®Planning appeal decision
Lot 3 Land at Crab Hill, Land North of A417 and East of A338, Wantage, OX12 7GQ
the erection of Retirement Living Apartments with Communal Facilities, Car Parking and a Sub Station to serve the development
- Authority
- Vale of White Horse District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Brooker M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the appeal scheme makes appropriate provision for off-site affordable housing.
What decided it
The appellant's Financial Viability Appraisal lacked the transparency and justification required by the PPG, so it could not demonstrate that the maximum viable contribution towards affordable housing was being offered, resulting in conflict with policies CP24 and CP7.
The benefits of retirement housing provision, biodiversity net gain, job creation and a partial affordable housing contribution did not outweigh the conflict with the development plan's affordable housing policies, so the balance tipped against the proposal.
Plan policies cited: Policy CP24, Policy CP7
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.