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.

That the development hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with the details shown on the following approved plans, BS/16/01A; 05A; 090A; 091A; 092B; 100A; 101B; 102B; 103B; 104A; 107e; 108B; 109B; 110B; 112; 113; 114 except as controlled or modified by conditions of this permission. Reason: To secure the proper planning of the area in accordance with Development Plan policies.

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.

Prior to the commencement of development a detailed specification of any external ducts, flue pipes or means of external venting shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority and any such works shall be implemented in strict accordance with the details as approved. Reason: To ensure that the details of the development are satisfactory in accordance with Policy D1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

That development shall not begin until a detailed specification of the type, design and external finish of all windows and external doors has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Reason: To ensure that the details of the development are satisfactory.

Prior to the commencement of the development hereby permitted a scheme for the landscaping of the site, including the planting of live trees and shrubs and the provision of boundary fencing and screen walling, 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.

That those buildings shown to be demolished on the plans accompanying the application shall be demolished, and any demolished material which is not to be utilised in the new development shall be removed from the land, before the development hereby permitted commences, and this provision shall apply unless an alternative scheme for the phased demolition of the building(s) and removal of materials shall first have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Reason: To ensure satisfactory comprehensive development in accordance with Policies G2 and D1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

Prior to the first occupation of the development, the parking and turning areas shall be provided in accordance with the approved plan BS/16/005 A and shall be constructed, laid out, surfaced (bound material), drained and completed, and shall be retained unobstructed except for the parking of vehicles at all times. Reason: In the interests of highway safety and in accordance with Policies T1 and T2 and Appendix 5 (Car Parking Standards) of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

The development hereby permitted shall not commence until surface and foul drainage works have been carried out in accordance with details that have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Reason: To prevent pollution in accordance with Policy EP1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

Prior to the commencement of any development including demolition or site clearance works the bat and barn owl surveys of the site shall be updated. The updated survey reports together with amended mitigation strategies as appropriate shall be submitted to and be approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The mitigation proposals shall be thereafter be implemented as agreed. Reason: In the interest of the protection of the wildlife value of the site in accordance with Policy C8 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development Order) 1995 (or any Order revoking or re-enacting that Order) the erection or construction of gates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure as described in Schedule 2, Part 2, Classes A, B, C, D or E of the Order shall not be undertaken without the prior written permission of the Local Planning Authority. Reason: To ensure the Local Planning Authority retains control over any future development as specified in the condition in the interests of amenity and in accordance with Policies G2 and D1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country (General Permitted Development Order) 1995 (or any Order revoking or re-enacting that Order), no development as specified in Schedule 2, Part 2, Class A shall be undertaken without the prior written permission of the Local Planning Authority. Reason: The specific circumstances of this site warrant the Local Planning Authority having control over any further development as specified in the condition in the interests of amenity and in accordance with Policies G2 and D1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

That the equestrian stabling facilities shall remain as part of Down Farm and shall not be sold off as a separate venture. Reason: As the separate use of the stabling has the potential to generate increased levels of traffic in an unsustainable location contrary to Policy A3 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.