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Dismissed28 April 20266001930

Land at Drive to Butlers Farm Road, Alvescot, Alvescot, Oxfordshire, OX18 2PU

Planning appeal 6001930 at Land at Drive to Butlers Farm Road, Alvescot, Alvescot, Oxfordshire, OX18 2PU (West Oxfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 28 April 2026 by Inspector Stephens K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Alvescot Conservation Area.

erection of two dwellings

Authority
West Oxfordshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Stephens K
Postcode
OX18 2PU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Alvescot Conservation Area
  • Whether the proposal would preserve the settings of nearby listed buildings
  • The effect of the proposal on flood risk

What decided it

The harm to designated heritage assets, which the Inspector found would not be outweighed by the public benefits of two dwellings, combined with the strong protection afforded to heritage assets in the Framework despite the lack of five-year housing land supply.

The public benefits of housing delivery and economic activity from two dwellings were outweighed by the considerable importance and weight attached to less than substantial harm to the Alvescot Conservation Area and the settings of nearby listed buildings, with the Framework's protection of designated heritage assets providing a strong reason for refusal despite the Council's inability to demonstrate five-year housing land supply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy OS2Policy OS4Policy H2Policy EH2Policy EH7Policy EH9Policy EH10Policy EH11Policy EH13
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 8

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