Planning Application Details

The proposed development would be contrary to policies G1, EN1 and The proposed development would be contrary to policies G1, EN1 and EN5 of the approved Oxfordshire Structure Plan (December 1992) and EN5 of the approved Oxfordshire Structure Plan (December 1992) and policies G1, EN1 and G4 of the Deposit Draft Structure Plan policies G1, EN1 and G4 of the Deposit Draft Structure Plan (November 1996) which seeks to restrain development outside the (November 1996) which seeks to restrain development outside the county town; to protect the environment from potentially harmful county town; to protect the environment from potentially harmful development and to restrict development in the Green Belt to development and to restrict development in the Green Belt to agricultural, forestry or recreational purposes only. The proposal is agricultural, forestry or recreational purposes only. The proposal is not intended for any of these purposes and there is no evidence of not intended for any of these purposes and there is no evidence of any overriding need which would justify a departure from the planning any overriding need which would justify a departure from the planning policies of the Local Planning Authority. policies of the Local Planning policies of the Local Planning Authority. The proposed development would be contrary to the environmental, The proposed development would be contrary to the environmental, countryside and housing policies of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan countryside and housing policies of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan (G3, G5, GB2 and H6). The proposal would result in the undesirable (G3, G5, GB2 and H6). The proposal would result in the undesirable consolidation of development which lies beyond the built-up area of consolidation of development which lies beyond the built-up area of Wheatley village. The site lies within the Oxford Green Belt where Wheatley village. The site lies within the Oxford Green Belt where there is a presumption against new development apart from that which there is a presumption against new development apart from that which is essential for the needs of agriculture, forestry and recreation is essential for the needs of agriculture, forestry and recreation or some other purpose appropriate to the Green Belt. No justification or some other purpose appropriate to the Green Belt. No justification has been put forward to warrant overriding established Green Belt has been put forward to warrant overriding established Green Belt policies and the proposal is contrary to advice in paragraphs 3.1 and policies and the proposal is contrary to advice in paragraphs 3.1 and 3.2 of PPG2 on Green Belts. 3.2 of PPG2 on Green Belts.