Planning Application Details

The Development Plan identifies appropriate locations for new development. New buildings within the Green Belt will not be allowed unless the development falls within strictly defined criteria. Garsington is one of the villages within the district where infill development may be allowed. In this case the site lies in a backland location within the Oxford Green Belt on the edge of the built up limits of the village. It would not be considered as an appropriate location for new residential development. Development on the site would detract from the openness of the Green Belt and the character of the Area of Great Landscape Value and would be inappropriate development as defined in Planning Policy Guidance Note 2 Green Belts. As such the proposal would be contrary to advice contained in PPG2 and contrary to Policies G1 and G4 of the Oxfordshire Structure Plan, Policies G1, GB2, H5, H6, C11 of the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan and Policies G2, GB2, H5, H6, E8 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011 Second Deposit Draft.

The re-use of an existing building in the Green Belt may be appropriate provided that the proposed use has no greater impact on the openness of the Green Belt than the current use. There is also strict control on the extension of any such converted building. In the case of this building, it has already been extended and is larger than the original structure; a new large double garage is also proposed, which would add to the number of buildings on the site. It is considered that the proposal would consolidate development in the area and create additional movements and activity which would detract from the openness of this part of the Green Belt. Also, because of the small size of the new unit further request for ancillary buildings would be inevitable which would further detract from the openness of the Green Belt and the character of the Area of Great Landscape Value and would be inappropriate development as defined in Planning Policy Guidance Note 2 Green Belts. As such the proposal would be contrary to advice contained in PPG2 and contrary to Policies G1 and G4 of the Oxfordshire Structure Plan, Policies G1, GB2, H6, C11 and C3 of the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan and Policies G2, GB2,H6, C4 and E8 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011 Second Deposit Draft.

That having regard to the resulting relationship of the proposed new unit of accommodation with the two units already located in Lomond House, the proposal represents an unacceptable form of development that would provide insufficient standards of privacy and amenity for the occupants of the proposed and existing dwellings. As such the proposal would be contrary to Policies G1, H5 and C11 of the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan and Policies G2, H5 and E8 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011 Second Deposit Draft.

That, the application area does not enable the provision of a satisfactory access to the public highway for the new dwelling and as such is contrary to Policy G10 of the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan and Policy T1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011 Second Deposit Draft.