Planning Application Details

That the proposal to use the property for the sale of hot food is considered to be an inappropriate form of development adjacent to residential properties in that it would have a detrimental effect on the amenities of the occupants of the adjacent properties by reason of increased noise and disturbance from additional vehicular and pedestrian traffic generated particularly during the late evening hours. The proposal would thereby be contrary to policy G7 in the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan. In view of the limited and restricted parking facilities adjacent to the site, the proposal would result in on-street parking on the narrow roads near the site close to a busy junction, which would be harmful to the safety and convenience of the road users and the free flow of traffic. The proposal would thereby be contrary to policies G10 and G11 of the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan. That inadequate information accompanies the application to demonstrate that the property can be ventilated satisfactorily to avoid problems of food odour. That the proposal represents the introduction/intensification of a use which would conflict with the character of the Wheatley Conservation Area and would thereby be contrary to policy CON15 in the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan. That in an appeal against the refusal of planning permission (reference P92/N0446) for a change of use from a shop to the sale of hot food at 51-53 High Street, Wheatley, the Inspector, in dismissing the appeal, considered the proposal to be unsatisfactory in highway terms, to be an intrusive and unneighbourly form of development, and an inappropriate intensification of use in a Conservation Area. In the opinion of the Local Planning Authority, the same considerations apply to this proposal.