Parish meeting called – 27 December

An application for planning permission in principle has been made for a dwelling on a field in Church Lane, Aston Rowant. See https://tinyurl.com/5ye39rza.

The field is well beyond the boundary of the parish, is situated adjacent to a conservation area that protects an historic part of the parish and is on a bridleway, a path that is not a road and which is greatly used by walkers.

The parish council considers this application a risk to the whole parish as it could set a precedent that could see any of the parish’s boundaries extended. The field is large enough to take several houses and could see gaps in this location – and elsewhere – filled in.

The council also considers that the application has been timed to ‘be lost’ at Christmas, giving residents minimal opportunity to notice and to subsequently lodge comments with SODC. The deadline for comments is 4 January and so is before the next regular meeting of the parish council. However, the council has discussed the matter and voted to object to the application. 

We request residents attend to understand the application, what it means, and the importance of comments on SODCs planning portal in relation to the application.

The meeting is at 1930hrs on Friday 27 December in Aston Rowant church.

Adam Bernstein, chairman