Agenda item

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

The Committee considered application 15/01587/F, a change of use application from agriculture to agriculture and equestrian (mixed use) which sought approval for the demolition of an existing toilet and shower block and the construction of a stable building with three stables, feed store, tack room for the breeding of foals and also including toilet/shower facilities and restroom for staff use at The Paddock, Main Street, Great Bourton for Mr Wayne Walsh

Roger Cumming, agent for the applicant, addressed the committee in support of the application.

In reaching their decision, the committee considered the officers report, presentation, and the address of the public speaker.

Resolved

That application 15/01587/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, Design and Access Statement, Typical Horse Walker details, Site Photos Sheets 1 and 2 and drawings numbered: 103 Rev. D, 104 and 105

3.            Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, a sample of the slate to be used in the construction of the roof 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 samples so approved.

4.            Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, details of the timber cladding to be used on the stable building, including colour, type and finish, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter the development shall be carried out in accordance with the details so approved.

5.            No development shall take place until there has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority a scheme for landscaping the site which 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, pavements and pedestrian areas.

6.            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.

7.            Except to reasonably allow for the means of access and vision splays, the existing hedgerow along the northern boundary of the site shall be retained and properly maintained at a height of not less than 3 metres, and if any hedgerow plant 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.

8.            The access, parking and manoeuvring areas shall be kept free of obstructions at all times and used only for the specified purpose.

9.            Manure and soiled bedding shall not be allowed to accumulate and shall not be burned on the site but shall be removed at frequent intervals for use within the agricultural holding or disposal elsewhere.

10.         No external lights or floodlights shall be erected on the land without the grant of further specific planning permission from the Local Planning Authority.

11.         Within six months of the date of this decision or within one month following the first use of the stable building hereby approved, whichever comes sooner, the unauthorised static caravan, as indicated on drawing 103 Rev. D and shown on ‘Site Photos Sheet 2’, shall be removed from the site and the land shall be restored to its former condition to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority.