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): P23/S2199/DIS

That the development hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with the details shown on the following approved plans, CKPE-SK-100B and CKPE-SU-100, 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 exterior of the development hereby permitted shall only be constructed in the materials specified on the plans hereby approved and the application form, 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, DES2 and ENV1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.

Prior to the commencement of any development on site (including site clearance), a watercourse protection plan should be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The Watercourse Protection Plan should include, as a minimum, a 10m construction and storage exclusion zone measured from the top of the bank and defined by temporary fencing and describe measures to protect the watercourse from damage and pollution. Thereafter, the development shall be implemented in accordance with the Watercourse Protection Plan. Reason: To protect the watercourse from harmful development in accordance with policies ENV2 and ENV4 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan and paragraphs 174, 179 and 180 of the NPPF

No development hereby permitted shall take place except in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Council's organisational licence (WML-OR112) and with the proposals detailed on plan "2 Kings Pool: Impact Plan for great crested newt District Licensing (Version 1)" dated 28th October 2022. Reason: In order to ensure that adverse impacts on great crested newts are adequately mitigated and to ensure that site works are delivered in full compliance with the organisational licence (WMLOR112), in accordance with policies ENV2 and ENV3 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan

No development hereby permitted shall take place except in accordance with Part 1 of the GCN Mitigation Principles, as set out in the District Licence WML-OR112 and in addition in compliance with the following: - Works which will affect likely newt hibernacula may only be undertaken during the active period for amphibians. Reason: In order to adequately mitigate impacts on great crested newts, in accordance with policies ENV2 and ENV3 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan

It is recommended that the NatureSpace Best Practice Principles are taken into account and implemented where possible and appropriate.

It is essential to note that any works or activities whatsoever undertaken on site (including ground investigations, site preparatory works or ground clearance) prior to receipt of the written authorisation from the planning authority (which permits the development to proceed under the District Licence WML-OR112) are not licensed under the GCN District Licence. Any such works or activities have no legal protection under the GCN District Licence and if offences against GCN are thereby committed then criminal investigation and prosecution by the police may follow

It is essential to note that any ground investigations, site preparatory works and ground / vegetation clearance works / activities (where not constituting development under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990) in a red zone site authorised under the District Licence but which fail to respect controls equivalent to those in the condition above (relating to the use of best practice and measures outline in the Great Crested Newt Mitigation Principles) would give rise to separate criminal liability under District Licence condition 12 (requiring authorised developers to comply with the District Licence) and condition 17 (which requires all authorised developers to comply with the GCN Mitigation Principles) (for which Natural England is the enforcing authority); and may also give rise to criminal liability under the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) and/or the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (for which the Police would be the enforcing authority).