Planning Application Details

That the development would be contrary to the provisions of the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan. Planning permission will not normally be given for isolated houses in the countryside nor for development on the edge of settlements where it would extend their built-up area into the countryside (Policy H6). The conversion of existing buildings in the countryside and Oxford Green Belt may be acceptable provided the building is substantial and attractive and is capable of conversion without substantial rebuilding (Policy C11). Within Conservation Areas, the Council seek to ensure that the character of the area is preserved and enhanced (Policy CON8). The site lies in attractive countryside on the edge of Toot Baldon, within the Toot Baldon Conservation Area and Oxford Green Belt, and in the opinion of the Local Planning Authority requires substantial rebuilding works to its structure to make it habitable. There is consequently no justification for permitting a new dwelling in open countryside, within the Oxford Green Belt and Toot Baldon Conservation Area, which, together with the ancillary domestic activities and structures, would detract from the rural character and landscape of the locality.