®Planning appeal decision
Leafield Technical Centre, Langley, Oxfordshire, OX29 9EF
Planning appeal 3357979 at Leafield Technical Centre, Langley, Oxfordshire, OX29 9EF (West Oxfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 25 November 2025 by Inspector Bromley N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether varying the condition would accord with the development plan strategy for housing and is in a sustainable location.
partial demolition of existing buildings and development of a holiday park comprising short stay holiday accommodation units and associated leisure facilities through redevelopment and refurbishment along with landscaping, boundary treatment, access, parking, drainage, services and plant. Conversion of Building F to form 2 X 4 bedroom dwellings (Class C3) without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 22/03408/FUL, dated 01 November 2023
- Authority
- West Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bromley N
- Postcode
- OX29 9EF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether varying the condition would accord with the development plan strategy for housing and is in a sustainable location
- whether the proposal would conserve and enhance the landscape and scenic beauty of the Cotswold National Landscape
What decided it
The proposal would conflict with the development plan strategy for housing and locate permanent residential development in an unsustainable location contrary to Policies OS1, OS2, H2, T1 and T3, and this conflict significantly and demonstrably outweighs the modest housing benefits even in the context of a shortfall in housing land supply.
The modest housing benefits and contribution to the wider redevelopment of the site attracted considerable positive weight in the context of the 4.34-year housing land supply shortfall, but the significant conflict with development plan policies on housing location and sustainability attracted greater weight, resulting in the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighing the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy OS1Policy OS2Policy H2Policy T1Policy T3Policy E4Policy H3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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