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Land West Of Combe Road Stonesfield Oxfordshire

25/01897/OUTOutline ApplicationRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 18 September 2026

Council decision: Refuse2 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Outline planning application with some matters reserved for erection of 20 dwellings within a nature enhancement scheme.

Received
6 August 2025
Public comments
0 · last counted 14 October 2026
Ward
Stonesfield and Tackley
Agent
G.Soame Planning and Development Ltd
  1. Received6 Aug
  2. Validated24 Sep
  3. Consult.15 Oct
  4. Target18 Sep
  5. Decided18 Sep

Decided in 359 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application for a new dwelling at Land West Of Combe Road Stonesfield Oxfordshire. West Oxfordshire has handled 480 applications of this type. This one was decided in 359 days, 44 weeks longer than West Oxfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Stonesfield conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 47 applications across Stonesfield and Tackley.

83% of outline applications at West Oxfordshire District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed development, by reason of its scale, siting on an open and undeveloped grass meadow, and the introduction of built form and associated infrastructure into a site within the Cotswolds National Landscape assessed as having high landscape sensitivity, would cause unacceptable harm to the landscape character and visual amenity of this part of the Cotswolds National Landscape. Insufficient exceptional circumstances have been demonstrated to justify this harm. The development is therefore contrary to Policy EH1 of the West Oxfordshire Local Plan 2031 and Policy N4 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2026).
  2. The proposed development, by reason of its scale and siting, would result in built form being introduced onto the currently undeveloped side of Combe Road along this stretch of the road, creating an urbanising form of development on both sides of Combe Road at this location and causing harm to the character and appearance of the Stonesfield Conservation Area and to the setting of the Grade II listed Stonesfield Manor and the Grade II* listed Church of St James the Great. Having regard to the great weight which must be given to the conservation of these designated heritage assets, this harm is not outweighed by the public benefits of the scheme. The development is therefore contrary to Policies EH9 and EH10 of the West Oxfordshire Local Plan 2031 and Policy HE6 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2026), and fails to preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Conservation Area or the setting of the listed buildings, having regard to sections 66(1) and 72(1) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type
Outline Application
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
20
Parish
Stonesfield

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 September 2025
Consultation end
15 October 2025
Last date for comments
27 October 2025
Target decision date
18 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
G.Soame Planning and Development Ltd
Agent address
Acre Cottage Chapel Road South Leigh Oxon OX29 6UP

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14040631
Documents
56

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Stonesfield Conservation Area
  • National Landscape (AONB): Cotswolds
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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