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.

That the development hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with the details shown on the following approved plans, 07B, 01A, 04B, 06A, 03C, 05A and 21462, 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.

That all the buildings specified in the application to be demolished as indicated on Site Plan 07B, shall be demolished prior to the commencement of construction of the dwellings hereby permitted. Reason: To ensure satisfactory, comprehensive, sustainable development in accordance with Policy CSQ3 and CS1 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy 2027 and Policies G2 and D1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

Prior to the first occupation of the development, hereby approved, the turning area and garage parking spaces shall be provided within the curtilage of the site as indicated on site plan DWG 07B. The driveway shall be constructed, laid out, surfaced, drained and completed to be SuDs compliant, and in such a way that prevents water discharging beyond the site. Reason: In the interests of highway safety and to ensure the provision of off-street car parking in accordance with Policies T1 and T2 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

Prior to the first occupation of the development vision splays measuring 2.4 metres by 43 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.

The garage accommodation hereby approved shall be retained as such and shall not be adapted for living purposes without the prior written permission of the Local Planning Authority. Reason: In the interests of highway safety and to ensure the provision of adequate off-street car parking in accordance with Policies T1 and T2 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

Prior to the commencement of any works to Building I as described in the Bat Survey Report (Windrush Ecology, December 2015) the Local Planning Authority shall be provided with either: a) a licence issued by Natural England pursuant to the Regulation 53 of The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 authorising the specified activity to go ahead; or b) a statement and justification in writing from a suitably qualified ecologist to the effect that it does not consider that the specified activity will require a licence and a mitigation method statement demonstrating how impacts can be avoided. Reason: To protect the important species on the site, in accordance with Policy CSB1 of the Core Strategy and Policy C8 of the adopted Local Plan.

That the development hereby approved shall be carried out in conjunction with the contamination assessment 'BRD Phase 2 Contamination Assessment Report - Ref: BRD2389-OR2-A Dated April 2015', as approved under P15/S1624/DIS on 21/05/15. Reason: To ensure that risks from land contamination to future users of the land and neighbouring land are minimised, together with those to controlled waters, property and ecological systems, and to ensure that the development can be carried out safely without unacceptable risks to workers, neighbours and other offsite receptors in accordance with Policy EP8 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (or any Order revoking or re-enacting that Order), development within the curtilage of the dwellinghouses, as described in Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A, B, and E of the Order and Schedule 2, Part 2, Class A of the Order, shall not be undertaken without the prior written permission of the Local Planning Authority. Reason: The principle of residential development has been established on the basis of a replacement building and justified by virtue of volume calculations and safeguarding the openness of the Green Belt in accordance with Policy CSEN2 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy and Policy GB4 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.