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LOCAL DEVELOPMENT

FRAMEWORK

CONTENTS

South Oxfordshire Annual Monitoring Report 2010 i

Contents Executive summary ii Section 1. Introduction 1

Section 2. Progress with local development framework preparation Programmed and actual progress with LDF preparation 5

Section 3. Methodology for policy monitoring 6 Section 4. Monitoring of key policy themes Business development 8 Housing 10 Community 32 Section 5. Policy Review Policy monitoring 41 Classification of settlements 43 Statement of Community Involvement 44

Appendices 1. Monitoring of policies in the Local Plan 46 2. Village services and facilities survey results 52 3. Glossary 56 If you have any queries about this report please contact the planning policy team at [email protected] or 01491 823725.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

South Oxfordshire Annual Monitoring Report 2010 ii

Executive summary

This is our sixth Annual Monitoring Report (AMR). The council produces a report each December as part of the South Oxfordshire Local Development Framework. The first section introduces the AMR and its contents. The second shows progress in meeting the work programme in the Local Development Scheme (LDS) for preparing planning policy documents. It shows that we need to revise our work programme, which we are already working on. The third section explains our methodology for policy monitoring and the fourth section sets out the results of monitoring key policy themes using a number of indicators, some of which the government prescribes. It includes a housing trajectory. In section five we consider whether there is a need for any review of our existing policies. Section five goes on to update the categorisation of settlements in paragraph 5.17 of South Oxfordshire Local Plan (SOLP) 2011, which we use to ensure that development takes place in the more sustainable locations in the district. The categorisation is based on the size of the settlement and the services and facilities within it. We have recently carried out an update of the categorisation and there have been three changes. East Hagbourne has population of over 1,000 and as such has moved from category iv to category ii. Aston Rowant and Ipsden have public transport more than once a day and have moved from category v to category iv.

SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION

South Oxfordshire Annual Monitoring Report 2010 1

Section 1. Introduction 1.1 This annual monitoring report (AMR) forms part of the South Oxfordshire Local

Development Framework. Its purpose is to assess the implementation of our Local Development Scheme (LDS) and the extent to which we are successful in implementing the policies in local development documents, in our case the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

1.2 Local planning authorities are required to produce an AMR and submit it to the

Government Office for the South East by the end of December each year. Planning Policy Statement (PPS) 12 Local Development Frameworks, Creating Local Development Frameworks: A Companion Guide to PPS12 and Local Development Framework Monitoring: A Good Practice Guide set out what we have to include in an AMR. This report follows the advice given in these documents.

1.3 This is the sixth South Oxfordshire Annual Monitoring Report. It reports on our

progress in implementing the LDS to December 2010. In relation to policy implementation, it reports on the previous monitoring year, which is the period 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2010.

1.4 PPS12 states that AMRs should assess:

• whether we have met policies and related targets or milestones in local development frameworks or are making progress towards meeting them or, where we are not meeting them or are not on track to achieving them, the reasons why

• what impact the policies are having in respect of national, regional and

local policy targets and any other targets identified in local development documents, including a housing trajectory showing how the housing provision is being delivered

• whether we need to adjust or replace the policies in the local

development document because they are not working as intended

• whether we need to change the policies to reflect changes in national or regional policy

• if we need to change policies or proposals, the actions we need to take

to achieve this. 1.5 Our AMR is divided into five sections reflecting the aims of the report:

Section 2 explains what progress we have made in preparing the LDF Section 3 explains the approach taken to monitoring policies

SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION


Section 4 reports on the key policy themes in the form of objectives, policies, targets and indicators.

Section 5 addresses policy monitoring and whether we need to amend or delete any of our policies.

1.6 We have reduced the number of indicators in our AMR this year as much of the information in previous reports has been available elsewhere plus some the data has since been found not to be essential. In order to streamline the process and prevent the duplication of work the indicators that no longer appear are:

• Contextual BD6 / 7 - Number of employees by industry sector / net change in

VAT registers • Local output H9 - Number of permissions / refusals in countryside in

settlements not listed in para 5.17 (i) – (iv) or on edge of built up area • Contextual H12 - Ratio of mean house price to gross average income • Contextual TR2 - Annual change in traffic on non-motorway roads • Contextual TR3 - Number of casualties of road traffic accidents • Contextual indicator C3 - Life expectancy in years / age-standardised mortality

rates per 100,000 • Core output E1 - Number of permissions granted contrary to the advice of the

EA on either flood defence grounds or water quality • Core output E2 - Change in areas and populations of biodiversity importance • Core output E3 - Renewable energy generation • Contextual E4 - Average electricity / gas consumption by household • Local output E5 – Number of permissions for major development in AONB

where major development is as defined in GPDO • Local output E6 - Number of permissions for major development in Green Belt

where major development is as defined in GPDO • Contextual E8 - Number of Grade I and II* listed buildings at risk of decay • Local Output E9 - Number of permissions / refusals for development which

amalgamates burgage plots or detracts from their historic interest, amenity and nature conservation values

• Local output E10 - Number of permissions / refusals in areas of archaeological restraint, historic battlefields, parks and gardens of special historic interest

Data can also be found on the Oxfordshire Data Observatory website at www.oxfordshireobservatory.info/wps/portal/dataobservatory .

1.7 After the cut off date for the monitoring of this AMR (31 March 2010) there has

been a general election and change in national government and there are likely to be changes in the way we plan and monitor in the future.

SECTION 2. PROGRESS WITH LDF PREPARATION


Section 2. Progress with local development framework preparation 2.1 The submission version of our core strategy went to Cabinet and full Council in

November 2010. The Regulation 27 consultation runs between 3 December 2010 and 21 January 2011. The figures in this AMR however are as at 31 March 2010.

2.2 Tables from our updated LDS showing actual progress with our Development

Plan Documents and the timetable for future Development Plan Document production can be found below. .

Stakeholder involvement • We had an additional Wallingford consultation on possible strategic housing

sites between 27 January 2010 and 24 February 2010. • We continued to liaise with key stakeholders such as the Primary Care Trust,

Thames Water and Oxfordshire County Council. • We continued to work with our town and parish councils, local schools and other

local groups.

Building our evidence base

• completed and updated the Retail and Leisure Needs Assessment • completed the Housing Needs Assessment • completed the district wide Flood Risk Assessment • completed the PPG17 Sport and Recreation Study • continued work on a number of Didcot specific studies • completed the Housing Viability Assessment • updated the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment • completed the Evaluation of Transport Impacts (ETI) • completed the Southern Central Oxfordshire Transport Study (SCOTS)

You can view a full list of our evidence base to date at www.southoxon.gov.uk/evidence



Figure 1. Timetable for the Production of Development Plan Documents

2010 2011 2012 2013

O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J

Core Strategy DPD C R27 R27 S M E IR A

Development Management Policies DPD

SC C R27 R27 S M E IR A

Didcot Area Action Plan DPD

SC C R27 R27 S M

E

Site Allocations DPD

SC

KEY Consultation on Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report for DPDs SC

Note: The precise timing of the examinations and the post-examination timetable will be a matter for the Inspectorate once the DPDs have been submitted.

