Planning Application Details

P18/S1346/FULApplication Type: Full Application (Show Map - opens in new window)
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Description
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of Planning Permission P16/S3424/FUL- to provide 10 additional bedrooms within the same footprint, as the previously approved staff accommodation is not required, and the external alterations to the building. (as amended by site plan received 3 July 2018 clarifying location of boundary treatment) Development of a 60 bed C2 Use Class elderly care home (as amplified by drainage testing information received 2nd November 2016, section plan showing site levels received 22nd December 2016, Sustainable Drainage and Landscape Management Plan and additional information received 14th December 2016, TRICS daily trip rate survey received 15th December 2016 and footpath plan received 15th December 2016).
Location
Land at Churchfield Lane Benson OX10 6SH
Grid Reference
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Applicant
Northstar Benson Limited
Bradbury House
830 The Crescent
Colchester Business Park
CO4 9YQ
Agent
Northstar Benson Ltd
Bradbury House
830 The Crescent
Colchester
CO4 9YQ
Case Officer
Katherine Canavan
Telephone: 01235 422600
Email: planning@southoxon.gov.uk
View officers committee report (15/08/2018) here
Consultation / Notification
No further Representations on this application will be accepted.

Consultations / Notifications to date are shown below.

Name / Number
Date Sent
Response Date
 
Benson Parish Council
c/o Mrs Dianne Brooks
Benson Parish Hall
Sunnyside
Benson
Oxon
OX10 6LZ
01 05 2018
29 01 2019
 
Env. Protection Team
30 04 2018
12 06 2018
 
Environment Agency
01 05 2018
17 08 2018
 
Oxfordshire County Council Single Response
01 05 2018
22 05 2018
 
Grundon Waste Management Ltd
Thames House
Oxford Road
Benson
Wallingford
OX10 6LX
30 04 2018
 
Meadfoot
39 Oxford Road
Benson
Wallingford
OX10 6LX
30 04 2018
 
Flat
Meadfoot
39 Oxford Road
Benson
Wallingford
OX10 6LX
30 04 2018
 
12 Churchfield Lane
Benson
Wallingford
OX10 6SH
30 04 2018
 
41 Oxford Road
Benson
Wallingford
OX10 6LX
30 04 2018
11 05 2018
 
Lowfield
10 Churchfield Lane
Benson
Wallingford
OX10 6SH
30 04 2018
 
The White House
4 Churchfield Lane
Benson
Wallingford
OX10 6SH
30 04 2018
 
6 Churchfield Lane
Benson
Wallingford
OX10 6SH
30 04 2018
 
8 Churchfield Lane
Benson
Wallingford
OX10 6SH
30 04 2018
 
8A Churchfield Lane
Benson
Wallingford
OX10 6SH
30 04 2018
 
Thames Water
Thames Water - Via email
31 05 2018
 
consulted by email
11 05 2018
 
29
Littleworth Road
Benson
OX10 6LY
18 05 2018
 
2 Old Barn Close, Benson
Wallingford
OX10 6LN
21 05 2018
 
Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group
24 05 2018
 
Drainage - (South&Vale)
24 05 2018
 
Highways Liaison Officer (Oxfordshire County Council)
08 06 2018
 
Thames Water Development Control
18 06 2018
 
Application Type
Major (Full Application)
Application Progress
Date Received  
19th April 2018
Registration Date  
23rd April 2018
Start Consultation Period  
30th April 2018
End Consultation Period  
21st May 2018
Target Decision Date  
20th August 2018
Target Committee Meeting  
15th August 2018
Decision
Planning Permission on 17th August 2018
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 the original permission - 27 February 2017. 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): P19/S0220/DIS, P19/S0586/DIS, P19/S0805/DIS, P19/S3029/DIS, P19/S4361/DIS, P20/S2112/DIS

That the development hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with the details shown on the following approved plans: Location Plan Existing drwgno 9.1 Block Plan Proposed drwgno 9.5 Rev C Outline Plan drwgno 1228.2.2F Rev F Site Plan Proposed drwgno 9.2 Rev T Elevations North East and North West Proposed drwgno 21.2 Rev K Elevations South West and South South East Proposed drwgno 21.1 Rev R Floor Plan Ground Proposed drwgno 00.2 Rev AF Floor Plan First Proposed drwgno 00.3 Rev AI Floor Plan Second Proposed drwgno 00.4 Rev AC Roof Plan Proposed drwgno 00.5 Rev E 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): P19/S0220/DIS, P20/S2112/DIS

The development hereby approved, shall only be carried out in accordance with schedule of materials dated May 2018, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Reason: In the interests of the visual appearance of the development in a prominent, edge-of-village location, in accordance with Policy CSQ3 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy 2027 and Policies G2 and D1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

