®Planning appeal decision
Land West Of Greenacres, Churchill Road, Kingham, Oxfordshire, OX7 6TA
Planning appeal 3331621 at Land West Of Greenacres, Churchill Road, Kingham, Oxfordshire, OX7 6TA (West Oxfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 12 September 2024 by Inspector Bowyer J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area having regard to the landscape and scenic beauty of the Cotswolds National Landscape.
‘Construction of dwelling together with associated outbuildings and landscaping. Close existing and formation of new vehicular access in revised position’ without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 22/02717/S73, dated 18 November 2022
- Authority
- West Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Bowyer J
- Postcode
- OX7 6TA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area having regard to the landscape and scenic beauty of the Cotswolds National Landscape
- the effect of the proposal on the setting and significance of the Kingham Conservation Area
What decided it
The siting of the dwelling significantly further back from the street frontage than neighbouring properties would create a striking and incongruous incursion into the countryside that would distort the compact nucleated form of Kingham village and cause harm to the Cotswolds National Landscape and the setting of the Kingham Conservation Area that would not be outweighed by public benefits.
the harm to the Cotswolds National Landscape and the Kingham Conservation Area, which attract great weight, outweighed the public benefits of housing supply and economic benefits, with the Framework's protections for designated heritage assets and National Landscapes displacing the presumption in favour of sustainable development despite the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing supply
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy OS2Policy OS4Policy EH1Policy EH9Policy EH10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 7
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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