Planning Application Details

That the development must be begun not later than the expiration of five years beginning with the date of this permission and if this condition is not complied with this permission shall lapse. Reason: By virtue of Sections 91 to 95 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

That the materials to be used for the external walls and roofs shall be of the same colour, type and texture as those used on the existing building. Reason: To ensure that the details of the development are satisfactory in accordance with Policy G8 of the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan.

That the additional accommodation hereby permitted shall be occupied and used only in connection with and ancillary to the occupation and use of 18 Winterbrook, Reading Road, Cholsey as a nursing home and for no other purposes whatsoever. Reason: To protect local amenities in accordance with Policies G1 and CF1 of the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan.

That the parking provision shall be as shown on the deposited drawing, reference W.01.B all constructed, surfaced and laid out, retained and maintained to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority. Reason: To comply with the Local Planning Authority's vehicle parking standards and to protect local amenities in accordance with Policy G11 of the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan.

That the proposed new vehicular access shall not be used until the existing vehicular access has been closed by the planting of a new hedgerow in a species to be first agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority. Reason: To comply with the Local Planning Authority's vehicle parking standards and to protect local amenities in accordance with Policy G10 of the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan.

That a scheme for the landscaping of the site, including the planting of live trees and shrubs, the treatment of the access road and hardstandings, and the provision of boundary fencing and screen walling 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, be planted and properly maintained in a position or positions first approved by the Local Planning Authority. Reason: To help assimilate the development into its surroundings in accordance with Policy G9 of the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan.

That prior to the commencement of any other development to which this permission relates, the means of access between the land and the highway shall be formed, laid out and constructed strictly in accordance with the specification of the means of access attached hereto, and all ancillary works therein specified shall be undertaken strictly in accordance with the said specification. Reason: To comply with the Local Planning Authority's vehicle parking standards and to protect local amenities in accordance with Policy G10 of the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan.

That the existing trees and hedges on the land shall be protected in accordance with British Standards 5837 'Trees in relation to Construction' and in accordance with a scheme to be first agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority and to be implemented prior to the commencement of the development. Reason: To safeguard trees and hedges which are visually important in accordance with Policy G8 of the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan.

That except as may otherwise be agreed by the Local Planning Authority all trees, shrubs and hedge plants on the land shall be preserved and properly maintained during the course of building operations and that where planting is removed then this shall be replaced in species and in locations to be agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority before development commences. The scheme as agreed shall be implemented in the next available planting season following the commencement of the development. Reason: To safeguard trees, shrubs and hedge plants which are visually important in accordance with Policy G8 of the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan.

That no development shall take place until a professionally competent archaeological organisation as approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority has been commissioned to carry out a full watching brief during the period of construction works. The watching brief shall preserve by record any archaeological features which may arise in the course of works and shall include limited archaeological excavation where necessary and the retrieval of artefactual evidence. Reason: To safeguard the recording and inspection of matters of archaeological importance on the site and in accordance with Policy COn18 of the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan.