Fight is on as housebuilder launches appeal for consent for 40 more homes close to Banburyshire village

The area subject to a planning appeal. The developer wants planning permission for up to 40 homes between west Adderbury and the Oxford Road

Hollings Strategic Land has appealed over Cherwell District Council's refusal to grant permission for the houses on pony paddocks in Berry Hill Road.

The first application in 2019 was for up to 60 homes and Cherwell refused this for a number of reasons. These included the site being outside the built up limits of the village in open countryside, the unsustainable location, the urbanisation of the area and that the plan did not fit with the Adderbury Neighbourhood Plan.

The council felt such a development with much-needed small and 'moderately-sized' homes would also have a visual impact on the rural character of the setting and the village which give adequate balance to any adverse impacts

The pony paddocks between Adderbury and the Oxford Road which is subject to a planning appeal

The developer has revised the scheme and reduced the maximum number of homes. They say 35 per cent of the houses would be 'affordable' and five per cent for the elderly. They say the plan offers numerous social, economical and environmental benefits and shows sustainable development.

The appeal documents can be seen here.

West Adderbury has seen a number of housing developments extend the village out towards Milton in recent years and residents have tried to resist more development.

The West Adderbury Residents Association, which has alerted the village to the appeal in a newsletter, recommend those wishing to comment should contact the Cherwell case officer handling the appeal, Matthew Swinford at [email protected]