Gypsy and Traveller site in Oxfordshire seeks expansion to 15 homes

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 16:32 · Archive

Plans have been submitted to expand an existing Gypsy and Traveller site in Oxfordshire to 15 mobile homes. Applicant S. McGinley has asked Cherwell District Council for permission at The Stable Block, off Farnborough Road in Mollington. The retrospective application would increase the number of caravans on the site from 13 to 15. It is also proposed to regularise the use of a day room, which was granted permission as ancillary to the existing site in 2019, for accommodation.

Planning documents show the site has operated as a Gypsy and Traveller site since permission was first granted on appeal in 2009 for two Gypsy families with a total of six caravans. Since then, a series of approvals has gradually increased capacity. Planners previously supported additional pitches because of a recognised need for traveller accommodation in Cherwell.

The planning statement argues the proposal would make better use of an established site rather than requiring new greenfield locations. It says the additional units would not harm the character of the area, with mature landscaping screening much of the site from surrounding roads.

Gypsy and Traveller site in Oxfordshire seeks expansion to 15 homes — Image: Oxford Mail

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Gypsy and Traveller site could grow to 15 mobile homes under fresh plansPlans have been submitted to expand an existing Gypsy and Traveller site to 15 mobile homes in Banbury, Oxfordshire, by retaining two extra mobile homes.Oxford Mail · 21 Oct, 16:00
Gypsy and Traveller site could grow to 15 mobile homes under fresh plansPlans have been submitted to expand an existing Gypsy and Traveller site to 15 mobile homes in Banbury, Oxfordshire, by retaining two extra mobile homes.Oxfordshire Guardian · 21 Oct, 16:00

In this story: S. McGinley · Cherwell District Council · Mollington · Oxfordshire

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