Land at Rycote Lane, Thame, OX9 2BY

Description
The site is located on the western edge of Thame to the west of the A329 and south of the A418. The site comprises two agricultural fields located to the immediate north of a pocket of established commercial/industrial development known locally as Christmas Hill Business Park (Rycote M40), Menlo Industrial Park and West Coast Business Park.

The site is bound to the north and east by the road corridors of the A418 and A329, with existing hedgerow vegetation defining the site boundaries and affording some degree of containment to the site within views from these road corridors and the landscape to the immediate north and east.

The western and north-western boundaries of the site are at present open, with the site forming part of a much larger field parcel that extends to the west alongside the A418.The southern site boundary is defined by an existing hedgerow which separates the site from Christmas Lane and the adjoining commercial/industrial park beyond. The commercial/industrial park is characterised by a combination of medium to large scale units set within extensive hardstanding, much of which is covered by vehicles and storage uses.

Location
The site is located to the west of the market town of Thame, approximately 0.8 miles(1.3 km) from the High Street. The site is bounded by the A418 to the north, Rycote Lane (A329) to the east, established industrial uses to the south and agricultural land to the west.

Thame is a thriving market town located in South Oxfordshire and is a short distance from the subject site. Its population is around 12,555 (ONS estimate 2019) but is set to grow with an additional 260 homes required during the plan period to 2035.

The site benefits from prominent well lit road frontage and access to three junctions of the M40 Motorway (J7/J8/J8a) all within 5 miles. The site has good prominence onto both the A418 and A329. The A418 runs east towards Aylesbury and west towards theM40 Motorway/A40 and the A329 runs west also towards the M40 Motorway(Junction 7) a short distance to the south west.

The site benefits from the following nearby amenities; food stores, pubs, restaurants, leisure facilities, education and housing. The nearest railway station is Haddenham &Thame Parkway situated 3.1 miles (5 km) to the north east of the site, which provides journey times into Oxford from 30 minutes and London Marylebone from 42 minutes respectively. There are footpath links into Thame Town Centre.

Viewings
Access to the site by appointment only and interested parties are requested to contact the selling agent Savills Oxford .

Planning - Permitted Uses
Allocated for the following uses:
- E(g) (i) - an office to carry out any operational or administrative functions.
- E(g) (ii) - the research and development of products or processes.
- B2 – General Industrial B8 - Storage or distribution.

Method of Sale
Proposals are invited from interested parties by noon on Tuesday 7 October 2025. Please note that the Vendors will not be obligated to accept the
highest or any other offer. The Vendors preferred route for disposal is on an unconditional basis however consideration will be given to proposals on a
subject to planning/ option/ promotion basis.

For further details please see Data Room and Brochure

Planning
Planning History
In promoting this site to the Neighbourhood Plan, a series of initial surveys were undertaken. This included a landscape appraisal and geophysical survey, both of which are included in the dataroom.

Thame Neighbourhood Plan 2 (TNP2)- 2020-2041
TNP2 was formally adopted on 13 February 2025 and holds full weight in the assessment of planning applications in Thame and includes several supporting documents. The site is identified under Policy GDE1 of the Neighbourhood Plan as 7.8 hectares (gross) for employment purposes, B2 – B8 and E(g)(i)-(iii) uses. Proposals that include employment floorspace for Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) will be supported. The proposed mix of uses should have regard to the proximity of safe guarded waste operations.