Third development plan for The Elms – Thame
On 23/03/2017 At 11:40 pm
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RECTORY Homes has submitted its third planning application for a development on land at The Elms, off Upper High Street.
Meadow land at ‘The Elms’ in Thame, that Rectory Homes wants to build on
The application is for the erection of an Extra Care housing development (Use Class C2) comprising apartments, houses and a communal residents’ centre with basement parking and storage areas and creation of new public open space, provision of new vehicle access from Elms Road and a new pedestrian/cycle link onto Upper High Street with associated infrastructure works and landscaping.
You can see details of the application, which is No. P17/S1069/FUL can be viewed on South Oxfordshire District Council’s website HERE
A previous application by Rectory Homes for 37 dwellings on land at The Elms, was awarded Planning Permission almost two years ago, despite extensive opposition including a petition of hundreds of names of local people objecting to it. A second application, for an Extra Care housing development submitted last August, was later withdrawn.
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I’m totally in favour of building on The Elms. It’s private land that the general public has no access to, so converting it into housing makes perfect sense to me. It’s what goes onto the site that concerns me. If these were 87 apartments for general sale at affordable prices I would support this plan, however as an extra care facility I don’t think it meets Thame’s reqirement.
87 units are proposed. The access is terrible. ElmsRoad/WindmillRoad/NelsonSt already a nightmare – dangerous for John Hamden children walking to school. Overlooks the park where children play…….
NO NO NO
Totaly abhorrent, brought in under the radar on the main town plan, rejected by everyone who lives locally. Voted to be rejected by the town council, yet the greed of the developers is still shining through.
A fantastic green and open space that should never be built on.