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88.

Declarations of Interest

Members are asked to declare any interest and the nature of that interest which they may have in any of the items under consideration at this meeting

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7. Heyford Park, Camp Road, Upper Heyford, OX25 5HD.

Councillor James Macnamara, Non Statutory Interest, as a member of Lower Heyford Parish Council which had been consulted on the application.

 

8. Proposed Roundabout Access to Graven Hill and Wretchwick Green, London Road, Bicester.

Councillor Ian Corkin, Declaration, as a Cherwell District Council appointed non-executive director of Graven Hill Development Company and Graven Hill Holding Company and would leave the meeting for the duration of the item.

 

Councillor Les Sibley, Non Statutory Interest, as a member of Bicester Town Council which had been consulted on the application.

 

Councillor Lynn Pratt, Non Statutory Interest, as a member of Bicester Town Council which had been consulted on the application.

 

10. The Beeches, Heyford Road, Steeple Aston, OX25 4SN.

Councillor Andrew Beere, Declaration, as the applicant was known to him and he would not take part in the debate or vote.

 

Councillor Barry Wood, Declaration, as the applicant was known to him and he would not take part in the debate or vote.

 

Councillor Hugo Brown, Conflict of Interest, as he personally knew the applicant and would leave the meeting for the duration of the item.

 

Councillor James Macnamara, Declaration, as the applicant  was known to him and he would not take part in the debate or vote.

 

Councillor John Broad, Declaration, as he was known to the applicant as a trustee of the National Transport Trust.

 

Councillor Lynn Pratt, Declaration, as the applicant was known to her and she  would not take part in the debate or vote.

 

Councillor Mike Kerford-Byrnes, Conflict of Interest, as he had discussed the application with the applicant and would leave the meeting for the duration of the item.

 

89.

Requests to Address the Meeting

The Chairman to report on any requests to address the meeting.

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Minutes:

The Chairman advised that requests to address the meeting would be dealt with at each item.

 

90.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 577 KB

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 8 October 2020.

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Minutes:

The Minutes of the meeting held on 8 October 2020 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

91.

Chairman's Announcements

To receive communications from the Chairman.

 

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Minutes:

There were no Chairman’s announcements.

92.

Urgent Business

The Chairman to advise whether they have agreed to any item of urgent business being admitted to the agenda.

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Minutes:

There were no items of urgent business.

18/00825/HYBRID

93.

Heyford Park, Camp Road, Upper Heyford, OX25 5HD pdf icon PDF 829 KB

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Decision:

Approved, conditions to be set out in the minutes.

Minutes:

The Committee considered application 18/00825/HYBRID, a hybrid planning application consisting of the demolition of buildings and structures and outline planning permission for up to:

 

o        1,175 new dwellings (Class C3); 

o        60 close care dwellings (Class C2/C3);

o        929 m2 of retail (Class A1);

o        670 m2 comprising a new medical centre (Class D1);

o        35,175 m2 of new employment buildings, (comprising up to 6,330 m2 Class B1a, 13,635 m2 B1b/c, 9,250 m2 Class B2, and 5,960 m2 B8);

o        2,415 m2 of new school building on 2.45 ha site for a new school (Class D1);

o        925 m2 of community use buildings (Class D2); and 515 m2 of indoor sports, if provided on-site (Class D2);

o        30m in height observation tower with zip-wire with ancillary visitor facilities of up of 100 m2 (Class D1/A1/A3);

o        1,000 m2 energy facility/infrastructure (sui generis);

o        2,520 m2 additional education facilities (buildings and associated external infrastructure) at Buildings 73, 74 and 583 for education use (Class D1);

o        creation of areas of Open Space, Sports Facilities, Public Park and other green infrastructure.

