Land at 26 & 28 Henley Road, Shillingford, OX10 7EH

Planning appeal 6002919 at Land at 26 & 28 Henley Road, Shillingford, OX10 7EH (South Oxfordshire) was dismissed on 8 June 2026 by Inspector David Kay, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for residential development having regard to flood risk.

the erection of three dwellings with associated car parking and landscaping

Authority: South Oxfordshire
Appeal type: minor · Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Inspector: David Kay
Postcode: OX10 7EH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is a suitable location for residential development having regard to flood risk

What decided it

The site's sole means of access and egress would be subject to unacceptable flood risk in a 1% AEP +35% Climate Change event, and the submitted Sequential Test was insufficiently comprehensive to demonstrate that no alternative sites with lower flood risk were available in the immediately surrounding area.

The moderate benefits of housing supply on a windfall site, energy efficiency and acceptable backland infill principle were outweighed by the full weight given to the harm caused to the safety of future occupiers through flood risk to their means of access and escape.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy EP4 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035Policy H16 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035Policy H2 of the Warborough and Shillingford Revised Neighbourhood Plan 2025-2041
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 30Paragraph 170Paragraph 175

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