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Allowed8 September 20253363572

Tadmarton Road, Bloxham , OX15 4JA

Planning appeal 3363572 at Tadmarton Road, Bloxham , OX15 4JA (Cherwell District Council) was allowed on 8 September 2025 by Inspector Longmuir J, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy Villages 2 (PV2)Policy ESD 13Policy ESD 15Policy C28Policy C30Policy C33NP BL11NP BL12Policy ESD 6Policy ESD 7Policy ESD 1NP BL3Policy INF1Policy PR12NP BL9Policy BSC1Policy PSD 1Emerging Local Plan Core Policy 35
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 58Paragraph 175Paragraph 187Paragraph 201

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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