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):
P24/S0109/DISThat the development hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with the details shown on the following approved plans, 2037-29a, 2037-30a, 2037-20, 2037-27a, 2037-26, 2037-25a, 2037-24, 2037-28b, 2037-21b, 2037-23c, 2037-22b, 2037-14, 2037-13, 2037-12, TRPHTR-SEP19, TRPHTR-MAR21, 2037-11, 2021-004_Appendix 1, 2021-004_Appendix 2, 2021-004_Appendix 3 Rev A, 2037-10, 2037-09, 2037-06 and 2037-05, 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.
Except in the case of any building work hereby permitted, no change in the levels of the land shall take place unless in accordance with a detailed scheme which shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before any development commences on site. The scheme shall include details of existing and proposed ground levels.
Reason: In the interests of the visual appearance of the development in accordance with Policies DES1 and DES2 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.
Prior to the construction of the development hereby approved above slab level, a photographic 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.
Reason: In the interests of the visual appearance of the development in accordance with Policies DES1 and DES2 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.
The en-suite windows in the east-facing elevation of Plot 1 and the bathroom window in the west-facing elevation of Plot 2 shall be glazed in obscure glass with a minimum of level 3 obscurity, and shall be fixed shut with the exception of a top hung openable fanlight (or other means of opening to be first agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority) 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 Policy DES6 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country (General Permitted Development Order) 2015 (or any Order revoking or re-enacting that Order), no development as specified in Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A (Extensions), Class E (Outbuildings), Class F (Hardstandings) and Part 2 Class A (means of enclosure) shall be undertaken without obtaining planning permission from 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 to safeguard the amenities of the occupiers of the adjoining properties and the character of the area in accordance with Policies DES1, DES2 and DES6 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.
Prior to first occupation, all carbon reduction energy efficiency measures shall be implemented in accordance with the Energy Statement hereby approved and a Verification Report shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority and approved in writing. The Verification Report shall demonstrate (with photographic evidence) that the energy efficiency measures have been implemented. These measures shall be retained and maintained as such thereafter in accordance with the Energy Statement and Verification Report.
Reason: To ensure high standards of sustainable design and construction in accordance with Policy DES10 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.
Prior to the first occupation of the development hereby approved, the parking and turning areas shall be provided in accordance with the approved plan 2037-22b and shall be constructed, laid out, surfaced, drained and completed to be compliant with sustainable drainage (SuDS) principles, 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 Policy TRANS5 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.
Prior to the construction of any development above slab level a scheme for the landscaping of the site, including the planting of live trees and shrubs, the treatment of the hardsurfacing, and the provision of boundary treatment, including vehicular access gates, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. These details shall include schedules of new trees and shrubs to be planted (noting species, plant sizes and numbers/densities), the identification of the existing trees and shrubs on the site to be retained (noting species, location and spread), any earth moving operations and finished levels/contours, and an implementation programme. The scheme shall be implemented prior to the first occupation or use of 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 ENV1, DES1 and DES2 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.
Prior to the commencement of any site works (including demolition or site clearance) a protected area shall be designated for all existing trees which are shown to be retained, and the trees shall be protected in accordance with a scheme which complies with the current edition of BS 5837: "Trees in relation to design, demolition and construction" that shall first have been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority. The agreed measures shall be kept in place during the entire course of development.
Reason: To safeguard trees which are visually important in accordance with Policies ENV1, DES1, and DES2 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.
The development hereby approved shall be implemented in strict accordance with the measures stated in section 6 recommendations of the preliminary ecological appraisal (Windrush Ecology, April 2021. REF: W4165_rep_The Reformation_08-04-21). Enhancements must be delivered prior to occupation of the dwellings. For avoidance of doubt the number of bird boxes provided must be a minimum of four.
Reason: To minimise the impacts of development on biodiversity and achieve net gains for biodiversity, in accordance with Policies ENV2 and ENV3 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035 and Paragraphs 170 and 175 of the NPPF.
Prior to the commencement of development, a full surface water drainage scheme based on full infiltration unless evidenced exhausted, including details of the size, position and construction of drainage works, shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority. The drainage scheme shall be designed to accommodate a 1 in 100 year storm + 40% CC and will be implemented in accordance with the approved details prior to the occupation of the development hereby approved. The submission shall include a sequencing plan detailing when the installation of drainage will take place and a statement to explain how surface water will be managed on site during the construction phase.
Reason: To ensure the proper provision of surface water drainage and to ensure flooding is not exacerbated in the locality in accordance with Policy EP4 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.
Any external lighting will only be permitted in accordance with a lighting scheme to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the first occupation of the development hereby approved. Details shall include:
a) Details of all the equipment uses, specific lamps, luminaries and columns with images.
b) For each luminaire a full technical specifications (e.g. wattage, colour rating)
c) Isolux diagrams overlaid over the site and adjacent areas
d) Details of lighting operation hours
e) Confirmation to which Institution of Lighting Engineers Environmental Management Zones the scheme conforms to.
Any such lighting shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details and directed downwards to prevent nuisance to adjoining residential occupiers from light spillage.
Reason: To protect the appearance of the area, the environment and wildlife, and local residents from light pollution in accordance with Policy ENV12 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.
Prior to the first occupation of the development hereby approved, Electric Vehicle Charging Points shall be installed for each building and thereafter retained as such.
Reason: To ensure sustainable forms of transport in accordance with Policy TRANS5 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.
The proposed dwellings hereby approved shall not be constructed above slab level until the veterinary surgery is occupied.
Reason: To ensure that the residential element of the proposal is not implemented without the commercial element, in accordance with Policies EMP10, ENV1 and ENV6 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.