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Allowed24 January 20243327581

Land North of Ells Lane, Bloxham, OX15 5EE

Planning appeal 3327581 at Land North of Ells Lane, Bloxham, OX15 5EE (Cherwell District Council) was allowed on 24 January 2024 by Inspector Johnson W, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is an appropriate location for housing, having particular regard to the effect of safeguarding the countryside and ensuring a viable and sustainable pattern of settlements.

outline planning permission for up to 30no. dwellings including access off Ells Lane, and demolition of the existing stabling on site, all matters reserved except for access

Authority
Cherwell District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Johnson W
Postcode
OX15 5EE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is an appropriate location for housing, having particular regard to the effect of safeguarding the countryside and ensuring a viable and sustainable pattern of settlements
  • Whether the site would be in a suitable location with particular regard to access to local services/facilities
  • The effect on the availability of best and most versatile agricultural land
  • Whether the proposed development would make adequate provision for contributions towards community services and infrastructure

What decided it

The proposal was found to accord with the development plan taken as a whole, with no harmful impacts identified on landscape, accessibility, agricultural land or infrastructure provision.

The minor conflict with LP Policy V2 was clearly outweighed when the development plan was taken as a whole, and the scheme was found to accord with the development plan overall with no countervailing material considerations.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
LP Policy ESD13LP Policy ESD15Saved LP Policy C33LP Policy V2NP Policy BL1NP Policy BL2NP Policy BL6NP Policy BL7Saved LP Policy C28Saved LP Policy C30LP Policy ESD1LP Policy BSC2LP Policy BSC3LP Policy INF1LP Policy BSC10LP Policy BSC11LP Policy ESD7LP Policy ESD10LP Policy BSC12LP Policy PSD1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 55Paragraph 56Paragraph 57
Judgments
R. (on the application of University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust v Harborough DC) [2023] EWHC 263 (Admin); Worcestershire Acute Hospital NHS Trust [2023] EWHC 1995 (Admin)

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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