Description
Proposed Alteration, Extension and Change of Use of The Court House, Northfield End, Henley on Thames RG9 2JN from a B1 (Office) to C3(Residential) (As amended by drawing no. 1446-110 Rev P2 accompanying Agents email received 09/02/15 changing position of cycle / bin store)
Conditions / Refusal Reasons
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, 1446-102, 1446-106, 1446-104, 1446-107, 1446-108, 1446-109, 1446-013, 1446-007, 1446-006, 1446-011, 1446-012, 1446-009, 1446-010, 1446-008, 1446-111, 1446-110, 1446-105, 1446-110-P2, 1446-112 and 1446-113, 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 any site works or operations relating to the development hereby permitted, an arboricultural method statement to ensure the satisfactory protection of retained trees during the construction period shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
Written approval must be obtained prior to commencement of any site works including demolition. The matters to be encompassed within the arboricultural method statement shall include the following:
(i) A specification for the pruning of, or tree surgery to, trees to be retained in order to prevent accidental damage by construction activities;
(ii) The specification and location of temporary protective fencing and/or ground protection in the vicinity of trees to be retained, in accordance with the recommendations of the current edition of BS 5837 ''Trees in relation to design,demolition and construction'', and details of the timing and duration of its erection;
(iii) The definition of areas for the storage or stockpiling of materials, temporary on-site parking, site offices and huts, mixing of cement or concrete, and fuel storage; (iv) The means of demolition any existing site structures, and of the reinstatement of the area currently occupied thereby;
(iv) The specification and route of installation of drainage or any underground services in the vicinity of retained trees; Consideration will be made to avoid the sighting of utilities and service runs within the Root Protection Area (RPA) of all trees to be retained. Only where it can be demonstrated that there is no alternative location for the laying of utilities, will encroachment into the RPA be considered. Methodology for any installation works within the RPA will be provided and must be in compliance with NJUG Volume 4, 2007 'Guidelines for the planning and installation and maintenance of utility apparatus in proximity to trees'.
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.
Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved samples of the materials to be used for the external walls and roofs of the bin / cycle store shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
Reason: In the interests of the visual appearance of the development, to preserve the character of the conservation area and setting of the listed building in accordance with Policies CSQ3 and CSEN3 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy 2027 and Policy G2, D1, CON7 and CON5 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 1446-110 Rev P2 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.
Cycle parking facilities shall be provided prior to the occupation of the development hereby approved in accordance with the details shown on drawing 1446-110 Rev P2.
Reason: To encourage the use of cycles as a means of transport in accordance with Policy T2 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.
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