®Planning appeal decision
Land At Brook Lane, Stonesfield, OX29 8PR
Planning appeal 3363544 at Land At Brook Lane, Stonesfield, OX29 8PR (West Oxfordshire District Council) was allowed on 1 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.
a single dwelling
- Authority
- West Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cahalane R
- Postcode
- OX29 8PR
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 finding that the limited landscape and visual harm to the Cotswolds National Landscape would not amount to a strong reason for refusal under Framework paragraph 11d)i., meant the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied and justified allowing the appeal despite conflict with the development plan.
The limited adverse landscape and visual impact on the Cotswolds National Landscape, together with the loss of undeveloped land, was outweighed by the moderate weight afforded to housing delivery to address the District's substantial housing land supply shortfall and the moderate weight given to economic and social benefits, with the presumption in favour of sustainable development applying as a significant material consideration in favour of the scheme.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BC1Policy OS2Policy H2Policy EH1Policy EH2Policy 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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