®Planning appeal decision
Field Farm, Stratton Audley Road, Stoke Lyne, Bicester, OX27 8FT
Planning appeal 3374960 at Field Farm, Stratton Audley Road, Stoke Lyne, Bicester, OX27 8FT (Cherwell District Council) was dismissed on 16 March 2026 by Inspector Astley-Serougi B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development including whether the site is a sustainable location.
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
- Postcode
- OX27 8FT
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy Villages 1Policy H19Policy ESD1Policy C8Policy H18Policy ESD13Policy ESD15Policy C28Policy C30
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 110Paragraph 84Paragraph 11Paragraph 73
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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