Land East Of Manor Farm, Banbury Lane, Horley, OX15 6BG

housing development site on land adjacent

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 site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development

What decided it

The appeal site is not within the built-up limits of Horley village and would not constitute infill development, and the location would result in reliance on private motor vehicles due to insufficient sustainable access to services, making it unsuitable for residential development contrary to the development plan.

The modest but important contribution of five dwellings to housing supply in a district with a shortfall of 3.1 years' supply was significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the conflict with the development plan policies requiring suitable and sustainable locations.

Framework references: 73, 83, 213

Plan policies cited: Policy Villages 1, Policy BSC2, Policy ESD1, Policy ESD13, Policy ESD15, Policy SLE4, Saved Policy H18, Saved Policy C8, Saved Policy C28

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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