Issue - meetings

Refused, against officer recommendation. Reasons to be set out in the minutes.

The Committee considered application 23/02338/OUT, an outline application for the erection of 15 detached and semi-detached single and two-storey dwellings (including affordable housing) together with means of access - re-submission of 22/03049/OUT for Manorwood Consultancy Ltd at Land West of Oxford Close and North of Corner Farm, Station Road, Kirtlington.

Christine Marsh, on behalf of Kirtlington Parish Council and the Mid-Cherwell Neighbourhood Plan Forum, addressed the Committee in objection to the application.

Jake Collinge, on behalf of the agent for the applicant, JCPC Ltd, addressed the Committee in support of the application.

In reaching its decision the Committee considered the officers’ report, presentation, addresses from the public speakers and the written updates.

It was proposed by Councillor Wood and seconded by Councillor Reynolds that application, 23/02338/OUT be refused, contrary to the officer’s recommendation, for the reason that the proposal failed to respect the traditional settlement pattern of Kirtlington, extending beyond the village’s built up limits, resulting in an incongruous and inappropriate form of development and was therefore contrary to Policies ESD13 and ESD15 of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011-2031 Part 1, Policies C8, C28 and C30 of the Cherwell Local Plan 1996, Policies PD1, PD4 and PD5 of the Mid-Cherwell Neighbourhood Plan 2018-2031 and Government guidance within the National Planning Policy Framework (with the exact wording delegated to officers).

Resolved

That application 23/02338/OUT be refused, contrary to the officer’s recommendation, for the following reasons:

1.         By virtue of the siting and form, the proposal fails to respect the traditional settlement pattern of Kirtlington, extending beyond the village’s built up limits, resulting in an incongruous and inappropriate form of development which would relate poorly to the remainder of the settlement. The proposal therefore runs contrary to Policies ESD13 and ESD15 of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011-2031 Part 1, Policies C8, C28 and C30 of the Cherwell Local Plan 1996, Policies PD1, PD4 and PD5 of the Mid-Cherwell Neighbourhood Plan 2018-2031 and Government guidance within the National Planning Policy Framework.

2.         In the absence of a satisfactory unilateral undertaking or any other form of Section 106 legal agreement the Local Planning Authority is not satisfied that the proposed development provides for appropriate infrastructure contributions required as a result of the development and necessary to make the impacts of the development acceptable in planning terms, to the detriment of both existing and proposed residents and workers and contrary to Policy INF1 of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011-2031 Part 1, CDC’s Planning Obligations SPD 2018 and Government guidance within the National Planning Policy Framework.