8 Heathfield Cottages , Bletchingdon, Kidlington, Heathfield, OX5 3DU

Planning appeal 3366681 at 8 Heathfield Cottages , Bletchingdon, Kidlington, Heathfield, OX5 3DU (Cherwell District Council) was allowed on 28 August 2025 by Inspector Wilson D, 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.

proposed conversion of existing building to form 1 no. dwellinghouse. Removal of existing outbuildings

Authority: Cherwell District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Wilson D
Postcode: OX5 3DU

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 Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply (only 2.3 years) engaged the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d), and the contribution to housing supply in a situation of substantial undersupply outweighed the location's sustainability concerns.

The adverse impacts of the isolated location contrary to Policies H19 and ESD1 did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of contributing to housing supply where there is a substantial undersupply (2.3 years), and the balance tipped in favour of the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy H19 of the Cherwell Local Plan November 1996Policy ESD1 of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011-2031 Part 1 Adopted 20 July 2015
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 72Paragraph 115

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