DPD preparation process incorporating • Regulation 25 (1) and (2) stakeholder consultation • Developing the DPD and its associated Sustainability Appraisal • Regulation 25 (3) and (4) public participation (as appropriate)

which may take the form of a rolling programme of events and consultation activities

South Oxfordshire Cabinet and Council C Regulation 27 Pre-submission 6 week public consultation on DPD and subsequent collation of responses R27 Submission of DPD and sustainability appraisal report to Secretary of State S Pre-examination meeting M Independent examination E Receipt of Inspector’s report IR Adoption and publication of document A



Table 1 Programmed and actual progress with local development framework preparation

Month 2009

2009 2009 2010 2010 2010 2010 Submission to SOS

Adoption

Progress AM J J AS O N D J F M AM J J A S O N D

Core Strategy DPD LDS P R27 March 2011 Feb 2012

Actual P P P R27

Sites Allocations DPD LDS

February 2015 February 2016

Actual

Didcot Area Action Plan DPD LDS

August 2013 May 2014

Actual Development Control Policies DPD LDS June 2012 March 2013

Actual

AMR 2010 LDS A Dec 2010 N/A

Actual A Dec 2010 N/A

AMR 2009 LDS A Dec 2009 N/A

Actual A Dec 2009 N/A

Key to LDF milestones Other abbreviations B Begin preparation A Adoption and publication DPD Development Plan Document P Begin public participation period N/A Not applicable SOS Secretary of State S Submit to Secretary of State R27 Regulation 27 Pre-submission consultation

SECTION 3. METHODOLOGY FOR POLICY MONITORING


Section 3. Methodology for policy monitoring Methodology 3.1 This report generally follows the key policy themes identified in the Local

Development Framework Monitoring: A Good Practice Guide (2005). The themes are:

• business development • housing • transport • community - local services, health, education and crime • flood protection • biodiversity • energy • protecting and enhancing the natural and built environment.

3.2 Under each theme, we follow the general pattern of setting out our objectives,

existing policies, targets and indicators as recommended in the guidance. We have derived the majority of these objectives and targets from the South Oxfordshire Community Strategy, the Council’s Corporate Plan and the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011. As the wording of similar objectives varies between the documents, the precise wording of objectives/ targets in the report is not always the same. In addition, the government requires us to monitor certain core output indicators, and we are using contextual indicators agreed on a countywide basis. Therefore, the council does not always have agreed objectives and targets, which relate to these indicators. In other cases, we have not included a target as planning policies and decisions have limited influence on achieving the objective. Similarly, we may not have specific policies relevant to some of the indicators.

3.3 To help us monitor policies in the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011, we have

linked them, where possible, to the objectives, targets and indicators of the themes outlined above. This will reveal whether there are any problems implementing them. We discuss policies and whether there is a need for us to change any of them in section 5.

3.4 Following the approach in the good practice guide, we are using three different

types of indicator to monitor performance against objectives. These are:

Core output indicators: These are compulsory indicators set by government, which measure the direct effect of a policy. We can use them to assess whether we are achieving policy targets in reality e.g. number of housing completions and amount of new employment floorspace created.

SECTION 3. METHODOLOGY FOR POLICY MONITORING


Local output indicators: These are discretionary indicators we have designed to measure the direct effect of key policies in the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011 where these are not covered by core output indicators. We monitor most of the output indicators from information entered onto the council’s own Planning Policy Monitoring System (PPMS).

Contextual indicators: These measure changes in the wider social, economic and environmental background against which policies operate. They help relate policy outputs to the local area. We developed the contextual indicators in partnership with Oxfordshire County Council through the Oxfordshire Data Observatory (ODO), the Thames Valley Environmental Records Centre (TVERC) and a county monitoring group of planners and monitoring officers from all the local planning authorities. The ODO and TVERC supply the data for the contextual indicators. Having the same indicators across Oxfordshire districts helps comparison between the areas. Contextual indicators are important as they establish the baseline position of wider social, environmental and economic circumstances. They also provide a backdrop against which to consider the effects of policies. These however are not monitored in this AMR.

3.5 The former government advised that we should also report on ‘significant effects’

indicators. These measure the difference between predicted effects of a policy through the sustainability appraisal process and the actual effects of a policy when it is implemented. We updated the Sustainability Appraisal Scoping report in February 2009. We have produced Sustainability Appraisals for both the Issues and Options and Preferred Options stages of the core strategy. Whilst we have predicted the probable effects of our suggested options, until we implement the policies, we cannot measure the difference between the predicted and the actual effects. We will report on significant effects indicators, as and when is appropriate, in future AMRs.

3.6 We are able to monitor all core indicators except H6 relating to Building for Life

Assessments. There is no mechanism or resource in place to do this yet.

SECTION 4. MONITORING OF KEY POLICY THEMES

South Oxfordshire Annual Monitoring Report 2010

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Section 4. Monitoring of Key Policy Themes Business development and town centres Objective To provide for local employment needs and meet the needs of

existing firms and small businesses Relevant Policies E1 to E9 of the Local Plan Targets • A year on year increase of employment land

• To maintain a supply of employment land • To develop sites allocated for employment

Core outputs BD1 BD2 BD3

Total amount of additional employment floorspace – by type Total amount of employment floorspace on previously developed land (PDL) Employment land available – by type

i) sites allocated for employment uses ii) sites for which planning permission has been granted

for employment uses, but not included in i) Table 2 shows that the largest additional employment floorspace was in Use Class B1a and the second largest increase was in Use Class B1. Table 2 Additional employment floorspace

B1 B1a B1b B1c B2 B8 Total BD1 Total

amount of additional floorspace completed (sqm)

Gross 678 4184.4 0 561.1 188 3993 9604.5

Net 678 2700.3 0 322.3 -26 -196 3478.6 BD2 Total

amount of additional floorspace completed on pdl (sqm)

Gross 559 4035.4 0 119.1 188 3206 8107.5

Net 559 2551.3 0 -119.7 -26 -768 2196.6 %

gross on PDL

82 96 0 21 100 80 84

Source: PPMS Indicator BD3i relates to employment land, which is allocated for employment uses. It is not possible to provide the information in the format required because our allocations are often for a mix of housing, retail, leisure and employment uses and the policy in our Local Plan is not prescriptive about the amount of each.



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Table 3 Employment land available

B1a B1b B1c B1 mixed

B2 B8 Total

BD3ii Gross floorspace with planning permission (ha)

1.14 2.58 0.62 1.33 0.83 0.49 6.99

Net floorspace with planning permission (ha)

0.41 0.33 -0.10 1.08 -0.14 0.19 1.78

Source: PPMS Figure 2 Net completions in employment uses 2006-2010

-6000

-4000

-2000

0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

B1a B1b B1c B2 B8 B mixed Total

Net Floorspace completed 05/06Net Floorspace completed 06/07Net Floorspace completed 07/08Net Floorspace completed 08/09Net Floorspace completed 09/10

Source PPMS The overall net increase in employment terms has dropped since the last monitoring year, which may be a result of the slow down in the economy.

Objective To promote vital and viable town centres Relevant Policies DID6, DID7, DID8 ,HEN2, WAL4, TC1, TC2, TC3, TC7, TC8 Targets

• To implement the Local Plan allocations for new retail, office and leisure floorspace by 2011, including Didcot town centre

• No key town centre uses outside the town centre boundaries Core output BD4 Total amount of completed floorspace for town centre uses within

(i) town centre areas and (ii) the local authority area.



