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Approved, in line with the officer recommendation, subject to conditions and S106 legal agreement, details to be set out in the minutes.

The Committee considered application 23/00977/OUT, an outline planning application (except for access) for a residential development of up to 60 dwellings (Use Class C3) including a community facility, new vehicular and pedestrian access off Claydon Road, public open space and associated landscaping, earthworks, parking, engineering works and infrastructure at OS Parcel 9195 North of Claydon Road Cropredy for Obsidian Strategic Asset Management Ltd.

Bob Garland, on behalf of Cropredy Parish Council, and Martin Barber, on behalf of Keep Cropredy Rural Residents Group, addressed the Committee in objection to the application.

Steven Sensecall, on behalf of the agent for the applicant, Carter Jonas, and Dr Tom Holyoake, from Cropredy Doctors Surgery, addressed the Committee in support of the application.

In reaching its decision the Committee considered the officers report, presentation, addresses from the public speakers and the written updates.

Resolved

That, in line with the officer’s recommendation, application 23/00977/OUT be delegated to the Assistant Director for Planning and Development to approve subject to the conditions set out below (and any amendments to those conditions as deemed necessary) and 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, necessary mitigation as set out in the annex to the Minutes, as set out in the Minute book (and any amendments deemed necessary).

It was further resolved that if the Section 106 agreement/undertaking was not completed by 5 April 2024 and the permission was not able to be issued by this date and no extension of time had been agreed between the parties, the Assistant for Planning and Development be given delegated authority to refuse the application for the following reason:

1.         In the absence of a satisfactory unilateral undertaking or any other form of Section 106 legal agreement the Local Planning Authority is not satisfied that the proposed development provides for appropriate infrastructure required as a result of the development and necessary to make the impacts of the development acceptable in planning terms, to the detriment of both existing and proposed residents and contrary to Policy INF1 of the adopted Cherwell Local Plan 2011-2031, CDC Planning Obligations SPD 2018 and Government guidance within the NPPF. 

Conditions

1.         No development shall commence until full details of the layout (including the layout of the internal access roads and footpaths), scale, appearance, and landscaping (hereafter referred to as reserved matters) have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: This permission is in outline only and is granted to comply with the provisions of Section 92 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

2.         In the case of the reserved matters, the final application for approval shall be made not later than the expiration of three years beginning with the date of this permission.

Reason: This permission is in outline only and is granted to comply with the provisions of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 118