®Planning appeal decision
The Pheasant Pluckers Inn, Burdrop, OX15 5RQ
Planning appeal 3360446 at The Pheasant Pluckers Inn, Burdrop, OX15 5RQ (Cherwell District Council) was dismissed on 1 July 2025 by Inspector Guest H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development.
Planning Permission in Principle is sought for the provision of 3-7 dwellings within the area outlined in red on the accompanying Ordnance Survey Map
- Authority
- Cherwell District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Guest H
- Postcode
- OX15 5RQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development
What decided it
The proposal would result in significant harm to the significance of the conservation area and the setting and significance of the listed buildings that would not be outweighed by the moderate public benefits of housing delivery, and heritage protection policies provided a clear reason for refusal notwithstanding the housing land supply shortfall.
the moderate public benefits of 3-7 dwellings and associated economic and social benefits did not outweigh the significant harm to the conservation area and listed buildings, with great weight given to heritage conservation under paragraph 212 of the Framework
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy Villages 1Policy ESD 1Policy SLE 4Policy H18Policy S29Policy C33Policy ESD13Policy ESD15Policy C28
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 11dParagraph 212Paragraph 215
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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