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Table 4 Floorspace completed for town centre uses

A1 A2 B1a D2 Total BD4i Completed floorspace

for town centre uses within town centres (sqm)

Gross 870.6 176 75.2 295 1416.8

Net 101.4 176 -373.9 189 92.5 BD4ii Completed floorspace

for town centre uses within whole district (sqm)

Gross 1110.8 206 4184.4 1214.25 6715.45

Net 177 206 2700.3 770.25 3853.55

Source: PPMS Table 4 shows that the greatest proportion of completed floorspace, throughout South Oxfordshire, was for use as offices (B1a). The completed amount of D2 floorspace was also high. There was, however, a net loss of B1a floorspace within the 2009/10 monitoring period in the town centre areas. This monitoring year there has been an increase in the net completed floorspace in Use Class A1 and A2 in the town centres than the previous monitoring year.

No applications were determined which fell within the primary shopping frontages of the district. Housing Objective To meet the community’s need for housing and to increase the

overall supply of housing Relevant Policies H1, H2, H3 H4, H5 Target To meet the housing provisions of the South East Plan Core outputs H1, H2a, H2b, H2c, H2d

Housing trajectory showing: • plan period and housing targets • net additional dwellings – in previous years • net additional dwellings – for the reporting year • net additional dwellings – in future years • managed delivery target

The South East Plan was adopted in May 2009. It gives a housing target for the whole of South Oxfordshire but for different policy areas – Didcot (within Central

Objective To promote vital and viable town centres Relevant Policies TC8 in the Local Plan Target

No loss of shops in the primary shopping frontage which underpin the vitality and viability of the town centres

Local output BD5

Number of permissions/refusals for gain/loss of retail floorspace (Use Class A1) and amount of floorspace gained/lost within the primary shopping frontages of Didcot, Wallingford, Thame and Henley



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Oxfordshire, but it is given its own housing target), the rest of Central Oxfordshire and the remainder of the district. The housing targets run from 2006 to 2026. The South East Plan was revoked in July 2010 but as the figures in this AMR run to 31 March 2010, the original targets and the Central Oxfordshire sub-region from the plan are still used in this report. We have produced two versions of a trajectory for Didcot. One shows progress in relation to the South East Plan targets and one in relation to growth points phasing. The overall level of growth is the same, but under the growth points phasing the majority of development is frontloaded before 2016. We have also produced a separate trajectory for the rest of Central Oxfordshire and the remainder of the district. There are then two trajectories for the total of South Oxfordshire, one showing phasing in line with the growth points and one in line with the South East Plan. There were 191 net completions in the district in 2009/10. This is lower than the 265 we predicted in the AMR 2008/09. The completions in the rest of Central Oxfordshire were below target in 2009/10 whilst completions in the remainder of the district were above in the same period. As explained later it is anticipated that any shortfall in housing delivery so far will be made up through the allocations in the Core Strategy and Site Allocations DPD. In Didcot the level of completions has been below the annualised average since the beginning of the period. This is because a large amount of development will come from two major development areas, which have been delayed. The trajectories all show a shortfall in housing delivery to 2026. This is because they do not include the housing allocations we will be making through the Core Strategy and Site Allocations DPD (see following paragraph). The lines indicating the difference between cumulative allocations and cumulative completions, and the annual requirement do not therefore represent an accurate view. Table 6 below shows the number of dwellings we needed to allocate through the core strategy as at April 2010 (this AMR uses housing figures as at 31 March 2010).



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Table 6 Housing targets and estimated number of dwellings to allocate (figures as at 1 April 2010)

2006 to 2027 target

completions 2006-2010, existing allocations & identified deliverable sites

Estimated number of dwellings we need to allocate (rounded)

Didcot 6300 3970 2330 Rest of Central Oxfordshire 2352 886 1350 Remainder of district 2835 1197 1550 Total 11487 6053 5230

We assessed when sites were likely to be complete in March/April 2010 by contacting landowners and agents. Given the continued downturn in the market there is a significant level of uncertainty on when sites will actually be built. Market changes occur on a frequent basis and a trajectory can only reflect a snap shot in time. Our core strategy will include an implementation section which will outline what our contingency plans are, if housing delivery does not meet our targets. In accordance with PPS3, we have carried out a 5-year land supply assessment, which is available on our website at www.southoxon.gov.uk/monitoring. Since this was published, our Proposed Submission Core Strategy has been approved by our Cabinet and Full Council in November 2010 and this contains strategic housing allocations. We have therefore also produced an interim 5 year land supply report to take account of these housing allocations. This report can also be viewed on our website at www.southoxon.gov.uk/monitoring. A further report will be prepared in April 2011.



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Table 7 South Oxfordshire housing trajectory 2009/10 source data for Didcot .

2006

/7

2007

/8

2008

/9

2009

/10

2010

/11

2011

/12

2012

/13

2013

/14

2014

/15

2015

/16

2016

/17

2017

/18

2018

/19

2019

/20

2020

/21

2021

/22

2022

/23

2023

/24

2024

/25

2025

/26

Didcot

Past Completions 18 56 26 36

outstanding permissions <5 11 11 10

outstanding permissions >5 34 75 36 8

Projected completions - allocations

Great Western Park 100 100 100 200 200 300 400 400 400 300 200

Ladygrove East 150 150 150 150 42

Vauxhall Barracks 100 100 100

Other identified sites:

Didcot total Past Completions 18 56 26 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Didcot total Projected Completions

0 145 186 146 208 350 450 550 550 542 400 300 0 0 0 0 0

Didcot annualised target SE plan

300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300

Didcot cumulative Target SE plan

300 600 900 1200 1500 1800 2100 2400 2700 3000 3300 3600 3900 4200 4500 4800 5100 5400 5700 6000

Didcot Cumulative Completions

18 74 100 136 281 467 613 821 1171 1621 2153 2647 3263 3663 3963 3963 3963 3963 3963 3963

Didcot target with growth points

525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 525 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75

Growth points Didcot Diff between cumulative allocation and cumulative completions

-507 -976 -1475 -1964 -2344 -2683 -3062 -3379 -3554 -3629 -3847 -3353 -2737 -2337 -2037 -2037 -2037 -2037 -2037 -2037

SE Plan Didcot Diff between cumulative allocation and cumulative completions

-282 -526 -800 -1064 -1219 -1333 -1487 -1579 -1529 -1379 -1147 -953 -637 -537 -537 -837 -1137 -1437 -1737 -2037

SE Plan Didcot Annual requirement taking into account of past/projected completions

315 329 347 367 381 395 414 432 439 438 427 419 391 390 407 509 679 1019 2037



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Table 8 South Oxfordshire housing trajectory 2009/10 source data for rest of Central Oxfordshire

2006

/7

2007

/8

2008

/9

2009

/10

2010

/11

2011

/12

2012

/13

2013

/14

2014

/15

2015

/16

2016

/17

2017

/18

2018

/19

2019

/20

2020

/21

2021

/22

2022

/23

2023

/24

2024

/25

2025

/26

Tota

l 201

6-20

26

Rest of Central Oxfordshire

Past Completions 56 154 130 35 375

outstanding permissions <5 26 26 26 78



Fair Mile Hospital, Cholsey 83 90 123 57 353

Wilder's site & adjoining land, Crowmarsh 20 22 42

Rest of Central Ox past completions 56 154 130 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 375

Rest of Central Ox projected completions

31 138 162 123 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 886

RCO Cumulative Completions 56 210 340 375 406 544 706 829 886 886 886 886 886 886 886 886 886 886 886 886 886

Rest of Central Ox target 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 2240

Rest of Central Ox - difference between cumulative SE plan allocation and cumulative completions

