®Planning appeal decision
Land rear of Bridge House and 1 and 2 The Villas, Wendlebury, Oxfordshire, OX25 2PW
permission in principle for residential development of 2-3 dwellings
- Authority
- Cherwell District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Laver J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to local policy and flood risk
What decided it
The failure to undertake a sequential test to demonstrate that the development could not be located on land at lower flood risk, combined with the location being contrary to the development plan's spatial strategy for housing distribution.
The modest contribution of up to three dwellings to reducing the housing supply deficiency was significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts of granting permission, including conflicts with the development plan and Framework policies on flood risk and sustainable locations for housing.
Framework references: 11, 174, 175
Plan policies cited: Policy ESD1, Policy Villages 1, Policy H18, Policy ESD6
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.