Overview
- West Oxfordshire District Council has granted permission to hard-surface and formalise a 170-space customer car park and staff parking at The Farmer's Dog in Asthall.
- Planning officials cited unusually heavy visitor traffic on the A40 and through the village, saying off-road parking is needed to prevent verge damage and obstruction.
- The consent requires submission of a Transport Management Method Statement within six weeks detailing access, parking strategy, signage, and measures for safe operation.
- Further conditions include maintaining a 1.5-metre hedge on the eastern car park, ensuring gates open inwards, securing prior approval of a surface‑water drainage scheme, and adding biodiversity features such as bird and bat boxes.
- Oxfordshire County Council’s archaeological services raised no objections, and a retrospective application to continue using a leased 34-acre overflow field remains undecided after parish and resident objections.