Conditions / Refusal Reasons
That the proposal would be contrary to policy G4 of the Oxfordshire
Structure Plan and policy GB2 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan.
The site lies within the Oxford Green Belt wherein there is a general
presumption against new development apart from that which is
essential for the needs of agriculture, forestry and recreation
or some other purpose appropriate to the Green Belt. It is considered
there is insufficient justification to warrant any departure from
these Green Belt policies.
That the proposal would be contrary to the general, environmental
and housing policies of the Oxfordshire Structure Plan (policies G1,
EN4 and H1), and the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan
(policies G1, G5, C3, H5 and H18). The site does not constitute
a strict infill plot, that is, a small gap in an otherwise built-up
frontage. Its development by the erection of two dwellings would be
an unacceptable form of backland development that would extend
the built up limits of the village into open countryside and detract
from the rural character of the area which lies within an Area of
Great Landscape Value.
That the development would be contrary to Central Government advice set
out in Planning Policy Guidance Note 2 - Green Belts which states that
there is a general presumption against inappropriate development
within the Green Belt except for the needs of agriculture, forestry,
outdoor sport, cemeteries and other uses of land which preserve
the openness of the area. The proposal does not constitute limited
infilling and it therefore comprises inappropriate development that
is, by definition, harmful to the Green Belt. No exceptional
circumstances have been put forward that would warrant overriding
this Government Guidance.
That the proposal would result in an unacceptable intensification
of use of a substandard access onto Woodperry Road which lacks
adequate visiblity and would therefore be detrimental to the safety and
convenience of users of the public highway.