®Planning appeal decision
Home Farm, Mount Skippet, Chipping Norton, OX7 3AP
permission in principle for the construction of up to four dwellings
- Authority
- West Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Ramsden S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location having regard to access to services and facilities
What decided it
The proposed development would not be in a suitable location having regard to access to services and facilities, in clear conflict with Policies OS1, OS2, H1 and H2 of the Local Plan, and the adverse impacts would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
The adverse impacts of the proposed development, particularly the conflict with the development plan's strategy for sustainable locations, significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest housing contribution and transitory economic benefits, even though the Council cannot demonstrate a five-year housing land supply and the tilted balance is engaged.
Framework references: 11, 83, 125
Plan policies cited: Policy OS1, Policy OS2, Policy H1, Policy H2
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.