Planning Application Details

That the proposal will be contrary to the Green Belt, environmental and countryside policies of the Structure Plan, the Central Oxfordshire Local Plan and the approved South Oxfordshire Local Plan which seek to retain the open nature and rural character of the Green Belt by restricting development which would adversely affect its character. The proposed car parking would be visually intrusive and detrimental to the open nature and rural character of this site in the Green Belt, particularly having regard to its extension into the open countryside and the use of floodlighting. The proposal would extend development well beyond the site of the existing farm buildings into open countryside to the detriment of the rural character and appearance of this Area of Great Landscape value. This detrimental impact is exacerbated by the provision of floodlighting and the lack of any soft landscaping which would serve to assimilate the car park into the surrounding area. The proposed car park, by reason of its proximity to Pymroyd House, would have an unneighbourly effect on that property, particularly in view of the high level of lighting, to the detriment of the residential amenities enjoyed by the occupiers of Pymroyd House.