Agenda item

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

The Committee considered application 14/02132/OUT for an outline application for the development of eight houses and access improvements.

 

Councillor Simon Holland addressed the committee as Ward member.

 

Councillor Pickford proposed that application 14/02132/OUT be approved subject to appropriate conditions, with authority for the exact wording delegated to the Head of Development Management. Councillor Hurle seconded the proposal.

 

In reaching their decision, the Committee considered the officers report, written update and the address of the ward member.

 

Resolved

 

That application 14/02132/OUT be approved subject to:

 

(a)       The completion of a satisfactory planning obligation to secure the infrastructure improvements outlined in the report.

 

(b)       The following conditions:

 

 

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

     

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

     

3.    The development to which this permission relates shall be begun not later than the expiration of two years from the final approval of the reserved matters or, in the case of approval on different dates, the final approval of the last reserved matters to be approved.

     

4.    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 and drawing nos.  1320 002F and 003

 

5.    Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, a schedule of materials and finishes for the external walls and roof(s) of the development hereby approved shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter the development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved schedule.

 

6.    Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, a plan showing full details of the finished floor levels in relation to existing and proposed site levels for the proposed dwellings and community building shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter the development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved finished floor levels plan.

 

7.Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, a landscaping scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme for landscaping the site shall include:-

 

(a)     details of the proposed tree and shrub planting including their species, number, sizes and positions, together with grass seeded/turfed areas,

 

(b)     details of the existing trees and hedgerows to be retained as well as those to be felled, including existing and proposed soil levels at the base of each tree/hedgerow and the minimum distance between the base of the tree and the nearest edge of any excavation,

 

(c)     details of the hard surface areas, including pavements, pedestrian areas, reduced-dig areas, crossing points and steps.

 

8.  All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of landscaping shall be carried out in accordance with BS 4428:1989 Code of Practice for general landscape operations (excluding hard surfaces), or the most up to date and current British Standard, in the first planting and seeding seasons following the occupation of the building(s) or on the completion of the development, whichever is the sooner. Any trees, herbaceous planting and shrubs which, within a period of five years from the completion of the development die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the current/next planting season with others of similar size and species.

 

9.   Retained Tree

a)        No retained tree shall be cut down, uprooted, damaged or destroyed, nor shall any retained tree be pruned in any manner, be it branches, stems or roots, other than in accordance with the approved plans and particulars, without the prior written approval of the Local Planning Authority. All tree works shall be carried out in accordance with BS3998: Recommendations for Tree Works.

 

b)        If any retained tree is cut down, uprooted, destroyed or dies, another tree shall be planted in the same place in the next planting season following the removal of that tree, full details of which shall be firstly submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

In this condition a “retained tree” is an existing tree which shall be retained in accordance with the approved plans and particulars; and paragraphs (a) and (b) shall have effect until the expiration of five years from the date of the consent.

 

10. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, an Arboricultural Method Statement (AMS), undertaken in accordance with BS:5837:2012 and all subsequent amendments and revisions shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, all works on site shall be carried out in accordance with the approved AMS.

 

11. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, full details of a scheme of supervision for the arboricultural protection measures, to include the requirements set out in a) to e) below, and which is appropriate for the scale and duration of the development works, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, the arboricultural protection measures shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

 

a)        Written confirmation of the contact details of the project arboriculturalist employed to undertake the supervisory role of relevant arboricultural issues.

 

b)        The relevant persons/contractors to be briefed by the project arboriculturalist on all on-site tree related matters

 

c)        The timing and methodology of scheduled site monitoring visits to be undertaken by the project arboriculturalist.

 

d)        The procedures for notifying and communicating with the Local Planning Authority when dealing with unforeseen variations to the agreed tree works and arboricultural incidents

 

e)        Details of appropriate supervision for the installation of load-bearing ‘structural cell’ planting pits and/or associated features such as irrigation systems, root barriers and surface requirements (eg: reduced dig systems, arboresin, tree grills)

 

12. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, full details of all service trenches, pipe runs or drains and any other excavation, earth movement or mounding required in connection with the development,  including the identification and location of all existing and proposed trees, shrubs and hedgerows within influencing distance of such services, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, the development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

 

13. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved full details of the provision, landscaping and treatment of open space/play space within the site together with a timeframe for its provision shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter the open space/play space shall be landscaped, laid out and completed in accordance with the approved details and retained at all times as open space/play space.

 

14. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, full details of the means of access between the land and the highway, including, position, layout, construction, drainage and vision splays shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, the means of access shall be constructed and retained in accordance with the approved details.

 

15. The vision splays shall not be obstructed by any object, structure, planting or other material of a height exceeding 0.6m measured from the carriageway level.

 

16. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, full specification details of the vehicular accesses, driveways and turning areas to serve the dwellings, which shall include construction, layout, surfacing and drainage, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter and prior to the first occupation of any of the dwellings, the access, driveways and turning areas shall be constructed in accordance with the approved details.

 

17. The surfacing to the parking areas should be permeable paving and a condition should be applied to any permission to ensure that prior to occupation the parking area is constructed SUDS compliant.

 

18. Prior to the first occupation of the development hereby approved car parking spaces shall be provided within the curtilage of the dwellings so that motor vehicles may park off the highway. The car parking spaces shall be retained unobstructed except for the parking of motor vehicles at all times.

 

19. A Construction Traffic Management Plan (CTMP) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of development.  The approved CTMP shall be implemented prior to any works being carried out on site, and shall be maintained throughout the course of the

development.

 

20. Before any of the dwellings hereby permitted are first occupied, the whole of the estate roads and footpaths (except for the final surfacing thereof) shall be laid out, constructed, lit and drained and if required temporary or permanent traffic calming shall be put in place in accordance with Oxfordshire County Council’s Specifications.

 

21. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, full details of a scheme for the location of bat, bird, owl and invertebrate boxes shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter and prior to the occupation of any building, the bat, bird, owl and invertebrate boxes shall be installed on the site in accordance with the approved details.

 

22. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby permitted a desk study and site walk over to identify all potential contaminative uses on site, and to inform the conceptual site model shall be carried out by a competent person and in accordance with DEFRA and the Environment Agency's ‘Model Procedures for the Management of Land Contamination, CLR 11’ and shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. No development shall take place until the Local Planning Authority has given its written approval that it is satisfied that no potential risk from contamination has been identified.

 

23. If a potential risk from contamination is identified as a result of the work carried out under condition 22 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 the Environment Agency's ‘Model Procedures for the Management of Land Contamination, CLR 11’ and submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. No development shall take place unless the Local Planning Authority has given its written approval that it is satisfied that the risk from contamination has been adequately characterised as required by this condition.

  

24. If contamination is found by undertaking the work carried out under condition 23 prior to the commencement of the development hereby permitted, a scheme of remediation and/or monitoring to ensure the site is suitable for its proposed use shall be prepared by a competent person and in accordance with DEFRA and the Environment Agency's ‘Model Procedures for the Management of Land Contamination, CLR 11’ and submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. No development shall take place until the Local Planning Authority has given its written approval of the scheme of remediation and/or monitoring required by this condition.

        

25. If remedial works have been identified in condition 24 the development shall not be occupied until the remedial works have been carried out in accordance with the scheme approved under condition 24. A verification report that demonstrates the effectiveness of the remediation carried out must be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

26. If, during development, contamination not previously identified is found to be present at the site, no further development shall be carried out until full details of a remediation strategy detailing how the unsuspected contamination shall be dealt with has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter the remediation strategy shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

        

27. Prior to the first occupation of the development hereby approved, the appropriate number of refuse bins required in relation to the dwellings shall be provided.