®Planning appeal decision
Osborne House, Annexe, Ascott, Oxford, OX44 7UJ
Planning appeal 3358976 at Osborne House, Annexe, Ascott, Oxford, OX44 7UJ (South Oxfordshire District Council) was allowed on 13 June 2025 by Inspector Gravett R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to local and national planning policies.
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
- Postcode
- OX44 7UJ
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
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy STRAT1Policy H1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84Paragraph 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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