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.
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P19/S4636/DISThat the development hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with the details shown on the following approved plans, 1176 2D, 1176 9A, 1176 8A, 1176 7C, 1176 4C, 1176 5C, LOC 001 and 1172 6, 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.
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P19/S4636/DISPrior to the commencement of the development hereby approved samples and / or a photographic schedule of all materials to be used in the external construction and finishes of the development hereby permitted shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
Reason: In the interests of the visual appearance of the development in accordance with Policy H3 of the Sonning Common Neighbourhood Development Plan 2012-2027, Policy CSQ3 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy 2027 and Policies H4, G2 and D1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.
The proposed window on the first floor of the south east elevation of Plot 1, windows on the first floor of the south east elevation of Plot 3, and windows on the first floor of the north west elevation of Plot 2 hereby permitted shall be glazed in obscure glass with a minimum of level 3 obscurity and fixed shut non-opening where below 1.7 metres above the floor level of the rooms they serve.
Reason: To ensure that the development is not unneighbourly in accordance with Policies G2, D4 and H4 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), the enlargement, improvement or other alteration of any dwellinghouse as described in Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the Order, the extension or alteration to the roof of the dwellinghouse as described in Schedule 2, Part 1, classes B and C, and the provision within the curtilage of the dwelling of any building, enclosure or swimming pool as described in Schedule 2, Part 1, Class E of the Order shall not be undertaken without obtaining planning permission from the Local Planning Authority.
Reason: To ensure the Local Planning Authority retains control over any future development as specified in the condition in the interests of character and amenity and in accordance with Policies D1 and D1a of the Sonning Common Neighbourhood Development Plan 2012-2027, Policy CSQ3 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy 2027 and Policies H4, G2 and D1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.
The vision splays shown on the approved plan 1176/2D shall not be obstructed by any object, structure, planting or other material with a height exceeding or growing above 0.9 metres as measured from carriageway level.
Reason: In the interest of highway safety in accordance with Policies H4 and T1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.
Prior to the occupation of dwellings hereby permitted the proposed means of access onto Woodlands Road serving each of the dwellings shall be formed and laid out and constructed strictly in accordance with the local highway authority's specifications and all ancillary works specified shall be undertaken.
Reason: In the interest of highway safety in accordance with Policies H4 and T1 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 1176/2D 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.
Reason: In the interests of highway safety and in accordance with Policies 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 details to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, prior to the commencement of development.
Reason: To encourage the use of cycles as a means of transport in accordance with Policy T2 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.
Prior to the commencement of the development hereby permitted a scheme for the landscaping of the site, including the planting of live trees and shrubs, the treatment of the access road and hard standings, 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 the 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 H3 and ENV2b of the Sonning Common Neighbourhood Development Plan 2012-2027, Policies CSEN1 and CSQ3 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy 2027 and Policies G2, C9 and D1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.
The existing hedges on the land shall be protected whilst development operations are in progress, in accordance with a scheme to be first submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The agreed scheme shall be implemented prior to the commencement of the development and kept in place during the entire course of development. Where it is not possible to protect the hedges a new hedge/s 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 safeguard hedges which are visually important in accordance with Policies H3 and ENVa of the Sonning Common Neighbourhood Development Plan 2012-2027, 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 occupation of the dwelling (Plot 2) hereby permitted. A single integrated bat box, such as the Schwegler 1FR, shall be installed on the south-western elevation of plot 2 in a suitable location informed by a suitably qualified ecologist. Thereafter, the bat box shall be retained on site in perpetuity.
Reason: To secure net gains for biodiversity, in accordance with Policies C6 and C8 of the SOLP, Policy CSB1 of the SOCS and paragraph 170 of the NPPF.