Planners are due to decide a scheme to convert buildings in the Oxfordshire countryside into five homes with car ports.

Applicant Butler and Duke Ltd has applied for the development at Woodland Farm in Appleton Road, Longworth. 

It has been recommended for permission and will be decided by Vale of White Horse's planning committee on Wednesday, October 16. 

A total of five locals have objected as well as Longworth Parish Council. 

The parish council said: “The parish council unanimously objects to the latest amended application (as well as the previous amended applications and the original applications). 

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Five-home plans (Image: Vale of White Horse DC) “In light of the numerous objections, substantive documentation and number of amended applications, the parish council would strongly request that this application is determined by the planning committee and not under delegated powers.

"Additionally, the parish council urgently request a site visit from the highways officer and the planning officer so that the attached issues can be fully explained to them by those that will be affected on a daily basis should the development go ahead.”

John Marsh, of Appleton Road, added: “The inevitable increase in traffic from a narrow farm track onto the Appleton Road, particularly at peak times in the working week, would result in dangerous bottlenecks interfering with normal traffic flow.

“We remain hopeful (as nothing has changed from previous applications) that both the parish council and ultimately the planning authorities will reject this application.”

Robert Longstaff, of Appleton Road, said: “In summary, this full application contains inaccuracies, does not give sufficient information, does not address previous concerns over access, passing places, parking and turning, capacity for the buildings to comply with Class Q, fallacious assertions to obtain the Q.

"It is an overdevelopment for the area, is outside neighbourhood and area planning guides and unlikely to be built if it were granted, merely a stepping stone to further, larger development as already professed in public by the developer.”

In their report, planning officers said the scheme would be acceptable.

They added: “While the development does not conform with the spatial strategy in being outside the built limits of the settlement, by virtue of the reuse of existing buildings which are capable of conversion, the principle of residential development in this location is acceptable.

“The design and appearance of the development safeguards the character of the rural setting.

"Subject to conditions, the development protects and mitigates risk to biodiversity and trees on the site, meets the requirements for vehicle and cycle parking, and does not introduce risk to highway safety.”