Issue - meetings

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

The Committee considered application 24/02661/F for the development of 10 speculative commercial units and associated car parking/yard areas planning use classes B2, B8, Eg(i), Eg(ii), Eg(iii) at Land North Of Grundon, Merton Street, Banbury for E5 Commercial (Higham Way) Ltd.

Wendy Parga, local resident, addressed the Committee in objection to the application.

It was proposed by Councillor Biegel and seconded by Councillor Creed that application 24/02661/F be refused as the application was contrary to the current allocation in the current Local Plan under policy Banbury 19 and contrary to policy to ESD15 of the Cherwell Local Plan 2025 and saved policies C28 and ENV1 and in absence of a satisfactory unilateral undertaking or any other form of Section 106 legal agreement, the proposal was contrary to Policy INF1 of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011-2031, CDC’s Planning Obligations SPD 2018 and Government guidance within the National Planning Policy Framework. It was agreed that the exact wording for reasons for refusal to be delegated to officers.

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

Resolved

That, against officer recommendation, the application be refused with the exact wording for reasons for refusal to be delegated to officers and to be published with the decision notice.