The proposed development of residential development consisting of 68 dwellings, public open space and new vehicular access onto woodstock road has been dismissed.
Having taken into account the evidence before me and from what I heard at the Inquiry, the main issues are:
• The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area with particular regard to the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
• Whether there are any exceptional circumstances which justify major development within the AONB and whether such development would be in the public interest.
• Whether the proposed development would be appropriately located, taking into account the planning balance of whether any adverse impacts of approving the development would outweigh the benefits when assessed against the policies in the Development Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) taken as a whole.
Richborough Estates
Land North Of Woodstock Road, Stonesfield