Conditions / Refusal Reasons
That the proposed development would be contrary to the general,
environmental and employment policies of the Approved Oxfordshire Structure
Plan.
That the proposed development would be contrary to the general, Green Belt
and employment policies of the Adopted Central Oxfordshire Local Plan and
of the Approved South Oxfordshire Local Plan. These policies seek to
generally restrain the overall level of development and enhance the
environment (COLP Policy G1, SOLP Policies G1 and G3), and to prevent
development on the edge of settlements where it would extend their built-
up area (COLP Policy G3; SOLP Policy G5). They also seek to protect the
Oxford Green Belt from inappropriate development or development otherwise
harmful to its open nature, rural character and visual amenity (COLP GB1,
GB2; SOLP GB2, GB3), and to allow employment-related development only
where it constitutes a reasonable expansion on an existing site and does
not conflict with other policies designed to protect the Green Belt and
the landscape (COLP E2, E4; SOLP E3, E6). The change of use of the land to
storage, service and repair of caravans and component sales would represent
a harmful expansion of commercial development outside its existing
boundaries and into the Oxford Green Belt, representing an inappropriate
and intrusive form of development that would detract from its open and
rural character. In the opinion of the Council, very special circumstances
have not been demonstrated sufficient to override these objections to the
development.
That the proposed use, by virtue of its sensitive siting both beyond the
built-up area of Tiddington and the boundaries of existing commercial
development would represent an intrusive and incongruous form of
development which would fail to conserve and enhance the rural character
and appearance of the Area of Great Landscape Value and of the countryside
in general, contrary to Policies C1 and C5 of the Adopted Central
Oxfordshire Local Plan and Policies C1 and C3 of the Approved South
Oxfordshire Local Plan.
(Show Map - opens in new window)
