An outline planning application for Park Gate, Minster Lovell has now been submitted to West Oxfordshire District Council. The application can be viewed on the Council’s website (application - 22/03240/OUT).

Following public consultation earlier in the year we have updated our proposals, and this has been summarised below:

  • Up to 140 new homes with a mix of house sizes and types, ranging from 1 to 5 bed houses (including bungalows)  to meet local policy requirements
  • 40% affordable housing (i.e., up to 56 affordable homes).  Affordable housing is a combination of discounted rent, discounted sale (for first time buyers) and shared ownership housing, provided to eligible households whose needs are  not met by the market This will assist those looking for their first home, and lower income individuals and families get on the housing ladder in Minster Lovell
  • Energy efficient housing in line with the Future  Homes Standard, with homes achieving a 31% reduction  in carbon emissions (compared to the previous  building regulations)
  • Electric car charging points for each new home
  • New public open space including children’s  play equipment Significant new landscaping and creation of new  habitats to deliver biodiversity net gains
  • New walking and cycling routes connecting  to the village

Statutory consultees (e.g., Environment Agency, County Council and the Parish Council) and local residents will have the opportunity to formally comment on the application direct to West Oxfordshire District Council.

We will continue to work closely with the Council and where necessary will respond to statutory consultees.

An outline planning application seeks to establish whether the scale and nature of a proposed development would be acceptable to the local planning authority, before a second fully detailed planning application is put forward, which is called a Reserved Matters. A Reserved Matters application typically include information about the layout, scale and appearance of the development. No development can take place on site until the Reserved Matters application has been consented.

Both types of applications are required to undergo public consultation before submission.  Statutory consultees for example the Environment Agency and the Highways Authority, and local residents will also have the opportunity to formally comment on the applications once they are submitted and registered with the Council.

An outline application is a standard way of dealing with planning, and the granting of an outline planning permission does not preclude local stakeholders from commenting on a Reserved Matters application at a later stage in the planning process.

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