Application registered
Consultation
period
Application under consideration
Decision
made
Description
The erection of a 'Housing with Care' development (Use Class C2) and a communal residents centre; the creation of new public open space; the provision of new pedestrian/cycle links from Upper High Street to Elms Road and Elms Park; repairs and alterations to the boundary walls and entrance of Elms House; and associated infrastructure works and landscaping.
Location
Land at The Elms Upper High Street Thame OX9 2DN
Grid Reference
470829/205569
Applicant
Rectory Homes Limited & FirstPort Retirement Property Servic
Rectory Homes, Rectory House
Thame Road
Haddenham
Aylesbury
HP17 8DA
Agent
Rectory Homes Ltd & First Port Retirement Property Service
Rectory Homes, Rectory House
Thame Road
Haddenham
Aylesbury
HP17 8DA
Constraints
Thame Conservation Area
Grade II Listed Building
Consultation / Notification
No further Representations on this application will be accepted.
Consultations / Notifications to date are shown below.
Name / Number
Date Sent
Response Date
Conservation Officer ( South )
20 02 2019
Countryside Officer(South Oxfordshire & Vale of White Horse)
18 02 2019
Crime Prevention Design Adviser
22 02 2019
Forestry Officer (South Oxfordshire District Council)
28 11 2018
Historic England (South East)
01 03 2019
Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group
28 11 2018
Oxfordshire County Council Footpaths
Oxfordshire County Council Single Response
18 12 2018
Thame Conservation Area Advisory Committee
14 02 2019
Thame Town Council
c/o Mr Graham Hunt
Town Hall
High Street
THAME
Oxon
OX9 3DP
19 12 2018
Thames Water Development Control
21 12 2018
Urban Design Officer (South Oxon & Vale of White Horse DC)
21 02 2019
Waste Management Officer (District Council)
21 02 2019
26 Park Street
Thame
OX9 3HP
19 02 2019
12 Park Terrace
Thame
Oxon
OX9 3HZ
18 02 2019
32 Corbetts way
Windmill Place
Thame
OX9 2FL
08 02 2019
32 Croft Road
Thame
OX9 3JF
07 02 2019
Attington Leys
Thame road
Tetsworth
Thame
OX9 7DB
06 02 2019
Hollybank
2 Elms Road
Thame
OX9 2DX
14 12 2018
32 Nelson Street
Thame
OX9 2DP
13 12 2018
4 Windmill Road
Thame
OX9 2DR
13 12 2018
4 Windmill Road
Thame
OX9 2DR
13 12 2018
5 Essex Road, Thame
OX9 3LT
13 12 2018
9 Horton Avenue
Thame
OX9 3NJ
12 12 2018
16 Garden City
Thame
OX9 3NT
11 12 2018
17 Hazelton Close, Thame
OX9 2EB
11 12 2018
33 Croft Road
Thame
OX9 3JF
11 12 2018
43 Rooks Lane
Thame
OX9 2EA
11 12 2018
9 Park Street
Thame
OX9 3HP
11 12 2018
1 Esingdon Drive
Thame
Oxon
OX9 3DS
10 12 2018
10 Mitchell Close
Tham,
OX9 2ET
10 12 2018
10 Willow Road
Thame
OX9 3BE
10 12 2018
141 Camberwell Road
London
SE50HB
10 12 2018
15A East Street
Thame
Oxfordshire
OX9 3JS
10 12 2018
19 Wentworth Road
Thame
OX9 3XG
10 12 2018
2 Wellington Street
Thame
Oxfordshire
OX9 3BN
10 12 2018
23 Lashlake Road
Thame
OX9 3BB
10 12 2018
25 Park Street
Thame
Oxon
OX9 3HP
10 12 2018
27A Upper High Street
Thame
Oxfordshire
OX9 3EX
10 12 2018
30 Park Street
Thame
Oxfordshire
OX9 3HR
10 12 2018
32 Croft Road
THAME
OX9 3JF
10 12 2018
42 Corbetts Way
Thame
Oxfordshire
OX9 2FL
10 12 2018
53 Ludsden Grove
Thame
Oxfordshire
OX9 3BY
10 12 2018
56 East Street
Thame
Oxfordshire
OX9 3JS
10 12 2018
7 Croft Close
Thame
Oxon
OX9 3JG
10 12 2018
7 Ridgeside
Bledlow Ridge
High Wicombe
HP14 4JN
10 12 2018
8 Aston Park
Watlington
Oxfordshire
OX49 5SW
10 12 2018
8 Hampden Avenue
Thame
Oxfordshire
OX9 2DT
10 12 2018
82 Park Street
Thame
OX9 3HX
10 12 2018
83 Chinnor Road
Thame
Oxon
OX9 3LP
10 12 2018
Burgage House
Thame
Oxfordshire
OX9 3AD
10 12 2018
Rose Cottage
72 Southern Road
Thame
Oxfordshrie
OX9 2DZ