The development permitted by this planning permission shall only be carried out in accordance with the approved Flood Risk Assessment (FRA), except as modified by details provided in the drainage emails dated 12 December 2016 and 14 December 2016, and the Soakaway Permeability Test. The mitigation measures detailed within the FRA, including the finished floor levels shown on dwg (20) 1 Rev A, and the measures detailed in the Sustainable Drainage and Landscape Management Plan Rev A dated 14 December 2016, shall be fully implemented prior to occupation and subsequently in accordance with the timing / phasing arrangements embodied within the scheme, or within any other period as may subsequently be agreed, in writing, by the local planning authority. Reason: To reduce the risk of flooding to the proposed development and future occupants.

The development permitted by this planning permission shall only be carried out in accordance with the Stomor Drainage Impact Assessment Report (dated January 2017) and associated drainage correspondence forming part of this application, and approved under P17/S0872/DIS. The drainage works identified in the drainage strategy shall be implemented prior to occupation of the building, and thereafter maintained as such. Reason: To prevent pollution and flooding in accordance with Policies EP1, EP4 and EP6 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

No above ground works shall take place until a detailed scheme for protecting the internal areas and outdoor space of the care home from the external noise environment of the area has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme itself shall be designed to include all those mitigating measures identified in section of the acoustic report prepared by ARM: Churchfield Lane, Benson - Noise assessment, dated 21 September 2016, ref. ARM0192-02 v2. Thereafter, the development shall only be carried out in accordance with such approved scheme which shall be completed before any part of the accommodation hereby approved is occupied, unless the Local Planning Authority otherwise agrees in writing. Reason: To safeguard the amenities of the occupiers of the proposed development in accordance with Policy EP2 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

External lighting shall not be carried out other than in accordance with an approved scheme, details of which shall be submitted to an approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved scheme shall be completed before any part of the accommodation hereby approved is occupied, unless the Local Planning Authority otherwise agrees in writing. Details of the lighting shall be in accordance with the guidance to be found in the 'Institution of Lighting Professionals and Guidance Notes for the Reduction of Obtrusive Light GN01:2011'. Reason: To safeguard the amenity of neighbouring residents and the rural character of the countryside in accordance with Policy CSEN1 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy 2027 and Policy EP3 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

A Construction Traffic Management Plan (CTMP) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of development. The approved CTMP shall be implemented prior to any works being carried out on site, and shall be maintained throughout the course of the development. Reason: In the interests of highway safety and to mitigate the impact of construction vehicles on the surrounding highway network, road infrastructure and local residents, particularly at morning and afternoon peak traffic times and in accordance with Policy T1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

In connection with the implementation of this permission, no construction works shall take place outside the hours of 8:00 am - 6.00 pm Monday to Friday and 8.00 am and 1.00 pm on a Saturday. Works shall not take place at all on Sundays or Bank Holidays. Reason: To protect the occupants of nearby residential properties from noise and dust disturbance during the development of the site in accordance with Policies EP1 and EP2 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

Prior to the first occupation of the development hereby permitted a scheme for the landscaping of the site, including the planting of live trees and shrubs, softening of boundary treatment along the front of site, the treatment of the access road and hard standings, and the provision of boundary treatment shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall be implemented prior to the first occupation or use of 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 Policies CSEN1 and CSQ3 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy 2027 and Policies G2, C9 and D1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

Prior to the installation of any of the balconies, a specification and visual representation of the glazing to be used in the balconies shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, the balcony glazing shall be retained as approved. Reason: To ensure that the balcony glazing provides appropriate amenity and quality living space for occupants of rooms with balconies, and in the interests of the visual appearance of the development, in accordance with Policy CSQ3 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy 2027 and Policies D1, D4 and H4 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

Prior to the occupation of the development hereby approved, 2 (two) Electric Vehicle Charging Points shall be provided on-site and made available for operational use. Thereafter the Electric Vehicle Charging Points shall be retained as approved, other than in the event subsequent upgraded equipment or a replacement EVCP is installed. Reason: To provide measures which contribute to the use of sustainable transport modes and provide facilities for charging plug-in and other ultra-low emission vehicles and address issues of adaptation to climate change, in accordance with paragraph 35 of the NPPF, and Policy CSQ2 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy 2027.

Cycle parking facilities shall be provided prior to the occupation of the development hereby approved in accordance with the details shown on drawing: Site Plan Proposed drwgno 9.2 Rev T. Thereafter, the cycle parking shall be retained as approved. Reason: To encourage the use of cycles as a means of transport in accordance with Policy T2 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.
Appeal
No appeal lodged.
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