Application registered
Consultation
period
Application under consideration
Decision
made
Description
Proposed erection of 11 dwellings with associated access, landscaping & parking.
Location
Land West of Reading Road Lower Shiplake RG9 4AA
Grid Reference
477003/179777
Applicant
Westbourne Homes Ltd and Debrecq (Crossways) Ltd
c/o agent
The Mitfords
Basingstoke Road, Three Mile Cross
Reading
RG7 1AT
Agent
Woolf Bond Planning
The Mitfords
Basingstoke Road
Three Mile Cross
Reading
RG7 1AT
Consultation / Notification
No further Representations on this application will be accepted.
Consultations / Notifications to date are shown below.
Name / Number
Date Sent
Response Date
106 Infrastructure and Development
16 11 2021
Community Infrastructure Officer & 106 Officer
12 11 2021
Countryside Officer (South and Vale)
24 01 2022
Energy Assessor (ESE Ltd)
07 02 2022
Forestry Officer (South and Vale)
21 03 2022
Harpsden Parish Council
c/o Anne-Marie Scanlon
10 Horse Leys
Highland Park
Henley on Thames
RG9 1BQ
25 11 2021
Henley-on-Thames Town Council
c/o Sheridan Jacklin-Edward
Council Offices
Town Hall
Market Place
HENLEY-ON-THAMES
RG9 2AQ
25 11 2021
Landscape Architect (South and Vale)
21 03 2022
Oxfordshire County Council Single Response
01 04 2022
Planning Enforcement Team
SGN Plant Protection Team
09 11 2021
Shiplake Parish Council
c/o Mr R V Hudson
66 Makins Road
Henley on Thames
RG9 1PR
02 12 2021
South and Vale District of CPRE
13 12 2021
Thames Water Development Control
29 03 2022
The Henley Society (Planning)
23 11 2021
Urban Design Officer (South and Vale)
14 02 2022
Rambler Cottage
Reading Road
Shiplake
Henley-On-Thames
RG9 3PH
03 12 2021
Kismet
The Crescent
Shiplake
Henley-On-Thames
RG9 3LL
29 11 2021
Coolhurst
Mill Road
Shiplake
Henley-On-Thames
RG9 3LW
24 11 2021
2 Quarry Lane
Shiplake
Henley-On-Thames
RG9 3JW
23 11 2021
2 Quarry Lane
Shiplake
Henley-On-Thames
RG9 3JW
19 11 2021
The Maples
Crowsley Road
Shiplake
Henley-On-Thames
RG9 3LD
19 11 2021
Woodlands
Woodlands Road
Harpsden
Henley-On-Thames
RG9 4AA
11 11 2021
12 Brampton Chase
Lower Shiplake
Henley-On-Thames
RG9 3BX
2 Haileywood Farm Cottages
Reading Road
Shiplake
Henley-On-Thames
RG9 4BG
6 Quarry Lane
Shiplake
Henley-On-Thames
RG9 3JW
Brook End
Lashbrook Road
Lower Shiplake
Henley-On-Thames
RG9 3NX
Cedar View
Mill Road
Shiplake
Henley-On-Thames
RG9 3LN
Charnwood House
Station Road
Shiplake
Henley-On-Thames
RG9 3JS
Chiltern Lodge
Station Road
Shiplake
Henley-On-Thames
RG9 3JS
Corner House
Woodlands Road
Shiplake
Henley-On-Thames
RG9 3PJ
Crossways
Woodlands Road
Harpsden
Henley-On-Thames
RG9 4AA
Eyot Wood
Bolney Road
Lower Shiplake
Henley-On-Thames
RG9 3NS
Harmony
Lashbrook Road
Lower Shiplake
Henley-On-Thames
RG9 3NX
Lashbrook
Lashbrook Road
Lower Shiplake
Henley-On-Thames
RG9 3NX
Marton
Lashbrook Road
Lower Shiplake
Henley-On-Thames
RG9 3NX
Oakfield House
Woodlands Road
Harpsden
Henley-On-Thames
RG9 4AA
Pennyhill
Woodlands Road
Harpsden
Henley-On-Thames
RG9 4AA
Rodborough House
Mill Lane
Shiplake
Henley-On-Thames
RG9 3ND
Shiplake College
Reading Road
Shiplake
Henley-On-Thames
RG9 4BW
Southcote
Toast Lane
Mill Road
Shiplake
Henley-On-Thames
RG9 3LF
Starlings
New Road
Shiplake
Henley-On-Thames
RG9 3LA
The Chase
Station Road
Shiplake
Henley-On-Thames
RG9 3JR
The Springs
Mill Road
Shiplake
Henley-On-Thames
RG9 3LN
Wayford
Bolney Road
Lower Shiplake
Henley-On-Thames
RG9 3NT
Application Type
Major
(Full Application)
Application Progress
Date Received
29th October 2021
Registration Date
3rd November 2021
Start Consultation Period
9th November 2021
End Consultation Period
10th December 2021
Target Decision Date
7th April 2022
Decision
Refusal of Planning Permission on 7th April 2022
Conditions / Refusal Reasons
The proposed development fails to accord with the strategy for new housing set out in the development plan. The application site is located outside of the settlement of Lower Shiplake, is not a site allocated for development, and would not constitute infill development as identified in Policies H8 and H16 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035. As such, it does not fall within one of the categories where development is acceptable and is contrary to policies STRAT1 and H1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.
The proposed development would result in the loss of the role of the site as a transitional space between the settlement of Lower Shiplake to the east and open countryside to the west. The proposed development would encroach into undeveloped land and would diminish the open character of the site and its importance in the setting of the settlement of Lower Shiplake. The scale and massing of the market dwellings detracts from the appearance and character of the local area and do not provide a form of quality architecture. The proposed development is contrary to policies DES1 and ENV1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan and the South Oxfordshire Design Guide.
The proposal does not provide a mix of market dwellings to meet the housing need, including smaller dwellings, as set out in the Oxfordshire Strategic Housing Market Assessment 2014. The proposed development is therefore contrary to paragraph 8 of the National Planning Policy Framework and policies H11 and DES1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.
In the absence of a completed Section 106 legal agreement, the proposal fails to secure affordable housing to meet the needs of the district. As such, the development is contrary policies H9 and H11 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.
In the absence of a completed Section 106 legal agreement, the proposal fails to secure infrastructure necessary to meet the needs of the development. As such, the development is contrary to policies INF1 and CF5 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.
Appeal
Appeal Allowed on 15 September 2022
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