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

Retrospective application for continued use of land for outdoor adventure camping for 22 weeks per calendar year between the 1st May to 2nd October, including camp areas, kitchen areas, storage areas, shower and toilet areas, drop off and turning areas”

Authority
West Oxfordshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector
Plenty B
Postcode
OX20 1RX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether each proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt and its effect on the openness of the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • the effect of each proposed development on irreplaceable habitat within the ancient woodland
  • the impact on the proposal on protected species, with particular regard to Great Crested Newts (Appeal A only)
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area (Appeal A only)
  • if either or both proposals are found to be inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to very special circumstances to justify it

What decided it

The proposals would result in inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would not preserve openness and would cause significant harm to irreplaceable ancient woodland, with no very special circumstances to justify this harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy OS2Policy EW10Policy EH3Policy EH2Policy EW9Policy E2Policy E4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 143Paragraph 142Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 186

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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