Agenda item

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

The Committee considered application 15/02314/F for the permanent use of land as a Rally school including use of land for quad bikes, buggies and jeeps for Mr Christopher Wigmore at Pool Farm, Mill Lane, Stratton Audley, OX27 0AJ.

Ken Smith and Tim Good, local residents, addressed the committee in objection to the application.

Christopher Wigmore, the applicant, addressed the committee in support of the application.

In reaching their decision, the Committee considered the officers’ report, presentation, written update and the addresses of the public speakers. 

Resolved

That application 15/02314/F be approved subject to the following conditions:

1.               Except where otherwise stipulated by condition, the development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the following plans and documents:

•           Application Form submitted with the application;

•           Drawing Number 5013/2 submitted with the application;

•           Site Location Plan at a scale of 1:5,000 received by e-mail from the applicant on 25th February 2016;

•           Additional plan outlining ‘Rally Stage’ and ‘Yard’ at a scale of 1:5,000 received by e-mail from the applicant on 29th February 2016;

•           E-mail from the applicant containing a list of vehicles to be used on the ‘Rally Stage’ and ‘Yard’ on 29th February 2016.

2.               Within 4 calendar months starting from the date of this decision, a Noise and Dust Management Plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, the use hereby permitted shall only operate in strict accordance with the approved Management Plan.

3.               The area of the site to be used for quad bikes, jeeps, and ‘Honda Pilots’ shall be restricted to the area outlined in green on Drawing Number 5013/2 submitted with the application.

4.               No more than 4 quad bikes and/or ‘Honda Pilots’ and/or jeeps shall be operated at any one time.

5.               The ‘Rally Stage’ and ‘Yard’ outlined in the additional plan (scale of 1:5,000 received by e-mail from the applicant on 29th February 2016) shall only be used for the purposes of tuition in accordance with the terms of this consent and shall not be used for any testing, trial of speed, racing or other practicing whatsoever.

6.               No more than one vehicle shall be used on the ‘Rally Stage’ and ‘Yard’ outlined in the additional plan (scale of 1:5,000 received by e-mail from the applicant on 29th February 2016) at any one time, and the ‘Rally Stage’ and ‘Yard’ shall only be used by the vehicles listed on the e-mail received from the applicant on 29th February 2016.

7.               There shall be no use of the rally stage when the quad bikes and/or ‘Honda Pilots’ and/or jeeps are being used.

8.               The use hereby approved shall only operate between the hours of 10:00 and 18:00 Monday to Saturday and shall not operate at any time on Sundays and Public Holidays.

9.               The use hereby approved shall not operate on more than 3 occasions in any one calendar week.

10.            The level of noise emissions from the use hereby permitted when measured in free field conditions at 1.2 to 1.5 metres height above the surrounding ground level at the boundary of the residential properties at Copse Cottages and Oldfields Farm shall not exceed 45dB LAEQ(5m).

11.            Notwithstanding the provisions of Schedule 2, Part 4 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) order 2015, the site shall not be used for any temporary purpose or activity, including War Games, Paintballing, Corporate Event Days, Clay Pigeon Shooting or helicopter rides, other than those expressly approved by this permission.

12.            Motor car or motorcycle racing or any other form of motor sport including testing, trials of speed and practising for such activities shall not take place on the site.