26 August 2025 – Agenda
SUMMONS TO ATTEND A MEETING
TO: All Members of the Planning Committee
Cllrs M Baines (Chairman), D Dodds, L Emery, C Jones, S McGarry (Deputy Chairman) and W Wilde
Ex Officio (Voting) Members – A Gilbert (Town Mayor) or D Dawson (Deputy Town Mayor)
To all other Members for information
You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the Planning Committee on Tuesday 26 August 2025 at 6.30pm (maximum one hour) in the Upper Chamber (Thame Town Hall) for the transaction of business as set out on the attached agenda.
Mandy Sturdy
Clerk of the Council
Date: Tuesday 19 August 2025
AGENDA
1) Apologies for Absence
To receive, note and agree apologies for absence.
2) Declarations of Interest and Dispensations
To notify of any items that appear in the agenda in which there may be an interest that has not been recorded in the Member’s Register of Interest, and confirmation of any relevant dispensations.
3) Public Participation and Public Questions
To consider applications from members of the public to address the Committee (5 minutes maximum), in respect of any item of business included in the agenda. Applications to speak must have been received by the Town Clerk no later than 5pm on the last working day preceding the meeting.
To consider questions from members of the public (who live, work, or run a business in the Parish). Written questions must have been received by the Town Clerk no later than 4pm on the last working day preceding the meeting.
4) Minutes
To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the Committee Meeting held on 29 July 2025.
5) Planning Applications
a) To consider and agree a response for each of the following planning applications:
2013 – 28 Towersey Drive
Detached single storey family room to replace detached single storey garage.
P25/S2074/HH
2013 Policies & Key Issues Report [PDF]
2016 – Town Hall, High Street
To install acoustic panels to the ceiling and walls of the Upper Chamber at the Town Hall.
P25/S2350/LB
2016 Policies & Key Issues Report [PDF]
2019 – Roots for Life Day Nursery School, 46b North Street
Two-storey front extension & single-storey side extension with reconfiguration of entrance.
P25/S2307/FUL
2019 Policies & Key Issues Report [PDF]
2020 – Cuttle Brook Local Nature Reserve, Oxford Road
Application for two scrapes (shallow ponds) the placement of arising spoil within the Cuttle Brook Local Nature Reserve (retrospective).
P25/S1979/FUL
2020 Policies & Key Issues Report [PDF]
b) To receive and approve the Officer’s recommendations for the following planning applications (these can be approved in bulk if no comments from the Committee):
2012 – 15 Nelson Street
Replace existing conservatory roof and frames with solid roof and new frames only.
P25/S2186/HH
Officer recommendation: Supports
2014 – 15 Montrose Way
Part single part two storey side extension.
P25/S2233/HH
Officer recommendation: Supports
2017 – 38 Onslow Drive
Rear single storey extension, conversion/extension of garage, open porch and other associated alterations.
P25/S2291/HH
Officer recommendation: Supports
6) Pre-Application Consultation – Proposed Upgrade to Existing Base Station Installation at Chinnor Rugby Football Club, Kingsey Road, Thame, Oxfordshire, OX9 3JL
To consider a response to the pre-application consultation.
6. Cornerstone Planning Consultation Letter to Town Councillors – Reg 5 V.3 [PDF]
6. PD’s – CS10738427_VMO2001354_VFNA_GA_REV_A [PDF]
7) Letter received in relation to Planning Application P25/S1828/FUL – Land to east of Chinnor Road, Towersey
Proposed erection of a pair of semi detached and two detached two storey dwellings with associated amenity space and parking / turning provision. Repositioning and widening of existing vehicular access from Chinnor Road.
To note the correspondence in relation to the above planning application and Towersey’s Neighbourhood Plan.
7a. Letter to SODC Parish Councils – Thame Town [PDF]
7b. Note in Response to Application at Land East of Chinnor Road, OX9 3QY – P25-S1828-FUL [PDF]
7c. NPCO commentary – Land to east of Chinnor Road August 2025 Foreign Application [PDF]
8) For Information
a) Conservation Area Conservation Committee – To note the minutes of the meeting on 20 August 2025.
8a. CAAC 20th August 2025 [PDF]
b) Withdrawn Application – P25/S1550/LDP – Cattle Market, North Street – Car Valet business- using a temporary structure which can be erected for use, and removed when the business is closed on Fridays Work operation days will run Saturdays to Thursdays, the business will be closed Fridays to allow the market to operate freely Proposed hours are 9.00AM-18:00PM.
To note this application was withdrawn prior to determination on 25 July 2025.
c) Unable to consider application – P25/S1503/A – 3 High Street – New troughlight.
To note that this application was unable to be considered by the Town Council due to timescales however the plans are the same as the accompanying listed building application (P25/S1776/LB) and therefore comments on that application can still be applied. This was reported verbally at the previous committee meeting. The application is due to be determined on 22 August 2025.
d) Committee Notification and Decision Notice – P25/S0868/FUL – 6-8 High Street – Redevelopment, including partial demolition of existing building and construction of new building to rear, for a mixed use development including commercial units (Use Class E) and nine new apartments.
To note the application was considered by the District Council’s Planning Committee on 13 August 2025. The application was granted planning permission on 15 August 2025.
e) Property Numbering Notification: Reinstatement of first floor flat to be known as: 10A High Street, Thame, OX9 2BZ.
f) Non-Material Amendment – P25/S2242/NM – Land North of Oxford Road – Non material amendment on application P14/S3841/FUL for the substitution of approved drawings SM529-LS-006B and SM529-LS-006D pursuant to application P14/S3841/FUL with drawing SM529-LS-006G to regularise the layout and details of the play area. (Erection of 203 dwellings, with new allotment plots, public open space, new pedestrian and cycle routes, construction of internal access roads, foul water pump station, surface water attenuation, ancillary enabling works, together with the formation of new vehicular and pedestrian access points)
To note the application as the Town Council is not consulted on non-material amendments to approved schemes.
g) Lawful Development Application – Park Grange Farm Thame Park Road near Thame – P25/S2194/LDP – Renewal of existing concrete and hardstanding farmyard within the current footprint. Replacement of existing dilapidated underground drains & associated drainage pipework.
To note that the application seeks confirmation from the Local Planning Authority that the proposed development is lawful and therefore they are unable to take any comments on the planning merits of the proposal into account. If any Councillor has specific concerns, please be prepared to raise them at the meeting.
h) Street Naming Notification – Erection of 31 new residential dwellings to be known as: 1 to 47 (Odds Excl. 13) and 2 to 16 (Evens) Millers Field, Thame.
i) Additional Information – CM/0022/22 – Land to South East of Homage Farm, Bicester Road, Chilton, Buckinghamshire – Erection of anaerobic digestion facility, comprising silage clamps, digester tanks, lagoons, administrative buildings, landscaping and access.
To note that additional information and amended plans have been received. The Town Council originally submitted comments with regards to highways.