®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Salt Way and West of Bloxham Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX15 4HE
- 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Because the most important development plan policies (BSC1 and H18) were out-of-date, the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework applied, and the limited landscape harm did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the scheme's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.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy BSC1, Policy H18, Policy ESD13, Policy ESD15, Policy TR7, Policy BSC3
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.