®Planning appeal decision
Field Farm, Stratton Audley Road, Stoke Lyne, Bicester, OX27 8FT
self-Build - alterations and conversion of 3 no. existing barns to form 3 no. residential dwellinghouses (re-submission of 23/02255/F)
- Authority
- Cherwell District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Astley-Serougi B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development including whether the site is a sustainable location
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
What decided it
The proposal would result in new dwellings in the open countryside rather than genuine conversions, in an unsustainable location, and would cause unacceptable harm to character and appearance through excessive glazing and domestic features, which harms significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest housing benefit.
The modest benefit of three additional dwellings in a district with a 2.3-year housing land supply and the personal circumstances of the appellant's family were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the material conflicts with the development plan regarding location sustainability and unacceptable harm to character and appearance.
Framework references: 110, 84, 11, 73
Plan policies cited: Policy Villages 1, Policy H19, Policy ESD1, Policy C8, Policy H18, Policy ESD13, Policy ESD15, Policy C28, Policy C30
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