®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to Meadow View, Churchill, Oxfordshire, OX7 6PD
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.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy OS2, Policy H2, Policy EH1, Policy EH2, Policy EH9, Policy EH10
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.