Agenda item

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

The Committee considered application 16/01485/CDC for the erection of single storey buildings to provide 6 one bed flats for adults with learning difficulties and autistic spectrum condition, associated parking area, shared landscaped gardens, secured courtyard area, and staff and communal accommodation in an additional unit (seven units in total) (revised scheme of 16/00504/CDC) for Cherwell District Council at OS Parcels 4083 and 6882 adjoining and north of Broken Furrow, Warwick Road, Banbury.

In introducing the report, the Development Control Team Leader referred Members to the written update and that the officer recommendation had changed from refusal to approval.

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

Resolved

That application 16/01485/CDC 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 application shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the following plans and documents: Application forms, Design and Access Statement, Site Location Plan (except as amended by other plans listed in this condition), Ecological Appraisal (Willmott Dixon Housing Ltd, February 2016), Tree Survey Report (RGS, March 2016) and drawings numbered “16022-GNA-XX-ST-DR-A-0101-D”, “16022-GNA-B-ST-DR-A-0104-D”, “16022-GNA-B-00-DR-A-1102”, “16022-GNA-B-E-DR-A-2102-A”, “16022-GNA-B-E-DR-A-2103-A”, and “16022-GNA-B-RF-DR-A-1103”.

3.               Prior to the occupation of any dwellings an Energy Strategy shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. This strategy shall be in line with the mandatory requirements of Code 4 in respect of ENE1 2010 or otherwise agreed with the Local Planning Authority.

4.               Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved above slab level, samples of the brick to be used in the construction of 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 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.

6.               Notwithstanding the details submitted, no development shall commence above slab level until amended design details for the front façade of the building and the entrance gates have been 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.

7.               Prior to the construction of the development hereby approved above slab level, the proposed means of access between the land and the highway shall be improved to geometry as plans submitted, formed, laid out and constructed strictly in accordance with Oxfordshire County Council’s specification and guidance.

8.               Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved above slab level, and notwithstanding the details submitted, 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.

9.               Notwithstanding the details submitted, 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 (which shall be native species of UK provenance), 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)     the reinforcement of the existing hedgerow along the Western, Eastern and Southern boundaries

(d)     details of the hard surface areas, pavements, pedestrian areas,  crossing points and steps.

(e)     Details of the minor artefacts/structures (ie. surfaces, benches, fencing, walling etc) which comprise public art works

10.            All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of landscaping on each phase identified in condition no. 6, shall be carried out 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; and that any trees 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 next planting season with others of similar size and species, unless the Local Planning Authority gives written consent for any variation.

11.            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 decision.

12.            Prior to the commencement of the development above slab level, full details of existing and proposed ground and finished floor levels and all boundary treatments and means of enclosure 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.

13.            Prior to the commencement of the development above slab level, an update to the mitigation strategy for badgers, which shall include details of a recent survey (no older than six months on the date of the submission to the Local Planning Authority), whether a development licence is required and the location and timing of the provision of any protective fencing around setts/commuting routes, 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.

14.            The development hereby approved shall be implemented fully in accordance with the Landscape and Ecology Management Plan (LEMP) approved pursuant to Condition 27 of 12/01789/OUT.

15.            Prior to the commencement of the development above slab level, a method statement for biodiversity enhancements on site together with the long term maintenance shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, the biodiversity enhancement measures shall be carried out and retained in accordance with the approved details.

16.            Prior to the commencement of the development above slab level, details of the proposed street lighting scheme to be installed, which shall include column height, luminaire type, positions, aiming angles and cowl and deflectors to direct light sources, to demonstrate that there is no light spillage from the site, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out and thereafter maintained in accordance with the approved details.  Once installed the lighting scheme shall be inspected by a qualified lighting engineer and certified as being correctly installed prior to the first occupation of the development, the certificate shall then be submitted to the Local Planning Authority.

17.            The development hereby approved shall be implemented fully in accordance with the Construction Environment Management Plan (CEMP) approved pursuant to Condition 42 of 12/01789/OUT.

18.            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.