Planning Application Details

That the proposal would be contrary to policy EN5 of the Oxfordshire Structure Plan, policy G4 of the Oxfordshire Structure Plan (Deposit Draft), policy GB1 of the Council's adopted Central Oxfordshire Local Plan, policy GB2 of the Council's approved South Oxfordshire Local Plan (as proposed to be modified) and Government advice in PPG2. The site lies within the Oxford Green Belt wherein there is a general presumption against new development apart from that which is essential for the needs of agriculture, forestry and recreation or some other purpose appropriate to the Green Belt. The proposal would result in the erection of a permanent dwelling which would be detrimental to the rural open character and visual amenity of the Green Belt. No justification has been put forward to warrant overriding established Green Belt policies. That the proposal would be contrary to the environmental, countryside and housing policies of the Oxfordshire Structure Plan (G1, EN1, EN4 and H1), the Oxfordshire Structure Plan Deposit Draft (G1, G2, G5, EN1, EN5 and H1), the adopted Central Oxfordshire Local Plan (G1, G3, C5, H3 and H4) and the approved South Oxfordshire Local Plan (G1, G5, C3, H5 and H6). The site does not constitute a strict infill plot and lies within an Area of Great Landscape Value wherein the Council will seek to conserve and enhance the quality of the landscape. That the proposal would result in the undesirable consolidation of an existing scatter of development which lies beyond the built up limits of Garsington and would be detrimental to the rural character and appearance of the locality which lies within the Oxford Green Belt and an Area of Great Landscape Value. That in a decision letter dated 3 August 1990 on an appeal against the decision of the Council to refuse planning permission for the erection of a bungalow on the site, the Inspector dismissed the appeal and concluded that:- "The Council's long term objective is the removal of all mobile homes from the land and its return to agricultural use. I consider this to be a worthwhile aim given the location of the land in an Area of Great Landscape Value and in the Green Belt".... "In my view the appeal project would be harmful to the aims and provisions of the Green Belt policies by making permanent the existing intrusion of development along Kiln Lane into the open countryside within the relatively narrow sector of Green Belt between Garsington and the built up area of Oxford." The Council take the view that there has been no change in circumstances to warrant overriding this decision.