Apollo Office Park, Ironstone Lane, Wroxton, Oxfordshire, OX15 6AY

Planning appeal 3336555 at Apollo Office Park, Ironstone Lane, Wroxton, Oxfordshire, OX15 6AY (Cherwell District Council) was dismissed on 28 October 2024 by Inspector Williams K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development, with particular regard to the scale, character and appearance of the surrounding area and vehicle journeys.

Provision of 10 employment units (Office, Research and Development and Light Industry), associated car parking, landscaping/biodiversity enhancements/works and provision of foul water treatment plant

Authority: Cherwell District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Minor offices/R&D/light industry
Inspector: Williams K
Postcode: OX15 6AY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development, with particular regard to the scale, character and appearance of the surrounding area and vehicle journeys
The effect of the proposed development on existing trees

What decided it

The cumulative harms arising from the development's impact on the character and appearance of the rural area, its failure to reduce the need to travel by private car, and the potential harm to existing trees outweighed the economic benefits and material considerations in favour of the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy ESD 1Policy SLE 1Policy PSD 1Policy ESD 10
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 85Paragraph 88Paragraph 89Paragraph 114Paragraph 135Paragraph 136

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