Swathes of objections have flooded in over major plans to build more than 70 homes on Oxfordshire farmland.

A total of 138 people have sent their opposition to the scheme, submitted by Cilldara Group (Headington) Ltd, for the development of 76 homes and a care home on land at Bayswater Farm on the outskirts of Headington.

This comes after the same developer had a proposal for 121 new homes refused by two planning committees on the same site. An appeal for that application has since been lodged. 

The site comprises two fields, divided by a hedgerow, which are loosely bound by existing residential development in Sandhills to the south and west, and deciduous woodland to the north and east.

Beyond the woodland lies open countryside which is designated Green Belt.

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Site plan (Image: Oxford City Council)One comment was submitted to Oxford City Council on behalf of the resident of Hill View. It said: “As the immediate neighbours of this proposed large development, we are: the school and university students who cannot study at home because of the noise; the disabled in the existing live-in care home whose independence is removed by increased traffic, and mental health disturbed by noise; the adults forced out their homes on WFH days to find quieter work space; and the families who can’t gather in their gardens without dust, noise, and privacy concerns.”

Ray Hessey, of Delbush Avenue, Headington, said: “The noise and disturbance from both the new houses and a care home would be unacceptable. Public transport is too far away to expect homeowners not to use cars.

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Bayswater Farm Field (Image: Risinghurst and Sandhills Parish Council) "An 80-bed care home will need maintenance, refuse collection and visiting vehicles, staff vehicles and food deliveries. An additional 300 people wanting parcel deliveries. The development design will be very different from existing Sandhills, ruining current character. Blocks of flats are not acceptable.”

Susan Warland, of Burdell Avenue, Headington, said: “To do this would cause an unacceptable increase in demand on an infrastructure system not built for this purpose. Our roads are narrow and unsuitable for such an increase in traffic both during the development of the proposed site or afterwards from the new housing and care home; the junction leaving Sandhills leading onto to A40 is already extremely busy and there are often long queues on the A40 itself towards Green Road roundabout.”

In the planning statement, it said: “The proposals would make a considerable contribution to the well documented need for Class C2 specialist housing for older persons in South Oxfordshire and Oxford City. The provision of a notional 80 care home, with dementia support facilities, is considered to be a significant social benefit. It also assists in freeing up wider housing stock.”