Planning appeal decision
Emmanuel Ranch, Windmill Road, Towersey, Thame, OX9 3QH
Planning appeal 6007396 at Emmanuel Ranch, Windmill Road, Towersey, Thame, OX9 3QH (South Oxfordshire) was allowed on 4 September 2026 by Inspector H Nicholls, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the details submitted are acceptable to satisfy the requirements of conditions 6, 7 and 8 of planning permission reference P24/S2018/DA (APP/Q2115/C/3346856).
Material change of use of the land from the keeping of horses to a mixed use comprising (1) the keeping of horses and (2) a caravan site
- Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- caravan-gypsy
- Inspector
- H Nicholls
- Postcode
- OX9 3QH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the details submitted are acceptable to satisfy the requirements of conditions 6, 7 and 8 of planning permission reference P24/S2018/DA (APP/Q2115/C/3346856)
What decided it
The contamination risk assessment details were acceptable and posed no risk to human health, whereas the site development scheme and biodiversity compensation scheme contained unresolved inconsistencies and missing technical details that rendered them unsatisfactory.
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