Planning Application Details

That the development must be begun not later than the expiration of three 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 as amended by section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

Samples of the materials to be used for the external walls and roofs shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before any development commences. Reason: In the interests of the visual appearance of the development in accordance with Policies G2, G4, G6, C1, D1 and H12 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

That irrespective of the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 or any subsequent revision, no additions or extensions to the dwelling shall be built, unless permission has been granted by the Local Planning Authority on an application made for the purpose. Reason: To prevent the overdevelopment of the site to protect the character and appearance of the site in accordance with Policies G2, G4, G6, C1, D1 and H12 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

No development or other operations, including demolition, shall commence on site until details of a tree and landscape protection scheme in accordance with BS 5837:2005 (Trees in Relation to Construction) have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall include positions and specifications of temporary fencing to be erected, the location of the site compound and storage areas associated with both demolition and construction. No excavations for services, storage of materials, parking of vehicles, excavation of soils or materials shall take place within the area designated as being protected. The approved tree and landscape protection scheme shall be carried out concurrently with the development of the site. Reason: To ensure the protection of trees on and adjacent to the site in accordance with Policies G2 and C9 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

No development or other operations shall commence on site until a scheme for the landscaping of the site has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The details shall include schedules of plants, noting species, plant sizes and proposed numbers/densities, an implementation programme, and details of written specifications including cultivation and other operations involving tree, shrub and grass establishment. The scheme shall ensure: a) Completion of the approved landscape scheme within the first planting season following the completion of the development. b) Any trees, shrubs or plants that die or become seriously damaged within five years of the commencement of the development shall be replaced by tress or shrubs of similar size and species to those originally required to be planted. Reason: To ensure the implementation of a satisfactory scheme of landscaping which will in due course improve the quality of the development in accordance with Policies G2, G6, C9 and D1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

Prior to the commencement of development, details of slab and floor levels in relation to existing and proposed ground levels shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and the development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved levels. Reason: To ensure a satisfactory relationship between the proposed building and the surrounding land in accordance with Policies G2, G4, G6, C1, D1 and H12 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

Prior to the occupation of the development hereby approved the visibility splays, parking and turning areas shall be provided in accordance with drawing number 1739/09a and the parking and turning areas shall be constructed, laid out, surfaced, drained and completed, and thereafter shall be retained unobstructed except for the parking and turning of vehicles at all times. Reason: In the interests of highway safety and to regularise the use of the available parking area and to reduce the likelihood of roadside parking in the interests of highway safety in accordance with Policies G2, D2, T1 and T2 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

The existing dwellings shall be demolished and all resultant debris removed from the site prior to the occupation of the dwelling hereby approved. Reason: In the interests of the appearance of the site and to prevent unacceptable housing development in accordance with Policies G2, G4, G6, C1, D1, H6 and H12 South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

The dwelling hereby approved shall be designed to incorporate sustainable methods of construction, making reference to Code Level 3 of the Code for Sustainable Homes, in accordance with details which shall first have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, prior to the commencement of the development. Reason: To ensure high standards in the conservation and efficient use of energy, water and materials, in accordance with Policies G2 and D8 of the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.