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.

Prior to the commencement of development detailed plans showing the existing and proposed ground levels of the site together with the slab levels and ridge heights of the proposed development, relative to a fixed datum point on adjoining land, shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Reason: To ensure that the development properly relates to the levels of adjoining land in the interests of landscape character and in accordance with Policies G2, G6, D1 and H4 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

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 and appearance of the surrounding area in accordance with Policies G2, G6, D1 and H4 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

Prior to the first occupation of the development a turning area and car parking spaces shall be provided within the curtilage of the site so that motor vehicles may enter, turn round and leave in a forward direction and vehicles may park off the highway. The turning area and parking spaces shall be constructed, laid out, surfaced, drained and completed in strict accordance with specification details to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of development. The turning area and car parking spaces shall be retained unobstructed except for the parking and manoeuvring of motor vehicles at all times. Reason: In the interests of highway safety and to ensure the provision of off-street car parking in accordance with Policies H4, T1 and T2 and Appendix 5 (Car Parking Standards) of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

Sustainable design features shall be incorporated into the construction and fittings of the dwelling hereby approved, in accordance with the Sustainability Statement accompanying the approved scheme. The sustainable design features shall thereafter be retained. Reason: To ensure high standards in the efficient use of energy, water and materials in accordance with Policy D8 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

Prior to the first occupation of the development, a scheme of waste storage and collection facilities shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and shall be thereafter implemented and retained as such. Reason: To ensure adequate provision for the management of waste in accordance with Policies G2, D10 and H4 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

No development 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). Consulting the LPA with proposals for each phase is recommended. 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. All implemented works shall be maintained in place thereafter. Reason: To ensure that any ground, water and gas contamination is identified and adequately addressed to ensure the safety of the development, the environment and to ensure that the site is suitable for the proposed use in accordance with Policies G2, EP8 and H12 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, 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.

The garage accommodation 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 T1 and T2 and Appendix 5 (Car Parking Standards) of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.