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Dismissed18 September 20266011095

Land 7608 Adjacent to Crowcastle Lane, North of Kirtlington Allotments, Kirtlington, ox53hp

Planning appeal 6011095 at Land 7608 Adjacent to Crowcastle Lane, North of Kirtlington Allotments, Kirtlington, ox53hp (Cherwell District Council) was dismissed on 18 September 2026 by Inspector J Somers, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the shipping container upon the character and appearance of the site and the greater locality.

Retrospective retention and relocation of an existing storage container, to be timber clad, and retention of existing permeable hardstanding

Authority
Cherwell District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
agricultural
Inspector
J Somers
Postcode
OX5 3HP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the shipping container upon the character and appearance of the site and the greater locality
  • Whether there is an evidenced need for the shipping container to support rural activities

What decided it

The shipping container presents an inappropriate industrial aesthetic in a rural environment contrary to design and landscape policies, and there is insufficient evidence of an agricultural need for the storage facility.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Cherwell Local Plan Policy ESD15Cherwell Local Plan 1996 Saved Policy C8Cherwell Local Plan Policy ESD13Mid-Cherwell Neighbourhood Plan Policy PD5

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