®Planning appeal decision
Land south of Green Lane, Chesterton, OX26 1DF
outline planning application for up to 147 homes, public open space, flexible recreational playing field area and sports pitches with associated car parking, alongside landscaping, ecological enhancements, SuDs, green/blue and hard infrastructure, with vehicular and pedestrian/cycle accesses, and all associated works (all matters reserved except for means of access)
- Authority
- Cherwell District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Sturgess M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the location of the proposal is appropriate having regard to the facilities present in the village and other facilities accessible by sustainable means and the policies of the development plan
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the village and the surrounding landscape, including whether the additional housing would constitute a disproportionate extension to the village and whether any of the alleged adverse effects are capable of being mitigated
- whether the cumulative effects of the appeal proposal and other developments in and around the village would lead to the loss of its identity by closing the gap between Chesterton and Little Chesterton
What decided it
The Inspector's finding that the proposal accorded with the development plan taken as a whole, particularly the locational and character/appearance policies, meaning no material considerations (including housing land supply) indicated a decision otherwise than in accordance with the plan.
the proposal's compliance with development plan policies on location and character/appearance, together with significant weight given to housing delivery and public transport improvements, meant no material considerations indicated the appeal should be determined other than in accordance with the plan, so the appeal was allowed.
Framework references: 11, 56, 57, 115
Plan policies cited: Policy ESD1, Policy ESD3, Policy ESD13, Policy ESD15, Policy BSC1, Policy Villages 1 (PV1), Policy Villages 2 (PV2), Policy C28, Policy C30
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.