®Planning appeal decision
48 Abingdon Road, Witney, Standlake, Oxfordshire, OX29 7QH
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
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.
Framework references: 130, 199, 202, 203, 204, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy OS2, Policy H2, Policy OS4, Policy EH9, Policy EH11, Policy EH13
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.