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Allowed2 July 20243338205

Offside The Green, Barford St Michael, Banbury, Oxon, OX15 0RN

Planning appeal 3338205 at Offside The Green, Barford St Michael, Banbury, Oxon, OX15 0RN (Cherwell District Council) was allowed on 2 July 2024 by Inspector Murray D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the principle of the development accords with the strategy in the development plan.

the erection of a 2-bedroom bungalow on vacant plot

Authority
Cherwell District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Murray D
Postcode
OX15 0RN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the principle of the development accords with the strategy in the development plan
  • The effect on the character and appearance of the area
  • Whether the living conditions of the future occupiers would be reasonable
  • The effect on highway safety through a lack of on-site parking

What decided it

The effective use of land within the village centre to boost housing supply, balanced against the conflict with the infilling policy, outweighed the objection that the backland site did not meet the definition of infilling in a built-up frontage.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy Villages 1Policy ESD15Policy C28Policy C30Policy CV30
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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