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. New dwellings in the countryside or Green Belt should be avoided unless there is an essential need for a rural worker to live permanently at or near their place of work in the countryside or where there are special circumstances. In this case, the site lies in an isolated location within the Oxford Green Belt where much of the contract work occurs off site and there is no requirement for essential care of live stock or plants at short notice. It would not be considered as an appropriate location for new residential development. Development of this nature would be inappropriate development as defined in the National Planning Policy framework (NPPF) and would detract from the openness of the Green Belt. The special circumstances put forward in relation to security 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, Policy CSS1, CSR1 and CSEN2 of the adopted South Oxfordshire Core Strategy 2027 and to policies G2 and GB4 of the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan.