®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed26 November 20243342927
Land to the North of the Horse & Harrow, Main Street, West Hagbourne , Didcot, Oxfordshire , OX11 0NB
the erection of 6 dwellings
- Authority
- South Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Phillips B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposal having regard to the development plan and national strategy
- whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the West Hagbourne Conservation Area and its effect on its setting
- whether the proposed mix of dwellings would address the local need for housing
What decided it
The proposal would harm the setting of the designated West Hagbourne Conservation Area by eroding the open rural character of the site and introducing urbanising linear development, and this harm is not outweighed by the modest benefits of 6 market dwellings and construction-related economic benefits.
Framework references: 11, 76, 205, 208, 226
Plan policies cited: Policy STRAT1, Policy H1, Policy H16, Policy H11, Policy ENV6, Policy ENV8
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