®Planning appeal decision
The Paddock, Church Lane, Aston Rowant, OX49 5SW
construction of a minimum of one dwelling and a maximum of one dwelling
- Authority
- South Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Reeves K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the location of the appeal site is suitable for the proposed land use, having regard to the local development strategy on the location of housing
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the setting of the Aston Rowant Conservation Area
What decided it
The conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy, combined with the site's lack of reasonable access to essential amenities and the modest scale of housing benefit, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
The modest housing benefits of a single dwelling and potential biodiversity enhancements carried only limited weight, and were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant weight attached to the conflict with the spatial strategy and the site's poor sustainability due to lack of access to services without private vehicle reliance.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy STRAT1, Policy H1, Policy H8, Policy H16, Policy DES1, Policy DES2, Policy ENV1, Policy ENV6, Policy ENV8
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.