Planning Application Details

That the development must be begun not later than the expiration of five years beginning with the date of this permission and if this condition is not complied with this permission shall lapse. Reason: By virtue of Sections 91 to 95 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. That no development shall commence until all existing buildings within the site, except for the building occupied by Electrovert (UK) Limited and the building specified on the drawing accompanying agents' fax dated 13.11.96, have been demolished and the materials therefrom removed from the land. The building specified in the drawing accompanying agents' fax dated 13.11.96 shall be demolished within three months of the commencement of the development and the materials therefrom removed from the land. Reason: To safeguard the character of the area and to ensure satisfactory comprehensive development. That no development shall take place until there has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority a schedule of materials and finishes, including samples for the external walls and roofs of the buildings. Reason: To ensure that the details of the development are satisfactory. That the existing trees and hedges on the land shall be protected whilst development operations are in progress, in accordance with a scheme, which shall include the erection of protective fencing, to be first submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and to be implemented prior to the commencement of the development. Reason: To safeguard the character of the area. That except insofar as may be otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority, all trees, shrubs and hedges on the land shall be retained and protected during the course of the development and for a period of five years following the completion of the development. Any trees, shrubs or plants which within that period die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased, shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size and species, unless the Local Planning Authority gives written consent to any variation. Reason: To safeguard the character of the area. That no development shall take place until there has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority a scheme of landscaping which shall include indications of all existing trees and hedgerows on the land, and details of any to be retained, together with measures for their protection in the course of development. Reason: To protect local amenities. That all hard and soft elements comprised in the approved scheme of landscaping shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the occupation of the buildings or the completion of the development, whichever is the sooner; and any trees or plants which within a period of 5 years from the completion of the development die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species, unless the Local Planning Authority gives written consent to any variation. Reason: To help to assimilate the development into its surroundings. That no development shall commence until there has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority a scheme of surface water drainage; and no other development shall commence until all surface water drainage works have been carried out and completed in accordance with an approved scheme. Reason: In the interests of public health and to avoid pollution. That no development shall commence until there has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority a scheme of foul drainage, which shall include the provision of any necessary off-site works to serve the development; and no building hereby permitted shall be occupied until all foul drainage works have been carried out and completed in accordance with an approved scheme. Reason: In the interests of public health and to avoid pollution. That no development shall commence until a detailed site investigation has been carried out to establish if the site is contaminated, to assess the degree and nature of the contamination present, and to determine its potential for pollution of the water environment. The method and extent of this investigation shall be agreed with the Local Planning Authority prior to commencement of the work. Details of appropriate measures to prevent pollution of groundwater and surface water, including provisions for monitoring, shall then be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before the development commences. The development shall then proceed in accordance with the approved measures. Reason: To prevent pollution of the water environment. That the open areas surrounding the buildings as shown on drawing no. 94060/P02/P3 shall be used for parking of vehicles, loading, unloading, manoeuvring and landscape/amenity purposes only and no storage, industrial or other business use shall take place other than inside the buildings. Reason: To protect local amenities. That no building hereby permitted shall be occupied until secure and convenient cycle parking facilities have been provided, as specified on drawing no. 94060/P02/P3, in accordance with Oxfordshire County Council standards; and such cycle parking facilities shall be retained thereafter. Reason: To ensure adequate provision of cycle parking facilities to serve the office accommodation. That the first 7,435 square metres of office floorspace to be constructed shall not be occupied until 250 car parking spaces have been provided, as specified on drawing no. 94060/P02/P3; and such parking spaces shall be retained thereafter. Reason: In the interests of highway safety and convenience and to ensure that the development is carried out in a satisfactory manner. That no more than 300 car parking spaces shall be provided to serve the total of 10,462 square metres of office floorspace hereby permitted. Reason: In the interests of highway safety and convenience, to protect local amenities, and to ensure that the development is carried out in a satisfactory manner. That no development shall commence until a specification for the construction of all new roads, footpaths and cycleways (if any) within the site, as shown on drawing no. 94060/P02/P3, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority; and no building hereby permitted shall be occupied until the whole of the roads, footpaths and cycleways (if any) within the site have been laid out and constructed in accordance with drawing no. 94060/P02/P3 and an approved specification. Reason: In the interests of highway safety and convenience. That no development shall commence until there has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority a scheme making provision for a footpath and cycle route on the northern edge of the site; and a footpath and cycle route shall be provided on the northern edge of the site in accordance with an approved scheme. Reason: In the interests of highway safety and convenience, to protect local amenities and to improve the cycleway/footway links in the area. That the 40 replacement car parking spaces for Electrovert (UK) Limited shall be provided in accordance with drawing no. 94060/P02/P3, as corrected by drawing accompanying agents' fax dated 8.11.96, within three months of the commencement of the development hereby permitted; and such parking spaces shall thereafter be retained for use by employees and visitors to Electrovert (UK) Limited only. Reason: In the interests of highway safety and convenience, to protect local amenities and to ensure the early provision of adequate replacement car parking facilities for Electrovert (UK) Limited. That the floorspace in the amenity building, as shown on drawing no. 94060/P10/P2 accompanying agents' letter dated 16.10.96, shall be retained solely for the provision of staff facilities for purposes ancillary to the main use of the office accommodation in the three buildings hereby permitted and, notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (or any order revoking or re-enacting that Order), shall not be converted to office use. Reason: To remove any potential for increased traffic generation by the development. That no other development shall commence until the means of access between the site and Newtown Road has been constructed as specified on drawing no. 94060/P02/P3 and a scheme which shall first have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Reason: In the interests of highway safety and convenience. That no building hereby permitted shall be occupied until improvements have been carried out to the existing means of access between the site and Reading Road and to the Newtown Road/Reading Road junction in accordance with drawing nos. 94607/11 and 13 accompanying the application. Reason: In the interests of highway safety and convenience.