Planning appeal decision
Land at Monks Farm, Grove, OX12 0AH
Planning appeal 3356855 at Land at Monks Farm, Grove, OX12 0AH (Vale of White Horse District Council) was allowed on 21 March 2025 by Inspector Stephens K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether condition 4 is necessary and reasonable having regard to the reserved matters approval.
Reserved matters for 83 dwellings (Phase 1B), including appearance, landscaping, layout and scale, and approval of details in relation to Phase 1B for conditions 1, 16, 19, 20 pursuant to planning permission P16/V0981/O, without complying with condition 4 of Reserved Matters P21/V3516/RM
- Authority
- Vale of White Horse District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Stephens K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether condition 4 is necessary and reasonable having regard to the reserved matters approval
What decided it
The Council's confirmation that existing condition 12 and the section 106 agreement provided sufficient restrictions and enforcement mechanisms, making condition 4 redundant.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 33 of the VWHDC Local Plan 2031
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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