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): P14/S0710/DIS

That the development hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with the details shown on the following approved plans, Transformer_COM-003, Topo_Survey_COM-007TOPO_Survey_COM-007, Road_Section_COM-005, Location_LOC-001, Inverter_COM-002, Deer_Fence_COM-001, CCTV_COM-004, Block_BLO-001, LH/DWG001 and Solar_Module LH-DWG-001, 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.

The planning permission hereby granted is for a period from the date of this decision until the date occurring 25 years after the date of commencement of the development hereby permitted. Written notification of the date of commencement shall be given to the local planning authority no later than 14 days after the event. Reason: In view of the temporary nature of the development and in accordance with Policy G2 of the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan.

No later than 12 months prior to the end of this permission, a site restoration scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The scheme shall include a programme of works to remove the solar panels and related equipment, and shall be fully implemented within 12 months of the expiry of this permission. Reason: To safeguard the character of the area in accordance with Policy CSEN1 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy 2027 and Policy G2 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

The solar panels hereby approved shall not exceed 3 metres above ground level. Reason: To safeguard the character of the area in accordance with Policy CSEN1 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy 2027 and Policy G2 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

The applicant, or their agents or successors in title, shall be responsible for organising and implementing an archaeological watching brief, to be maintained during the period of construction/during any groundworks taking place on the site. The watching brief shall be carried out by a professional archaeological organisation in accordance with the Written Scheme of Investigation conducted by John Moore Heritage Services dated August 2013, ref 2916. Reason: To safeguard the recording and inspection of matters of archaeological importance on the site in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and Policy CON11 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

No development shall commence on site without the appointed archaeologist being present. Once the watching brief has been completed its findings shall be reported to the Local Planning Authority, as agreed in the Written Scheme of Investigation, including all processing, research and analysis necessary to produce an accessible and useable archive and a full report for publication. Reason: To safeguard the recording and inspection of matters of archaeological importance on the site in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and Policy CON11 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, shall be planted and properly maintained in a position or positions first approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Reason: To help to assimilate the development into its surroundings in accordance with Policy CSQ3 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy 2027 and Policies G2, C9 and D1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.