Agenda item

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

The Committee considered application 16/00313/CDC for the variation of Condition 2 of 13/01372/CDC - Revised design and siting of plots 10 and 11 only.

Melanie Taylor, a local resident, addressed the committee in objection to the application.

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

Resolved

That application 16/00313/CDC be approved subject to conditions (as detailed below) and completion of an appropriate legal agreement securing the dwelling units as affordable in perpetuity.

1.            The works to which this consent relates shall be begun not later than the 14th December 2018.

2.            Except where otherwise stipulated by condition, the development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the following plans and documents: Application forms and drawings numbered: 300 Rev. A, 303 Rev. B, 304 Rev. D, 323 Rev. A and 324. 

3.            Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, samples of tiles to be used in the construction of the roofs 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, samples of render to be used to finish the external walls 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.

5.            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:-

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

ii).        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,

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

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.            Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, 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 dwelling.

8.            Notwithstanding the provisions of Classes A, B and C of Part 1, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 and its subsequent amendments, no new window(s) or other openings, other than those shown on the approved plans, shall be inserted in the walls or roof of the northwest elevations of Plot 1 and Plot 2 without the prior express planning consent of the Local Planning Authority.

9.            Notwithstanding the provisions of Classes A to E (inc.) of Part 1, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 and its subsequent amendments, the approved dwelling(s) shall not be extended, 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.

10.         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 between the dwelling(s) and the highway without the prior express planning consent of the Local Planning Authority.

11.         Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, the proposed means of access between the land and the highway shall be widened to a minimum of 4.8m plus a 1.5m footway, formed, laid out and constructed strictly in accordance with Oxfordshire County Council's specification and guidance.

12.         Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, full specification details of the estate accesses, driveways and turning areas to serve the dwellings, which shall include construction, layout, vision spays, 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.

13.         Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, full specification details (including construction, layout, vision splays, surfacing and drainage) of the 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.           

14.         Prior to the first use or occupation of the development hereby approved, covered cycle parking facilities shall be provided on the site in accordance with details which shall be firstly submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  Thereafter, the covered cycle parking facilities shall be permanently retained and maintained for the parking of cycles in connection with the development.        

15.         Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, full details of signage/markings to be used to indicate allocated and unallocated parking spaces 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.    

16.         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 completion of the development.          

17.         Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, an Arboricultural Method Statement (AMS), undertaken in accordance with BS:5837 and in line with the recommendations put forward in the submitted Arboricultural Impact Report, 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.       

18.         The development hereby approved shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the recommendations and specifications set out in the Tree Protection Plan prepared by Marishal Thompson Group on 12/10/11.