Land Adjacent to Salt Way and West of Bloxham Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX15 4HE

Planning appeal 3339370 at Land Adjacent to Salt Way and West of Bloxham Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX15 4HE (Cherwell District Council) was allowed on 27 June 2024 by Inspector Sargent J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development would be contrary to the spatial strategy.

Development of up to 60 homes including open space provision, parking, landscaping, drainage and associated works

Authority: Cherwell District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Sargent J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the development would be contrary to the spatial strategy
its effect on the character and appearance of the countryside
the effect on the residents in the vicinity
whether material considerations justify a decision otherwise than in accordance with the development plan (the planning balance)

What decided it

Because the most important development plan policies (BSC1 and H18) were out-of-date, the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework applied, and the limited landscape harm did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the scheme's benefits.

The benefits of housing delivery (including 30% affordable housing), economic benefits and environmental benefits outweighed the limited harm to the character and appearance of the countryside under the tilted balance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy BSC1Policy H18Policy ESD13Policy ESD15Policy TR7Policy BSC3
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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