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Dismissed19 December 20233328084

48 Abingdon Road, Witney, Standlake, Oxfordshire, OX29 7QH

Planning appeal 3328084 at 48 Abingdon Road, Witney, Standlake, Oxfordshire, OX29 7QH (West Oxfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 19 December 2023 by Inspector Law T, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area and whether it would lead to increased coalescence of settlements.

the erection of four dwellings with associated infrastructure and parking, on an enclosed brownfield site

Authority
West Oxfordshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Law T
Postcode
OX29 7QH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area and whether it would lead to increased coalescence of settlements
  • Whether the proposal would effect the setting of nearby Grade II Listed Buildings and a non-designated heritage asset

What decided it

The loss of an important open gap that maintains the separate identity and character of Standlake and Brighthampton outweighed the limited housing benefits of the scheme.

The adverse impacts of granting permission, principally significant and long-lasting harm to character and appearance, would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits, even in the absence of a demonstrated 5-year housing land supply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy OS2Policy H2Policy OS4Policy EH9Policy EH11Policy EH13
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 130Paragraph 199Paragraph 202Paragraph 203Paragraph 204Paragraph 11

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