®Planning appeal decision
Tadmarton Road, Bloxham , OX15 4JA
the erection of up to 55 dwellings with public open space, landscaping and sustainable drainage system (SuDS) and vehicular access point. All matters reserved except for means of access
- Authority
- Cherwell District Council
- Appeal type
- other · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Unknown
- Inspector
- Longmuir J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the intended residents would have satisfactory living conditions in terms of noise
- whether the intended residents would have satisfactory living conditions in terms of odour
- the risks from surface water flooding for intended and existing residents
What decided it
The Inspector's conclusion that, once the landscape, noise, odour and flooding concerns were resolved by updated evidence, the proposal accorded with the development plan as a whole, reinforced by a very substantial housing land supply shortfall.
The substantial benefits of delivering up to 55 homes (including 35% affordable housing) against a severe housing land supply shortfall outweighed the little/very limited weight given to conflicts with certain landscape and neighbourhood plan policies, and the proposal was found to accord with the development plan as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 57, 58, 175, 187, 201
Plan policies cited: Policy Villages 2 (PV2), Policy ESD 13, Policy ESD 15, Policy C28, Policy C30, Policy C33, NP BL11, NP BL12, Policy ESD 6, Policy ESD 7, Policy ESD 1, NP BL3, Policy INF1, Policy PR12, NP BL9, Policy BSC1, Policy PSD 1, Emerging Local Plan Core Policy 35
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.