®Planning appeal decision
Land to the North of Spring Hill, Kingston Bagpuize With Southmoor, OX13 5HL
Planning appeal 6005809 at Land to the North of Spring Hill, Kingston Bagpuize With Southmoor, OX13 5HL (Vale of White Horse) was allowed on 14 September 2026 by Inspector H Nicholls, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether, by virtue of its scale, nature and location, the appeal scheme would comply with the development plan in terms of access to facilities, services and higher order settlements.
Outline planning application for the erection of up to 249 dwellings, including means of access into the site (not internal roads) from Spring Hill, with all other matters (appearance, landscaping, scale and layout) reserved
- Authority
- Vale of White Horse
- Appeal type
- major · Planning
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- H Nicholls
- Postcode
- OX13 5HL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether, by virtue of its scale, nature and location, the appeal scheme would comply with the development plan in terms of access to facilities, services and higher order settlements
- whether the Council can demonstrate an adequate five year supply of housing land
- the implications of the 2026 Framework
What decided it
The marginal five-year housing land supply position combined with the evidenced significant unmet need for affordable housing brought the scheme within the exception in 2026 Framework Policy S5(1)(j), tipping the balance in its favour despite conflict with the development plan.
the substantial benefits of housing and affordable housing delivery, together with sustainability, biodiversity, open space and economic benefits, substantially outweighed the limited adverse effects (loss of BMV agricultural land, moderate landscape/visual harm) and the conflict with parts of the development plan
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP3Policy CP4Policy CP8Policy CP4aPolicy CP8aPolicy CP24
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Policy TR3Policy S5Policy N2
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.