Description
Demolish existing pair of semi-detached houses.
Provide new 4 x 1 bedroom flats. New parking area accessed from existing vehicular entrance. As clarified by design and access statement received on 21 August 2013 and details of bin storage location shown on drawing no. 405 - A4 accompanying Agent's letter dated 3 September 2013.
Conditions / Refusal Reasons
That the development to which this permission relates shall be begun not later than whichever is the later of the following dates:
(a) the expiration of three years from the date of this permission; or
(b) the expiration of two years from the final approval of the reserved matters, or in the case of approval on different dates, the final approval of the last such matter to be approved.
Reason: By virtue of Section 91 to 95 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.
Approval of the details of the layout, scale and appearance, thereto and the landscaping of the site (hereinafter called "the reserved matters") shall be obtained from the Local Planning Authority in writing before any development is commenced.
Reason: As the application is in outline only and is not accompanied by detailed plans and 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.
Application for approval of each of the reserved matters referred to in Condition 2 shall be made to the Local Planning Authority before the expiration of three years from 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.
The total number of flats shall not exceed 4 units.
Reason: To protect local amenities in accordance with Policies CS1, CSH1, CSEN1 and CSQ3 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy 2027 and Policies G2 and D1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.
The development hereby permitted shall not be occupied until surface water drainage works have been carried out in accordance with details that have been first submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The surface water drainage shall be SUDs compliant.
Reason: To prevent pollution and flooding in accordance with Policies EP1, EP4 and EP6 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.
Prior to the first occupation of the development hereby approved, the parking and turning areas shall be provided in accordance with the approved plan 405-01 and shall be constructed, laid out, surfaced, drained and completed, and shall be retained unobstructed except for the parking of vehicles associated with the development at all times.
Reason: In the interests of highway safety and in accordance with Policies T1 and T2 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.
The flats shall achieve Level 4 of the Code for Sustainable Homes. No flat shall be occupied until a final Code Certificate has been issued for it certifying that Code Level 4 has been achieved.
Reason: To ensure high standards of sustainable design and construction in accordance with Policy CSQ2 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy 2027.