A racehorse and equestrian transport maker has lost the first round in its campaign to move premises.

Vale of White Horse planners rejected Olympic Coachbuilders' application to convert an old grain store at Manor Farm, south of Wantage, on the casting vote of chairman Jerry Patterson, who admitted he was in two minds about the plans.

Malcolm Margetts, managing director of Olympic Coachbuilders, which is currently based at Milton Business Park, near Abingdon, said the decision was "a big disappointment".