Land rear 79a & 81 Lower Icknield Way, Chinnor, OX39 4EA

Permission in Principle for 8 to 9 custom / self-build dwellings

Authority: South Oxfordshire
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Postcode: OX39 4EA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

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

What decided it

The delivery of 8–9 self-build dwellings addressing a clear shortfall in supply, combined with the site's accessible location and associated benefits, outweighed the substantial weight of conflict with the development plan spatial strategy when applying paragraph 11(d) of the Framework in the context of a shortfall in five-year housing land supply.

The substantial weight given to conflict with the spatial strategy and development plan policies was outweighed by the considerable weight given to the delivery of 8–9 self-build dwellings addressing a clear shortfall, the site's accessible location, and associated economic and social benefits, applying paragraph 11(d) of the Framework; the adverse impacts would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.

Framework references: 11, 14

Plan policies cited: Policy STRAT1, Policy H1, Policy H16, CNP Policy CH H1, CNP Policy CH H7

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