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 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 area in accordance with Policies G2, G6, CON5, CON7, D1 and H13 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

The rooflights hereby approved shall be installed as flush-fitting conservation style and thereafter retained as such. Reason: To safeguard the character and appearance of the area in accordance with Policies G2, G6, CON5, CON7, D1 and H13 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Schedule 2 Part 1 Class C of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no openings other than those expressly authorised by this permission shall be inserted in the roof of the extension hereby approved without the prior written consent of the Local Planning Authority. Reason: To ensure a satisfactory external appearance and to safeguard the residential amenity of adjoining occupiers in accordance with Policies G2, G6, CON5, CON7, D1, D4 and H13 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

Prior to the commencement of the development hereby permitted a scheme for the landscaping of the site, involving tree planting and the treatment of hard standings, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. 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 G2, G6, C9, CON5, CON7, D1 and H13 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

Prior to the commencement of any site works (including demolition or site clearance) a protected area shall be designated for the retained trees on the site and the trees shall be protected in accordance with a scheme which complies with BS 5837:2005 Trees in Relation to Construction and shall have been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority. The agreed measures shall be kept in place during the entire course of development. Reason: To safeguard trees which are visually important in accordance with Policies G2, C9, CON5, CON7, D1 and H13 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

A full archaeological watching brief shall be carried out during the period of construction works by a professionally competent archaeological organisation in accordance with details which shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before development commences. The brief shall include the recording of any archaeological features revealed, limited archaeological excavation and the retrieval of artefactual evidence. Reason: To secure the protection of and proper provision for any archaeological remains in accordance with Government advice set out in PPG16 'Archaeology and Planning' and in accordance with Policies G2, CON11, CON13, CON14 and H13 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.