Land South of Faraday House, Woodway Road, Sibford Ferris, OX15 5RF

Planning appeal 3329834 at Land South of Faraday House, Woodway Road, Sibford Ferris, OX15 5RF (Cherwell District Council) was allowed on 7 May 2024 by Inspector Wilkinson H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site would provide a suitable location for housing having regard to the Council's spatial strategy for the district.

the erection of 5 two storey age restricted dwellings (55 years) for older people with access, landscaping and associated infrastructure

Authority: Cherwell District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Wilkinson H

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the appeal site would provide a suitable location for housing having regard to the Council's spatial strategy for the district
the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of Sibford Ferris Conservation Area and the Cotswold National Landscape

What decided it

The site's location within the built-up limits of a Category A village with adequate services and facilities, combined with the development's visual containment within the settlement envelope and absence of undue harm to character, appearance, and landscape setting, justified allowing the appeal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy BSC 1Policy Villages 1Saved Policy H18Policy PSD 1Policy ESD 1Policy ESD 13Policy ESD 15Saved Policy C28Saved Policy C30

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