Issue - meetings

Refused reasons to be set out in the minutes

The Committee considered application 18/00672/OUT for an outline development for up to 7,161 m2 of B2 and/or B8 industrial development with ancillary offices (B1a), access and landscaping at OS Parcel 8233 South of Baynards Green Farm, Street to Horwell Farm, Baynards Green for Brunel Securities LLP And The Curtis Family.

David Marler, Director at CMS, addressed the committee in objection to the application.

Nick Shute, the applicant’s agent, addressed the committee in support of the application.

In reaching their decision, the committee considered the officers’ report, presentation, written update and the address of the public speakers.

Resolved

That application 18/00672/OUT be refused for the following reasons:

1.               The proposed development would result in the creation of a commercial development, more appropriate in terms of size and scale for a urban location, in a geographically unsustainable location and would not reduce the need to travel or offer a genuine choice of travel modes.  The Council do not consider that exceptional circumstances have been demonstrated and as such the proposal is contrary to the Councils employment strategy contained in Policy SLE1 and ESD1 of the Cherwell Local Plan Part 1 and advice in the NPPF.

2.               The proposed development would cause unjustified visual intrusion and harm into the open countryside and result in sporadic development in the open countryside to the detriment of the character and appearance of the countryside.  The proposal is therefore contrary to Policies SLE1, ESD13 and ESD15 of the Cherwell Local Plan, Saved Policy C8 of the Cherwell Local Plan 1996 and advice in the NPPF.

3.               The proposed development fails to robustly demonstrate that traffic impacts of the development are, or can be made acceptable.  As such the proposal is contrary to Policy SLE4 of the Cherwell Local Plan Part 1 and advice in the NPPF.