®Planning appeal decision
Plot 1, Land at Church Enstone, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire , OX7 4NL
Planning appeal 3352523 at Plot 1, Land at Church Enstone, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire , OX7 4NL (West Oxfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 1 September 2025 by Inspector Townend K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development, with particular regard to the development strategy for the area, the character of the area, and access to services and facilities.
construction of one single storey 2 bedroom stone dwelling house
- Authority
- West Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Townend K
- Postcode
- OX7 4NL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development, with particular regard to the development strategy for the area, the character of the area, and access to services and facilities
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area from extending the village into open countryside, which significantly and demonstrably outweighs the limited benefits of providing one dwelling and self-build housing despite the shortfall in five-year housing land supply.
The significant environmental harm from the effect on character and appearance significantly and demonstrably outweighs the benefits of housing delivery and self-build provision, such that the presumption in favour of development does not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy OS1Policy OS2Policy H1Policy H2Policy T1Policy T3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 84
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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