Planning Application Details

That the proposal is contrary to the general restraint, environmental and employment policies of the Oxfordshire Structure Plan 2011 and the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan. The general strategy is to steer employment development to the county towns (Structure Plan Policy E2) to restrain it elsewhere and to allow smaller premises up to 500 square metres within villages (South Oxfordshire Local Plan Policy E3, E6) where it does not conflict with other policies. This proposal is for development of an isolated site in an open countryside location beyond the land allocated for industrial purposes in the South Oxfordshire Local Plan and for this reason is not considered appropriate in accordance with Policy E7 of the Local Plan. The proposal to erect a substantial industrial building together with car parking and the outside storage of vehicles will be a visually intrusive element in this open countryside location which is vulnerable to pressures for development, to the detriment of the open and rural character of the area contrary to Policies G5, G1 and C1 of the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan.