Land to the rear of 112 Brize Norton Road, Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire, OX29 0SQ

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

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.

Framework references: 11, 136, 212, 213, 216

Plan policies cited: OS2, OS4, H2, EH9, EH11, EH16

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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