Planning Application Details

The development to which this permission relates must be begun not later than the expiration of three years beginning with the date of this permission. Reason: By virtue of Sections 91 to 95 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. Related application(s): P16/S0357/DIS

That the development hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with the details shown on the following approved plans, 2-01, 2-06, 1-03, 2-07, 2-05, 2-04, 2-03, 2-02, BF-1A-DWG and 2-08 Site Levels, except as controlled or modified by conditions of this permission. Reason: To secure the proper planning of the area in accordance with Development Plan policies. Related application(s): P16/S0357/DIS

Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved a schedule of all materials to be used in the external construction and finishes of the development hereby permitted shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The proposed flintwork shall be traditionally knapped by hand. Reason: In the interests of the visual appearance of the development in accordance with Policy CSQ3 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy 2027 and Policies G2, D1 and H4 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

The first floor en-suite windows in the south-west and north-east elevations of Plot 1 and the first floor bedroom window in the south-west facing elevation of Plot 2 hereby permitted shall be glazed in obscure glass, and shall be fixed shut with the exception of a top hung openable fanlight, prior to the first occupation of the accommodation and it shall be retained as such thereafter. Reason: To ensure that the development is not unneighbourly in accordance with Policies G2, D4 and H4 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country (General Permitted Development Order) 1995 (or any Order revoking or re-enacting that Order), no development as specified in Schedule 2, Part 1, Classes A - Extensions and E - Outbuildings shall be undertaken without the prior written permission of the Local Planning Authority. Reason: The specific circumstances of this site warrant the Local Planning Authority having control over any further development as specified in the condition in the interests of amenity and in accordance with Policies CSEN1 and CSQ3 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy 2027 and Policies G2, D1, D4 and H4 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

Prior to occupation of the development hereby permitted the proposed means of access onto Harpsden Road are to be formed and laid out and constructed strictly in accordance with the local highway authority's specifications and all ancillary works specified shall be undertaken. Reason: In the interest of highway safety in accordance with Policies G2, H4 and T1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

Prior to the first occupation of the development vision splays measuring 2.4 metres by 70 metres shall be provided to each side of the access and the vision splays shall not be obstructed by any object, structure, planting or other material with a height exceeding or growing above 0.9 metres as measured from carriageway level. Reason: In the interest of highway safety in accordance with Policies G2, D2 and T1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

Prior to the first occupation of the development hereby approved, the parking and turning areas shall be provided in accordance with the approved plan 1410/2.01 and shall be constructed to be SUDS compliant, laid out, surfaced, drained and completed, and shall be retained unobstructed except for the parking of vehicles associated with the development at all times. Reason: In the interests of highway safety and in accordance with Policies G2,D2, H4, T1 and T2 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

No surface water from the development shall be discharged onto the adjoining highway. Reason: In the interests of highway safety in accordance with Policies G2, H4 and T1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

The garage accommodation hereby approved shall be retained as such and shall not be adapted for living purposes without the prior written permission of the Local Planning Authority. Reason: In the interests of highway safety and to ensure the provision of adequate off-street car parking in accordance with Policies G2, D2, H4, T1 and T2 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

That a scheme for the landscaping of the site, including the planting of live trees and shrubs, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of the development hereby permitted. The scheme shall be implemented as approved within 12 months of the commencement of the approved development and thereafter be maintained in accordance with the approved scheme. In the event of any of the trees or shrubs so planted dying or being seriously damaged or destroyed within 5 years of the completion of the development, a new tree or shrub or equivalent number of trees or shrubs, as the case may be, of a species first approved by the Local Planning Authority, shall be planted and properly maintained in a position or positions first approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Reason: To help to assimilate the development into its surroundings in accordance with Policies CSEN1 and CSQ3 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy 2027 and Policies G2, C9, D1 and H4 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

The agreed tree protection measures contained within the Arboricultural Impact Appraisal and Method Statement 15097-AIA-MW submitted in support of the application shall be implemented prior to the commencement of any site works and thereafter retained for the duration of the development. Reason: To ensure that important trees are protected in accordance with Policies CSEN1 and CSQ3 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy 2027 and Policies G2, C9, D1 and H4 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

The lawns/grassland on site must be maintained at a height of approximately 5 centimetres at least one month before and throughout the duration of the works hereby permitted. Prior to the works hereby permitted, a hand search of any ground vegetation to be removed shall occur immediately prior to its removal by a suitably trained ecologist. The compost heap in the north east corner of plot 2 should be removed by hand between the 15th of August and the 15th of October in any calendar year. Should any reptiles, amphibians or other protected species be found, advice should be sought immediately from a suitably trained ecologist. Two 1FF Schwegler Bat Boxes shall be installed, one on each new plot, placed on the south/south west aspect of mature trees. The exact location of these bat boxes should be informed by a suitably trained ecologist. Evidence of this should be submitted to the Local Planning Authority in writing. Reason: To protect the habitats of protected species under the Wildlife and Access to the Countryside Act 1981, and in accordance with Policy CSB1 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy 2027 and Policies G2, C6, C8 and H4 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.