Protect the Land Behind the Moors
Planning Application (25/01346/OUT) for 340 Houses at Land North of the Moors.
Outline planning application with All Matters Reserved (except means of access) for up to 340 dwellings (Use Class C3), land for local community use and pavilion, landscaping, public open space and associated infrastructure, including demolition of 162 The Moors to enable all modes access.
A planning application for 340 houses on this Green Belt land has now been submitted by HarperCrewe Bloombridge. The public consultation is now open and runs until 26/06/2025.
The application can be viewed on the Cherwell District Council Planning website via this link
This is not an allocated housing site in Cherwell’s current or proposed future local plans. It is therefore an opportunistic proposal which hopes to take advantage of a situation where Cherwell Council cannot demonstrate that it is providing for sufficient future housing under new rules introduced by the Government. Please read more about the background to this application, and the difficult situation Cherwell Council finds itself in, further below.
This is an OUTLINE application, so that most details (except for access arrangements from the Moors) would be the subject of a further application. Plans and other details included with this application should therefore be considered illustrative only.
Kidlington Development Watch (KDW) has opposed the development of this Green Belt land for over a decade, and continues to do so. We will object to the application and we encourage everyone to do the same. The following information links should be helpful:
- REASONS FOR OBJECTION
- HOW TO OBJECT
- MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE APPLICATION
- CHERWELL COUNCIL’S DILEMMA ABOUT THIS APPLICATION
This information is also available for download as a word document below.
The closing date for comments is the 26th June 2025. KDW is still considering the application documents and waiting on responses from the relevant Cherwell Officers and statutory consultees. We will provide updated advice as appropriate. Please note that while it is best to submit comments by the deadline, Cherwell will accept feedback received prior to the Planning Committee meeting at which an application is decided.
Please spread the word and share with any residents and everyone you know who cherishes the Land North of the Moors. Please take the time to read this material and respond to the consultation.
However, should this outline application be approved, KDW would wish to make constructive comments on the further application(s) which would be necessary to approve the detailed matters such as the layout of the site and the design of the buildings. It could also be an opportunity to make comments on the use of the proposed large area of open space. Should it, for example be used for formal sports (cricket pitches), informal recreation or nature conservation or a combination of these and/or other uses?
