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): P10/E0113/DIS

Prior to the commencement of development samples 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: To safeguard the character of the area in accordance with Policy D1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011. Related application(s): P10/E0113/DIS

The garage accommodation shall be retained as such and shall not be adapted for living purposes without the prior written permission from the Local Planning Authority. Reason: To ensure the provision of adequate on site parking, and to protect the amenity of the area in accordance with Policies D2, G6 and C9 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011. Related application(s): P10/E0113/DIS

Prior to the first occupation of any new dwelling, the driveway, parking and turning areas shall be constructed in accordance with the plan, reference 2009/MFH/2B, accompanying the agent's letter dated 11 August 2009, and shall be retained incidental to each new dwelling, unobstructed except for the parking of cars. Reason: In the interests of highway safety and convenience and to ensure the provision of adequate on site parking and turning in accordance with Policies T1, D1, D2 and C9 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011. Related application(s): P10/E0113/DIS

Prior to the commencement of any site works or operations relating to the development hereby permitted, an arboricultural method statement to ensure the satisfactory protection of retained trees during the construction period shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Written approval must be obtained prior to commencement of any site works including demolition. The matters to be encompassed within the arboricultural method statement shall include the following: (i) A specification for the pruning of, or tree surgery to, trees to be retained in order to prevent accidental damage by construction activities; (ii) The specification of the location, materials and means of construction of temporary protective fencing and/or ground protection in the vicinity of trees to be retained, in accordance with the recommendations of BS 5837 (2005) ''Trees in relation to construction'', and details of the timing and duration of its erection; (iii) The definition of areas for the storage or stockpiling of materials, temporary on-site parking, site offices and huts, mixing of cement or concrete, and fuel storage; (iv) The means of demolition of any existing site structures, and of the re-instatement of the area currently occupied thereby; (v) The specification of the routing and mean of installation of drainage or any underground services in the vicinity of retained trees; (vi) The details and method of construction of any other structures such as boundary walls in the vicinity of retained trees and how these relate to existing ground levels; (vii) The details of the materials and method of construction of the roadway, which is to be of a 'no dig' construction method in accordance with the principles of Arboricultural Practice Note 12 "Through the Trees to Development'', and in accordance with current industry best practice; and as appropriate for the type of roadway required in relation to its usage. (viii) Consideration will be made to avoid the sighting of utilities and service runs within the Root Protection Area (RPA) of all trees to be retained. Only where it can be demonstrated that there is no alternative location for the laying of utilities, will encroachment into the RPA be considered. Methodology for any installation works within the RPA will be provided and must be in compliance with NJUG Volume 4, 2007 'Guidelines for the planning and installation and maintenance of utility apparatus in proximity to trees'. (ix) Provision for the supervision of ANY works within the root protection areas of trees to be retained, and for the monitoring of continuing compliance with the protective measures specified, by an appropriately qualified arboricultural consultant, to be appointed at the developer's expense and notified to the Local Planning Authority, prior to the commencement of development; and provision for the regular reporting of continued compliance or any departure there from to the Local Planning Authority. Reason: To safeguard trees which are visually important in accordance with Policies C9 and D1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011. Related application(s): P10/E0113/DIS

That prior to the commencement of construction works on the site, the access alterations shall be carried out in accordance with the submitted plan reference 2009/MFH/2B accompanying agent¿s letter dated 11 August 2009. This shall include the provision and retention of vision splays as shown on the plan specified above, and at a height of 1metre above ground level. Reason: In the interests of highway safety and convenience in accordance with Policies T1 and D1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011. Related application(s): P10/E0113/DIS

That a scheme for the landscaping of the site , including the provision of individual specimen trees of an appropriate size and species for each rear garden of the four new plots, the proposed hedging/screening for the length of the south western boundary adjacent to Honeywood Cottage and the proposed planting in the north eastern corner adjacent to Corner Cottage, 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 to assimilate the development into its surroundings in accordance with Policies C9 and D1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

No development in connection with this planning permission shall commence until a phased contaminated land risk assessment including formulation of any necessary remediation proposals has been completed. The development shall then not be occupied until all approved remediation works are completed. All phases need to be undertaken by a person competent in contaminated land, in accordance with Defra and the Environment Agency¿s Model Procedures for the Management of Contaminated Land, CLR11, and be approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority (LPA). Phase 1 shall incorporate a desk study and site walk over to identify all potential contaminative uses on site and to inform the preliminary conceptual site model. If potential contamination is identified then Phase 2 shall be undertaken. Phase 2 shall include a comprehensive intrusive investigation in order to characterise the type, nature and extent of contamination present, the risks to receptors and, where necessary, to inform the remediation strategy proposals. If significant contamination is found then Phase 3 shall be undertaken. Phase 3 requires production of a remediation and validation scheme to ensure the site is rendered suitable for its proposed use. The remediation shall be carried out in accordance with a scheme and timetable first agreed in writing by the LPA. Phase 4 requires a full validation report detailing the measures carried out to ensure compliance with any approved remediation scheme in Phase 3 to be submitted to and approved in writing by the LPA. Reason: To ensure that any ground, water and associated gas contamination is identified and adequately addressed to ensure the safety of the development, the environment and to ensure the site is suitable for the proposed use in accordance with Policy EP8 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

The measures set out in the agent's statement accompanying the application, in respect of sustainable building, shall be implemented in accordance with the statement prior to the first occupation of any unit, unless as may otherwise be agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Reason: To ensure sustainable development in accordance with Policy D8 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

That prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, details of surface water drainage shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning authority. The works shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details. Reason: To prevent pollution and flooding in accordance with Policies EP1, EP4 and EP6 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.