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): P16/S0903/DIS, P16/S2265/DIS

That the development hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with the details shown on the following approved plans, 1059-4, 130062 and 1059-3, 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. Related application(s): P16/S2265/DIS

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 buildings and removal of materials is first submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Reason: To ensure satisfactory comprehensive development in accordance with Policy CSQ3 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy 2027 and Policies G2 and D1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved 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: In the interests of the visual appearance of the development in accordance with Policy CSQ3 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy 2027 and Policies G2, H12 and D1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

The dwellings shall achieve Level 4 of the Code for Sustainable Homes. The dwelling shall not 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.

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.

Prior to the commencement of any site works (including demolition or site clearance) a protected area shall be designated for all existing trees which are shown to be retained, and the trees shall be protected in accordance with a scheme which complies with the current edition of BS 5837: "Trees in relation to design, demolition and construction" that shall first 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 Policy CSQ3 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy 2027 and Policies G2, C9 and D1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

The development hereby approved shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the ecological enhancements set out in the July 2013 initial protected species appraisal report submitted with the application, prepared by James Johnston Ecology. Reason: To enhance the biodiversity on site and in accordance with Policy CSB1 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy 2027 and Policies C6 and C8 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.