-56 -14 4 -73 -154 -128 -78 -67 -122 -234 -346 -458 -570 -682 -794 -906 -1018 -1130 -1242 -1354

Rest of Central Ox Annual requirement taking account of past/projected completions

115 113 112 117 122 121 118 118 123 135 150 169 193 226 271 339 451 677 1354



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Table 9 South Oxfordshire housing trajectory 2009/10 source data for remainder of the district

2006

/7

2007

/8

2008

/9

2009

/10

2010

/11

2011

/12

2012

/13

2013

/14

2014

/15

2015

/16

2016

/17

2017

/18

2018

/19

2019

/20

2020

/21

2021

/22

2022

/23

2023

/24

2024

/25

2025

/26

Tot

al

2016

-202

6

Remainder of district

Total past completions 94 302 97 120 613

outstanding permissions <5 44 44 43 131



Chinnor Cement Works 78 50 50 178

Other identified sites:

Memec 40 40

Corporation Yard 6 6

Rem of district total past completions

94 302 97 120 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 613

Rem of district total projected completions

214 186 184 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1197

Rem of district cumulative completions

56 396 493 613 827 1013 1197 1197 1197 1197 1197 1197 1197 1197 1197 1197 1197 1197 1197 1197

Rem of district Total target 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 2700

Difference between cumulative SE plan allocation and cumulative completions (Rem of district)

-79 126 88 73 152 203 252 117 -18 -153 -288 -423 -558 -693 -828 -963 -1098 -1233 -1368 -1503

Rem of district -Annual requirement taking account of past/projected completions

132 121 123 123 117 112 107 116 125 137 150 167 188 215 251 301 376 501 752 1503



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Table 10 South Oxfordshire housing trajectory 2009/10 source data for total district

a) South East Plan phasing

2006

/7

2007

/8

2008

/9

2009

/10

2010

/11

2011

/12

2012

/13

2013

/14

2014

/15

2015

/16

2016

/17

2017

/18

2018

/19

2019

/20

2020

/21

2021

/22

2022

/23

2023

/24

2024

/25

2025

/26

Tota

l 20

16-

2026

Total district completions 168 512 253 191 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1124

Total district projections 0 0 0 0 390 510 492 331 407 450 550 550 542 400 300 0 0 0 0 0 4922

Total district target 547 547 547 547 547 547 547 547 547 547 547 547 547 547 547 547 547 547 547 547 10940 Difference between cumulative SE plan allocation and cumulative completions

-417

-414

-708

-1064

-1221

-1258

-1313

-1529

-1669

-1766

-1781

-1834

-1765

-1912

-2159

-2706

-3253

-3800

-4347

-4894

Annual requirement taking account of past/projected completions

562 563 581 606 621 629 640 665 687 710 728 755 772 830 929 1148 1506 2197 4143 1503

b) Growth points phasing

2006

/7

2007

/8

2008

/9

2009

/10

2010

/11

2011

/12

2012

/13

2013

/14

2014

/15

2015

/16

2016

/17

2017

/18

2018

/19

2019

/20

2020

/21

2021

/22

2022

/23

2023

/24

2024

/25

2025

/26

Tot

al 2

016-

2026

Total district completions 168 512 253 191 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total district projections 0 0 0 0 390 510 492 331 407 450 550 550 542 400 300 0 0 0 0 0 4922

Total district target 772 772 772 772 772 772 772 772 772 772 322 322 322 322 322 322 322 322 322 322 10940 Difference between cumulative SE plan allocation and cumulative completions

-642

-864

-1383

-1964

-2346

-2608

-2888

-3329

-3694

-4016

-4481

-4234

-3865

-3712

-3659

-3906

-4153

-4400

-4647

-4894


828 881 970 1092 1233 1429 1771 2448 4327 272 728 755 772 830 929 1148 1506 2197 4143 1503



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Figure 3: Didcot housing trajectory - South East Plan figures

-2500

-2000

-1500

-1000

-500

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

2006/7 2007/8 2008/9 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26

Didcot total Past Completions


Didcot annualised target SE plan

SE Plan Didcot Diff between cumulative allocation and cumulative completions SE Plan Didcot Annual requirement taking into account past/projected completions



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Figure 4: Didcot housing trajectory – Growth Points phasing

-4500

-4000

-3500

-3000

-2500

-2000

-1500

-1000

-500

0

500

1000

2006/7 2007/8 2008/9 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26

Didcot total Past Completions


Didcot target with growth points

Growth points Didcot Diff between cumulative allocation and cumulative completions



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Figure 5: Rest of Central Oxfordshire housing trajectory

-1500

-1000

-500

0

500

1000

1500

2006/7 2007/8 2008/9 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26

Rest of Central Ox past completions

Rest of Central Ox projected completions

Rest of Central Ox target

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Figure 7: Total district housing trajectory – South East Plan

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We exceeded this target with 93.2% of housing completions on previously developed land. This is a slight drop from 94.5% on the previous monitoring year. However, this percentage will change in future years when greenfield housing allocations are built.

There were no net additional authorised pitches in the 2009-10 monitoring year. Our Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment and Travelling Showpeople’s Accommodation Assessment are both available at www.southoxon.gov.uk/evidence and we will use them to form our future policies.

The housing team recorded 117 affordable completions in 2009/10 which is 19 below target. The gross affordable dwelling completions recorded by planning are lower at 78 in 2009/10. This is because the figure monitored by planning does not include dwellings that may have been acquired by Registered Social Landlords or are Homebuy purchases. However, they still result in more dwellings for the affordable housing sector.

Objective To use land and resources efficiently in the provision of housing Relevant Policies H1, H2, H3, H8 Target 40% of new dwellings on previously developed land Core output H3 New and converted dwellings on previously developed land

Objective Gypsy sites (no Council objective) Relevant Policies H17 concerns the provision of new gypsy caravan sites Target No Council target Core output H4 Net additional pitches (Gypsy and Traveller)

Objective To increase the supply of affordable housing including on rural exceptions sites

Relevant Policies H9 and H10 Target 136 affordable dwellings in 2009-10 Core output H5 Gross number of affordable housing completions



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Table 11 Affordable Housing Completions for 2009/10*

Number of affordable dwelling completions between 1/4/09 and

31/3/10 Site

Gross

Net additional (subtracting

demolitions and replacements)

Land adj 60 Radnor Road, Wallingford 2 2 94 Abingdon Road, Didcot 9 8 Station Yard, Oxford Road, Tiddington 11 11 Land r/o 51-53 St Georges Road, Wallingford 4 4 Land at Quebec Road, Henley 29 29 Land adj 59 Glebe Road, Didcot 6 6 Land to rear of 17-23 The Close, Woodcote 2 2 Siarey's Yard, Station Road, Chinnor 13 13 Land to rear of 5-9 Wallingford Road, South Stoke

2 2 Total 78 77

Source: PPMS * The planning policy team do not monitor acquisitions, as they do not result in additions to the overall housing stock. Housing need and affordability continue to be significant problems in South Oxfordshire. The Oxfordshire Strategic Housing Market Assessment and The Housing Needs Assessment look in more detail at these issues and will help inform our future policies on affordable housing.

