Agenda item

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

The Committee considered application 15/00394/F for a temporary haul road at land adjacent to Shipton Road, Shipton on Cherwell for Pye Homes Ltd.

Trish Redpath, a local resident, addressed the Committee in objection to the application.

John Ashton, agent for the applicant, addressed the Committee in support of the application.

In reaching their decision the Committee considered the officers’ report, written update and presentation and the addresses of the public speakers.

Resolved

That application 15/00394/F be approved, subject to amended conditions to those in the officers’ report with the exact wording delegated to the Head of Development Management, in consultation with the Chairman:

1.    At the expiration of two years from the date hereof the use of the haul road shall be discontinued and the land shall be restored to its former condition on or before that date.

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 Form, site plan and drawing no.12-1162 07 P06.

3.    That the haul road hereby approved shall be constructed and used only in association with the development approved under West Oxfordshire District Council's application reference 13/0982/P/FP only and for no other purpose whatsoever. Use of the haul road shall cease upon the completion of the development of that application site.

4.    That prior to its first use the proposed road shall be laid out, constructed, surfaced, drained, and with crossings of the public rights of way strictly in accordance with the details contained on drawing no.121162/07/P06.

5.    The implementation of this permission shall be undertaken in accordance with the Construction Management Plan and Construction Method statement already submitted to and approved by West Oxfordshire District Council.

6.    Full details of the remediation and reinstatement works which shall include replanting of the gaps where hedgerow/trees are to be removed shall be submitted within 18 months of the date of this permission to be approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to those remediation works commencing. The approved scheme shall be implemented within 6 months of the cessation of the use of the haul road.

7.    The public right of way shall at all times remain open expect when a vehicle(s) is accessing  the development which shall then be operated in accordance with the details shown on drg no.121162/07/P06 and set out in para 4.3 of the Design and Access statement. The signage will be installed in accordance with the drawing submitted to the Local Planning Authority on 28 May 2015 and retained for the life of the haul road.     

8.    Prior to the commencement of the development a photographic record shall be taken of the surface condition of the route of the haul road in order that on restoration the route is returned to its former condition.

9.    All site clearance (including vegetation removal, movement of vehicles on site and all ground works) shall be timed so as to  avoid the bird nesting/breeding season of 1 March to 31 August  Inclusive, unless the Local Planning Authority has confirmed in writing that such works can commence based on the submission of a recent survey( no older than one month) that has been undertaken by an ecologist to assess nesting bird activity on site (including ground nesting birds) together with details of measures to protect the nesting bird interest on the site.