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. Related application(s): P24/S0508/DIS

That the development hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with the details shown on the following approved plans, 100_01 Rev RB, 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. Related application(s): P24/S0508/DIS

The visitor let accommodation hereby approved shall be occupied solely for visitor purposes and shall not be occupied as a person's sole or main place of residence. The owners/operators shall maintain an up-to-date register of the names of all the occupiers of the accommodation, as well as the dates of their arrival and departure and their contact details. This register shall be made available at all reasonable times to the local planning authority. Reason: The site lies in an area where new development is strictly controlled and the proposal has only been justified on the grounds of its benefit to local tourism in accordance with Policy EMP11 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035. Related application(s): P24/S0508/DIS

There shall be a maximum of five glamping pods on the site at any time Reason: In the interest of visual amenity and to protect the rural character of the area in accordance with Policy ENV1, DES1, DES2 and ENV6 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035. Related application(s): P24/S0508/DIS

That upon the site ceasing to be occupied by the glamping pods the use of the land shall be discontinued, and the glamping pods and associated operational development shall be removed from the land. Reason: Permission is granted only as justified for tourism use in accordance with Policy EMP11 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035. Related application(s): P24/S0508/DIS

Prior to the first use of the development hereby approved a scheme for the landscaping of the site, including the planting of live trees and shrubs and the treatment of the access road and hard standings, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. These details shall include schedules of new trees and shrubs to be planted (noting species, plant sizes and numbers/densities), the identification of the existing trees and shrubs on the site to be retained (noting species, location and spread), any earth moving operations and finished levels/contours, and an implementation programme. The scheme shall be implemented prior to the first occupation or use as 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 commencement of the development a phased risk assessment shall 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'. Each phase shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Phase 1 shall incorporate a desk study and site walk over to identify all potential contaminative uses on site, and to inform the conceptual site model. If potential contamination is identified in Phase 1 then a Phase 2 investigation shall be undertaken. Phase 2 shall include a comprehensive intrusive investigation in order to characterise the type, nature and extent of contamination present, the risks to receptors and if significant contamination is identified to inform the remediation strategy. Phase 3 requires that a remediation strategy be submitted to and approved by the LPA to ensure the site will be rendered suitable for its proposed use. 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.

The development shall not be occupied until any previously approved remediation strategy has been carried out in full and a validation report confirming completion of these works has been 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.

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.

Prior to the first occupation of the development hereby approved, a biodiversity enhancement plan (BEP) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The BEP shall detail a scheme of faunal enhancements (e.g. bat/bird boxes) and habitat creation (e.g. fruit tree planting), including species, specifications, positions, height and orientation of features. Thereafter, the BEP shall be implemented as approved and all features retained in perpetuity. Reason: To secure biodiversity enhancements on site in accordance with Policy ENV3 of the SOLP and paragraphs 174 and 180 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

No external lighting shall be installed on the site other than in accordance with details, which have first been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Details shall include location of the external lights and product specification. Reason: To protect the appearance of the area, the environment and wildlife, and local residents from light pollution in accordance with Policies ENV1, ENV2, ENV3 and ENV12 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.

Prior to the first occupation of development hereby approved a detailed plan showing provision of car parking spaces to be provided within the site in accordance with the Local Highway Authority's adopted car parking standards shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and the parking spaces shall be provided 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.

Prior to the first occupation of the development hereby approved, details of the proposed glamping pods, wash room and toilet facilities (including external design examples and a plan identifying which plots each glamping pod will serve) 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 Policies DES1 and DES2 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.