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, 2.09, 2.11, 2.12, 2.13, 2.14, 2.16, 2.17, 2.10A and 2.15A, 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.

Except in the case of any building work hereby permitted, no change in the levels of the land shall take place unless in accordance with a detailed scheme which shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before any development commences on site. The scheme shall include details of existing and proposed ground levels. Reason: To ensure a satisfactory form of development in accordance with Policies CSEN1 and CSQ3 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy 2027 and Policies G2, C4, D1, D4 and H4 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

Prior to the construction of any development hereby permitted above foundation level, 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. The proposed flintwork shall be traditionally knapped by hand. Reason: In the interests of the visual appearance of the development in accordance with Policies CSEN1 and CSQ3 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy 2027 and Policies G2, C4, D1 and H4 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

The first floor en-suite window in the south-west facing elevation and the first floor bedroom window in the north-east facing elevation of Plot 1 and the first floor bathroom window in the north-east facing elevation of Plot 2 hereby permitted shall be glazed in obscure glass to 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.

Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country (General Permitted Development Order) 2015 (or any Order revoking or re-enacting that Order), no development as specified in Schedule 2, Part 1, Classes A - Extensions; E - Outbuildings; and F - Hardstandings shall be undertaken without planning permission from the Local Planning Authority. Reason: The specific circumstances of this site warrant the Local Planning Authority having control over any further development as specified in the condition in the interests of amenity and in accordance with Policies CSEN1 and CSQ3 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy 2027 and Policies G2, D1, D4 and H4 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

Prior to the first occupation of the development, the existing means of access onto Harpsden Road, shall be improved 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 G2, 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 2.10, Rev A and shall be constructed to be SUDS compliant, 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 G2, D2, H4, T1 and T2 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

The garage and carport 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 G2, D2, H4, T1 and T2 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

Prior to the construction of any development hereby permitted above foundation level, 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, 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, C4, C9, D1 and H4 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

The agreed tree protection measures contained within the Method Statement (15097-AA2-CA), Tree Protection Plan (15097-BT2) and Manual for Managing Trees On Development Sites submitted in support of the application shall be implemented prior to the commencement of any site works and thereafter retained for the duration of the development. Reason: To ensure that important trees are protected in accordance with Policies CSEN1 and CSQ3 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy 2027 and Policies G2, C4, C9, D1 and H4 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.

Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, including any site clearance, stripping or demolition, evidence of the successful receipt of a European protected species licence, or evidence of the successful registration of the site under the bat mitigation class licence, from Natural England, specific to this development, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. Reason: To protect the important species on site, in accordance with Policy CSB1 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy 2027, Policies C6 and C8 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011, and Paragraph 170 of the NPPF.

The development hereby approved shall be implemented in accordance with the measures stated in the mitigation section 4 of the supporting Bat Survey of Bournes Farmhouse (GS Ecology, Report Ref ECO2402b- 19 December 2019) and shown on Figure 3 and Appendix 3 of the report. Reason: To minimise the impacts of development on biodiversity and achieve net gains for biodiversity, in accordance with Policy CSB1 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy 2027, Policies C6 and C8 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011, and Paragraph 170 of the NPPF.