®Planning appeal decision
Land North of Ells Lane, Bloxham, OX15 5EE
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
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.
Framework references: 55, 56, 57
Plan policies cited: LP Policy ESD13, LP Policy ESD15, Saved LP Policy C33, LP Policy V2, NP Policy BL1, NP Policy BL2, NP Policy BL6, NP Policy BL7, Saved LP Policy C28, Saved LP Policy C30, LP Policy ESD1, LP Policy BSC2, LP Policy BSC3, LP Policy INF1, LP Policy BSC10, LP Policy BSC11, LP Policy ESD7, LP Policy ESD10, LP Policy BSC12, LP Policy PSD1
Judgments cited: 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)
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.