Agenda item

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

The Committee considered application 16/00023/F for George and Dragon site - Erection of a terrace of 4 no. 3 bed cottages with parking.  Erection of single storey village hall re using existing village car park and access. Village Hall site - Demolition of existing village Hall and erection of 7 no. 3 bed houses with through access to surface parking.

 

Christopher Hopcroft, a local resident, addressed the committee in objection to the application.

 

Amanda Walker, agent for the applicant, addressed the committee in support to the application.

 

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

 

Resolved

 

That application 16/00023/F be approved, subject to

 

a) receipt of final comments from the Strategic Housing Officer raising no objections

b) the applicant entering into a legal agreement in respect of the financial highway contribution sought by OCC

c) 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 form and drawing numbers14-GDF-SL01, 15 GDF SP05 A, 15 GDF SP04 C, 15 GDF SP04 B, 14 GDF P2 H, 14 GDF P3 F, 14 GDF P5 B, 14 GDF P4 E, 14 GDF P3-1 A, 14 GDF P2-1 A, 15 GDF PE01 E, 15 GDF BS1 A, 15 GDF PE02 B and 15 GDF WD1 A.

 

Conditions relating to whole site

 

3             Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, a plan showing full details of the finished floor levels for the proposed buildings in relation to existing ground levels on the site and in relation to the ground levels and ridge and eaves height of surrounding 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.

 

4             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; and

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

           

Thereafter, the development shall be carried out in strict accordance with the approved landscaping scheme.

                       

 

5             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.

 

6             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.

                       

7             No development shall commence on site other than in accordance with the submitted written scheme of investigation (WSI for an Evaluation - The George and Dragon and Village Hall Sites, Fritwell, Oxfordshire prepared by Oxford Archaeology Ltd (October 2015)). Once the watching brief has been completed its findings shall be reported to the Local Planning Authority, as agreed in the Written Scheme of Investigation, including all processing, research and analysis necessary to produce an accessible and useable archive and a full report for publication.

                       

8             No development shall commence until a surface water drainage scheme for the site, based on sustainable drainage principles and an assessment of the hydrological and hydro-geological context of the development, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The scheme shall subsequently be implemented in accordance with the approved details before the development is completed.

           

9             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.

                       

10          Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, full details of the proposed footway linking the development and the access to Fritwell Primary School along the south east side of East Street, including a timetable for its provision, as indicatively shown on drawing number 15 GDF SP04 Rev C, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, the footway shall be constructed and retained in accordance with the approved details and timetable.

                       

11          Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, an Arboricultural Method Statement (AMS) and Tree Protection Plans and details, 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 details shall include details of all trees to be retained.  Thereafter, all works on site shall be carried out in accordance with the approved AMS and tree protection measures.

                       

Conditions relating to the replacement village hall building only

 

12          Prior to the commencement of the development on the village hall hereby approved, full details of a scheme to acoustically enclose all areas of the village hall where amplified sound can be generated shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, and prior to the first occupation of the building, the development shall be carried out and retained in accordance with the approved details.

 

13          Prior to any works above slab level of the development hereby approved, samples of the render to be used in the construction of the walls of the village hall 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 samples so approved.

 

14          Prior to any works to the roof structures of the development hereby approved, samples of the tiles to be used in the construction of the village hall 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.

                       

15          Prior to the first use of the village hall a car park management plan for the village hall and associated car park shall be submitted to and approved in writing  by the local planning authority.   The development shall thereafter be operated in accordance with these details.

                       

16          All windows and doors are to be kept shut (except for access and egress) on the village hall building hereby approved when amplified speech or music is occurring inside the village hall.

                       

17          The external amenity space serving the village hall to the south west of the building as shown on drawing number 15 GDF SP04 Rev B shall not be used after 2100hrs or prior to 0800hrs.

                       

18          The village hall shall be used only for purposes falling within Class D1 as specified in the Schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes)  (England) Order 1987 (as amended) and for no other purpose(s) whatsoever.

                       

Conditions relating to the new dwellings only

 

19          Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, full specification details of the vehicular accesses, parking 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, parking and turning areas shall be constructed in accordance with the approved details and shall be retained unobstructed except for the parking and manoeuvring of vehicles at all times thereafter

                       

20          Prior to any construction of the dwellings above slab level, a stone sample panel (minimum 1m2 in size) shall be constructed on site in natural stone, and shall be inspected and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, the external walls of the dwellings shall be laid, dressed, coursed and pointed in strict accordance with the approved stone sample panel.

                       

21          Prior to any works above slab level of the development hereby approved, samples of the render to be used in the construction of the rear elements of the dwellings hereby permitted 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.

                       

22          Prior to any works to the roof structures of the development hereby approved, samples of the slate to be used in the construction of the roof of the dwellings 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.

                       

23          Notwithstanding the details shown on the approved plans, further details of the architectural detailing of the exterior of the dwellings, including the design of the eaves and verge treatment shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the construction of the dwellings above slab level. The development shall thereafter be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

                                   

24          Notwithstanding the details on the approved plans, prior to the insertion of any windows and doors, 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 and their surrounds shall be installed within the building in accordance with the approved details.

                       

25          Prior to the occupation of any dwelling on the site full details of the enclosures along all boundaries of the site shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, the approved means of enclosure shall be erected, in accordance with the approved details, prior to the first occupation of any of the dwellings.

 

26          Prior to the first occupation of any of the residential units hereby approved, the replacement village hall shall be completed and ready for use.

                       

27          Prior to the first occupation of the development hereby approved, the first floor windows in the side elevations of the dwellings hereby permitted shall fully glazed with obscured glass that complies with the current British Standard, and retained as such thereafter.

                       

28          Notwithstanding the provisions of Classes A to E (inc.) of Part 1, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 and its subsequent amendments, the approved dwelling(s) shall not be extended or altered, nor shall any structures be erected within the curtilage of the said dwelling(s), without the prior express planning consent of the Local Planning Authority.