New plans have been lodged for 150 homes in an Oxfordshire village just outside Banbury. 

Developer William Davis Homes has applied for the scheme, which includes access, public open space, a play area, and drainage, on the site on land south of 3 to 5 Hartshill Close in Bloxham. 

The proposal was submitted on September 20. Another scheme in Bloxham, submitted by Gladman for 60 homes, is set to be decided by Cherwell District Council's planning committee on Thursday, October 3 and has been recommended for refusal.

Two public objections have already been submitted for the new application. 

Laura Vaughan, of Lawrence Leys, said: “No capacity in the village for more people e.g. primary school and doctors surgery and roads that are already blocked with traffic at peak times. This potentially add over 500 people to the village.”

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Site plan (Image: Cherwell District Council) Sarah Collett, of Chipperfield Park Road, added: “This development is on an area that already floods. As a resident of Bloxham since 2012 I have experienced the detriment to the village of continued development, mainly being traffic related. The road network can not support this extra volume of people coming to and fro.

“It's hard enough getting through the village and past the shops and doing the school run is a daily challenge with no parking and an overloaded road network. Add in the quarry traffic from HS2 and the other developments ongoing nearby (Wykham, Alderbury etc) and you question if there is even a need for this housing at all.”

In the application's planning statement, it said: “The site is well-related to Bloxham. Adjacent land uses to the north and east are primarily residential, and a recreation ground is located to the west of South Newington Road (on the opposite side to the site). That incorporates playing pitches and an equipped play area. The site would, therefore, be a logical extension to the built form and would be contained by residential development on two sides and an existing A-road on another.”

It added: “The proposed development will deliver a high-quality new development that optimises the use of an unconstrained site in a sustainable location. The delivery of up to 150 new dwellings will provide much needed housing to meet identified needs in the district in full, address the depleting HLS, and also make a significant contribution towards the affordable housing and later living needs in the area. 

“Therefore, the proposed development of the site constitutes sustainable development, and will result in a number of significant economic, social and environmental benefits that reflect the three dimensions of sustainable development identified in paragraph 8 of the NPPF. These benefits weigh substantially in favour of the proposed development.”