10 12 2018
The Barn 4a Oxford Road
Thame
OX9 2AH
10 12 2018
The Barn, 4a Oxford Road
Thame
OX9 2AH
08 12 2018
1 Manor Fields
Shuthonger
Tewkesbury
GL20 6EF
07 12 2018
1 Park Terrace
Thame
OX9 3HZ
07 12 2018
1 The Old Maltings
High Street
Thame
OX9 3AF
07 12 2018
10 Park Terrace
Thame
OX9 3HZ
07 12 2018
10 Youens Drive
Thame
Oxon
OX9 3ZG
07 12 2018
11 Charles Drive
Thame
OX9 3XU
07 12 2018
11 Fothergill Place
Thame
OX9 2BP
07 12 2018
13 Brookside
Thame
OX9 3DE
07 12 2018
13 Brookside
Thame
OX9 3DE
07 12 2018
14 Montrose Way
Thame
Oxfordshire
OX9 3XH
07 12 2018
147 Chinnor Road
Thame
OX9 3LS
07 12 2018
15 Park Terrace
Thame
Oxfordshire
OX9 3HZ
07 12 2018
15 Simmons way
Thame
OX9 3TY
07 12 2018
17 Park Street
Thame
OX9 3HP
07 12 2018
17 Southern Road, Thame
OX9 2EE
07 12 2018
18 Nelson Street, Thame
OX9 2DP
07 12 2018
2 Broadwaters Avenue
Thame
Oxon
OX9 2DU
11 02 2019
2 windmill road
Thame
OX9 2DR
07 12 2018
21 Nelson Street
Thame
OX9 2DP
07 12 2018
22 Esingdon Drive
Thame
Oxon
OX9 3DS
07 12 2018
22 Wellington Street
Thame
OX9 3BN
07 12 2018
23 Youens Drive
Thame
OX9 3ZG
07 12 2018
25 Southern Road
Thame
OX9 2EE
07 12 2018
26 Pickenfield
Thame
OX9 3HG
07 12 2018
27 Moreton Lane
Thame
OX9 2EW
07 12 2018
27 Seven Acres, Thame
OX9 3JQ
07 12 2018
28 Youens Drive, Thame
OX9 3ZG
07 12 2018
29 Holliers Close
Thame
OX9 2EN
07 12 2018
31 Nelson Street
Thame
OX9 2DP
07 12 2018
31 Nelson Street
Thame
OX9 2DP
07 12 2018
31 Nelson Street
Thame
OX9 2DP
07 12 2018
32 Nelson Street, Thame , Oxfordshire , OX9 2DP
Thame
OX9 2DP
07 12 2018
36 Cotmore Gardens
Thame
OX9 3NA
07 12 2018
4 Bell Close
Thame
Oxfordshire
OX9 3AN
07 12 2018
43 Southern Road
Thame
Oxon
OX9 2EE
07 12 2018
46 Pickenfield
Thame
Oxon
OX9 3HG
07 12 2018
46 Pickenfield
Thame
Oxon
OX9 3HG
07 12 2018
46 Station Road
Chinnor
OX39 4PZ
07 12 2018
47 Queens Road
Thame
OX9 3NF
07 12 2018
49 Glenham Road
Thame
Oxon
OX9 3WD
07 12 2018
49 Wykeham Park
Thame
OX9 3JU
07 12 2018
5 Warren View
Little Milton
OX44 7PX
07 12 2018
5 Windmill Road
Thame
OX9 2DR
07 12 2018
5 Yeates Close
Thame
OX9 3AR
07 12 2018
51 Rooks Lane
Thame
OX9 2EA
OX9 2EA
07 12 2018
58 Corbetts Way, Thame
OX9 2FN
07 12 2018
5801 Lambert Rd
Elk Grove
California
USA 95757
07 12 2018
6 Arnold Way
Thame
OX9 2QA
07 12 2018
6 Garden City
Thame
OX9 3NT
07 12 2018
61 Wellington Street
Thame
Oxfordshire
OX9 3BW
07 12 2018
65 Youens Drive
Thame
OX9 3ZQ
07 12 2018
68 East Street
Thame
OX9 3JS
07 12 2018
79 Park Street
Thame
OX93HX
07 12 2018
8 Chowns Close
Thame
OX9 3UA
07 12 2018
8 Mitchell Close
Thame
OX9 2ET
07 12 2018
8 Nelson Street
Thame
OX9 2DP
07 12 2018
8 Windmill Road
Thame
OX9 2DR
07 12 2018
8 Windmill Road
Thame
OX9 2DR
07 12 2018
84 Park Street
Thame
OX9 3HX
07 12 2018
87 Park Street
Thame
OX9 3HX
07 12 2018
9 Hazelton Close
Thame
OX9 2EB
07 12 2018
90 Park Street
Thame
OX9 3HX
07 12 2018
93 High Street
Amersham
Bucks
HP7 0DT
07 12 2018
93 High Street
Amersham
Buckinghamshire
HP7 0DT
07 12 2018
Attington Leys
Thame Road
Tetsworth
Thame
OX9 7DB
07 12 2018
Copcourt House
Thame Road
Testsworth
OX9 7DE
07 12 2018
Corbetts Way
Thame
OX9 2FL
07 12 2018
Jay House
Dean Wood Road
Jordans
Beaconsfield
HP9 2UU
07 12 2018
Old Orchard, 2b Croft Road
Thame
OX9 3JE
07 12 2018
Six North Street
Thame, Oxon, OX93BH
OX9 3BH
07 12 2018
Tanglewood
Lower Road,
Postcombe
Thame
OX9 7DU
07 12 2018
12a Croft Road
Thame
OX9 3JF
06 12 2018
2 Cromwell Ave
Thame
OX9 3TD
06 12 2018
25 Arnold way
Thame
OX9 2QA
06 12 2018
33 Broadwaters Avenue
Thame
OX9 2DU
06 12 2018
38 Van Diemans Road
Thame
OX9 2DH
06 12 2018
4 Pearce Way
Thame
OX9 3UY
06 12 2018
7 Lambert Walk
Thame
OX9 3DT
06 12 2018
14 Nelson st
