®Planning appeal decision
Land at the Junction of Boddington Lane and Church Road, North Leigh, Oxfordshire, OX29 6QJ
for a self-build detached dwelling with garage, residential curtilage and ground mounted solar panels
- Authority
- West Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rawle S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to the development plan and national policies relating to development within the countryside
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether adequate information has been provided in relation to contamination
What decided it
The proposal would result in an isolated home in the countryside contrary to the Framework and would unacceptably harm the character and appearance of the area, and these harms significantly and demonstrably outweigh the moderate benefits of housing supply and self-build provision.
The moderate benefits of housing supply contribution, self-build provision, economic benefits during construction and net zero carbon design were substantially outweighed by the significant harm of locating an isolated dwelling in unsustainable countryside and the significant unacceptable harm to character and appearance.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy OS2, Policy H2, Policy H5, Policy EH2, Policy EH8
Judgments cited: Braintree District Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Greyread Limited and Granville Developments Limited [2017] EWHC 2743 (Admin)
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