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.

That the development hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with the details shown on the following approved plans, 9218-100, 9218_102 Rev C, 9218_121, 9218 101 Rev D, 9218_112 Rev C, 9218_109 Rev C, 9218_108 Rev C, 9218_118 Rev C, 9218_117 Rev C, 9218_116 Rev C, 9218_110 Rev C and 9218_113 Rev C, 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 within the supporting statement (9218-23 Aug 23) 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.

The development hereby permitted shall be implemented in accordance with the recommendations set out under section 5.3 of the submitted Bat Survey Report (The Ecology Co-op, 8th July 2023). All ecological mitigation and enhancement features shall be delivered on site prior to first use and retained as such thereafter. Any variation shall be agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority before such change is made. Reason: To protect the important species on the site, in accordance with Policies ENV2 and ENV3 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.

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. The lighting scheme should be 'ecologically sensitive' in accordance with the recommendations within Section 4.2.3 and Appendix 2 of the submitted Bat Scoping and Preliminary Ecological Appraisal. 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 use of the new accommodation hereby approved, a scheme for the landscaping of the site, to include a replacement for tree T8, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. These details shall include a planting schedule (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 within the first available planting season following the completion of the development and it will thereafter be maintained in accordance with the approved details. In the event of any tree or shrub 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.

The tree protection details as proposed within the Arboricultural Report (Harper Consulting ref: 2023027 v2.0) 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.