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Approved in line with officer recommendation, subject to conditions (and any amendments as deemed necessary) and completion of a S106 legal agreement, details to be set out in the minutes.

The Committee considered application 23/03290/F for the change of use of an existing poultry shed to container storage (Use Class B8) including associated landscaping at Poultry House, Rickfield Farm, Station Road, Milcombe, OX15 4RS for Mr Geoffrey Taylor.

Caroline Mills, local resident, addressed the Committee in objection to the application.

Jenny Taylor, applicant, addressed the Committee in support of the application.

It was proposed by Councillor Rogers and seconded by Councillor Chapman that application 23/03290/F be refused against officer recommendation, as the facility would be in a geographically unstainable location and was contrary to policies SLE1 and ESD1 of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011-2031 and Government guidance in the National Planning Policy Framework.

The proposal was debated and on being put to the vote the motion was lost and therefore fell.

It was proposed by Councillor Conway and seconded by Councillor Webb that application 23/03290/F be approved, in line with the officer recommendation including the amendments to the recommendation provided in the written updates.

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

Resolved

That, in line with the officer recommendation, authority be delegated to the Assistant Director for Planning to grant permission for application 23/03290/F with amendments to condition 7 (reptiles and amphibians) and an additional S106 clause regarding  the use of the barn should the applicant no longer own/run the farming enterprise (and any amendments to those conditions/S106 as deemed necessary) subject to:

i)          The conditions set out below (and any amendment to those conditions as deemed necessary) and

ii)         The completion of a planning obligation under section 106 of the town and country planning act 1990, as substituted by the planning and compensation act 1991, to secure the benefits of the proposal as set out by the applicant/their agent and to tie these to the enterprise in particular the regenerative farming practices:

Conditions

1.         The development to which this permission relates shall be begun not later than the expiration of three years beginning with the date of this permission.

Reason - To comply with the provisions of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

2.         Except where otherwise stipulated by conditions attached to this permission, the development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the application form and the following plans and documents:

• TAY001/003 Rev A – Site Location Plan 

• TAY001/004 Rev A – Site Plan 

• TAY001/005 Rev A – Container Layout Plan 

• TAY001/006 Rev A – Landscaping Plan

• Planning, Design and Access Statement  

• Protected Species Survey by Philip Irving, dated August 2023

Reason – For the avoidance of doubt, to ensure that the development is carried out only as approved by the Local Planning Authority and comply with Government guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework.

3.         The site shall not be used other than for the purpose of a self-storage facility and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 67