Description
Installation of a ground mounted solar photovoltaic array, co-located battery energy storage scheme (BES) together with associated infrastructure; security fencing; CCTV; access gate; on-site biodiversity net gain.
Consultation / Notification
No further Representations on this application will be accepted.
Consultations / Notifications to date are shown below.
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Name / Number
Date Sent
Response Date
Scanned Response
Active Travel England - DM Team
13 12 2023
CPRE South Oxfordshire District Committee
25 01 2024
Clifton Hampden Parish Council
c/o Mrs A Davies
6 Greystones Court
Kidlington
Oxon
OX5 1AR
26 01 2024
Designing Out Crime Officer
21 12 2023
Ecology Team (South and Vale)
23 02 2024
Forestry Officer (South and Vale)
20 02 2024
Heritage Officer (South and Vale)
12 01 2024
Landscape Architect (South and Vale)
18 12 2023
Nuneham Courtenay Parish Council
C/O John Peters
21 Nuneham Courtenay
Nuneham Courtenay
Oxfordshire
Oxford Preservation Trust
11 01 2024
Oxfordshire County Council - Single Response
12 01 2024
SGN Plant Protection Team
11 12 2023
Thames Water Development Control
54 Rosamund Road
Wolvercote
Oxford
Oxon
OX2 8NX
29 01 2024
3 Croft Cottages
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DG
26 01 2024
4 Croft Cottages
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DG
26 01 2024
4 Croft Cottages
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DG
26 01 2024
Coach House
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DJ
26 01 2024
Willow Cottage
Watery Lane
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EL
26 01 2024
4 Balfour Cottages
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DR
25 01 2024
Sundial Cottage
Watery Lane
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EL
25 01 2024
Sundial Cottage
Watery Lane
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EL
25 01 2024
Guildown
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DW
24 01 2024
Guildown
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DW
24 01 2024
Mulberry Cottage
Oxford Road
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EW
24 01 2024
Coach House
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DJ
23 01 2024
1 Rough Lodge Cottages
Nuneham Park
Nuneham Courtenay
Oxford
OX44 9PN
22 01 2024
11 Burcot Park
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DH
22 01 2024
7 Bridge End
Dorchester-On-Thames
Wallingford
OX10 7JR
21 01 2024
8 Balfour Cottages
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DR
21 01 2024
8 Burcot Park
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DH
21 01 2024
8 Burcot Park
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DH
21 01 2024
Burcot Tower
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DJ
21 01 2024
Grantchester House
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DN
21 01 2024
Clifton Hampden Post Office & Stores
High Street
Clifton Hampden
OX14 3EE
19 01 2024
Little Oaks
Watery Lane
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EJ
19 01 2024
2 Croft Cottages
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DG
18 01 2024
7 Waterside Villas
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3BZ
18 01 2024
Cromlech
Oxford Road
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EW
18 01 2024
Cromlech
Oxford Road
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EW
18 01 2024
Jasmine Cottage
Oxford Road
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EW
18 01 2024
Beeches
3-4 Watery Lane
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EJ
17 01 2024
Vanessa Hopkins
Clifton Hampden
17 01 2024
1 Croft Cottages
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DG
16 01 2024
20 Burcot Park
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DH
16 01 2024
7 Balfour Cottages
Burcot
OX14 3DR
16 01 2024
4 Burcot Park
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DH
15 01 2024
Lime Tree Cottage
Oxford Road
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EW
15 01 2024
Burcot Tower
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DJ
14 01 2024
Chestnut Cottage
Burcot
OX14 3DJ
14 01 2024
Chestnut Cottage
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DJ
14 01 2024
1 Croft Cottages
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DG
13 01 2024
The White Cottage
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DQ
13 01 2024
17 Burcot Park
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DH
12 01 2024
4 Waterside Villas
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3BZ
12 01 2024
Rustlings
Watery Lane
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EJ
12 01 2024
5 Riverside House
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3BY
11 01 2024
Barnhips
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DP
11 01 2024
Burr Wood
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DJ
11 01 2024
Fieldside
Oxford Road
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EW
11 01 2024
Hampden House
Abingdon Road
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EG
11 01 2024
Jelleyman'S Cottage
53 Oxford Road
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EW
11 01 2024
Raggalds
Nuneham Courtenay
Oxford
OX44 9PP
11 01 2024
Rosebank
Oxford Road
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EW
11 01 2024
The Ridges
Abingdon Road
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EG
11 01 2024
Stamford House
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DJ
10 01 2024
Fullamoor Farm House
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3DD
06 01 2024
2 Burcot Park
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DH
02 01 2024
1 Rough Lodge Cottages
Nuneham Park
Nuneham Courtenay
Oxford
OX44 9PN
1 Waterside Villas
Burcot
OX14 3BZ
1 Waterside Villas
Burcot
OX14 3BZ
10 Riverside House
Burcot
OX14 3BY
11 Burcot Farm Cottages
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DL
11 Burcot Farm Cottages
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DL
11 Burcot Park
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DH
11 Fieldside
Long Wittenham
Abingdon
OX14 4QB
12 Burcot Farm Cottages
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DL
13 Burcot Farm Cottages
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DL
14 Burcot Farm Cottages
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DL
15 Long Lane
