Issue - meetings

Refused, reasons to be set out in the minutes.

The Committee considered application 19/00963/OUT which was the resubmission of application 17/02394/OUT, an outline application for permission for up to 40 dwellings with associated landscaping, open space and vehicular access off Berry Hill Road (all matters reserved other than access) at OS Parcel 9100 Adjoining and East of Last House Adjoining and North of Berry Hill Road Adderbury for Hollins Strategic Land LLP.

Matthew Symons, Agent for the applicant, addressed the Committee in support of the application.

In reaching its decision the Committee considered the officer’s report and presentation, the written update and the address of the public speaker.

Resolved

(1)      That application 19/00963/OUT be refused for the following reasons:

1        The development proposed, by reason of its scale and siting beyond the built up limits of the village, in open countryside and taking into account the number of dwellings already permitted in Adderbury, with no further development identified through the Adderbury Neighbourhood Plan 2014-2031, is considered to be unnecessary, undesirable and unsustainable development. The site itself is in an unsustainable location on the edge of the village, distant from local services and facilities and would result in a development where future occupiers would be highly reliant on the private car for day to day needs. The proposal is therefore unacceptable in principle and contrary to Policies ESD1, BSC1, SLE4 and Villages 2 of the Cherwell Local Plan (2011-2031) Part 1, Saved Policy H18 of the Cherwell Local Plan 1996 and Government guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework.

2       The development proposed, by virtue of its poorly integrated relationship with existing built development, its extension beyond the built limits of the village (beyond the Adderbury Settlement Boundary as defined in the Adderbury Neighbourhood Plan 2014 - 2031) causing significant urbanisation and its visual impact on the rural character, appearance of the locality and local settlement pattern, would cause unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area and the rural setting of the village and would fail to reinforce local distinctiveness. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policies ESD13, ESD15 and Villages 2 of the Cherwell Local Plan (2011-2031) Part 1, Saved Policies C8, C27, C28 and C33 of the Cherwell Local Plan 1996, Policy AD1 of the Adderbury Neighbourhood Plan - 2014 - 2031 and Government guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework.

3       In the absence of the completion of a satisfactory S106 Planning Agreement, the Local Planning Authority is not convinced that the necessary infrastructure directly required both on and off site as a result of this development, in the interests of safeguarding public infrastructure, mitigating highway safety concerns, delivering mixed and balanced communities by the provision of affordable housing and securing on site future maintenance arrangements will be provided. This would be contrary to Policy INF1, PSD1, BSC2, BSC9, BSC11 and ESD7 of the adopted Cherwell Local Plan (2011-2031) Part 1 and the advice within the National Planning Policy Framework.