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Allowed8 July 20243327213

Land East of Ploughley Road, Ambrosden, OX25 2AD

Planning appeal 3327213 at Land East of Ploughley Road, Ambrosden, OX25 2AD (Cherwell District Council) was allowed on 8 July 2024 by Inspector Longmuir J, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

up to 120 dwellings, vehicular and pedestrian access off Ploughley Road, surface water drainage, foul water drainage, landscaping, public open space, biodiversity and associated infrastructure. Access off Ploughley Road is not reserved for future consideration

Authority
Cherwell District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Longmuir J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The Inspector's finding that the landscape and character harm arising from the development was limited (reducing to very limited over time), meaning the proposal complied with the relevant development plan policies taken as a whole.

The limited/very limited landscape harm was outweighed by the substantial benefits of the scheme (affordable housing, housing delivery and social/economic benefits secured by the s.106 agreement), and as the proposal accorded with the development plan as a whole this reinforced the decision to allow the appeal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy PV 2Policy ESD 13Policy ESD 15Policy H18Policy C15Policy BSC1Policy BSC3Policy BSC10Policy BSC12Policy INF1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 56Paragraph 57Paragraph 77Paragraph 97Paragraph 191Paragraph 226
Judgments
Tesco Stores v Dundee [2012] UKSC 13, Paragraphs 18-19; R (Cherkley Campaign Ltd) v Mole Valley District Council and another [2014] EWCA Civ 567 Paragraph 16

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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