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Dismissed18 February 20266000849

Land Adjacent to Meadow View, Churchill, Oxfordshire, OX7 6PD

Planning appeal 6000849 at Land Adjacent to Meadow View, Churchill, Oxfordshire, OX7 6PD (West Oxfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 18 February 2026 by Inspector Robinson N, 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 amount of development.

Permission in principle of the erection of 1 self -build/custom build dwelling

Authority
West Oxfordshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Robinson N

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 amount of development

What decided it

The harm to the natural beauty of the National Landscape and the setting of the Conservation Area, which under NPPF footnote 7 provides a strong reason for refusing the development and displaces the presumption in favour of sustainable development.

The benefits of housing delivery and self-build provision were outweighed by the great weight to be attached to less than substantial harm to the Conservation Area and harm to the natural beauty of the National Landscape, which provides a strong reason for refusal under NPPF footnote 7.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy OS2Policy H2Policy EH1Policy EH2Policy EH9Policy EH10
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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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