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Agenda and minutes

Uplands Area Planning Sub-Committee - Monday, 21st August, 2023 2.00 pm

Venue: Committee Room 1, Woodgreen, Witney, Oxfordshire OX28 1NB

Contact: Democratic Services 

Items
No. Item

85.

Apologies for Absence and Temporary Appointments

To receive any apologies for absence.

Minutes:

Apologies for Absence were received from the following Members:

 

Councillors Hugo Ashton, Alaa Al-Yousuf and Rizvana Poole.

 

Councillor Elizabeth Poskitt substituted for Councillor Hugo Ashton.

86.

Declarations of Interest

To receive any declarations from Members of the Committee on any items to be considered at the meeting.

Minutes:

There were no Declarations of Interest made by Members of the Committee.

87.

Minutes of Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 62 KB

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on Monday 24 July 2023.

Minutes:

The Minutes of the Previous Meeting, held on Monday 24 July 2023, were approved unanimously by the Committee, and signed by the Chair as a true & accurate record.

88.

Applications for Development pdf icon PDF 498 KB

Purpose:

To consider applications for development, details of which are set out in the attached schedule.

 

Recommendation:

That the applications be determined in accordance with the recommendations of the Business Manager – Development Management.

 

Page

Application No.

Address

Planning Officer

11-44

23/00536/OUT

Land South Of Hit Or Miss Farm, Banbury Road,

Chipping Norton

Joan Desmond

45-76

23/01504/OUT

Land West Of London Lane,

Ascott under Wychwood

Joan Desmond

 

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

23/00536/OUT – Land South of Hit Or Miss Farm, Banbury Road, Chipping Norton.

Joan Desmond, Principal Planner, introduced the outline application for up to 90 residential dwellings, including up to 40% affordable housing, creation of new vehicular access off Banbury Road and provision of public open space with associated landscape planting, infrastructure, drainage measures, earthworks and all other associated works.

The Principal Planner drew the Committee’s attention to comments detailed in the additional representations report, which had been circulated to Members prior to the meeting.

Tim Burden addressed the Committee as the Agent for the application, which raised a point of clarification surrounding affordable housing numbers contained within the site.

The Principal Planner continued with their presentation, which clarified the following points:

  • Location of site within open countryside;
  • Limitations of the Council’s 5 Year Housing Land Supply;
  • Policies relating to the site detailed within the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF);
  • Creation of construction employment in the local area;
  • Benefits relating to the area’s local economy;
  • Supply of affordable housing within the area;
  • Levels of green infrastructure in the local area;
  • Agreement to development subject to legal agreements.

The Chair then invited the Committee to discuss the application, which raised the following points:

  • Benefits of the proposed development to the local area;
  • Access to local provisions, such as education and disposal of fowl water & associated waste;
  • Highways and pedestrian accessibility;
  • Accessibility to public transport services;
  • Updated, visual impacts of the site;
  • Potential hazards associated with the local sports club;
  • Open spaces retained within the development of the site;
  • Traffic enhancement measures associated with the development;
  • Environmental benefits associated with the site;
  • Clarification on healthcare provisions for the local area.

Councillor Mark Walker proposed that application 23/00536/OUT be approved subject to legal agreement, in line with officer recommendations. This was seconded by Councillor Elizabeth Poskitt and was put to a vote. There were 8 votes in favour, 1 against (Councillor Julian Cooper) and Nil abstentions. The vote carried.

Committee Resolved to:

  1. Approve the application subject to legal agreement, in line with officer recommendations.

 

23/01504/OUT – Land West of London Lane, Ascott-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire.

Joan Desmond, Principal Planner, introduced the outline application with all matters reserved (except for access), for the development of up to 40 residential dwellings (C3 use), including 50% affordable housing, with vehicular access from London Lane.

The application included the provision of associated public open space, alongside landscaping, drainage infrastructure, and associated works.

The Principal Planner drew the Committee’s attention to comments detailed in the additional representations report, which had been circulated to Members prior to the meeting. The Principal Planner further advised the Committee that Refusal Reason 3, contained within the original officer report, was no longer applicable as the information had been submitted ahead of the application being considered.

Councillor Brian Leach, Chair of Ascott-under-Wychwood Parish Council, addressed the Committee in support of the Officer Recommendations for Refusal of the application.

Alan Divall addressed the Committee on behalf of the Agent for the application.

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89.

Applications Determined under Delegated Powers and Appeal Decisions

Purpose:

To inform the Sub-Committee of applications determined under delegated powers and any appeal decisions.

Recommendation:

That the reports be noted.

Minutes:

The report giving details of applications, determined under delegated powers, and decisions taken to appeal, was received and noted by the Committee.

 

Committee Resolved to:

1.      Note the report containing details of application, determined under delegated powers and appealed decisions.

 

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