Agenda item

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

The Committee considered application 14/01888/F, for the erection of two local centre buildings – one to contain four apartments (3 x 2 bed and 1 x 1 bed and 1 x 3 bed) over three retail units and a nursery at OS Parcel 6920 East of Oxford Road and adjoining and south of Canal Lane, Bodicote for Taylor Wimpey, Oxfordshire.

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

Resolved

That application 14/01888/F be approved subject to:

a)    The applicants entering into a linking agreement to link this application proposal to the legal agreement pursuant to 05/01337/OUT to ensure the proposal remains bound by the clauses of the outline S106.

b)    The receipt of amended plans to the satisfaction of the Head of Development Management in consultation with the Chairman of the Planning Committee and the removal of objections.

c)    The following conditions (with authority delegated to the Head Of Development for the addition/ amendment of conditions to suit any accepted amended plans)

1.    The development to which this permission relates shall be begun not later than the expiration of five years beginning with the date of this permission.

2.    Except where otherwise stipulated by condition, the development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the following plans and documents:

To be added following receipt of satisfactory amended plans.

3.    Prior to the construction of the foundations of the buildings hereby approved, and notwithstanding the submitted details, a revised schedule of the materials and finishes for the external walls and roof(s) of the development 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 materials.

4.    Prior to the construction of the foundations of the buildings hereby approved, samples of all roofing materials shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter the development shall be carried out in accordance with the samples so approved.

5.    Prior to the construction of the foundations of the buildings hereby approved, a stone sample panel (minimum 1m2 in size) shall be constructed on site in natural ironstone, which shall be inspected and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, the external walls of the development shall be laid, dressed, coursed and pointed in strict accordance with the approved stone sample panel.

6.    Prior to the construction of the foundations of the buildings hereby approved, a brick sample panel, to demonstrate brick type, colour, texture, face bond and pointing (minimum 1m2 in size) shall be constructed on site, inspected and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, the external walls of the development shall be constructed in strict accordance with the approved brick sample panel.

7.    Prior to the commencement of the development, full details of the doors and windows hereby approved, at a scale of 1:20 including a cross section, cill, lintel and recess detail and colour/finish, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter the doors and windows shall be installed within the building in accordance with the approved details.

8.    Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, full details of the enclosures along all boundaries and within the site shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, the approved means of enclosure, in respect of those dwellings which they are intended to screen shall be erected, in accordance with the approved details, prior to the first occupation of those dwellings.

9.    Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, a plan showing full details of the finished floor levels in relation to existing ground levels on the site for the proposed local centre buildings 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.

10. Before any of the units in the Longford Park ‘Local Centre’ are first occupied the whole of the estate roads and footpaths of that phase, shall be laid out, constructed, lit and drained and if required temporary or permanent traffic calming to the Oxfordshire County Council’s Specifications.

11. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, full specification details (including construction, layout, surfacing and drainage) of the proposed vehicular accesses, driveways, turning areas, parking and manoeuvring areas shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, and prior to the first occupation of the development, the parking and manoeuvring areas shall be provided on the site in accordance with the approved details and shall be retained unobstructed except for the parking and manoeuvring of vehicles at all times thereafter.

12. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, full details of the access vision splays, including layout and construction shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, and prior to the first occupation of Longford Park ‘Local Centres’ the vision splays shall be constructed in accordance with the approved details and the land and vegetation within the vision splays shall not be raised or allowed to grow above a maximum height of 0.6m above carriageway level.

13. No development shall commence on site for the development until a Construction Traffic Management Plan providing full details of the phasing of the development has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority (in consultation with the Local Highway Authority) prior to the commencement of development. This plan is to include wheel washing facilities, a restriction on construction & delivery traffic during construction and a route to the development site. The approved Plan shall be implemented in full during the entire construction phase and shall reflect the measures included in the Construction Method Statement received.

14. Prior to the first occupation of any unit hereby approved, a Travel Plan, prepared in accordance with the Department of Transport’s Best Practice Guidance Note “Using the Planning Process to Secure Travel Plans” and its subsequent amendments, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority for that particular unit. Thereafter, the approved Travel Plan shall be implemented and operated in accordance with the approved details.

15. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, a detailed scheme for the surface water and foul sewage drainage of the development (which shall demonstrate how this scheme relates to the wider site drainage) shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority.  Thereafter, and prior to the commencement of any building works on the site the approved surface water drainage scheme shall be carried out and prior to the first occupation of any building to which the scheme relates the approved foul sewage drainage scheme shall be implemented. All drainage works shall be laid out and constructed in accordance with the Water Authorities Association's current edition "Sewers for Adoption".

16. The development hereby approved shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the mitigation measures set out in section 6 of the May 2014 ecological assessment report by Aspect Ecology. 

17. Prior to the construction of the foundations of the dwellings, garages and carports hereby approved, including any demolition, and any works of site clearance, a method statement for enhancing biodiversity on this Parcel shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, the biodiversity enhancement measures shall be carried out and retained in accordance with the approved details.

18. Prior to the construction of the foundations of the buildings 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,

(d)          details of the location and type of root barriers to be installed      

19. 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.

20. 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. The AMS shall identify all tree protection measures required and any special treatment required for foundations within proximity of any retained tree. Thereafter, all works on site shall be carried out in accordance with the approved AMS.

21. 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 this consent.

22. The units marked as ‘Retail units 1-3 and unit A’ on drawing numbers 1419 300 K and 1419 400 G shall be used only for purposes falling within Class A1 specified in the Schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (England) Order 1987 (as amended) and for no other purpose(s) whatsoever.

23. The A1 retail units hereby approved shall not be amalgamated or mezzanines inserted.

24. The units marked as ‘Nursery and Surgery’ on drawing numbers 1419 300 K and 1419 400 G shall be used only for purposes falling within Class D1 specified in the Schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (England) Order 1987 (as amended) and for no other purpose(s) whatsoever.