Objective To increase the supply of affordable housing Relevant Policies H9 Target To secure 40% affordable housing on sites greater than 0.5

hectares or 15 dwellings, and in settlements of 3000 or less, 40% affordable housing on sites capable of accommodating 5 or more dwellings

Local output H7 Percentage of affordable housing completions on: • sites greater than 0.5 hectares or 15 dwellings in settlements

of over 3000 population • sites capable of accommodating 5 or more dwellings in

settlements of 3000 or less



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Table 12 Affordable Housing Completions on sites above the thresholds in policy H9

Threshold for

affordable housing

Site

Gross total units

permitted

Gross affordable

units completed to

date

% affordable units

achieved on site

15 Land adj 60 Radnor Road, Wallingford 2 2 100 15 94 Abingdon Road, Didcot 9 9 100 5 Station Yard, Oxford Road, Tiddington 11 11 100

15 Land r/o 51-53 St Georges Road, Wallingford 4 4 100

15 Land at Quebec Road, Henley 29 29 100 15 Land adj 59 Glebe Road, Didcot 6 6 100

5 Land to rear of 17-23 The Close, Woodcote 2 2 100

15 Siarey's Yard, Station Road, Chinnor 13 13 100

5 Land to rear of 5-9 Wallingford Road, South Stoke 2 2 100

Source: PPMS All of the above sites were 100% affordable.

In this monitoring year, 70.5% of affordable housing completions were social rented, and 29.5% were shared ownership. In 2008/09, 71.4% were social rented and 26.7% shared ownership and 1.9% were other types of affordable housing. Affordable housing completions by tenure for the 2009/10 monitoring year are set out in Table 13.

Objective To encourage the provision of a range in the tenure of housing to promote mixed and more sustainable communities

Relevant Policies H9 and SPG on affordable housing Target Social rented to comprise 75% of all new affordable units Local output H8 Percentage of affordable housing completions by tenure:

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Table 13 Affordable Housing Completions for 2009/10 by tenure

Site

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Rent Shared ownership Other

Land adj 60 Radnor Road, Wallingford 2 2 94 Abingdon Road, Didcot 9 4 5 Station Yard, Oxford Road, Tiddington 11 6 5 Land r/o 51-53 St Georges Road, Wallingford 4 4 Land at Quebec Road, Henley 29 22 7 Land adj 59 Glebe Road, Didcot 6 6 Land to rear of 17-23 The Close, Woodcote 2 2 Siarey's Yard, Station Road, Chinnor 13 9 4 Land to rear of 5-9 Wallingford Road, South Stoke 2 2 TOTAL 78 55 23 0

Source: PPMS

Local Plan Policy H7 requires a mix of dwelling types and sizes in new residential developments. The policy applies only to market dwellings and the most suitable mix for affordable housing is dealt with separately in Policy H9. The South Oxfordshire District Council Housing Needs Survey, published in October 2000 and updated in February 2004, showed that 45% of the total shortfall in dwellings was for two bed dwellings. We have updated information on housing need in the Housing Needs Assessment 2008. This updated information will inform new targets in a Supplementary Planning Document, which will form part of the LDF. Figure 11 shows that 62% housing completions on sites containing two or more dwellings were for two bed dwellings.

Objective To increase the percentage of smaller dwellings to meet identified needs and to ensure a mix of types

Relevant Policies H7 Target To ensure at least 45% of dwellings built for sale on the open

market on sites suitable for 2 or more dwellings are 2 bedroom dwellings

Local output H10 • size of dwellings built on sites suitable for 2 or more dwellings • size of all market dwellings completed



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Figure 9: The size of market dwellings completed on sites of 2 or more dwellings (gross) 2009/10

1 bed17%

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Source: PPMS Figure 10 shows the continued increase in the proportion of one and two bedroom dwellings in line with our target. Figure 10: The comparison of the sizes of dwellings on sites of two or more market dwellings (gross) over the past six monitoring years

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Figure 11: All market housing completions by bedroom number (gross) 2004-2010

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Source: PPMS Objective To use land and resources efficiently in the provision of housing Relevant Policies H8 Target Achieve densities of 30 dwellings or more per hectare on

housing sites outside town centre locations, and 40 dwellings or more in town centre locations

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Figure 12: The proportion of dwelling completions by density

Source: PPMS The proportion of developments less than 30 dph has risen from 27% in 2008/09 to 31% in 2009/10. Community - local services, health, education and crime

In 2009/10 we permitted three applications resulting in the loss of a community facility which was no longer required. The facilities concerned had been out of use for sometime and were deemed unlikely to return to their original use.

In 2009/10, we permitted three applications for the provision of recreation and community facilities. These included a new church centre building, a meeting/parish room and a village centre to replace previously demolished facilities.

Objective To encourage the retention of recreation and community facilities Relevant Policies CF1 Target No loss of community facilities and services where it is

considered a use may be economically viable Local output C1 Number of permissions/refusals for change of use of a

community facility

Objective To encourage the provision of recreation and community facilities Relevant Policies CF2 Target No council target Local output C2 Number of permissions/refusals for new community facilities

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Section 5. Policy Review 5.1 One of the functions of this report is to assess whether we need to amend or

replace the policies in the LDF either because they are not working or to reflect changes in national or regional policy. The South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011 was adopted on 20 January 2006 and has automatically been saved for three years.

5.2 Government Office for the South East has already agreed which policies in our

local plan we can save beyond 20 January 2009 and through this process we have carried out a thorough assessment of these policies in terms of whether:

• there is a clear strategy • they have regard to the community strategy, • they are effective for any part of the authority’s area where significant change

in the use or development of land or conservation of the area is envisaged • they are necessary and do not merely repeat government policy.

5.3 Through this process, most of our local plan policies were saved, except for:

C5 Protection of agricultural land GB3 The use of land in the Green Belt EP5 Flood risk H1 The amount and location of housing A6 Agricultural workers’ dwellings A7 Agricultural workers’ dwellings RUR14 Siarey’s Timber Yard, Chinnor RUR15 Mackenzie Myers, Watlington DID6 The expansion of Didcot town centre THA2 The Phoenix Trail THA4 Rycotewood College WAL1 Wantage Road WAL3 Station Road Industrial Estate

5.4 Policy WAL2 relates to the redevelopment of Lamb Garage, Wallingford. This is

now substantially complete. 5.5 We have tested the effectiveness of many saved policies through this AMR as a

lot of our indicators relate directly to policies. This is particularly the case for housing indicators.

5.6 Some policies, by their very nature, are difficult to monitor within our resource

and time constraints. Some can also be subjective. We have included in Appendix 1 a schedule of all our existing policies (indicating those which are to be saved) and given a brief note on monitoring. We also give an update on the progress of our site specific allocations including site allocations.



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5.7 There is potentially a huge amount of monitoring that we could carry out. It is not possible or practical to provide comprehensive monitoring on all policies in our Local Plan; we have over 170 policies. In future, in line with the new planning system, documents will contain fewer policies so monitoring will be more manageable. We have tailored this AMR to the most important topics at this time and to correspond with the core output indicators we are required to provide. On all applications we monitor (we do not monitor residential extensions, advertisements or temporary permissions and some other types of applications) we include the list of policies in the Local Plan that were considered by the case officer. We are therefore able to run off queries from our PPMS monitoring system on any policy if the need arises and assess the effect of a particular policy.

Classification of settlements 5.8 In SOLP 2011, paragraph 5.17 sets out a framework for the classification of

settlements within the district. We use it to ensure that housing development takes place in the more sustainable areas of the district. The category of settlement is the basis for determining the scale of growth that is acceptable and which policies will be used in determining a planning application.

