Planning Application Details

P23/S4132/FULApplication Type: Full Application (Show Map - opens in new window)
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Description
Installation of a ground mounted solar photovoltaic array, co-located battery energy storage scheme (BES) together with associated infrastructure; security fencing; CCTV; access gate; on-site biodiversity net gain.
Location
Burcot Farm Burcot OX14 3GW
Grid Reference
455542/196739
Applicant
Burcot Solar Farm Limited
Unit 9
Dunchideock Barton
Dunchideock
Exeter
EX2 9UA
Agent
Pegasus Group
First Floor, South Wing, Equinox North
Great Park Road
Almondsbury
Bristol
BS32 4QL
Constraints
Nuneham Courtenay Conservation Area
Case Officer
Nicola Smith
Telephone: 01235 422600
Email: planning@southoxon.gov.uk
Consultation / Notification
No further Representations on this application will be accepted.

Consultations / Notifications to date are shown below.

Name / Number
Date Sent
Response Date
 
Active Travel England - DM Team

12 12 2023
13 12 2023
 
CPRE South Oxfordshire District Committee

25 01 2024
 
Clifton Hampden Parish Council
c/o Mrs A Davies
6 Greystones Court
Kidlington
Oxon
OX5 1AR
11 12 2023
26 01 2024
 
Contaminated Land

11 12 2023
20 12 2023
 
Designing Out Crime Officer

12 12 2023
21 12 2023
 
Didcot Garden Town Team

11 12 2023
 
Drainage - (South&Vale)

11 12 2023
02 02 2024
 
Ecology Team (South and Vale)

11 12 2023
23 02 2024
 
Environment Agency

12 12 2023
23 01 2024
 
Fire Risk Manager

11 12 2023
 
Forestry Officer (South and Vale)

11 12 2023
20 02 2024
 
Heritage Officer (South and Vale)

11 12 2023
12 01 2024
 
Housing Development

11 12 2023
 
Landscape Architect (South and Vale)

11 12 2023
18 12 2023
 
Natural England

12 12 2023
15 01 2024
 
Nuneham Courtenay Parish Council
C/O John Peters
21 Nuneham Courtenay
Nuneham Courtenay
Oxfordshire
11 12 2023
 
Oxford Preservation Trust

12 12 2023
11 01 2024
 
Oxfordshire County Council - Single Response

12 12 2023
12 01 2024
 
SGN Plant Protection Team

11 12 2023
11 12 2023
 
Thames Water Development Control

12 12 2023
 
54 Rosamund Road
Wolvercote
Oxford
Oxon
OX2 8NX
11 12 2023
29 01 2024
 
3 Croft Cottages
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DG
11 12 2023
26 01 2024
 
4 Croft Cottages
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DG
11 12 2023
26 01 2024
 
4 Croft Cottages
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DG
11 12 2023
26 01 2024
 
Coach House
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DJ
26 01 2024
 
Willow Cottage
Watery Lane
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EL
11 12 2023
26 01 2024
 
4 Balfour Cottages
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DR
25 01 2024
 
Sundial Cottage
Watery Lane
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EL
11 12 2023
25 01 2024
 
Sundial Cottage
Watery Lane
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EL
25 01 2024
 
Guildown
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DW
24 01 2024
 
Guildown
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DW
24 01 2024
 
Mulberry Cottage
Oxford Road
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EW
11 12 2023
24 01 2024
 
Coach House
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DJ
23 01 2024
 
1 Rough Lodge Cottages
Nuneham Park
Nuneham Courtenay
Oxford
OX44 9PN
22 01 2024
 
11 Burcot Park
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DH
22 01 2024
 
7 Bridge End
Dorchester-On-Thames
Wallingford
OX10 7JR
21 01 2024
 
8 Balfour Cottages
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DR
21 01 2024
 
8 Burcot Park
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DH
21 01 2024
 
8 Burcot Park
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DH
21 01 2024
 
Burcot Tower
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DJ
21 01 2024
 
Grantchester House
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DN
21 01 2024
 
consulted by email
21 01 2024
 
Clifton Hampden Post Office & Stores
High Street
Clifton Hampden
OX14 3EE
19 01 2024
 
Little Oaks
Watery Lane
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EJ
19 01 2024
 
2 Croft Cottages
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DG
11 12 2023
18 01 2024
 
7 Waterside Villas
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3BZ
11 12 2023
18 01 2024
 
Cromlech
Oxford Road
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EW
18 01 2024
 
Cromlech
Oxford Road
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EW
18 01 2024
 
Jasmine Cottage
Oxford Road
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EW
18 01 2024
 
Beeches
3-4 Watery Lane
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EJ
17 01 2024
 
