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Dismissed4 July 20243339728

Land off Lince Lane, Kirtlington, Oxon, OX5 3HE

Planning appeal 3339728 at Land off Lince Lane, Kirtlington, Oxon, OX5 3HE (Cherwell District Council) was dismissed on 4 July 2024 by Inspector Marigold O, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue is the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

erection of 15 detached and semi-detached single and two-storey dwellings (including affordable housing) together with access, parking, amenity space and landscaping

Authority
Cherwell District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Marigold O
Postcode
OX5 3HE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The main issue is the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

What decided it

The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area, particularly to important views identified by the Heritage and Character Assessment and NP Policy PD4, outweighed the benefits of the proposal.

The benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing and other social, economic and ecological benefits (moderate to limited positive weight) were outweighed by the substantial harm to character and appearance, such that the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits under the tilted balance, and the proposal conflicted with the development plan as a whole under section 38(6).

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy PD5Policy PD4Policy PD1Policy ESD13Policy ESD15Policy C28Policy C8Policy C30
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 131Paragraph 180Paragraph 226

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