®Planning appeal decision
Land Formerly Known As The Square Church , Enstone, Oxfordshire , OX7 4NL
- Authority
- West Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pickernell E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for a dwelling, having regard to local planning policies
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the development on the setting of listed buildings
- whether any harm identified, including conflict with the development plan, would be outweighed by other considerations
What decided it
The Council's failure to meet its statutory duty under the Self Build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 to grant suitable planning permissions to meet identified demand, and the proposal's valuable contribution towards meeting this shortfall, outweighed the conflict with the spatial strategy of the development plan.
The significant weight attached to the conflict with the local plan spatial strategy was outweighed by the significant weight given to the unmet self-build and custom housebuilding demand and the moderate weight of other identified benefits including housing provision, economic benefits and renewable energy credentials.
Framework references: 11, 56, 57, 83
Plan policies cited: Policy OS2, Policy H2, Policy H5, Policy OS4, Policy EH13, Policy EH11, Policy OS3
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.