®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjoining The Cottage, The Green, Fringford, OX27 8DY
Planning appeal 3363162 at Land Adjoining The Cottage, The Green, Fringford, OX27 8DY (Cherwell District Council) was dismissed on 17 July 2025 by Inspector Butcher H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the living conditions and health of the current occupant of The Cottage, Fringford.
the construction of 9 detached dwellings, formation of new vehicular and pedestrian access, associated landscaping, drainage and associated works
- Authority
- Cherwell District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Butcher H
- Postcode
- OX27 8DY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the living conditions and health of the current occupant of The Cottage, Fringford
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the development having regard to planning policy, and the character and appearance of the surrounding area
What decided it
The unacceptable harmful effect on the living conditions and health of the current disabled occupant of The Cottage, combined with the absence of adequate or properly evidenced mitigation measures, and the availability of less harmful alternative outcomes, meant the proposal interfered with rights under Article 19 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in a manner not justified in the wider public interest.
The significant harm to the living conditions and health of the disabled occupant of The Cottage, given the availability of less harmful alternatives, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the social and economic benefits of the modest nine-dwelling development and the Council's poor housing land supply position
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy Villages 1Policy BSC1Policy ESD1Policy ESD13Policy ESD15saved Policy H18saved Policy C28saved Policy C30saved Policy C33saved Policy ENV1
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.