Oxfordshire, Planning Notice

OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMISSION

ACCOMPANIED BY ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT

I give notice that Oxfordshire County Council is applying to Oxfordshire County Council for planning permission: The construction of two sections of single carriageway forming part of the Watlington Relief Road (WRR) including footways and cycleways, two new roundabouts, a new junction linking Britwell Road/ Harmans Way and the provision of a vehicular pick-up and drop-off area to Icknield Community College, a new section of bridleway (Pyrton Lane to east and west of the route alignment), pedestrian crossing facilities, a new bridge over Chalgrove Brook, landscaping and planting, drainage improvements, street lighting and associated earthworks and infrastructure at Fields to the northern and eastern outskirts of Watlington in Oxfordshire. The Proposed Development intersects five local roads: from east to west, these are the B4009, Rosemoor Drive, B480 (Cuxham Road), Pyrton Lane and Watlington Road (B4009) and that the application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement. Submitted in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992.

You may view a copy of the application, supporting documents and the Environmental Statement from 1 February 2024 online at http://myeplanning.oxford shire.gov.uk using reference R3.0010/24 and at Oxfordshire County Council, Environment and Place, County Hall, New Road, Oxford, OX1 1ND at all reasonable hours by prior appointment until 2 March 2024. If you wish to make any representations on this application either email Anna Herriman at anna.herriman@oxfordshire.gov.uk or you can comment online using the reference R3.0010/24.

If making a written representation by post, please use the address above and email the case officer in advance. Comments should be made on or before 2 March 2024 and failure to meet this deadline may result in your comments not being considered. The County Council considers that this application does not accord with the policies in the development plan for the County.

Members of the public may obtain copies of the Environmental Statement from Lilly Ruddock, AECOM, Aldgate Tower, 2 Leman Street, London E1 8FA and at a cost of £1200 for printing and an extra £100 for the binding. A copy of Non-Technical Summary is available for £50 The decision notice will be available online once the application has been decided. NOTE Consideration of the development may take place in public and representations may be published.

The proposal may be considered by the Council's Planning & Regulation Committee (Only comments relating to planning issues will be taken into account when reaching a decision). The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended requires the determination of planning applications to be a public process. The Council will make information submitted in relation to planning applications available for public inspection and so it is not possible to take into account in the determination of the application any comments which are submitted confidentially.

If you wish to submit any comments regarding this application, your comments as well as your name and postal address may be disclosed to third parties including those who have submitted the planning application. Oxfordshire County Council is a data controller for the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council dated 27th April 2016). For more details on how the Council will handle your personal information, please use the link below to access our Privacy Notice. Hard copies of this can also be provided on request: www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/privacynoticedocument