®Planning appeal decision
Land north of Rattlecombe Road, Shenington, OX15 6LZ
housing development for up to 9 self-build plots
- Authority
- Cherwell District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilson D
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
- Whether the proposed development would be appropriately located having regard to the Council's development plan policies
- Access to services and facilities
- Whether the proposal is an appropriate use of land and density of development
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The significant undersupply of housing (and self-build housing in particular) engaged the tilted balance, and the resulting significant weight in favour of the scheme was not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the moderate harm identified.
the significant weight attributed to housing delivery and self-build housing, together with other benefits, was not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the moderate harm from the site's location and effect on character and appearance, so the tilted balance favoured allowing the appeal
Framework references: 11, 72, 110
Plan policies cited: Policy Villages 1, Policy ESD1, Policy H18, Policy PSD1, Policy SLE4, Policy BSC2, Policy ESD13, Policy ESD15
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.