Planning Application Details

The development to which this permission relates must be begun not later than 14 May 2024. 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, PVD-576-SK06-1a, PVD-576-SK06-2, PVD-576-SK04-3a, PVD-576-SK04-4, PVD-576-SK11-1a, PVD-576-SK11-2, PVD-576-SK05-4a and PVD-576-SK05-5, energy statement and SAP calculations from Elmhurst Energy 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.

Unless the surface water drainage details are otherwise discharged under application ref P21/S2488/DIS then prior to the commencement of development, a full surface water drainage scheme in accordance with the surface water drainage hierarchy as set out in Part H of the Building Regulations shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall include details of the size, position and construction of drainage works . In accordance with non-statutory SuDS guidance a) the drainage scheme shall as a minimum be designed to accommodate a 1 in 30 year storm + 40% CC and b) the application site will contain all surface water up to and including a 1 in 100 year storm + 40% CC. The drainage scheme shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details prior to the occupation of the development hereby approved. Reason: To ensure the proper provision of surface water drainage and to ensure flooding is not exacerbated in the locality in accordance with Policy EP4 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.

The external glazing shall be treated with a glass coating or tinted to achieve a Visible Light Transmission of no more than 70% to prevent illumination and light spill and shall thereafter be retained as such. Reason: To protect the appearance of the area, the environment and wildlife, and local residents from light pollution in accordance with Policies ENV1, and ENV12 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.

The landscaping scheme (planting and willow screening fence) shown on drawing PVD/576-SK05-4 and SK04-3 shall be implemented prior to the first occupation of the dwelling hereby approved 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 ENV1, DES1 and DES2 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.

Prior to the first occupation of the development hereby approved, the parking and turning areas shall be provided in accordance with the approved plan PVD/576-10-7 (included with the original application P21/S0251/FUL) 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 Policy TRANS5 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.

The garage accommodation hereby approved shall be retained as such and shall not be adapted for living purposes without planning permission from 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 Policy TRANS5 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.

The tree protection details as shown on the approved Arboricultural Method Statement (15 January 2021) and shown on the Tree Protection Plan Arbtech TPP 01 (included with the original application P21/S0251/FUL) shall be put in place prior to any on site works including demolition and thereafter retained in situ for the duration of development. Reason: To safeguard trees which are visually important in accordance with Policies ENV1, DES1, and DES2 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.

The development hereby approved shall be implemented in accordance with the ecological enhancement measures stated in Table 7 of the supporting Preliminary Roost Assessment Survey (Arbtech Consulting Ltd, 19/11/2020) (included with the original application P21/S0251/FUL). Reason: To secure net gains for biodiversity on site, in accordance with Policy ENV3 of the SOLP35 and paragraph 170 of the NPPF.

That, obscure glazed privacy screens, to a height of 1.8metres above finished floor level, shall be provided to the north and south sides for the full length of the lower and upper roof gardens prior to the first occupation of the development and shall be retained as such. Reason: To ensure that the development is not unneighbourly in accordance with Policy DES6 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.

The high level windows in the WC and TV room in the north and the kitchen and dining windows in the south elevations shall be at least 1.7 metres above the floor level of the associated rooms and shall be retained as such. Reason: To ensure that the development is not unneighbourly in accordance with Policy DES6 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.

The ensuite 1 window in the north elevation and the ensuite 2 windows in the south elevation of the dwelling hereby approved shall be glazed in obscure glass with a minimum of level 3 obscurity, and shall be fixed shut with the exception of top hung openable fanlights (or other means of opening to be first agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority) 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 Policy DES6 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.

The exterior of the development hereby permitted shall only be constructed in the materials specified in section 4 of the Design and Access Statement (included with the original application P21/S0251/FUL) 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 Policies DES1 and DES2 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.