Agenda item

Resolved

(1)      That the wording of the reasons for refusal be agreed.

The Committee considered application 20/02446/F for the formation of inland waterways marina with ancillary facilities building, car parking, access and associated landscaping including the construction of a new lake  at Glebe Farm Boddington Road, Claydon, Banbury, OX17 1TD  for W A Adams Partnership.  This application was a re-submission of application18/00904/F.

Application 20/02446/F had been considered by Planning Committee on 14 January 2021 and Members had resolved to refuse the application.  Having reviewed the matter and having taken advices from the Council’s legal services team, officers were returning this application to the Committee to seek clarity on the Committee’s resolution.

In reaching its decision the Committee considered the officer’s report and presentation.

Resolved

(1)      That the wording of the reasons for refusal of application 20/02446/F considered at Planning Committee on 14 January 2021, be agreed as follows:

1.       The proposed development, by reason of its nature, size and scale combined with its isolated location away from settlements, established moorings and existing popular destinations and with poor alternative transport links, would be an unsustainable insertion into the open countryside.  Future users of and visitors to the development would have no realistic choice of transport other than the private car, and the proposal would result in an unsustainable form of development.  The proposal would therefore be contrary to Policies SLE1, ESD1, ESD16 of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011-2031 Part 1 and Government guidance within the National Planning Policy Framework.

2.       By virtue of its scale and location, the proposed development would result in a significant increase in traffic on the surrounding road network, and it has not been demonstrated that the access to the development or the visibility over bridges in the local area would be adequate for the scale of development proposed.  The proposal would therefore be to the detriment of local highway safety and contrary to Policy SLE4 of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011-2031 Part 1 and saved Policies TR1, TR7 and TR10 of the Cherwell Local Plan 1996 and Government guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework.

3.       By virtue of its scale and siting, the proposed development would fail to preserve the character and appearance of the Oxford Canal Conservation Area.  This harm, which would be less than the substantial, would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of the proposed development.  The proposed development would therefore be contrary to Policies ESD15 and ESD16 of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011-2031 Part 1 and Government guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework.

4.       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 footpath improvements 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 contrary to Policies SLE4, ESD1, ESD15 and ESD16 of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011-2031 Part 1, and saved Policy TR1 of the Cherwell Local Plan 1996 and Government guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant Government guidance in the National Planning Policy Framework.