®Planning appeal decision
Orchid Lakes House, Abingdon Road, Dorchester on Thames, OX10 7LP
the erection of pair of self-build dwellings, formation of new accesses and associated works and operations
- Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- OX10 7LP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including the effect upon the openness of the Green Belt
- the impact of the development on flood risk
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt with considerable harm to openness and no very special circumstances exist to justify it, compounded by unresolved flood risk and failure to secure the self-build element on all parties with an interest in the land.
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and considerable harm to openness, together with flood risk concerns, are not clearly outweighed by the moderate benefits of housing delivery and self-build provision, therefore very special circumstances do not exist to justify the development.
Framework references: 11, 73, 110, 142, 143, 153, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy STRAT1, Policy STRAT6, Policy H1, Policy H8, Policy H16, Policy EP4, Policy DoT8
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.