5.9 Services and facilities change over time so it is essential to review the list

periodically. In accordance with the Local Plan, an updated and definitive list of the categories into which particular settlements fall will be published every December in this AMR.

5.10 During the preparation of the Local Plan, we tested all settlements in the district

against five criteria, which relate to the provision of basic services and facilities and a suitable level of population to sustain them in the future. The criteria are:

• Primary school within the settlement • Food shop and/or Post Office within the settlement • Public transport to a local service centre more than once a day • Community facilities within the settlement – this includes village halls, a place

of worship and public houses • A population greater than 1000 people.

5.11 The settlements are then classified into one of five categories:

(i) the towns (ii) the larger villages outside the Green Belt (meet all 5 criteria) (iii) the larger villages within the Green Belt (meet all 5 criteria but are washed

over by the Green Belt) (iv) the smaller villages within the Green Belt and elsewhere (meet 3 or 4 of the

criteria) (v) the smaller settlements not included in the above categories (meet 2 or

less of the criteria) 5.12 We undertook a full review of the community and facilities study in August and

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5.13 There have been four changes this year. East Hagbourne has a population of

over 1,000 and as such has moved from category iv to category ii. Aston Rowant, Ipsden and Marsh Baldon all have public transport more than once a day and all moved from category v to category iv.

5.14 The definitive list of settlement classifications for Paragraph 5.17 of SOLP 2011

to be used for development control purposes is:

(New inclusions in bold, deletions in strike-through)

(i) the towns – the four towns of Didcot, Henley, Thame and Wallingford contain a wide variety of shops, facilities including educational and health provision, community facilities and a frequent public transport service;

(ii) the larger villages outside the Green Belt – the larger villages are those

that meet all five criteria. These villages comprise Benson, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, Chalgrove, Chinnor, Cholsey, Crowmarsh Gifford, East Hagbourne, Goring, Sonning Common, Watlington, Wheatley and Woodcote;

(iii) the larger villages within the Green Belt – these settlements meet each

criterion but are washed over by the Green Belt, and so, in accordance with PPG2 only infill development will be allowed. These villages comprise Berinsfield, Garsington and Horspath;

(iv) the smaller villages in the Green Belt and elsewhere – these settlements

meet three or four of the criteria. They comprise Aston Rowant, Aston Tirrold/Aston Upthorpe, Beckley, Binfield Heath, Checkendon. Clifton Hampden, Culham, Dorchester, East Hagbourne, Ewelme, Great Milton, Ipsden, Kidmore End, Lewknor, Little Milton, Long Wittenham, Lower Shiplake, Marsh Baldon, Nettlebed, Peppard Common, Postcombe, Rotherfield Peppard, Sandford, Shiplake Cross, South Moreton, South Stoke, Stadhampton, Stanton St John, Stoke Row, Tetsworth, Tiddington, Warborough and Whitchurch;

(v) the small settlements not included in the above categories – this includes

those settlements that meet two or less of the criteria, and hamlets or isolated groups of housing in the countryside, where there are no, or very limited, services and facilities.

5.15 It should be noted that this assessment is for the adopted local plan

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Statement of Community Involvement 5.16 Our Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) was adopted in July 2006. It

explains how we will involve the community in the development of planning policy documents and in planning applications. We state that in the AMR we will indicate whether a formal review of the SCI is needed.

5.17 In October we began the preproduction process in relation to reviewing our

Statement of Community Involvement in light of the amended government regulations. For this first stage, consultation information was directed to statutory bodies, agents, landowners and town and parish councils looking for any key areas of concern. This information will be used to develop the key areas for the formal review consultation. The formal review of the SCI is scheduled to take place early in 2011.

5.18 From January to February 2010 we undertook a specific consultation looking

at preferred development sites in Wallingford. The consultation was necessitated by a desk based review of the development sites in Wallingford undertaken by studio REAL consultancy. We received 545 responses to this consultation and held a public exhibition, which was attended by over 300 people. This information was helped to further develop the Wallingford chapter of our core strategy.

5.19 We carried out a consultation on our Green Infrastructure Strategy from

January to February of 2010. This is one of the evidence documents for our core strategy. The Green Infrastructure Strategy looks at how multifunctional areas of Green Space will be used in our district. We received 85 responses in total, ranging from environmental groups to town and parish councils. The responses have been used to rethink our current approach to the strategy.

5.20 In the spring of 2010 we undertook a formal review of Development

Management registration process. This was undertaken through the process of our current efficiency programme. The consultation was targeted specifically to the planning agents and architects that currently utilise the service. The responses from this were used to make amendments to the current process, such as updating the validation checklist.

5.21 In March 2010 we supported Taylor Wimpey on community engagement work

associated with the Great Western Park development. This work took the shape of a further community liaison event, where a panel of community representatives previously selected to help shape the design of the development, were brought back to continue there work.

5.22 We followed the guidance in the SCI in undertaking these consultations. As

previously stated the SCI is in the process of being reviewed to take account of amended government regulations.

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Monitoring of Saved Policies in the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011 Policy Number Subject of Policy Monitoring comment

The General Approach G1 General restraint and sustainable development G2 Protection and enhancement of the environment G3 Locational strategy

G4 Development in the countryside and on the edge of settlements

G5 Making the best use of land G6 Promoting good design

Many of these general policies are monitored within the relevant sections.

Landscape C1 Landscape character C2 Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty C3 The River Thames and its valley C4 The landscape settings of settlements

Many of the landscape policies are subjective.

Biodiversity C6 Biodiversity conservation C7 Protection of designated sites C8 Species protection C9 Landscape features

Biodiversity monitoring is currently carried out by Thames Valley Environmental Records Centre.

Green Belt GB1 The extent of the Green Belt GB2 New buildings in the Green Belt GB4 Visual amenity

We monitor whether development is in the Green Belt or not.

The Historic Environment CON1 Listed buildings CON2-3 Alterations and extensions to listed buildings CON4 Use and changes of use of listed buildings CON5 The setting of listed buildings CON6-7 Proposals affecting a conservation area

CON8 Advertisements in conservation areas and on listed buildings

CON9 Blinds and canopies in conservation areas CON10 Burgage plots CON11-14 Archaeology and historic building analysis and recording CON15 Historic battlefields, parks, gardens and landscapes CON16 Common land

See protecting and enhancing the natural and built environment section. Many of these policies require a subjective assessment.

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Policy Number Subject of Policy Monitoring comment

Environment Protection EP1 Prevention of polluting emissions EP2 Noise and vibrations EP3 Light pollution EP4 Protection of water resources EP6 Surface water protection EP7 Groundwater protection EP8 Contaminated land EP9 Hazardous substances

We have carried out a flood risk assessment for Didcot and for the rest of the district.

Encouraging sustainable and high-quality development D1 Good design and local distinctiveness D2 Vehicle and bicycle parking D3 Plot coverage and garden areas D4 Privacy and daylight D5 Promoting mixed-use development D6 Design against crime D7 Access for all D8 Energy, water and materials efficient design D9 Renewable energy D10 Waste management D11 Infrastructure and service requirements policy D12 Public art

We adopted the new South Oxfordshire Design Guide in March 2008. The Chilterns Conservation Board carry out a Chilterns Building Design Award annually. The Chilterns AONB covers approximately half of South Oxfordshire and is an incentive to achieving high quality development; both in terms of design and sustainability.

