®Planning appeal decision
Former Paddocks, Land off Backside Lane, Sibford Gower, OX5 5RS
permission in principle for up to 5 no. dwellings
- Authority
- Cherwell District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hall R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the location, land use and amount of the proposed development is acceptable, having regard to the development strategy and the site's accessibility to services, facilities and sustainable transport modes
- its effect on the character and appearance of its surroundings
- the need to make efficient use of land
What decided it
The unsustainable location of the development outside the village built-up limits, requiring future occupants to be largely dependent on private car travel, would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery even in the absence of a five-year housing land supply.
The benefits of housing delivery and economic advantages were outweighed by the adverse impact of the unsustainable location and resulting harmful increase in private car travel emissions, which would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy Villages 1, saved Policy H18, Policy ESD1, Policy SLE4, Policy BSC2, Policy ESD15, saved Policy C28, Policy ESD13
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.