West Oxfordshire District Council has warned prospective purchasers of land advertised for sale on the popular classifieds website Gumtree that it has very limited development potential while part lies within a Conservation Area (CA).
The Council writes:
The Council were made aware of the advert by a local resident who spotted it had been placed online a few days ago.
Cllr Warwick Robinson, Cabinet Member for Planning at the Council, said: ‘The site is considered to be ‘greenfield land’ and is in attractive open countryside away from any major settlement. Steps were taken to protect this land back in 2005 when we found out that it was to be sub-divided into plots and sold off.’
‘We’re keen to make people fully aware of the planning limitations on the land and caution them that they should not invest in this site for development purposes.’
Situated partially within a conservation area and bordering ancient woodland, the site has very limited potential for any form of development and housing proposals are especially unlikely to be supported. Any permitted development rights on the land have also been removed, including:
- Putting up fences and other means of enclosure
- Creating access to the road
- Moving portable buildings and structures on to the land
- Using the land for any purposes for up to 28 days
For more information about planning and permitted development rights, see the Council’s website: www.westoxon.gov.uk