Housing H2 Sites identified for housing H3 Phasing of development H4 Towns and larger villages outside the Green Belt

H5 Larger villages within the Green Belt and smaller villages throughout the district

H6 Locations where new housing will not be permitted H7 Range of dwelling types and size H8 Dwelling densities H9 Affordable housing H10 Rural affordable housing on exception sites H11 The sub-division of dwellings and multiple occupation H12 Replacement dwellings

See housing section where policies are specifically identified in relation to objectives and targets.

H13 Extensions to dwellings Residential extensions not currently monitored. H14 Lifetime homes See housing section. H15-16 Residential caravans and mobile homes Residential caravans not currently monitored.

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H17 Gypsies See housing section, indicator H4. H18 Extension of gardens Extension of gardens not currently monitored. Recreation R1-2 Formal recreation R3 Indoor sports facilities R4 Recreation in the countryside R5 Golf courses and golf driving ranges R6-7 Informal recreation R8 Public rights-of-way R9 River Thames R10 The keeping of horses

We have carried out a PPG17 Open Space, Sport and Recreation Facility Assessment, which assesses provision in the district.

Community facilities CF1 Safeguarding community facilities and services, including

recreation facilities CF2 Provision of community facilities and services CF3 Safeguarding the vitality and viability of neighbourhood and

local centres

See community section.

Business, industry, storage & distribution E1 Didcot E2 Henley, Thame and Wallingford E3 The rural areas E4 General employment policy E5 General employment policy E6 Retention of employment sites E7 Working from home E8 Re-use of rural buildings E9 Institutions in the countryside

See business section. There are not a large number of applications each year for additional employment provision. Our approach to employment is generally one of restraint except for changes of use and extension to existing premises. We have completed an Employment Land Review which is available on our website http://www.southoxon.gov.uk/ccm/content/planning/policy/south-oxfordshire-employment-land-review.en

Agriculture A1-2 Agricultural buildings A3 Farm diversification A4 Farm shops A5 Garden centres

On PPMS, we record information on planning applications relating to all elements of agriculture listed on the left. We do not receive a large number of applications where these policies are relevant.

Tourism TSM1 General approach to tourism TSM2 Tourist attractions and facilities TSM3-4 Serviced accommodation, public houses and restaurants

TSM5 Self-catering accommodation

On PPMS, we record information on planning applications relating to the provision of tourist facilities and additional non-residential floorspace. We do not receive many applications relating to tourism.

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TSM6 Caravan and camping sites Not currently monitored.

TE1 Telecommunications policy Not currently monitored by Planning Policy, but the telecommunications register is maintained in development control.

AD1 Advertisements policy Not monitored. Supporting vital and viable town centres TC1 Extending the range and quality of facilities TC2 Extending the range and quality of facilities TC3 Environmental improvements TC4-6 Encouraging a diversity of uses TC7 Protecting town centres from out-of-centre development TC8 Protection of the retail function in town centres

See business and community sections.

Promoting a sustainable transport strategy T1-2 Transport requirements for new development T3 Transport assessments and travel plans T4-6 Public transport and interchanges T7 Cycling and walking T8 Car parks and on-street parking T9 Service areas T10-11 Lorries and freight distribution depots

Not monitored in this AMR. County Council and Highways Agency carry out transport monitoring also.

Policy Number The rural areas – site specific proposals Monitoring comment

RUR1-2 Oxford Brookes University, Holton No applications submitted within 2009/10 monitoring period.

RUR3-5 Culham Science Centre and the JET Project Permissions was granted for equipment cabins to house switchgear to support the MAST Spherical Tokamak in August 2009.

RUR6-8 Number 1 Site, Culham . Two certificates of lawful use or development were issued for a materials recycling facility in August and October 2009.

RUR9 Sandford Sewage Treatment Works No applications submitted within 2009/10 monitoring period.

RUR10 Fair Mile Hospital, Cholsey The council granted permission for 354 dwellings, community uses, offices, nursery & leisure uses, conversion of buildings to café/restaurant/shop and refurbishment of cricket pavilion &

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the provision of outdoor sport and play facilities in July 2010.

RUR11 Chinnor Cement Works The council granted permission for 178 residential units, 60 bed care home and 1555sqm B1(a) offices June 2010.

RUR 12 Mongewell Park, Crowmarsh No applications submitted within 2009/10 monitoring period. RUR13 The Wilder’s site and adjoining land, Crowmarsh No applications submitted within 2009/10 monitoring period. RUR16 Shotover Country Park No applications submitted within 2009/10 monitoring period. Didcot DID1 Major Development areas at Didcot See DID2.

DID2 Didcot West Major Development Area A reserved matters application for a temporary access and initial infrastructure was approved in June 2010.

DID3 Ladygrove East Major Development Area The council resolved to grant planning permission in July 2006 subject to finalising the legal agreement. Work on finalising the legal agreement still underway.

DID4 Vauxhall Barracks No applications submitted within 2009/10 monitoring period. DID5 Land at Station Road and Haydon Road No applications submitted within 2009/10 monitoring period.

DID7 Regeneration of Market Place and Broadway No relevant applications submitted within 2009/10 monitoring period.

DID8 Land to the east of the Didcot town centre expansion scheme

No relevant applications submitted within 2009/10 monitoring period.

DID9 Land at Southmead Business Park No applications submitted within 2009/10 monitoring period.

DID10-11 Land at Didcot Parkway railway station An application for the redevelopment of the station forecourt to create a new transport interchange at Didcot Parkway station has been granted deemed consent in October 2009.

Henley HEN1 Townlands Hospital No applications submitted within 2009/10 monitoring period.

HEN2 Market Place Mews expansion Permission granted for 14 residential units in 2007, but development has not started. An application to extend the time to commence the permissions was granted in October 2010.

HEN3 Land at Reading Road Industrial Estate Permission has been granted for change of use of tyre servicing/distribution to mixed use of tyre servicing/distribution and self-storage in July 2010.

HEN4 Informal open space No applications submitted within 2009/10 monitoring period. Thame THA1 Thame Cattle Market, North Street No applications submitted within 2009/10 monitoring period.

THA3 Land adjacent to 32 Upper High Street

No applications submitted within 2009/10 monitoring period.

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Wallingford

WAL2 Redevelopment of Lamb Garage site, Castle Street

. Development of 13 units all complete in November 2009. Policy no longer needed to be saved. ??

WAL4 Waitrose supermarket and public car park at 11-16 St Martins Street No applications submitted within the 2009/10 monitoring year.

WAL5 Land at Hithercroft Estate No applications submitted within the 2009/10 monitoring year. WAL6 Cholsey and Wallingford Railway No applications submitted within the 2009/10 monitoring year.

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Village services and facilities survey results 2010 Category (ii)

Previous category

Community facility

Primary School

Shop and/or Post

Office

Population of over 1000

Public transport

more than one per day

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Change in category?

Benson ii � � � � � 5 No Brightwell – cum – Sotwell

ii � � � � � 5 No

Chalgrove ii � � � � � 5 No Chinnor ii � � � � � 5 No Cholsey ii � � � � � 5 No Crowmarsh ii � � � � � 5 No East Hagbourne iv � � � � � 5 Yes Goring ii � � � � � 5 No Sonning Common ii � � � � � 5 No Watlington ii � � � � � 5 No Wheatley ii � � � � � 5 No Woodcote ii � � � � � 5 No

Category (iii)

Previous category

Community facility

Primary School

Shop and/or Post

Office


Public transport


New score

Change in category?

