Description
Change of use of former chalk pits to recreation ground, to provide football pitch, play equipment and associated car park.
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, BLO-001 and LOC-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 football pitch hereby permitted shall not be used until the whole of the roads and footpaths shown on the layout plan accompanying the application, and all surface water drainage works have been laid out, constructed and completed in accordance with a specification to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of development.
Reason: In the interests of highway safety and convenience in accordance with Policy T1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.
Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority, prior to the first use of the football pitch hereby approved, the parking and turning areas shall be provided in accordance the approved plans 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.
Prior to the first use of the football pitch hereby approved vision splays measuring 2 metres by 2 metres shall be provided to each side of the access and the vision splays shall not be obstructed by any object, structure, planting or other material with a height exceeding or growing above 0.6 metres as measured from carriageway level.
Reason: In the interest of highway safety in accordance with Policy T1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.
Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, including any works of site clearance, a reptile and great crested newt mitigation strategy shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter the strategy shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.
Reason: To protect the important species on the site, in accordance with Policy CSB1 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy and Policy C8 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.
(Show Map - opens in new window)
