Issue - meetings

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

The Committee considered application 24/02872/F for the construction, operation, and decommissioning of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility and associated infrastructure at Oxford South Depot, 1 Woodstock Road, Yarnton, OX5 1NY for Renewable Connections Developments Limited.

Jack Halstead, the applicant, addressed the Committee in support of the application.

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

Resolved

That, in line with the officer’s recommendation, authority be delegated to the Assistant Director for Planning and Development to grant permission for application 24/02872/F subject to:

(a)      No objections from the council’s ecologist following

Receipt of final ecology report and

(b)      The conditions set out below (and any amendments to those conditions as deemed necessary)

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.

Compliance with Plans

2. Except where otherwise stipulated by conditions attached to this permission,

the development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the form and

following approved plans: RCN 1016 SP 01 rev 4, RCN 1016 DZ 01 rev 5, RCN

1016 220 rev 1, RCN 1016 221 rev 1, RCN 1016 226 rev 1, RCN 1016 230 rev

0, RCN 1016 222 rev 1, RCN 1016 232 rev 0, RCN 1016 250 rev 1, RCN 1016

255 rev 1, RCN 1016 231 rev 0, RCN 1016 PLE 02 rev 10, 8127 ASP4 LSP rev

E, 1676 TCP 001 rev A, 1676 TPP 003 rev B, 1676 AIP 002 rev B, and

unnumbered drawing ‘Hydrant tank 228m3 effective capacity’.

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.

Temporary Permission

3. The permission shall expire no later than 40 years from its first operational use.

Written confirmation of the date of the first operational use shall be provided to

the Local Planning Authority no later than one calendar month after the event.

Reason - In order to safeguard the amenities of the area and to comply with

Policy ESD15 of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011-2031 Part 1 and saved Policy

C28 of the Cherwell Local Plan 1996 and Government guidance contained

within the National Planning Policy Framework.

4. Not later than 24 months before the end of this permission, a decommissioning

and site restoration scheme shall be submitted to and approved by the Local

Planning Authority, such scheme to include the management and timing of any

works and traffic management plan to address likely traffic impact issues during

the decommissioning period. The approved scheme shall be fully implemented

within 12 months of the expiry of this  ...  view the full minutes text for item 125