Planning Application Details

The development to which this permission relates must be begun not later than 26th April 2022. 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, RM 1 and RM 2, 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.

The external materials and finishes to be used in the construction of the development hereby permitted shall be in accordance with the schedule approved under P19/S2272/DIS. Any variation must be approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to commencement of the relevant part of the works. 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 and Policy DSQ1 of the Joint Henley and Harpsden Neighbourhood Plan.

The landscaping scheme as shown on the approved plan (0382 L1) shall be implemented prior to the first occupation or use of the approved 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 ENV1, DES1 and DES2 South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.

The tree protection measures detailed within the approved site plan (6069 RM1) shall be put in place prior to the commencement of the approved works on site and retained in situ for the entire duration of the development. Reason: To safeguard trees which are visually important in accordance with Policy ENV1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.

Any variation to the levels approved under P19/S2272/DIS shall require prior written approval in writing from the Local Planning Authority before any development commences on site. Any varied scheme shall include details of existing and proposed ground levels. Reason: To ensure a satisfactory form of development in accordance with Policies ENV1, DES1 and DES2 South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035 and Policy DSQ1 of the Joint Henley and Harpsden Neighbourhood Plan.

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 shall not be undertaken without obtaining planning permission for 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 amenity and in accordance with Policies DES5, DES6 and DES1 and DES2 South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035 and Policy DSQ1 of the Joint Henley and Harpsden Neighbourhood Plan.

Prior to the first occupation of the development hereby approved, the parking and turning areas shall be provided in accordance with the approved plan (6069 RM1) 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 first-floor bathroom and dressing room windows in the rear elevation of the dwelling hereby permitted shall be glazed in obscure glass with 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. The upper-storey rooflights at the rear facing roofslope shall be installed at a minimum of 1.7m from the finished floor level in the associated rooms. Reason: To ensure that the development is not unneighbourly in accordance with Policy DES6 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.