Planning Application Details

That the use of the site for repair maintenance and assembly of leisure / amusement machines and ancillary storage (including storage in the open) would result in an inappropriate activity in an open rural location, which would be detrimental to the character and visual amenity of the area, which lies within the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The development would be contrary to the general, countryside and employment policies of the Council's adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan particularly Policies G1, G5, C2 and E6 and of the Council's Second Deposit Draft 2011 Local Plan, particularly Policies G1, G4, C2 and E5.

That having regard to the nature of the business and the associated traffic and activity arising there from, including activity at all hours of the day and night, the proposal results in an inappropriate and unneighbourly form of development detrimental to the residential amenity of properties in Bridle Path and the immediate area. Therefore the development would be contrary to the provisions of the Council's adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan, particularly Policies G1, G7, and E6 and the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011 Second Deposit Draft, particularly Policies G1, G3, EP2, and E5.

Having regard to the unsatisfactory impact of the use on the countryside and adjoining residential property, the development represents an inappropriate use of existing buildings contrary to Policy C11 of the Council's adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2001 and Policy E8 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011, Second Deposit Draft.