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. Horspath is one of the villages within the district where infill, and in some cases, backland development may be allowed but planning permission will not be granted for new housing on the edge of settlements that would extend the built up limits of development into the surrounding countryside. 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 and does not fall within the definition of previously developed land. It would not be considered as an appropriate location for new residential development. The provision of new dwellings on this site would extend the built up limits of the village and would have a greater impact on openness than the current use. Development of this nature would detract from the landscape setting of Horspath and the openness of the Green Belt which would be inappropriate development as defined in the National Planning Policy framework (NPPF). The special circumstances put forward do not demonstrate that the harm by reason of inappropriateness is outweighed by other considerations. As such the proposal would be contrary to advice contained in the NPPF and to policies G2, G4, C4, GB2 and H6 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan.

That, having regard to existing waste collection arrangements for the spur road off Manor Farm Road and the fact that the new access will be a private road, there is insufficient information to show that the site makes adequate provision for the storage and collection of waste. As such the proposal is contrary to Policy D10 of the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan.