Planning appeal decision
Land East of Moorlands Farm,, Fencott Road,, Murcott, OX5 2RE
Planning appeal 6013546 at Land East of Moorlands Farm,, Fencott Road,, Murcott, OX5 2RE (Cherwell District Council) was allowed on 26 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site location is suitable for residential development, having regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan.
a residential development of two or three dwellings
- Authority
- Cherwell District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written Part 1
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- OX5 2RE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site location is suitable for residential development, having regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- the accessibility to local facilities and sustainable modes of transport
What decided it
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- Development plan policies
- Policy BSC1Policy Villages 1Policy H18Policy ESD14Policy PSD1Policy ESD1
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The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2026
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- Dismissed21 September 20266009985Plot 1 F I M Renewable Energy Farm, Mill Lane, Kirtlington, OX5 3HW
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