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Allowed7 October 20266005521

Land Rear of The Paddocks, Lower Icknield Way, Chinnor, OX39 4GR

Planning appeal 6005521 at Land Rear of The Paddocks, Lower Icknield Way, Chinnor, OX39 4GR (South Oxfordshire) was allowed on 7 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue is whether the proposal accords with the spatial strategy of the development plan.

a hybrid planning application seeking: A) Full planning permission for the erection of two detached two-storey self/custom build dwellings with access, parking and amenity space (Plots 2 and 4). B) Outline planning permission for the erection of two detached two-storey self/custom build dwellings with access, parking and amenity space (Plots 1 and 3). (comprising four dwellings in total)

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

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The main issue is whether the proposal accords with the spatial strategy of the development plan.

What decided it

The proposal's location within the Chinnor settlement boundary and its conformity with the development plan's spatial strategy and backland development policies.

the proposal accords with the development plan when read as a whole and there were no material considerations indicating the development should be determined otherwise, so permission was granted

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CH H1Policy CH H7Policy STRAT1Policy H1Policy H16Policy H12Policy TRANS5
National Planning Policy Framework
Policy S3

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