Vanessa Hopkins
Clifton Hampden
17 01 2024
 
1 Croft Cottages
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DG
11 12 2023
16 01 2024
 
20 Burcot Park
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DH
16 01 2024
 
7 Balfour Cottages
Burcot
OX14 3DR
11 12 2023
16 01 2024
 
Carla Robey via email
11 12 2023
16 01 2024
 
4 Burcot Park
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DH
15 01 2024
 
Lime Tree Cottage
Oxford Road
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EW
15 01 2024
 
consulted by email
15 01 2024
 
Burcot Tower
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DJ
11 12 2023
14 01 2024
 
Chestnut Cottage
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DJ
11 12 2023
14 01 2024
 
Chestnut Cottage
Burcot
OX14 3DJ
11 12 2023
14 01 2024
 
1 Croft Cottages
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DG
11 12 2023
13 01 2024
 
The White Cottage
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DQ
13 01 2024
 
17 Burcot Park
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DH
12 01 2024
 
4 Waterside Villas
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3BZ
12 01 2024
 
Rustlings
Watery Lane
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EJ
11 12 2023
12 01 2024
 
5 Riverside House
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3BY
11 12 2023
11 01 2024
 
Barnhips
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DP
11 01 2024
 
Burr Wood
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DJ
11 01 2024
 
Fieldside
Oxford Road
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EW
11 01 2024
 
Hampden House
Abingdon Road
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EG
11 01 2024
 
Jelleyman'S Cottage
53 Oxford Road
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EW
11 01 2024
 
Raggalds
Nuneham Courtenay
Oxford
OX44 9PP
11 12 2023
11 01 2024
 
Rosebank
Oxford Road
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EW
11 01 2024
 
The Ridges
Abingdon Road
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EG
11 01 2024
 
Stamford House
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DJ
10 01 2024
 
consulted by email
10 01 2024
 
Fullamoor Farm House
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3DD
11 12 2023
06 01 2024
 
2 Burcot Park
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DH
11 12 2023
02 01 2024
 
1 Rough Lodge Cottages
Nuneham Park
Nuneham Courtenay
Oxford
OX44 9PN
11 12 2023
 
1 Waterside Villas
Burcot
OX14 3BZ
11 12 2023
 
1 Waterside Villas
Burcot
OX14 3BZ
11 12 2023
 
10 Riverside House
Burcot
OX14 3BY
11 12 2023
 
11 Burcot Farm Cottages
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DL
11 12 2023
 
11 Burcot Farm Cottages
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DL
11 12 2023
 
11 Burcot Park
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DH
11 12 2023
 
11 Fieldside
Long Wittenham
Abingdon
OX14 4QB
11 12 2023
 
12 Burcot Farm Cottages
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DL
11 12 2023
 
13 Burcot Farm Cottages
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DL
11 12 2023
 
14 Burcot Farm Cottages
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DL
11 12 2023
 
15 Long Lane
Oxford
OX4 3TN
11 12 2023
 
18 Balfour Cottages
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DR
11 12 2023
 
1b Oxford Road
Dorchester-On-Thames
Wallingford
OX10 7LX
11 12 2023
 
2 Rough Lodge Cottages
Nuneham Park
Nuneham Courtenay
Oxford
OX44 9PN
11 12 2023
 
203 Campbell Road
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX4 3NS
11 12 2023
 
3 Burcot Park
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DH
12 12 2023
 
3 Riverside House
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3BY
11 12 2023
 
36 Papist Way
Cholsey
Wallingford
OX10 9QH
11 12 2023
 
38 The Cedars
Benson
Wallingford
OX10 6LL
11 12 2023
 
4 Burcot Park
Abingdon
Oxon
OX14 3DH
11 12 2023
 
46 Slade Road
Didcot
OX11 7AT
11 12 2023
 
5 Waterside Villas
Burcot
OX14 3BZ
11 12 2023
 
6 Balfour Cottages
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DR
11 12 2023
 
6 Balfour Cottages
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DR
11 12 2023
 
67 Churchill Road
Didcot
OX11 7BU
11 12 2023
 
7 Bridge End
Dorchester-On-Thames
Wallingford
OX10 7JR
11 12 2023
 
7 Riverside House
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3BY
11 12 2023
 
8 Courtiers Green
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EN
11 12 2023
 
8 Courtiers Green
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3E
11 12 2023
 
8 Courtiers Green
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EN
11 12 2023
 
8 Courtiers Green
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EN
11 12 2023
 
8 Courtiers Green
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EN
11 12 2023
 
8 Waterside Villas
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3BZ
11 12 2023
 
94 Frenchay Road
Oxford
OX2 6TF
11 12 2023
 
95 Abingdon Road
Dorchester-On-Thames
Wallingford
OX10 7LB
11 12 2023
 
Appeals
 
Ashbourne House
Oxford Road
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EW
11 12 2023
 
Bannisters
Middle Street
Islip
Kidlington
Oxon
SF OX5 2
11 12 2023
 
Barn River
Oxford Road
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EW
11 12 2023
 
Burcot Farm House
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DL
11 12 2023
 
