®Planning appeal decision
Land to the South of New Yatt Road, North Leigh, OX29 6TH
an outline planning application (with all matters reserved except for means of access) for the erection of up to 43 residential dwellings, including affordable housing, public open space, landscape planting, sustainable drainage system and new access arrangements from New Yatt Road
- Authority
- West Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Wyatt G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, having regard to development in the area, local landscape, coalescence, and the loss of open space
- whether the location of the appeal site is acceptable for the proposal, having regard to the development plan and national policy
What decided it
The tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework, engaged due to the Council's inability to demonstrate a five year housing land supply, meant the significant benefits of housing delivery outweighed the limited and localised harm to character and appearance.
The significant weight afforded to housing and affordable housing delivery and moderate weight to economic benefits outweighed the limited weight attached to the conflict with Policies OS2 and EH2 arising from limited and localised harm to character and appearance, such that adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy OS2, Policy EH2, Policy EW10, Policy H2, Policy H1, Policy OS1, Policy T1, Policy T2, Policy OS5, Policy H3, Policy EH5
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.