Application registered
Consultation
period
Application under consideration
Decision
made
Description
Demolition of existing bungalow with agricultural ties and replace with a new dwelling with agricultural ties. Extension of garden area.
Location
Home Farm Blounts Court Road Sonning Common RG4 9RS
Grid Reference
471069/180805
Applicant
Mr B Payne
Home Farm
Blounts Court Road
Sonning Common
RG4 9RS
Agent
Groom Design Ltd
27 Lambridge Wood Road
Henley on Thames
RG9 3BP
Consultation / Notification
No further Representations on this application will be accepted.
Consultations / Notifications to date are shown below.
Name / Number
Date Sent
Response Date
Rotherfield Peppard Parish Council
C/O Mrs Joanne Askin
Orchard Gate
Plough Lane
Shiplake Cross
Oxfordshire
RG9 4DE
18 05 2023
Sonning Common Parish Council
Philip Collings (Parish Clerk)
Village Hall
Wood Lane
Sonning Common
Oxon
RG4 9SL
Oxfordshire Public Rights of Way
25 04 2023
Home Farm Cottage
Blounts Court Road
Sonning Common
Reading
RG4 9RT
CPRE South Oxfordshire District Committee
09 05 2023
The Grove
Blounts Court Road
Peppard Common
Henley-On-Thames
RG9 5EU
09 06 2023
Application Type
Minor
(Full Application)
Application Progress
Date Received
2nd February 2023
Registration Date
17th April 2023
Start Consultation Period
19th April 2023
End Consultation Period
12th May 2023
Target Decision Date
12th June 2023
Decision
Withdrawn prior to determination on 13th June 2023
Conditions / Refusal Reasons
The application fails to justify the need for the proposed development in connection with the functional requirements of the agricultural enterprise, and in the absence of this the proposed development also fails to justify the materially greater increase in volume compared to the existing dwelling on site. As such the proposed development fails to adhere to the guidance set out in the National Planning Policy Framework and Policy H18 and Policy H19 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.
The proposed development, by reason its increased height and massing, would result in a significant increase in the visual impact of built form on site which would be contrary to the intrinsic and rural character and appearance of the area and harmful to the landscape setting of Sonning Common village. The proposal would fail to conserve or enhance the landscape and scenic beauty of this part of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. As such the proposed development fails to adhere to the guidance set out in the National Planning Policy Framework and Policy ENV1, Policy DES1 and Policy DES2 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.
This application fails to demonstrate how the proposed development would protect trees on site which are important features which contribute positively to the landscape. As such the proposed development fails to adhere to Policy ENV1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.
No information has been submitted to demonstrate whether the proposed development would not harm any priority habitats or protected species. Neither does the application demonstrate that the development would result in no net loss of biodiversity on site. As such the proposed development fails to adhere to Policy ENV2 and Policy ENV3 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.
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