Description
External alterations to office premises to form five 2-bedroom apartments including extensions to roof and erection of bin store and cycle store (omission of first floor balconies and second floor terrace and elevations of bike and bin store provided, as shown on amended plans received 28th December 2017).
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, I0617 - E, I0617 - F, I0617 - G, I0617 - S, I0617 - SEC, 4a and 3a, 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 exterior of the development hereby permitted shall only be constructed in the materials specified on the plans hereby approved or in materials which shall previously have been 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, D1 and H4 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.
The first floor living room and bathroom windows in the south-west facing elevation of the development hereby permitted shall be glazed in obscure glass with a minimum of level 3 obscurity, and shall be fixed shut with the exception of a top hung openable fanlight, prior to the first occupation of the accommodation and it shall be retained as such thereafter.
Reason: To ensure that the development is not unneighbourly in accordance with Policies G2, D4 and H4 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 4a, project 115 and shall be constructed, laid out, surfaced, drained and completed to be compliant with sustainable drainage (SuDS) principles, and shall be retained unobstructed except for the parking of vehicles associated with the development at all times. Each residential unit shall be allocated two parking spaces with the remaining two spaces allocated as 'visitor only'.
Reason: In the interests of highway safety and in accordance with Policies G2, D2, H4, 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 4a, project 115 and thereafter retained as approved.
Reason: To encourage the use of cycles as a means of transport in accordance with Policies G2, H4 and T2 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.
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