1 Ingleby Paddocks, Field House, Enslow, Oxfordshire, OX5 3ET

Planning appeal 3365167 at 1 Ingleby Paddocks, Field House, Enslow, Oxfordshire, OX5 3ET (Cherwell District Council) was dismissed on 1 August 2025 by Inspector Astley-Serougi B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development with regard to local and national policy.

split the curtilage into two and build a new house on the east plot

Authority: Cherwell District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Astley-Serougi B
Postcode: OX5 3ET

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development with regard to local and national policy
the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area

What decided it

The adverse impacts of unsuitable location and harm to character and appearance significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing benefit in circumstances where the proposal conflicted with the development plan.

the modest contribution to housing supply in a district with a shortfall was outweighed by the harm to character and appearance and the unsuitability of the location for development

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy Villages 1Policy H18Policy ESD1Policy ESD15Policy C28Policy C30
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 84Paragraph 11Paragraph 73

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