Issue - meetings

Refused reasons to be set out in the minutes

The Committee considered application 15/01872/F for the erection of new buildings off Sterling Road Approach to contain 44 x 2 bedroom flats, the conversion of offices above existing retail store to form 8 x 2 bedroom flats, and alterations to existing retail store including the construction of new accesses, car parking, service and turning areas and landscaping at Co-op, 26 High Street, Kidlington for Midcounties Cooperative Society and Cantay Estates Ltd.

Councillor Carmen Griffiths addressed the committee as local Ward member.

David Betts, a Kidlington Parish Council Councillor, addressed the committee in objection to the application.

In reaching their decision, the committee considered the officers report, presentation, written update and the address of the local ward member and public speaker.

Resolved

That application 15/01872/F be refused, for the following reasons:

1.            The proposed development is contrary to Policy Kidlington 2 of the adopted Cherwell Local Plan 2011-2031 and the aspirations of the recently adopted Kidlington Framework Masterplan supplementary planning document in that it does not allow for the meeting of the objectives and aspirations of the latter document for the strengthening of the village centre through use of mixed use redevelopment opportunities and through improving connectivity between areas of the village centre, and consequently does not contribute significantly to the regeneration of the village centre as required by Policy Kidlington 2

2.            In the absence of the completion of a satisfactory Planning Obligation the Local Planning Authority is not convinced that the necessary infrastructure directly required both on and off the site, including the provision of appropriate affordable housing, will be provided. Therefore the proposal would be contrary to Policies INF1, BSC3, BSC10 and BSC11 of the adopted Cherwell Local Plan 2011-2031 and the advice contained in the National Planning Policy Framework