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Allowed23 August 20243333133

Land to the South of New Yatt Road, North Leigh, OX29 6TH

Planning appeal 3333133 at Land to the South of New Yatt Road, North Leigh, OX29 6TH (West Oxfordshire District Council) was allowed on 23 August 2024 by Inspector Wyatt G, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.

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
Postcode
OX29 6TH

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy OS2Policy EH2Policy EW10Policy H2Policy H1Policy OS1Policy T1Policy T2Policy OS5Policy H3Policy EH5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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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