Burcot Tower
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DJ
11 12 2023
 
Burcot Tower
Burcot
OX14 3DJ
11 12 2023
 
Byfields
13 Watling Lane
Dorchester-On-Thames
Wallingford
OX10 7JG
11 12 2023
 
Cader
2 The Limes
Dorchester-On-Thames
Wallingford
OX10 7LL
11 12 2023
 
Cedar Gables
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DJ
11 12 2023
 
Chestnut Cottage
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DJ
11 12 2023
 
Chestnut Cottage
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DJ
11 12 2023
 
Clifton Heath Cottage
Nuneham Park
Nuneham Courtenay
Oxford
OX44 9PW
11 12 2023
 
Clifton Heath Cottage
Nuneham Park
Nuneham Courtenay
Oxford
OX44 9PW
11 12 2023
 
Cromlech
Oxford Road
Clifton Hampden
OX14 3EW
11 12 2023
 
Glebe Barn
Brightwell Baldwin
Watlington
OX49 5NP
11 12 2023
 
Hampden Cottage
Abingdon Road
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EG
11 12 2023
 
Kara
Watery Lane
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EJ
11 12 2023
 
Laurel Cottage
High Street
Long Wittenham
Abingdon
OX14 4QQ
11 12 2023
 
Lower Town Farm House
High Street
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EQ
11 12 2023
 
Macarena via Email
11 12 2023
 
Marsh Cottage
Marsh Road
Leonard Stanley
Gloucestershire
GL10 3NG
11 12 2023
 
Marshfield
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DN
11 12 2023
 
Nick Parsons via email
11 12 2023
 
Northfield
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DJ
11 12 2023
 
Nurses Cottage
High Street
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EQ
11 12 2023
 
Old Farmhouse
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DL
11 12 2023
 
Orchard Stables
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DQ
11 12 2023
 
Rook Barn
20 The Green
Garsington
Oxford
OX44 9DF
11 12 2023
 
Susan Bowditch via Email
11 12 2023
 
Tanglewood
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DJ
11 12 2023
 
The Thatched Cottage
Abingdon Road
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EG
11 12 2023
 
Tinel House
Priory Lane, off Park Street
Charlbury
Oxfordshire
OX7 3PT
11 12 2023
 
Via email
11 12 2023
 
Via email
11 12 2023
 
Via email
11 12 2023
 
Whitegate House
11 The Limes
Dorchester-On-Thames
Wallingford
OX10 7LL
11 12 2023
 
Withywindle
Burcot
Abingdon
OX14 3DN
11 12 2023
 
Woodfield House
Oxford Road
Clifton Hampden
Abingdon
OX14 3EW
11 12 2023
 
via email
11 12 2023
 
xx
 
xx
 
consulted by email
11 12 2023
 
Application Type
Major
         (Full Application)
        
Application Progress
Date Received  
4th December 2023
Registration Date  
4th December 2023
Start Consultation Period  
11th December 2023
End Consultation Period  
26th January 2024
Target Decision Date  
4th March 2024
Decision
Refusal of Planning Permission on 28th February 2024
Conditions / Refusal Reasons
The development is inappropriate development that would be harmful to the openness of the Green Belt and would conflict with the stated purposes of the Green Belt, particularly in respect of preventing neighbouring towns merging into one another and in assisting in safeguarding the countryside from encroachment. The application does not satisfy the requirements for very special circumstances as set out by the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).  As such the application is contrary to Policies STRAT6 and DES9 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035 and the NPPF.

The application fails to satisfy the requirements of national policy and guidance to demonstrate that all of the agricultural land within the site is necessary for the siting of the proposed solar arrays, and that poorer quality land could not be used in preference to higher quality land. The loss of Best and Most Versatile land throughout the lifetime of the proposed development (40 years) has not been justified by compelling evidence in accordance with the written ministerial statement of 25 March 2015 concerning the unjustified use of agricultural land, which is reflected in policy DES7 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035 and the NPPF.

Insufficient information has been submitted with the application to make an informed and reasoned judgement on the ecological and biodiversity impacts of the development. The Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA) (Ecology by Design, November 2023) does not account for the mature scattered trees as a standalone habitat; multiple ecological surveys are out of date and cannot be relied upon to inform the planning process; and the General Arrangement Layout contradicts the Habitat Enhancement drawing (EBD_1712_DR004). In the absence of up-to-date ecological surveys, it is not possible to fully assess impacts on species or consider whether those impacts can be appropriately mitigated or compensated. Furthermore, the current proposal is likely to result in the unmitigated and uncompensated loss of multiple breeding territories of skylark, a priority species. The proposal is judged to have unacceptable impacts on protected and priority species, and fails to accurately account for the net biodiversity impacts of development. These impacts and insufficient information are contrary to policies ENV2, ENV3, and DES1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035, paragraphs 180, 185 and 186 of the NPPF, paragraph 99 of Circular 06/2005, sections 6.2 and 8.1 of BS42020, and other best practice guidance.
Appeal
Appeal Allowed on 4 March 2025
Appeal Case Officer
Nicola Smith
Telephone: 01235 422600

         Email: planning@southoxon.gov.uk
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