Description
Reserved Matters application following outline application ref. P16/S3690/O for the erection of two detached dwellings upon the building plot located off Cat Lane Stadhampton for appearance, landscaping, layout and scale (as amended by plans received 7 October 2020; 30 October 2020 and 02 November 2020).
Conditions / Refusal Reasons
That the development hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with the details shown on the following approved plans, 31-001A, 31-004A, 31-005A, 31-003B, 31-002B and HTS-TPP-01C, 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 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 Policy CSQ3 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy 2012 and Policies G2 and D1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.
No development shall commence until detailed plans showing the existing and proposed ground levels of the site together with the slab, finished floor and ridge levels of the proposed development, relative to a fixed above ordnance datum (AOD) point on adjoining land outside of the application site, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter the development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.
Reason: To ensure a satisfactory form of development and ensure neighbouring amenity is not materially harmed in accordance with Policy CSQ3 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy 2012 and Policies H4, D4 G2 and D1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.
The tree protection details as shown on the approved HTS-TPP-01C and the Arboricultural Method Statement by Heritage Tree Services dated July 2019 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 CSEN1 and CSQ3 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy 2012 and Policies G2, C9 and D1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011
Details of all boundary walls, fences and any other means of enclosure shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of any development above foundation slab level. All such approved means of enclosure shall be erected prior to the first occupation of the development, and shall thereafter be retained.
Reason: In the interests of the visual appearance of the development in accordance with Policy CSQ3 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy 2012 and Policies G2 and D1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.
Prior to the commencement of any development above foundation slab level, a full surface water drainage scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details prior to the first occupation of the development hereby approved.
Reason: To prevent pollution and flooding in accordance with Policies EP1 and EP6 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.
Prior to the commencement of any development above foundation slab level, a full foul water drainage scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details prior to the first occupation of the development hereby approved.
Reason: To prevent pollution in accordance with Policy EP1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.
The landscaping scheme as shown on the approved plans 31/001 Rev A, HTS-TPP-01C and the Arboricultural Method Statement by Heritage Tree Services dated July 2019 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 CSEN1 and CSQ3 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy 2012 and Policies G2, C9 and D1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.
Prior to the first occupation of the development hereby approved, the parking and turning areas shall be provided in accordance with the approved plan 31/001 Rev A 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 Policies T1 and T2 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.
A single integrated bat box, such as the Schwegler 1FR, shall be installed on the south-western elevations of plots 1 and 2, in a position determined by a suitably qualified ecologist. Thereafter, the bat box shall be retained and maintained on site in perpetuity.
Reason: To compensate for the loss of biodiversity resource on site, in accordance with Policy C6 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011, Policy CSB1 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy 2012 and paragraph 170 of the NPPF.
The vision splays shown on the approved plan 31/001 Rev A shall not be obstructed by any object, structure, planting or other material with a height exceeding or growing above 0.9 metres as measured from carriageway level.
Reason: In the interest of highway safety in accordance with Policy T1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.
The garage accommodation hereby approved shall be retained and kept clear for vehicular parking only, and shall not be adapted for living purposes without planning permission from the Local Planning Authority.
Reason: In the interests of highway safety and to ensure the provision of adequate off-street car parking in accordance with Policies T1 and T2 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.
The first floor window in the south-east side elevation of Plot 1 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.
Reason: To ensure that the development is not unneighbourly in accordance with Policies D4 and H4 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.
The first floor windows in the north-west and south-east side elevations of Plot 2 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.
Reason: To ensure that the development is not unneighbourly in accordance with Policies D4 and H4 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.
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 from 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 Policy CSQ3 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy 2012 and Policies G2 and D1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 (or any Order revoking or re-enacting that Order), the enlargement or alteration of a dwellinghouse consisting of an addition or alteration to its roof as described in Schedule 2, Part 1, Classes B or C of the Order shall not be undertaken without first obtaining planning permission for the Local Planning Authority. This restriction applies to both dwellinghouses.
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 Policy CSQ3 of the South Oxfordshire Core Strategy 2012 and Policies G2 and D1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.
The bottom cill level of the roof lights in the north-west and south-east side roof slope elevations of Plot 1 shall be at least 1.7 metres above the floor level of the associated rooms and shall be retained as such. They shall be glazed in obscure glass with a minimum of level 3 obscurity and retained as such thereafter.
Reason: To ensure that the development is not unneighbourly in accordance with Policies H4 and D4 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011.