Planning Application Details

The mix of dwelling sizes proposed in both market and affordable housing sectors would not meet identified local need and would be contrary to policies H9 and H11 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.

Due to the site layout and the design of the proposed affordable units, including in respect of car parking and outdoor amenity provision, the affordable units would be clearly indistinguishable from market housing, and would not be distributed through the site, and as such the proposed development would fail to create mixed and balanced communities contrary to policies H9 and DES1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.

The proposed development is not considered to be an appropriate response to the site character, constraints and context and would fail to make efficient use of the site; would be out of keeping with the surrounding grain and character of development; and would fail to retain and provide appropriate green infrastructure necessary to ensure a high quality development, contrary to policies DES1, DES2, DES3, DES4, ENV1 and ENV5 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan and the Joint Design Guide.

The proposals would fail to provide sufficient public open space to serve the development and would conflict with Policy CF5 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan, the Joint Design Guide and the South Oxfordshire Developer Contribution SPD.

The proposed access to serve the site, and the amount and layout of car parking, would fail to provide an environment that would be safe for all users, with particular detriment to pedestrians, and would fail to encourage walking and cycling and be detrimental to highway safety, contrary to policies TRANS2 and TRANS5 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.

The site is at medium risk of surface water flooding, but has not been subject to the sequential test, so fails to demonstrate that there are no alternative sites in areas with a lower risk of flooding. As such the proposal could not be considered to direct development to areas with the lowest probability of flooding and would be contrary to Policy EP4 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035 and paragraph 168 of the NPPF.

In the absence of a completed S106 legal agreement, the proposal fails to secure affordable housing to meet the needs of the District. As such, the development would be contrary to the National Planning Policy Framework and policies H9 and H11 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.

In the absence of a completed S106 legal agreement, the proposal fails to secure infrastructure necessary to meet the needs of the development. As such, the development would be contrary to the National Planning Policy Framework and policies INF1 and CF5 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.