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Search the Public Notice PortalDevelopers behind 249 new homes in an Oxfordshire village have appealed the council's refusal.
Nicholas King New Homes was told in October last year that it cannot build the new homes on land north of Spring Hill in Southmoor, near Kingston Bagpuize.
Vale of White Horse District Council planning officers refused the scheme over concerns around a lack of facilities such as schools and GPs, increased noise pollution, the loss of privacy, and the impact on traffic safety, particularly on the junction with the A420 and Hanney Road.
Both Longmore Parish Council and Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor Parish Council also objected to the scheme alongside 32 other residents.
But the Beaconsfield-based developer has instructed agents to appeal the Vale's planning refusal.
As a result, the case will be heard in a public inquiry by the Planning Inspectorate expected to be held up to four days later this summer.
An agent on behalf of the developer said in a statement: "It has been demonstrated that there are no clear reasons for refusing the proposed development, taking into account the application of policies in the National Planning Policy Framework that protect areas of assets of particular importance, and there would be no adverse impacts arising from the proposal, which would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of the proposal, and as such planning permission should be granted."
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The agent added that Nicholas King New Homes will demonstrate "clear indicators that housing needs are not being met" and that 249 homes will make a "significant contribution" to addressing the shortage.
The Vale of White Horse local plan says that the larger village of Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor is capable of delivering 600 homes for people.
Council planning officers previously said in their refusal that there are "several harms relating to lack of species protection, sustainable travel, a safe highway and loss of hedgerow and best and most versatile agricultural land”, and that the proposal was “harmful” to the council’s development plan.
They added the development was “unacceptable” without a section 106 agreement, which is a legal agreement made between developers and the council, to deliver affordable housing, biodiversity improvements and infrastructure.
Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor Parish Council has instructed agents to "strongly object" to the appeal.
Mark Doodes, a planning consultant for the parish, said: "This is not a well-contained and unobtrusive site.
"This urbanisation would be visually prominent and in marked contrast with the current rural setting. This change alone would be significantly harmful."
Previous plans for 180 homes for the same site were submitted and withdrawn in 2017.
