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Dismissed10 August 20266010340

Land to the North of Main Street, Great Bourton, OX17 1QU

Planning appeal 6010340 at Land to the North of Main Street, Great Bourton, OX17 1QU (Cherwell District Council) was dismissed on 10 August 2026 by Inspector Jonathan Edwards, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the amount of development in terms of the number of proposed dwellings would represent a suitably efficient use of land.

the development of between 8 no and 9 no residential dwellings

Authority
Cherwell District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
Jonathan Edwards
Postcode
OX17 1QU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the amount of development in terms of the number of proposed dwellings would represent a suitably efficient use of land

What decided it

The proposal's failure to accord with LP policy BSC2 by providing housing at a density significantly below the 30 dph minimum, combined with paragraph 130 of the Framework's emphasis on avoiding inefficient use of land in areas of housing shortage, meant the adverse impacts demonstrably outweighed the benefits.

The moderate benefits of addressing housing undersupply and providing 8-9 dwellings in a suitable location were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the conflict with policies requiring efficient use of land and the proposal's lower density compared to the existing fallback permission in principle

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
LP policy BSC2LP policy BSC3LP Policy Villages 1LP policy INF1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 130

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.

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