Agenda item

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

The Committee considered application 17/00622/F for the creation of six ponds, earthworks and hibernaculum, along with the planting of new habitat and soil inversion on land north of Station Road, Launton for Network Rail.

Nathan Conway the applicants’ agent addressed the Committee in support of the application. His address also covered applications 17/00623/F and 17//00654/F which were linked to this application.

In reaching their decision the Committee considered the officer’s report and presentation and the address of the public speaker.

Resolved

That authority be delegated to the Head of Development Management to grant permission, subject to the following conditions and any amendment to those conditions as deemed necessary:

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 conditions attached to this permission, the development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the following plans and documents:  Planning, Design and Access Statement dated March 2017; Construction Environmental management Plan – Advanced Environmental Mitigation Site, document number 133735-EWR-REP-EEN-000032 dated March 2017; Ecological Impact Assessment dated March 2017; Heritage Appraisal dated March 2017; Ecological Management Plan dated March 2017; Flood Risk Assessment dated March 2017 and drawing numbers: 133735-2A-EWR-OXD-XX-DR-L-010002 Rev P01.01; 010006 Rev P01.01; 010009 Rev P01.01; 0100010 Rev P01.01; 0100011 Rev P01.01 and 010014 RevP01.01 and e-mail from James Oliver dated 4th May 2017.

3.         Prior to commencement of the development hereby approved, a Construction Traffic Management Plan (CTMP) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter the approved construction Traffic management Plan shall be implemented and operated in accordance with the approved details

4.         Prior to the commencement of the development 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 the commencement of any development (other than in accordance with the 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 usable archive and a full report for publication which shall be submitted by the Local Planning authority.

6.         All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of landscaping shall be carried out in accordance with BS4428;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 seasons following the construction of the ponds. Any trees, planting or hedgerow 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 construction of the pond hereby approved, a landscape management plan, to include the timing of the implementation of the plan, establishment of the planting, management responsibilities, maintenance schedules and procedures for failed planting shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter the landscape management plan shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

8.         Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, an Arboricultural Method Statement (AMS), 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. Thereafter all works on site shall be carried out in accordance with the approved AMS.

9.         K19 Landscape and Ecological Management Plan

10.       K21 Construction Environmental Management Plan