Agenda item

The Committee considered a report of the Head of Development Control and Major Developments for the erection of sixty one dwellings and associated access and landscaping.

Mr David Chapman, Mr Doug Eadie and Mr David Carr spoke in objection to the application.

Mr Andy Morris spoke in favour of the application as the Developer.

Mr Tony Clements spoke in favour of the application as the Applicants Agent.

The Committee considered the risk of flooding on the site and the potential effects on traffic volume. The Committee discussed the need to supply affordable housing in rural locations and the impact the proposed development may have to village amenities.

The Committee also considered the visual appearance of the proposed development and the parking provisions allocated to each property.

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

Resolved

That application 09/01811/F be approved subject to the following conditions:

a)                 the completion/signing of a section 106 agreement

b)                 the following conditions;

1.                  That the development to which this permission relates shall be begun not later than the expiration of 2 years beginning with the date of this permission. (RC2)

2.                  SC 2.2AA Samples of walling materials (RC4A)  ‘bricks and stone’ ‘new dwellings and garages’

3.                  SC 2.2BB Samples of roofing materials (RC4A) ‘slates and tiles’ ‘new dwellings and garages’

4.                  SC 5.5 AA Submit New Design Details (RC4A) ‘Doors, windows’

5.                  SC 2.10A Finished floor levels (RC7A)

6.                  SC 3.1A Carry out Landscaping Scheme and Replacements (RC10A)

7.                  SC 3.10A Open Space (RC12B)

8.                  SC 4.1AB Access, specification proposed (RC13BB)

9.                  SC 4.5AA Vision Splay Dimensions (RC13BB) ‘first occupation’ ‘proposed development’  ‘4.5m by 90m’

10.             SC 4.9AB New Estate Roads (RC14AA)

11.             SC 4.10AA Estate Accesses, Driveways (RC14AA)

12.             SC 4.13CD Parking and Manoeuvring Area Retained (RC13BB)

13.             SC 4.14DD Green travel plan (RC66A)

14.             Prior to the first occupation of the proposed development the required off-site works are to be constructed, laid out and to the approval of the Local Highway Authority and constructed strictly in accordance with the highway authority’s specifications and that all ancillary works shall be undertaken.  (RC16AA)

15.             SC 9.3 Construction Environmental Management Plan (RC84)

16.             SC 9.4A Carry out mitigation in ecological report (RC85A) ‘Sections 4 and 5’ ‘Ecological Appraisal’ ‘Diversity’ ‘July 2009’

17.             Prior to the commencement of the development hereby permitted a desk study and site walk over to identify all potential contaminative uses on site, and to inform the conceptual site model shall be carried out by a competent person and in accordance with DEFRA and the Environment Agency's ‘Model Procedures for the Management of Land Contamination, CLR 11’ and shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. No development shall take place until the Local Planning Authority has given its written approval that it is satisfied that no potential risk from contamination has been identified.  Reason: To ensure that risks from land contamination to the future users of the land and neighbouring land are minimised, together with those to controlled waters, property and ecological systems, and to ensure that the development can be carried out safely without unacceptable risks to workers, neighbours and other offsite receptors in accordance with Policy ENV12 of the adopted Cherwell Local Plan and PPS23: Planning and Pollution Control.

18.             If a potential risk from contamination is identified as a result of the work carried out under condition w, prior to the commencement of the development hereby permitted, a comprehensive intrusive investigation in order to characterise the type, nature and extent of contamination present, the risks to receptors and to inform the remediation strategy proposals shall be documented as a report undertaken by a competent person and in accordance with DEFRA and the Environment Agency's ‘Model Procedures for the Management of Land Contamination, CLR 11’ and submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. No development shall take place unless the Local Planning Authority has given its written approval that it is satisfied that the risk from contamination has been adequately charecterised as required by this condition.

19.             If contamination is found by undertaking the work carried out under condition x, prior to the commencement of the development hereby permitted, a scheme of remediation and/or monitoring to ensure the site is suitable for its proposed use shall be prepared by a competent person and in accordance with DEFRA and the Environment Agency's ‘Model Procedures for the Management of Land Contamination, CLR 11’ and submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. No development shall take place until the Local Planning Authority has given its written approval of the scheme of remediation and/or monitoring required by this condition. 

20.             If remedial works have been identified in condition y, the remedial works shall be carried out in accordance with the scheme approved under condition y. The development shall not be occupied until a verification report (referred to in PPS23 as a validation report), that demonstrates the effectiveness of the remediation carried out, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  

21.             SC5.9AA Archaeological Watching Brief (RC28AA)

22.             The development permitted by this planning permission shall only be carried out in accordance with the approved Flood Risk Assessment (FRA)  Dated November 2009, carried out by Stuart Michael Associates ref 3307.FRA&DS and the following mitigation measures detailed within the FRA:
 

·        Limiting the surface water run-off rate generated by the development to 3.4l/s/ha so that it will not exceed the run-off from the undeveloped site and not increase the risk of flooding off-site.

·        Providing sufficient attenuation for a volume of 697m3 so that it will not exceed the run-off volume from the undeveloped site and not increase the risk of flooding off-site.

·        All adoptable roads and parking areas will be permeable paving and all dwellings will have water butts.

23.             Development shall not commence until a drainage strategy detailing any on or and off site drainage works, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority in consultation with the sewerage undertaker.  No discharge of foul or surface water from the site shall be accepted into the public system until the drainage works referred to in the strategy have been completed.