Description
Variation of condition of planning permission P09/E0577 (Erection of 1 x 4 bed dwelling and garage) as follows: Condition 4 (prior to occupation the driveway, parking and turning area shall be in accordance with plan 1328 JPPC) and Condition 7 (tree protection measures set out in section 3 of the Arboricultural statement shall be implemented prior to commencement of development and in place for the duration of the works) to move the finished access nearer the trees within the residential parking area (as amended by drawing no.1328 accompanying email from agent dated 18 December 2009 and as amended by drawing no.1328/1a accompanying agent's email dated 23 December 2009).
Conditions / Refusal Reasons
That prior to the first occupation of the new dwelling, the driveway, parking and turning areas shall be constructed in accordance with plan reference 1328/1a, accompanying agent¿s E mail dated 23 December 2009, and shall be retained incidental to the 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.
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; 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'.
(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.
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