Berinsfield iii � � � � � 5 No Garsington iii � � � � � 5 No Horspath iii � � � � � 5 No

Category (iv)

Previous category

Community facility

Primary School

Shop and/or Post

Office


Public transport


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Change in category?

Aston Rowant v � � � 3 Yes Aston Tirrold/Aston Upthorpe

iv � � � 3 No

Beckley iv � � � 3GB No Binfield Heath iv � � � 3 No Checkendon iv � � � � 4 No Clifton Hampden iv � � � � 4GB No Culham iv � � � 3GB No Dorchester iv � � � � 4GB No Ewelme iv � � � � 4 No Great Milton iv � � � � 4 part

GB No

Ipsden v � � � 3 Yes Kidmore End iv � � � � 4 No Lewknor iv � � � 3 No Little Milton iv � � � � 4 part

GB No

Long Wittenham iv � � � � 4 No

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Previous category

Community facility

Primary School

Shop and/or Post

Office


Public transport


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Change in category?

Lower Shiplake iv � � � � 4 No Nettlebed iv � � � � 4 No Peppard Common iv � � � 3 No Postcombe iv � � � 3 No Rotherfield Peppard iv � � � � 4 No Sandford iv � � � 3GB No Shiplake Cross iv � � � 3 No South Moreton iv � � � 3 No South Stoke Iv � � � 3 No Stadhampton iv � � � � 4 No Stanton St John iv � � � 3GB No Stoke Row iv � � � � 4 No Tetsworth iv � � � 3 No Tiddington iv � � � 3 No Warborough & Shillingford North East of A4074

iv � � � � 4GB No

Whitchurch-on-Thames

iv � � � 3 No

Category (v)

Previous category

Community facility

Primary School

Shop and/or Post

Office


Public transport


New score

Change in category?

Adwell v � 1 No Albury v � 1 No Berrick Salome v � � 2 No Bix v � � 2 No Brightwell Baldwin v � 1 No Brightwell Upperton v 0 No Britwell Salome v � � 2 No Burcot v � � 2GB No Cane End v � 1 No Chalkhouse Green v 0 No Chazey Heath v � � 2 No Chiselhampton v � � 2GB No Christmas Common v � � 2 No Coldharbour v 0 No Collins End v 0 No Cookley Green v 0 No Crays Pond v � � 2 No Crocker End v 0 No Crowell v � � 2 No Cuddesdon v � � 2GB No Cuxham v � � 2 No Denton v � 1 No Drayton St Leonard v � � 2GB No Dunsden Green v � � 2GB No Easington v � 1 No Elsfield v � 1GB No Emmington v � � 2 No Exlade Street v � � 2 No Forest Hill v � � 2GB No Gallowstree Common v � � 2 No Goring Heath v � � 2 No Great Haseley v � � 2 No

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Previous category

Community facility

Primary School

Shop and/or Post

Office


Public transport


New score

Change in category?

Greys Green v � � 2 No Hailey v � 1 No Harpsden v � � 2 No Henton v � 1 No Highmoor v � 1 No Hill Bottom v � � 2 No Holton v � � 2GB No Huntercombe v � 1 No Kingston Blount v � � 2 No Kingston Stert v 0 No Kingwood Common v � � 2 No Little Haseley v � 1 No Little Wittenham v � 1 No Lower Assendon v � 1 No Mackney v 0 No Maidensgrove v � 1 No Mapledurham v � 1 No Marsh Baldon v � � 2GB No Mays Green v 0 No Middle Assendon v � 1 No Milton Common v � � 2 No Mongewell v � 1 No Moreton v � 1 No Moulsford v � � 2 No Newington v � 1 Part

GB No

North Moreton v � � 2 No North Stoke v � � 2 No North Weston v � 1 No Nuffield v � � 2 No Nuneham Courtenay v � � 2GB No Nuney Green v 0 No Park Corner v 0 No Pishill v � 1 No Playhatch v � � 2 No Preston Crowmarsh v � 1 No Pyrton v � � 2 No Roke v � 1 No Rotherfield Greys v � � 2 No Russells Water v � 1 No Rycote v 0 No Shepherds Green v � 1 No Shillingford South West of A4074

v � � 2 No

Shirburn v � 1 No Sonning Eye v � 1 No South Weston v � 1 No Stoke Talmage v � 1 No Stonor v 0 No Swyncombe v � 1 No Sydenham v � 1 No Thomley v 0 No Tokers Green V � 1 No Toot Baldon v � 1GB No Towersey v � � 2 No Trench Green v 0 No Waterperry v � 1GB No Waterstock v � � 2GB No West Hagbourne v � � 2 No

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Previous category

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Primary School

Shop and/or Post

Office


Public transport


New score

Change in category?

Wheatfield v � 1 No Whitchurch Hill v � � 2 No Witheridge Hill v � 1 No Woodeaton v � 1GB No Woodperry v 0GB No

Abbreviation GB Green Belt

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Glossary of terms

Acronym Term in full Explanation AMR Annual Monitoring

Report LDD required each year showing progress with policy delivery and the work programme in the LDS.

AONB Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Nationally designated areas accorded the highest status of protection in relation to landscape and scenic beauty.

CP South Oxfordshire District Council Corporate Plan 2005/06

Sets out the council’s aims and ambitions and how strategic objectives are going to be implemented.

DPD Development Plan Document

A type of LDD which carries significant weight in the development control process. DPDs are spatial planning documents which are subject to independent examination.

Development Plan A plan comprising the Regional Spatial Strategy and the DPDs contained within the LDF.

Examination An examination of the ‘soundness’ of DPDs held in public by a Planning Inspector. It replaces the Local Plan Inquiry.

GIS Geographical Information System

System that stores information electronically on maps.

GOSE Government Office for the South East

LDD Local Development Document

An individual component or document of the LDF.

LDF Local Development Framework

The portfolio of LDDs which provides the spatial planning framework.

LDS Local Development Scheme

A 3 year work programme for production of LDDs.

LTP Local Transport Plan

Produced by Oxfordshire County Council, the current plan covers the period between 2001 and 2006.

ODO Oxfordshire Data Observatory

A data and information resource funded by the local authorities of Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire County Council, Thames Valley Police, Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust, and the Learning and Skills Council.

ONS Office for National Statistics

National data and information resource.

PPMS Planning Policy Monitoring System

A system within the council for monitoring planning applications against policy requirements.

PPS Planning Policy Statement

Statements of national planning policy produced by Government, replacing Planning Policy Guidance Notes (PPGs).

SA Sustainability Appraisal A process of appraising policies for their social, economic and environmental effects, which must be applied to all DPDs and SPDs. See also SEA Directive.

SCI Statement of Community Involvement

A compulsory LDD that explains the council’s intended approach to public participation in LDF production and in the determination of planning applications.

SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment

Assessments made compulsory by a European Directive (the SEA Directive). To be implemented in planning through Sustainability Appraisal of DPDs and SPDs.

SOLP South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011

Local Plan prepared by South Oxfordshire District Council to guide development in the district. This covers the period up to 2011.

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SPD Supplementary Planning Document

Optional LDDs adopted by the council, these hold less weight in the determination of applications than DPDs. They replace Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG).

SSSI

Sites of Special Scientific Interest

SSSIs are the country's very best wildlife and geological sites as designated by Natural England.

TVERC Thames Valley Environmental Records Centre

Supplies biodiversity data for the Thames Valley area.

UK BAP UK Biodiversity Action Plan

UK government’s targeted action plan to respond to the Convention on Biological Diversity.

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