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Notice varied and upheld27 March 20253348334

St Andrew's Field, Holton, Oxfordshire, OX33 1PZ

Planning appeal 3348334 at St Andrew's Field, Holton, Oxfordshire, OX33 1PZ (South Oxfordshire District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 27 March 2025 by Inspector Savage M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal scheme is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (December 2024)(the Framework) and relevant development plan policies.

without planning permission the material change of use of the Land from agriculture to a mixed use of agriculture, storage and leisure plot

Authority
South Oxfordshire District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector
Savage M
Postcode
OX33 1PZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal scheme is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (December 2024)(the Framework) and relevant development plan policies
  • The effect of the appeal scheme on the openness of the Green Belt
  • The effect of the appeal scheme on the character and appearance of the area
  • The effect of the appeal scheme on protected species, in particular Great Crested Newts
  • If it is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the appeal scheme

What decided it

The appellants failed to demonstrate very special circumstances clearly outweighing the harm from inappropriate development in the Green Belt, harm to character and appearance, and harm to protected species.

the harm from inappropriate development in the Green Belt, together with harm to character and appearance and to protected species, was not clearly outweighed by the other considerations advanced, so very special circumstances did not exist and the appeal under ground (a) was dismissed

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
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Judgments
Warwick DC c SSLUHC, Mr J Storer & Mrs A Lowe [2022] EWHC 2145 (Admin)

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