 

         The change of use of the following buildings and areas:

 

o        Buildings 3036, 3037, 3038, 3039, 3040, 3041, and 3042 for employment use (Class B1b/c, B2, B8);

o        Buildings 217, 3052, 3053, 3054, 3055, 3102, and 3136 for employment use (Class B8);

o        Buildings 2010 and 3009 for filming and heritage activities (Sui Generis/Class D1);

o        Buildings 73 and 2004 (Class D1);

o        Buildings 391, 1368, 1443, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 (Class           /D2 with ancillary A1-A5 use);

o        Building 340 (Class D1, D2, A3);

o        20.3ha of hardstanding for car processing (Sui Generis); and

o        76.6ha for filming activities, including 2.1 ha for filming set construction and event parking (Sui Generis);

         The continuation of use of areas, buildings and structures already benefiting from previous planning permissions, as specified in Sched.2.

         Associated infrastructure works, including surface water attenuation provision and upgrading Chilgrove Drive and the junction with Camp Road.

 

at Heyford Park, Camp Road, Upper Heyford. OX25 5HD for Dorchester Living Limited.

 

Jonathan Rees, Chairman of Middleton Stoney Parish Council addressed the Committee in objection to the application.

 

Gavin Angell, Development Director of Dorchester Living, (the applicant) addressed the Committee in support of the application

 

It was proposed by Councillor Ian Corkin and seconded by Councillor Barry Wood that application 8/00825/HYBRID be approved subject to various amendments to the conditions and the Section 106 agreement, the agreement of which to be delegated to the Assistant Director Planning and Development, in consultation with the Planning Committee Chairman and the Lead Member for Planning.

 

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

 

Resolved

 

(1)      That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director Planning and Development, to grant permission for application 18/00825/HYBRID subject to:

 

          1.       The following conditions (and any amendments to those conditions deemed necessary to be agreed in consultation with the Planning Committee Chairman  ...  view the full minutes text for item 93.

20/01830/F

94.

Proposed Roundabout Access to Graven Hill and Wretchwick Green, London Road, Bicester pdf icon PDF 115 KB

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Decision:

Approved, conditions to be set out in the minutes.

Minutes:

The Committee considered application 20/01830/F for a proposed roundabout junction giving access to Graven Hill and Wretchwick Green, London Road, Bicester for Mr Adrian Unitt.

 

Consideration of the application had been deferred at the previous meeting of the Committee after the local ward member and public speakers had addressed the meeting, therefore, there was no further public participation.

 

In reaching its decision the Committee considered the officer’s report and presentation, the presentation from Joy White, Transport Development Control Lead – Cherwell, West Oxfordshire and Oxford Communities, Oxfordshire County Council and the written updates.

 

Resolved

 

(1)      That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director for Planning and Development to grant permission for application 20/01830/F subject to the following conditions (and any amendments to those conditions 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 following plans and documents:

         Covering letter

         Application forms

         Drawing number WIE11386-RBT-90-001 Rev A01 – [Red line boundary]

         Drawing number WIE11386-145-03-001-A41 Rev A02 – [Pioneer General Arrangement Drawing]

         Drawing number WIE11386-145-92-500-001 – [Roundabout Drainage Strategy]

         Arboricultural Impact Assessment

         Archaeological Mitigation Strategy

         Drainage Strategy

         Ecological Impact Assessment

         Transport Assessment

         Noise Assessment

         Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment

         Air Quality Assessment

 

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.

 

3.       Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) for Biodiversity

No development shall take place (including demolition, ground works, vegetation clearance) until a Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP: Biodiversity) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The CEMP: Biodiversity shall include as a minimum:

a)       Risk assessment of potentially damaging construction activities;

b)       Identification of ‘Biodiversity Protection Zones’;

c)       Practical measures (both physical and sensitive working practices) to avoid or reduce impacts during construction (may be provided as a set of method statements);

d)       The location and timing of sensitive works to avoid harm to biodiversity features;

e)       The times during construction when specialist ecologists need to be present on site to oversee works;

f)        Responsible persons and lines of communication;

g)       The role and responsibilities on site of an ecological clerk of works (ECoW) or similarly competent person;

h)       Use of protective fences, exclusion barriers and warning signs

 

The approved CEMP: Biodiversity shall be adhered to and implemented throughout the construction period strictly in accordance with the approved details, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 94.

