Agenda item


Land South of Overthorpe Road and West of M40, Banbury

Minutes:

The Committee considered a report for an outline application for employment generating development consisting of two buildings to be used for B1c/B2 and B8 with ancillary office accommodation.

 

The Committee expressed concern regarding the relief road contained within the site. Members also discussed parking arrangements and the importance of retaining the ditch.

 

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

 

Resolved

 

That application 10/01823/OUT be approved subject to:

 

(i)                  Applicant entering into Section 106 Agreement with the County Council to secure contributions towards the transport network and the implementation and monitoring of the Travel Plan

 

(ii)                Departure procedures;

 

The following conditions:

 

1)                 SC 1.0a Outline: Approval of Reserved Matters Details (RC1).

 

2)                 SC 1.1 Outline: Expiry of Application for Reserved Matters (RC1).

 

3)                 SC 1.2 Outline duration limit (RC1).

 

4)                 SC 3.0a Submit Landscaping Scheme (RC10a).

 

5)                 SC 3.1a Carry Out Landscaping Scheme and Replacements (RC10a).

 

6)                 That the existing line of trees on the eastern side for the site shall be retained in its entirety apart from any poor tree specimens identified to be removed in accordance with the landscaping scheme to be submitted and approved. Furthermore, the existing line of trees shall be reinforced by new tree planting, details of which shall be set out in the landscaping scheme under condition 4 (RC10a).

 

7)                 That full details of all service trenches, pipe runs or drains and any other excavation, earth movement, or mounding required in connection with the development hereby permitted shall be submitted to an approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to such works being commenced. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the details so approved (RC59a).

 

8)                 Prior to the commencement of the development hereby permitted, a detailed method statement to outline the proposed arrangements to ensure that access is maintained to adjacent industrial developments, farmland to the south and public footpaths during construction, including temporary access arrangements to the site during construction and details of wheel washing or road sweeping arrangements during construction, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be constructed and carried out in accordance with the approved method statement.

 

9)                 9.   SC 4.21aa Surface Water and Sewerage Disposal (RC19a) delete ‘the surface water   and’

 

10)             SC 2.10a Floor Levels (RC7a)

 

11)             The development permitted by this planning permission shall only be carried out in  accordance with the approved Flood Risk Assessment (FRA) ref: CS/044664/Rev A produced by Capita Symonds, dated 10 November 2010 and the following mitigation measures detailed within the FRA:

 

·        Surface water discharge rates shall not exceed greenfield runoff rates, as   described in Section 4.2 of the FRA and detailed in Table 3 of the FRA.

 

·        The surface water drainage system shall be designed to safely manage storm events up to and including the 1 in 100 year event with an allowance for climate change in accordance with Section 4.2 of the FRA.

 

·        The surface water drainage system shall include porous paving, ponds and filter drains as detailed in Section 4.11 of the FRA and in drawing CS/044664/FRA/006 Rev C.

 

12)             Development shall not begin until a surface water drainage scheme for the site, based on sustainable drainage principles and an assessment of the hydrological and hydro geological context of the development, together with details of how the scheme shall be maintained and managed after completion, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The scheme shall subsequently be implemented in accordance with the approved details before the development is completed.

 

13)             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.

 

14)             If a potential risk from contamination is identified as a result of the work carried out under condition 14, 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 characterised as required by this condition.

 

15)             If contamination is found by undertaking the work carried out under condition 15, 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.

 

16)             If remedial works have been identified in condition 16, the remedial works shall be carried out in accordance with the scheme approved under condition 16. 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.

 

17)             Piling or any other foundation designs using penetrative methods shall not be permitted other than with the express written consent of the Local Planning Authority, which may be given for those parts of the site where it has been demonstrated that there is no resultant unacceptable risk to groundwater. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

 

18)             SC9.12a (RC93aa) ‘good’

 

19)             That the development hereby approved shall be carried out strictly in accordance with   the submitted Ecological Mitigation and Enhancement Plan which specifically refers to mitigation in relation to nesting birds, reptiles, water voles and bats, together with habitat enhancement and habitat creation relating to bird, invertebrate, reptile and amphibian habitats, ditches and ponds.

 

20)             That prior to the commencement of the development and regardless of whether badgers have been recorded on the site or not, a working plan which takes account of movement of, and access by, badgers during the implementation of the development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, the movement and access plan shall be implemented and maintained on site throughout the whole of the development process.

 

21)             Prior to the first occupation of any part of the development hereby approved, an access programme for the long term movement of badgers into and through the site (using appropriate corridors and boundary hedging) for foraging shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and the access programme shall be introduced on site in accordance with the approved details.

 

22)             Prior to the commencement of development a landscape management plan, including long- term design objectives, management responsibilities and maintenance schedules for all landscaped areas including ponds, hedgerows, trees and green spaces, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The landscape management plan shall be carried out as approved and any subsequent variations shall be agreed in writing by the local planning authority.

 

23)             The existing ditch systems shall be restored for effective conveyance of the attenuated flows and maintained as such thereafter. Reason - To prevent flooding by ensuring the satisfactory storage of/disposal of surface water from the site and to ensure that the water drainage scheme offers wider environmental enhancements in accordance with PPS25 and Policy NRM5 of the South East Plan.

 

24)             That the premises shall be used only for purposes falling within Class B1c/B2 and B8 specified in the schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Amendment) (England) Order 2005 and for no other purpose(s) whatsoever and that no more that 8,500sqm of the buildings shall be used for B8 purposes.

 

25)             Prior to the installation of any external lighting on the site, full design details, including height of columns/lanterns, luminance levels, lantern geometry and type of lighting unit, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

 

26)             That the height of the buildings hereby approved shall not exceed 14m in height (RC7a)

 

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