Planning Application Details

That the development would be contrary to the general, environmental/ countryside and housing policies of the approved Structure Plan for Oxfordshire, particularly policies G1, G5 and EN4, and the Council's adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan, particularly policies G1, G5, C2, H6, H16 and H17. The proposal involves the erection of a new dwelling in the countryside which, particularly having regard to the proposed extensive domestic curtilage and use of an existing access at the eastern end of the site, and unlike the original Leys Cottage and its replacement granted planning permission in 1992 and 1996, would be poorly related to Cross Leys, reducing the cohesiveness of the former, and approved, group of buildings, and would intensify this area of sporadic development in the countryside, detrimental to the character and appearance of the locality which lies within the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Insufficient justification accompanies the application to warrant any departure from the policies of the Local Planning Authority.