20/01115/OUT

95.

63 Priory Road, Bicester, OX26 6BL pdf icon PDF 106 KB

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Decision:

Application withdrawn by the applicant.

Minutes:

The Chairman advised the Committee that application 20/01115/OUT had been withdrawn by the applicant.

20/02227/OUT

96.

The Beeches, Heyford Road, Steeple Aston, OX25 4SN pdf icon PDF 100 KB

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Decision:

Refused, reasons to be set out in the minutes.

Minutes:

The Committee considered application 20/02227/OUT for the erection of up to 10 dwellings with all matters reserved except the means of access on to Heyford Road at The Beeches, Heyford Road, Steeple Aston, OX25 4SN  for Adrian Shooter.

 

Mitchell Barnes of Framptons, Agent for the application, addressed the Committee in support of the application.

 

In reaching its decision the Committee considered the officer’s report and presentation, the address of the public speaker and the written updates.

 

Resolved

 

(1)      That application 20/02227/OUT be refused after 14 November 2020 or upon receipt of the Lead Local Flood Authorities further consultation response whichever was the sooner and include reason 3 of the reasons for refusal listed below only if the Lead Local Flood Authority objections had not been addressed through the submission received on 3 November 2020:

 

1.       The proposed development would not make effective and efficient use of land and would significantly encroach into the countryside beyond the built-up limits of Steeple Aston; contrary to the housing strategy of the Development Plan for the area, for which it has not been demonstrated that there is a justified need. In its proposed location the development would therefore be an unjustified and unsustainable form of development.  As such the proposal is contrary to Policies BSC2, ESD1,  Villages 1 and Villages 2 of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011-2031 Part 1, Saved Policy H18 of the Cherwell Local Plan 1996, Policy PD1 of the Mid Cherwell Neighbourhood Plan 2018 and Government guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework.

2.       The proposed development represents inappropriate ‘back-land’ development that would fail to relate well to the pattern of development in the area and would appear as an intrusion of built form into the countryside, detracting from the rural character and quality of the area the setting of the village. As such the proposal is contrary to Policies ESD13 and ESD15 of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011 - 2031 Part 1, Saved Policies C28 and C30 of the Cherwell Local Plan 1996, and Government guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework.

3.       By virtue of a lack supporting information to enable an appropriate technical assessment the proposals have failed to demonstrate that an appropriate sustainable drainage strategy for the site utilising sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) can be delivered. As such the proposal is contrary to Policy ESD7 of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011 - 2031 Part 1 Government guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework.

4.       In the absence of the completion of a satisfactory Section 106 Agreement, the Local Planning Authority is not convinced that the necessary infrastructure directly required as a result of this development, in the interests of supporting the sustainability of the village and the development, and in the interests of safeguarding public infrastructure and securing on site future maintenance arrangements, will be provided. This would be contrary to Policies INF1, PSD1, BSC3, BSC10, BSC11 and BSC12 of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011-2031 Part 1 and Governmentguidance contained within the National  ...  view the full minutes text for item 96.

97.

Appeals Progress Report pdf icon PDF 548 KB

Report of Assistant Director Planning and Development

 

Purpose of report

 

This report aims to keep members informed upon applications which have been determined by the Council, where new appeals have been lodged, public inquiries/hearings scheduled, or appeal results achieved.

 

Recommendations

 

The meeting is recommended:

 

1.1          To accept the position statement.

 

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Decision:

Resolved

 

(1)            That the position statement be accepted.

 

Minutes:

The Assistant Director Planning and Development submitted a report which informed Members on applications which had been determined by the Council, where new appeals have been lodged, public inquiries/hearings scheduled or appeal results achieved.

 

Resolved

 

(1)           That the position statement be accepted.