®Planning appeal decision
Land south of Field House, Westhall Hill, Fulbrook, OX18 4BJ
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 78, 190
Plan policies cited: Policy BC1, Policy OS2, Policy H2, Policy EH1, Policy EH2, Policy EH9, Policy EH11, Policy EH13, Policy EH15, Policy H5
Judgments cited: CO/3631/2019Y
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.