Agenda item

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

The Committee considered application for the development of 8 No houses and 6 No flats at Former The Admiral Holland, Woodgreen Avenue, Banbury, OX16 0AU for Cherwell District Council.

 

In reaching their decision the committee considered the officers’ report and presentation.

 

Resolved

 

That application 18/01591/CDC be approved and that authority be delegated to the Assistant Director of Planning Policy and Development to grant planning permission, subject to:

 

a)                Completion of a planning obligation under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, as substituted by the Planning and Compensation Act 1991, in accordance with the summary of the Heads of Terms set out in paragraphs 8.36 and 8.37 of the report and;

 

b)                Conditions relating to the matters detailed below (the exact conditions and the wording of those conditions to be delegated to the Assistant Director for Planning Policy and Development).

 

Time

 

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.

 

Approved Plans

 

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: Application form and drawing numbers 001-(PL)-8146 Rev A, 003-(PL)-8146 Rev D, 311-(PL)-8146 Rev C, 004-(PL)-8146 Rev B, 003-(PL)-8146 Rev D, 201-(PL)-8146 Rev D, 203 (PL)-8146 Rev B, 202-(PL)-8146 Rev B, 102-(PL)-8146 Rev C, 101-(PL)-8146 Rev C

 

Tree Protection

 

3.                 No development shall take place until an Arboricultural Impact Assessment and Method Statement, undertaken in accordance with latest British Standard has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. This shall include details of tree protection during construction.  Thereafter, all works on site shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

 

Sustainable Construction

 

4.                 Prior to the commencement of any works associated with the construction of a dwelling, details of the means by which all dwellings will be designed and constructed to achieve an energy performance standard equivalent to a 19% improvement in carbon reductions on 2013 Part L of the Building Regulations shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The development shall thereafter be carried out in accordance with the approved details and no dwelling occupied until it has been constructed in accordance with the approved energy performance measures. 

 

Materials

 

5.                 Notwithstanding the details submitted, a schedule of materials and finishes to be used in the external walls, windows and roof(s) of the building(s), along with  further details of the architectural detailing of the exterior of the building(s), including the design, materials and colour/finish of the windows and doors, window and door recesses, the inset brick panels, the eaves and verge treatment of the buildings, and the screens to the balconiesshall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to commencement of those works. The development shall thereafter be completed in accordance with the approved details.

 

6.                 Prior to the commencement of any works above slab level to the development hereby approved, and notwithstanding the details submitted, 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 and shall be retained as such thereafter.

 

7.                 Prior to the commencement of any works above wall plate level of the development hereby approved, samples of the external roof material 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 and shall be retained as such thereafter.

 

Access Details

 

8.                 Prior to the laying out of the access of the development hereby approved, full details of the means of access between the land and the highway on The Fairway, including position, layout, and vision splays, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter and prior to the first occupation of any of the development, the means of access shall be constructed and retained in accordance with the approved details.

 

Parking and Surfacing

 

9.                 Prior to works commencing on the parking and turning areas of the development, full specification details of the access drives, car parking and turning areas to serve the development which shall include construction, layout, 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 part of the development, the access, car parking and turning areas for that part of the development shall be constructed in accordance with the approved details. All car parking shall be retained unobstructed except for the parking and manoeuvring of vehicles at all times thereafter, unless otherwise agreed in writing beforehand by the local planning authority.

 

Boundary Enclosures

 

10.             Prior to the commencement of any works above slab level to the development hereby approved, full details of the enclosures along all boundaries and within the site shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  This shall include details of the vehicle access and the means of control. Thereafter, the approved means of enclosure shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details prior to the first occupation of those dwellings, and shall be retained as such thereafter.

 

External Lighting

 

11.             Prior to the commencement of any works above slab level to the development hereby approved, full details of the external lighting shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local planning Authority. Thereafter, the development shall be carried out in strict accordance with the approved details prior to the first occupation of the development, and shall be retained as such thereafter in accordance with the approved details.

 

Landscaping

 

12.             Prior to the first occupation 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:-

      

(a)   details of the proposed tree and shrub planting including their species, 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)    details of the amenity space within the rear courtyard.

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

 

The development shall be carried out in accordance with the details approved prior to the first occupation of the development and the hard landscape elements shall be retained as such thereafter.

 

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.

      

Drainage Strategy

 

13.             The development permitted by this planning permission shall be carried out in accordance with the approved Flood Risk Assessment (FRA) (SEPT 2018 / Doc Ref: 3232-ADMI-ICS-XX-RP-C-001/Infrastruct CS Ltd) and the following mitigation measures detailed within the FRA:

 

•       Use of permeable paving and geo-cellular soakaway SuDS to manage surface water runoff (Section 7.7 of the FRA) and as shown on the drawing : ‘ Proposed Drainage Layout’ < SEPT 2018 / Drg Ref : ADMI - ICS – 01- XX - DR - C - 003 - P2 / Infrastruct CS Ltd)

•       A SuDS Management and Maintenance Plan (based on the principles outlined in Appendix J of the FRA).

•       Raising finished floor levels 150mm above the average ground level to mitigate against the risk of any surface water flooding ( Section 7.8 of the FRA)

 

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.

 

Cycle Parking

 

14.             Prior to the first occupation of the development hereby permitted, the cycle parking facilities, as shown on the approved plans (garden shed, etc.) shall be provided on the site.

 

Electrical Vehicle Infrastructure

 

15.             Each dwelling shall be provided with ducting to allow for the future installation of electrical vehicle charging infrastructure to serve that dwelling prior to its first occupation.

Water Efficiency

16.             No dwelling shall be occupied until it has been constructed to ensure that it achieves a water efficiency limit of 110 litres person/day and shall continue to accord with such a limit thereafter.