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Approved, subject to various requirements to be set out in the Minutes

The Committee considered application 20/00286/F for the erection of 12no Passivhaus homes along with associated works including community building, landscaping, parking, vehicular and pedestrian accesses at land south and adjacent  to Cascade Road, Hook Norton for Hook Norton Community Land Trust.

Charlie Luxton and Cathy Ryan, Hook Norton Low Carbon Limited,  addressed the meeting in support of the application.

In reaching its decision the Committee considered the officer’s report and presentation, the addresses of the public speakers and the written update.

Resolved

(1)           That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director for Planning and Development to grant permission, subject to:

(i)             the receipt of satisfactory further information/discussion in regard to drainage and financial contribution (school and public transport) and

(ii)            the completion of a planning obligation under section 106 of the town and country planning act 1990, as substituted by the planning and compensation act 1991, to secure the following (and any amendments as deemed necessary):

a) Provision of 8 affordable home including local connection criteria

b) Provision of open space and details of management and maintenance arrangements

c) Provision of community centre

d) £106 per dwelling for bins

e) contributions towards expansion of Hook Norton Primary (TBC)

f) contributions towards bus service (TBC)

(iii)          the following conditions (and any amendments to those conditions as deemed necessary) and

CONDITIONS

Time Limit

1. The development to which this permission relates shall be begun not later than the expiration of three years beginning with the date of this permission.

Reason - To comply with the provisions of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

Plans

2.  Except where otherwise stipulated by conditions attached to this permission, the development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the following plans and documents: Application forms and drawing numbers: TBC

Reason – For the avoidance of doubt, to ensure that the development is carried out only as approved by the Local Planning Authority and comply with Government guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework.

Levels

3. No development shall take place until details of all finished floor levels in relation to existing and proposed site levels and to the adjacent buildings have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the approved levels.

Reason: In order to safeguard the visual amenities of the area in accordance with advice within Section 12 of the National Planning Policy Framework. This information is required prior to commencement of the development as it is fundamental to the acceptability of the scheme.

Land Investigation

4. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby permitted, a comprehensive intrusive investigation in order to characterise the type, nature and extent of contamination present, the risks to receptors and to inform the remediation strategy proposals shall be documented as a report undertaken by a competent person and in accordance with DEFRA and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 12