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Dismissed6 February 20253344330

Land Parcel North East of Football Club, Swinbrook Road, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 1DA

Planning appeal 3344330 at Land Parcel North East of Football Club, Swinbrook Road, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 1DA (West Oxfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 6 February 2025 by Inspector Pickernell E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.

development of 5 age restricted dwellings with re -sited access conveyance of part of site as nature recovery network land (revised)

Authority
West Oxfordshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Pickernell E
Postcode
OX18 1DA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether the appeal site is a suitable location for housing having regard to the accessibility of services and facilities

What decided it

The adverse impacts of harm to character and appearance and inadequate access to services and facilities significantly and demonstrably outweigh the moderate benefits of housing supply and elderly persons accommodation, even accounting for the shortfall in five-year housing land supply.

The moderate weight given to housing supply and elderly persons accommodation benefits was outweighed by the significant weight given to harm to character and appearance and poor accessibility to services and facilities; the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy OS2Policy OS4Policy H2Policy T1Policy T3Policy EH2Policy CA5Policy H4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 232

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