®Planning appeal decision
Osborne House, annexe, Ascott, OXFORD, OX44 7UJ
conversion and alteration of existing annexe for use as a self contained dwelling
- Authority
- South Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Gravett R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to local and national planning policies
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11d)ii, which meant planning permission should be granted unless adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed benefits; the limited harm from car dependency did not meet this threshold.
the modest benefits of housing delivery and efficient use of an under-utilised building outweighed the limited conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy and the modest harm from car-dependent location
Framework references: 84, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy STRAT1, Policy H1
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