®Planning appeal decision
Land to the Rear of 112 Brize Norton Road, Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire, OX29 0SQ
Planning appeal 3348650 at Land to the Rear of 112 Brize Norton Road, Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire, OX29 0SQ (West Oxfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 12 March 2025 by Inspector Simpson V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the significance of the Minster Lovell chartist settlement and nearby listed buildings.
building four detached houses, demolition of the barn, new adoptable access road
- Authority
- West Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Simpson V
- Postcode
- OX29 0SQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the significance of the Minster Lovell chartist settlement and nearby listed buildings
What decided it
The considerable significance of the Minster Lovell chartist settlement non-designated heritage asset and the moderate harm that would be caused to it by the incongruous scale and siting of the proposed houses outweighed the moderate public benefits of housing delivery and the small harm to nearby listed buildings.
The moderate public benefits of delivering four homes and reducing the housing land supply shortfall, together with small economic benefits and the ability to enhance biodiversity, were outweighed by the great weight attributed to the harm caused to the significance of the non-designated heritage asset (the chartist settlement) and the small but significant harm to nearby designated heritage assets (listed buildings), with the balance tipping decisively against the development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- OS2OS4H2EH9EH11EH16
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 136Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 216
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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