Thame
Oxfordshire
Ox9 2dp
03 12 2018
16 nunnery close
harrow
oxford
Harrow
ox46eg
03 12 2018
25 church street
Park Street
manchester
Oxfordshire
m41pe
03 12 2018
The Old Baptist Chapel
Park Street
Thame
OX9 3HX
03 12 2018
jebb ave
Park Street
brixton
london
Oxfordshire
sw25xh
03 12 2018
the old baptist chapel
park street
thame
OX93HX
03 12 2018
20 Nelson Street
Thame
OX9 2DP
01 12 2018
91 Park Street
Thame
OX9 3HX
06 12 2018
23 Nelson Street
Thame
OX9 2DP
12 11 2018
1 Broadwaters Avenue
Thame
OX9 2DU
12 Willow Road
Thame
Oxfordshire
OX9 3BE
13 Broadwaters Avenue
Thame
OX9 2DU
15 Broadwaters Avenue
Thame
OX9 2DU
17 Broadwaters Avenue
Thame
OX9 2DU
19 Broadwaters Avenue
Thame
OX9 2DU
19 Nelson Street
Thame
OX9 2DP
21 Broadwaters Avenue
Thame
OX9 2DU
22 Nelson Street
Thame
OX9 2DP
23 Broadwaters Avenue
Thame
OX9 2DU
24 Nelson Street
Thame
OX9 2DP
25 Broadwaters Avenue
Thame
OX9 2DU
25 Nelson Street
Thame
OX9 2DP
26 Nelson Street
Thame
OX9 2DP
27 Broadwaters Avenue
Thame
OX9 2DU
27 Nelson Street
Thame
OX9 2DP
27A Nelson Street
Thame
OX9 2DP
29 Broadwaters Avenue
Thame
OX9 2DU
3 Broadwaters Avenue
Thame
OX9 2DU
31 Upper High Street
Thame
OX9 2DN
33 Upper High Street
Thame
OX9 2DN
34 Upper High Street
Thame
OX9 2DN
5 Broadwaters Avenue
Thame
OX9 2DU
6 Arnold Way
Thame
OX9 2QA
61 Chinnor Road
Thame
Oxon
OX9 3LP
8 Southern Road
Thame
OX9 2EP
88 Park Street
Thame
OX9 3HX
92 Park Street
Thame
OX9 3HX
Holly Bank
2 Elms Road
Thame
OX9 2DX
Mays Barn
32A Upper High Street
Thame
OX9 2DN
Queens Road
Thame
OX9 3NF
The Elms
32 Upper High Street
Thame
OX9 2DN
Application Type
Major
(Full Application)
Application Progress
Date Received
26th October 2018
Registration Date
6th November 2018
Start Consultation Period
12th November 2018
End Consultation Period
20th February 2019
Target Decision Date
28th February 2019
Decision
Refusal of Planning Permission on 28th February 2019
Conditions / Refusal Reasons
The scale, siting and design of the proposed development would have a harmful impact on the setting of The Elms listed building and the appearance and character of this unique open space within the Thame Conservation Area. Therefore the proposal is contrary to policies CSEN1, CSEN3 and CSQ3 of the adopted South Oxfordshire Core Strategy, Policies G2, C9, D1, CON5 and CON7 of the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011 and Policies HA4 and ESDQ16 and ESQD20 of the Thame Neighbourhood Plan.
The proposal for 78 open market extra care dwellings would comprise a large area of uniform type and size and the proposal does not include a Thame-specific affordable housing and dwellings mix strategy and fails to provide on-site affordable housing. Therefore, the proposal is contrary to Policies CSH3 and CSH4 of the adopted South Oxfordshire Core Strategy and Policies H8, H9 and H10 of the Thame Neighbourhood Plan.
The proposed development fails to provide a good standard of amenity for future occupants of the extra care units in conflict with Policies D1, D3 and D4 of the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011 and Section 12 of the NPPF.
In the absence of a completed S106 agreement the application fails to secure affordable housing and infrastructure necessary to meet the needs of the development, contrary to policy CSI1 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy.
In the absence of a completed S106 agreement the application fails to make provision for the implementation of improvement works to Elms Park contrary to Policy HA4 of the Thame Neighbourhood Plan
Appeal
Appeal Dismissed on 21 October 2019
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