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

Permission in Principle for 1 dwelling

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

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 site comprises previously developed land closely related to a Larger Village and would not materially extend into the surrounding countryside, making it suitable in principle despite conflict with the spatial strategy, and the benefits of housing delivery in a location with a shortfall outweigh the policy conflict when paragraph 11(d) is applied.

The substantial weight given to conflict with the spatial strategy was moderated by site-specific circumstances including the use of previously developed land and close relationship to existing development; this conflict and modest weight to housing delivery and sustainability benefits were balanced against paragraph 11(d) of the Framework, with the conclusion that adverse impacts would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh benefits.

Framework references: 11, 14

Plan policies cited: Policy STRAT1, Policy H16, Policy H1, CNP Policy CH H7, CNP Policy CH H1, CNP Policy CH H6

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