Land Known As Field Adjacent to Burial Ground, Driveway off B4526, Goring

Planning appeal 3365899 at Land Known As Field Adjacent to Burial Ground, Driveway off B4526, Goring (South Oxfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 22 September 2025 by Inspector Sylvester G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the details submitted pursuant to Conditions 4 and 5 should be approved, having regard to the effect on the character and appearance of the area, including the Chilterns National Landscape.

Change of use of land for mixed use of equestrian and residential, through the formation of 1 No. Gypsy/Traveller pitch providing 1 Static Caravan/Mobile Home and 1 Touring Caravan, alongside ancillary development

Authority: South Oxfordshire District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector: Sylvester G
Postcode: RG8 0LL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the details submitted pursuant to Conditions 4 and 5 should be approved, having regard to the effect on the character and appearance of the area, including the Chilterns National Landscape
Whether the details submitted pursuant to Conditions 4 and 5 should be approved, having regard to the effect on the living conditions of the occupiers of the nearest dwellings, with particular regard to the external lighting of the development and noise from the electricity generator
Whether the details submitted pursuant to Conditions 4 and 5 should be approved, having regard to biodiversity

What decided it

The submitted landscaping details and external lighting specifications were insufficient to demonstrate that the development would be adequately mitigated to accord with the requirements of Conditions 4 and 5 and the previous Inspector's reasons for imposing them.

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