Description
Garage conversion with double side and wrap around extension projecting to the rear. (As amended by drawings received 15 November 2021, to reduce the 1st floor side element) (Amended drawings received 29 November 2021, with updated Block plan showing parking provision and updated first floor plan showing a 45 degree line taken from the nearest neighbours window) (As clarified by corrected Block and Floor plans received 17 December 2021 submitted due to discrepancies with the depth of the rear extension)
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, PP-008, PP-003, PP-001, PP-004, PP-002 Rev 003, PP-006A Rev 003, PP-005 Rev 003, PP-009A and PP-007A, 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.
That the materials to be used for the external walls and roofs of the development hereby approved shall be of the same colour, type and texture as those used on the existing building(s).
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.
Prior to the commencement of development a detailed plan showing provision of car parking spaces to be provided within the site in accordance with the District Council's adopted car parking standards shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and the parking spaces shall be laid out, surfaced, drained and completed to be compliant with sustainable drainage (SuDS) principles in strict accordance with the approved details prior to the first occupation of the development hereby permitted. Thereafter the car parking spaces 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 to ensure the provision of off-street car parking in accordance with Policy TRANS5 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.
The developer shall confirm in writing to the Local Planning Authority the presence of any unsuspected contamination encountered during the development. In the event of any contamination to the land and/or water being encountered, no development shall continue until a programme of investigation and/or remedial works to include methods of monitoring and certification of such works undertaken. Where land contamination investigation/remedial works are required this must be carried out by a competent person in accordance with current government and Environment Agency Guidance and Approved Codes of Practice such as Land Contamination: Risk Management 2020 and BS10175:2011 +A2:2017 'Investigation of potentially contaminated sites' and submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.
Reason: To ensure that any ground, water and associated gas contamination is identified and adequately addressed to ensure the safety of the development, the environment and to ensure the site is suitable for the proposed use in accordance with Policy ENV11 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.
Gas protective measures shall be incorporated into the design of the building following the measures a-b) and in accordance with current guidance on addressing the risks posed by hazardous ground gases to buildings such as Land Contamination: Risk Management 2020, BS:8576 2013 (Guidance on Investigations for Ground Gas. Permanent Gases and Volatile Organic Compounds), BS:8485: 2015+A1:2019 Code of practice for the design of protective measures for methane and carbon dioxide ground gases for new buildings:
Production of proposals for gas protective measures including a combination of two or more of the following three types of protection measures:
-design of floor slab (cast in situ concrete floor slab, cast in situ suspended floor, reinforced cast it situ floor slab
-ventilation measures (passive/ active underfloor ventilation); and
-gas resistant membrane.
These shall be submitted to and approved by the LPA before the development commences.
After approval by the LPA, gas protective measures shall be fully implemented and a report submitted to and approved in writing by the LPA before occupation of the site.
Reason: To ensure that any landfill gas contamination is identified and all necessary remediation works are carried out in the interest of the safety of the development and the environment, and to ensure the site is suitable for the proposed use in accordance with Policy ENV11 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.