Agenda item

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

The committee considered application 16/00043/F for 11 self-contained flats for adults with physical disabilities, learning disabilities and autistic spectrum condition, the units to be single storey with shared landscaped gardens and associated parking areas and staff accommodation and communal areas to be included at Cherwell District Council, Former Offices, Old Place Yard, Bicester for Cherwell District Council.

Bob Hessian, on behalf of Bicester Local History Society and others, addressed the committee in objection to the application.

Councillor John Donaldson (as a member of the public as the application fell outside of the boundary of the ward he represented), addressed the committee in support of the application.

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

Resolved

That item 16/00043/F be approved subject to the re-consultation on the amended plans and additional documents raising no new material planning issues, and 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, Tree Survey Report, Flood Risk Assessment, Ecological Appraisal and drawings numbered: Proposed site plan S2-P15, Building A Site Plan S2-P14, Building A Ground Floor Plan S2-P15, Building A Elevations (1 of 2) S2-P13, Building A Elevations (2 of 2) S2-P04, Building A Roof Plan S2-P06, Building A Site Section S2-P02, Existing Site Plan Building B S2-P01, Site Plan Building B S2-P13, Building B Ground Floor Plan S2-P11, Building B Elevations (1 of 2) S2-P11, Building B Elevations (2 of 2) S2-P11, Roof Plan Building B S2-P08, Site Sections Building B S2-P03, Building B proposed alternative Foundation Layout, Building B proposed alternative Foundation Sections, Proposed Alternative Building B Foul Water Drainage Layout, and Proposed Alternative Building B Surface Water Drainage Layout.

3.            The development permitted by this planning permission shall only be carried out in    accordance with the approved FRA by Moson Engineering and the following mitigation measures detailed within the FRA:

• Finished floor levels of Building B will be set no lower than 69.05m above Ordnance Datum (AOD).

The mitigation measures shall be fully implemented prior to occupation and subsequently in accordance with the timing / phasing arrangements embodied within the scheme, or within any other period as may subsequently be agreed, in writing, by the local planning authority.

SITE A ONLY (as shown on Drawing No: Site Plan Building A S2-P14)

4.               Prior to any demolition and the commencement of the development on Site A, a professional archaeological organisation acceptable to the Local Planning Authority shall prepare an Archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation, relating to the application site area, which shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

5.               Following the approval of the Written Scheme of Investigation referred to in condition 4, and prior to any demolition on the site and the commencement of the development on Site A (other than in accordance with the agreed Written Scheme of Investigation), a staged programme of archaeological evaluation and mitigation shall be carried out by the commissioned archaeological organisation in accordance with the approved Written Scheme of Investigation. The programme of work shall include all processing, research and analysis necessary to produce an accessible and useable archive and a full report for publication which shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority.

SITE B ONLY (as shown on Drawing No: Site Plan Building B S2-P13)

6.               Prior to any demolition and the commencement of the development on Site B, a professional archaeological organisation acceptable to the Local Planning Authority shall prepare an Archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation, relating to the application site area and including details of the piling methodology and foundation design, which shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

7.               No development shall commence on Site B until the applicant or their agents or their successors in title have secured the implementation of a programme of archaeological evaluation work in order to inform the Pile Location Plan in accordance with the Written Scheme of Investigation approved under condition 6.

8.                    Following the approval of the Written Scheme of Investigation referred to in condition 6, and prior to any demolition on the site and the commencement of the development on Site B (other than in accordance with the agreed Written Scheme of Investigation), a staged programme of archaeological evaluation and mitigation shall be carried out by the commissioned archaeological organisation in accordance with the approved Written Scheme of Investigation. The programme of work shall include all processing, research and analysis necessary to produce an accessible and useable archive and a full report for publication which shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority.

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

SITES A AND B (as shown on Drawing No: Proposed site plan S2-P15)

10.            Prior to the construction of the development above slab level, 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, shall be 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.

11.            Prior to the construction of the development above slab level, 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.

12.            Prior to the construction of the development above slab level, samples of the tile 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.

13.            Prior to the construction of the development above slab level, a render sample panel, to demonstrate the colour and texture, (minimum 1m2 in size) shall be constructed on site, inspected and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, the parts of the external walls of the development to be rendered (as shown on the approved plans) shall be rendered in strict accordance with the approved render sample panel.

14.            Prior to the construction of the development above slab level, full details of the doors and windows and their surrounds 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.

15.            Prior to the construction of the development above slab level, full design details (at a scale of 1:20) of the railings hereby approved along the eastern boundary of Site A, to include their height, colour/finish, and the junction with the Dovecote, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter the railings shall be installed in accordance with the approved details.

16.            Prior to the construction of the development above slab level, 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, and the locations, specifications and construction methods for all tree pits, together with grass seeded/turfed areas,

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

(c)       details of all boundary treatments and means of enclosure.

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

17.            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.

18.            Prior to the construction of the development above slab level, full details of the external lighting shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local planning Authority. Thereafter, the external lighting shall be installed in accordance with the approved details.

19.            Prior to the construction of the development above slab level, full specification details (including construction, layout, 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.

20.            Prior to the construction of the development above slab level, and notwithstanding the application details, full details of refuse, fire tender and pantechnicon turning within the site 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.

21.            Prior to the first use or occupation of the development hereby permitted, 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.

22.            Prior to the occupation of any of the buildings hereby approved the bird and invertebrate boxes shall be installed on the site in accordance with the details contained within the Ecological Appraisal submitted with the application and prepared by ELMAW Consulting dated August 2015.

23.            Prior to the first occupation of the development hereby approved, a scheme for the provision of refuse and recycling bins, including their number, size, type and arrangements for their storage and collection (including the location and compound enclosure details), shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, and prior to the first occupation of any dwelling, refuse and recycling bins shall be provided in accordance with the approved scheme.