Oxford
OX4 3TN
18 Balfour Cottages
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DR
1b Oxford Road
Dorchester-On-Thames
Wallingford
OX10 7LX
2 Rough Lodge Cottages
Nuneham Park
Nuneham Courtenay
Oxford
OX44 9PN
203 Campbell Road
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX4 3NS
3 Burcot Park
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DH
3 Riverside House
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3BY
36 Papist Way
Cholsey
Wallingford
OX10 9QH
38 The Cedars
Benson
Wallingford
OX10 6LL
4 Burcot Park
Abingdon
Oxon
OX14 3DH
46 Slade Road
Didcot
OX11 7AT
5 Waterside Villas
Burcot
OX14 3BZ
6 Balfour Cottages
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DR
6 Balfour Cottages
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DR
67 Churchill Road
Didcot
OX11 7BU
7 Bridge End
Dorchester-On-Thames
Wallingford
OX10 7JR
7 Riverside House
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3BY
8 Courtiers Green
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3E
8 Courtiers Green
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EN
8 Courtiers Green
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EN
8 Courtiers Green
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EN
8 Courtiers Green
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EN
8 Waterside Villas
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3BZ
94 Frenchay Road
Oxford
OX2 6TF
95 Abingdon Road
Dorchester-On-Thames
Wallingford
OX10 7LB
Ashbourne House
Oxford Road
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EW
Bannisters
Middle Street
Islip
Kidlington
Oxon
SF OX5 2
Barn River
Oxford Road
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EW
Burcot Farm House
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DL
Burcot Tower
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DJ
Burcot Tower
Burcot
OX14 3DJ
Byfields
13 Watling Lane
Dorchester-On-Thames
Wallingford
OX10 7JG
Cader
2 The Limes
Dorchester-On-Thames
Wallingford
OX10 7LL
Cedar Gables
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DJ
Chestnut Cottage
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DJ
Chestnut Cottage
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DJ
Clifton Heath Cottage
Nuneham Park
Nuneham Courtenay
Oxford
OX44 9PW
Clifton Heath Cottage
Nuneham Park
Nuneham Courtenay
Oxford
OX44 9PW
Cromlech
Oxford Road
Clifton Hampden
OX14 3EW
Glebe Barn
Brightwell Baldwin
Watlington
OX49 5NP
Hampden Cottage
Abingdon Road
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EG
Kara
Watery Lane
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EJ
Laurel Cottage
High Street
Long Wittenham
Abingdon
OX14 4QQ
Lower Town Farm House
High Street
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EQ
Marsh Cottage
Marsh Road
Leonard Stanley
Gloucestershire
GL10 3NG
Marshfield
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DN
Northfield
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DJ
Nurses Cottage
High Street
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EQ
Old Farmhouse
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DL
Orchard Stables
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DQ
Rook Barn
20 The Green
Garsington
Oxford
OX44 9DF
Tanglewood
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DJ
The Thatched Cottage
Abingdon Road
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EG
Tinel House
Priory Lane, off Park Street
Charlbury
Oxfordshire
OX7 3PT
Whitegate House
11 The Limes
Dorchester-On-Thames
Wallingford
OX10 7LL
Withywindle
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DN
Woodfield House
Oxford Road
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EW
Conditions / Refusal Reasons
The development is inappropriate development that would be harmful to the openness of the Green Belt and would conflict with the stated purposes of the Green Belt, particularly in respect of preventing neighbouring towns merging into one another and in assisting in safeguarding the countryside from encroachment. The application does not satisfy the requirements for very special circumstances as set out by the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). As such the application is contrary to Policies STRAT6 and DES9 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035 and the NPPF.
The application fails to satisfy the requirements of national policy and guidance to demonstrate that all of the agricultural land within the site is necessary for the siting of the proposed solar arrays, and that poorer quality land could not be used in preference to higher quality land. The loss of Best and Most Versatile land throughout the lifetime of the proposed development (40 years) has not been justified by compelling evidence in accordance with the written ministerial statement of 25 March 2015 concerning the unjustified use of agricultural land, which is reflected in policy DES7 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035 and the NPPF.
Insufficient information has been submitted with the application to make an informed and reasoned judgement on the ecological and biodiversity impacts of the development. The Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA) (Ecology by Design, November 2023) does not account for the mature scattered trees as a standalone habitat; multiple ecological surveys are out of date and cannot be relied upon to inform the planning process; and the General Arrangement Layout contradicts the Habitat Enhancement drawing (EBD_1712_DR004). In the absence of up-to-date ecological surveys, it is not possible to fully assess impacts on species or consider whether those impacts can be appropriately mitigated or compensated. Furthermore, the current proposal is likely to result in the unmitigated and uncompensated loss of multiple breeding territories of skylark, a priority species. The proposal is judged to have unacceptable impacts on protected and priority species, and fails to accurately account for the net biodiversity impacts of development. These impacts and insufficient information are contrary to policies ENV2, ENV3, and DES1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035, paragraphs 180, 185 and 186 of the NPPF, paragraph 99 of Circular 06/2005, sections 6.2 and 8.1 of BS42020, and other best practice guidance.
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