®Planning appeal decision
Land South of Field House, Westhall Hill, Fulbrook, OX18 4BJ
Planning appeal 3362574 at Land South of Field House, Westhall Hill, Fulbrook, OX18 4BJ (West Oxfordshire District Council) was allowed on 2 December 2025 by Inspector Cahalane R, 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.
erection of one infill dwelling and associated works and landscaping
- Authority
- West Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cahalane R
- Postcode
- OX18 4BJ
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 District's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the limited and localised landscape and visual impact on the Cotswolds National Landscape, meant the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied and the benefits of housing delivery outweighed the policy conflict.
The in-principle conflict with Policies BC1, OS2 and H2 (limited weight ascribed due to good access to Burford's facilities) and conflict with Policies OS2 and EH2 due to adverse landscape and visual impact on the Cotswolds National Landscape (substantial weight given to conserving and enhancing the National Landscape) was outweighed by moderate weight afforded to the provision of one new dwelling in the context of the District's substantial housing land supply shortfall and the presumption in favour of sustainable development, as the limited landscape harm did not amount to a strong reason for refusal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BC1Policy OS2Policy H2Policy EH1Policy EH2Policy EH9Policy EH11Policy EH13Policy EH15Policy H5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 78Paragraph 190
- Judgments
- CO/3631/2019Y
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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