Planning Application Details

That the proposal would be contrary to policy G4 of the Oxfordshire Structure Plan 2011, policy GB2 of the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan and Government guidance in PPG2 - Green Belts. The site lies within the Oxford Green Belt wherein there is a strong presumption against new buildings other than those essentially required for the purposes of agriculture, forestry, recreation, cemeteries and limited residential infilling within existing villages. The site lies in an isolated location and the erection of a dwelling would detract from the open nature and rural character of the Oxford Green Belt. That the proposal would be contrary to the general, countryside and housing policies of the Oxfordshire Structure Plan 2011 (policies G1, G2, G5, EN1, EN2 and H1) and the South Oxfordshire Local Plan (policies G1, G5, C3 and H6). The erection of a dwelling would constitute an intrusive form of development in an isolated location which would detract from the rural and visual amenities of the locality which lies within an Area of Great Landscape Value. That the proposal would be contrary to policy H14 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan and Government advice contained in Annexe 1 of PPG7 - The Countryside - Environmental Quality and Economic and Social Development. It is considered that the proposal fails to demonstrate an overriding existing agricultural justification sufficient to warrant the erection of a permanent residential dwelling.