This site is currently part of the rural area in the district and WDC has strongly resisted development of it in the past. I see no reason why that should change.
It forms a unique quality road environment around the crossroads of Harbury Road and Oakley Wood Road. As the Harbury Road climbs from the junction towards Harbury it passes through a wooded area with quality mature trees either side. Although it may be short, it forms a definite punctuation mark in the landscape of the road and the junction.
The site has some quite steep inclines within it, some being as steep as a rise of 5 metres in 40 - 1 in 8, varying from that to 1 in 16. So it is not a good place as far as elderly and disabled persons are concerned to locate residential accommodation in the long term.
The result of building houses on the top of the highest point in the area, 83 m above sea level compared with 65 to 68m generally around, will be that the houses will be visible from a long distance shielded only in parts by the well-established trees along the Harbury Road. This is not acceptable and is the reason why the Councils former councillors have not permitted development here, supported by an Inspector on appeal.