Land at (E) 429862 (N) 226882, Kennels Lane, Chipping Norton, OX7 5YE

‘Permission in principle for the construction of up to 7 dwellings’

Authority: West Oxfordshire District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Worley E

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is suitable for residential development, in relation to the amount of development proposed, with particular regard to the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area including the landscape and scenic beauty of the Cotswold National Landscape

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate an adequate housing land supply triggered the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d)(ii) of the Framework, which favoured the scheme as the adverse impacts would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.

The modest localised harm to the character and appearance of the area was outweighed by the benefits of housing supply and the presumption in favour of sustainable development arising from the Council's lack of adequate housing land supply

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Policy EH1, Policy EH2, Policy OS2, Policy OS4, Policy H2

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