Agenda item

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

The Committee considered application 14/01979/F for the change of use of existing agricultural barn to equine and lean-to extension to include 10 stables, store room and tack room and change of use of land to equine at Moorlands Farm, Murcott, Kidlington, OX5 2RE for Mr B Franklin.

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

Resolved

That application 14/01979/F be approved, subject to the following conditions:

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.

2.            Except where otherwise stipulated by condition, the development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the following plans and documents: Application forms, Report dated November 2014, Flood Risk Assessment and drawings numbered:

·         200-01 Revision B

·         200-02

·         200-03

3.        The development hereby approved shall proceed in accordance with the Flood Risk Assessment received on the 26^th November 2014 accompanying the application unless otherwise previously approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Before development commences

4.            Prior to the commencement of any works on the extension hereby approved, details of the flood resilient construction method/s to be used in the construction of the extension 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 details.

5.            Prior to the commencement of any works on the extension 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.

Before first use of the development

6.            Prior to the first use of the development hereby approved, full specification details (including construction, layout, surface finish and drainage) of the turning area which shall be provided within the curtilage of the site so that motor vehicles and horse boxes may enter, turn around and leave in a forward direction, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  Thereafter and prior to the first occupation of the development, the turning area shall be constructed in accordance with the approved details and shall be retained for the manoeuvring of motor vehicles at all times thereafter.

7.            Prior to the first use of the development hereby approved, a plan showing car, van and trailer parking provision for 10 spaces to be accommodated within the site to include layout, surface details, and drainage, 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 spaces shall be laid out, surfaced, drained and completed in accordance with the approved details and shall be retained for the parking of vehicles at all times thereafter.

8.            Prior to the development hereby approved being brought into use a scheme for the storage and disposal of manure and soiled bedding shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

9.            Notwithstanding the provisions of Class A of Part 2, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 and its subsequent amendments, no gate, fence, wall or other means of enclosure shall be erected, constructed or placed on the sitewithout the prior express planning consent of the Local Planning Authority.

10.         The use of the existing building and land for equestrian purposes shall be limited to use by the owners and/or riders of the horses kept in the stables approved on the site, and shall not be used by any other persons, or as a riding school or equestrian training centre open to the general public, or for any other purpose whatsoever.

11.         The existing hedgerow and trees along the northern, western and eastern boundaries of the site shall be retained and properly maintained at a height of not less than 3 metres, and if any hedgerow plant or tree dies within five years from the completion of the development it shall be replaced and shall thereafter be properly maintained in accordance with this condition.

12.         Except as otherwise approved under a condition of this planning permission, no horse boxes, trailers, horse jumps, exercise equipment, or other horse related paraphernalia, shall be stored in the open without the prior express planning consent of the Local Planning Authority.

13.         Prior to any works commencing at the site, an ecological report detailing an assessment of the surrounding land features of ecological interest, including the adjacent Local Wildlife Site and Otmoor Site of Special Scientific Interest, to identify important ecological features and any mitigation required to preserve these features, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.