Agenda item

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

 

The committee considered application 19/00770/F for a Pedestrian underpass Part of Railway Embankment North East of Aldershot Farm, Howes Lane, Bicester for Cherwell District Council.

 

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

 

Resolved

 

That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director for Planning and Economy to grant permission for application 19/00770/F, subject to the conditions set out below (and any amendments to those conditions as deemed necessary):

 

Time Limit

 

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.

 

Compliance with 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: Drawing number 38616-1501-

112 Rev P02

 

Arboriculture

 

3.       No development shall take place until an Arboricultural survey undertaken in accordance with BS:5837:2012 and all subsequent amendments and revisions is carried out, submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

4.       No development shall take place until an Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The existing trees to be retained shall be protected in accordance with the approved details before any equipment, machinery or materials are brought onto the site for the purposes of development and / or demolition and shall be maintained until all equipment machinery and surplus material has been removed from the site. Nothing shall be stored or placed within the areas protected by the barriers erected in accordance with this condition and the ground levels within those areas shall not be altered, nor shall any excavations be made, without the written consent of the Local Planning Authority.

 

Ecology

 

5.       Prior to, and within three months of, the commencement of the

development, the site shall be thoroughly checked by a suitably qualified

ecologist to ensure that no protected species, which could be harmed by

the development, have moved on to the site. Should any protected

species be found during this check, full details of mitigation measures to

prevent their harm shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the

Local Planning Authority prior to any development taking place.

Thereafter the development shall be carried out in accordance with the

approved mitigation scheme.

 

6.       No development shall take place (including demolition, ground works, vegetation clearance) until a Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP: Biodiversity) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The CEMP: Biodiversity shall include as a minimum:

 

a)       Risk assessment of potentially damaging construction activities;

b)       Identification of ‘Biodiversity Protection Zones’;

c)       Practical measures (both physical measures and sensitive working practices) to avoid or reduce impacts during construction (may be provided as a set of method statements);

d)       The location and timing of sensitive works to avoid harm to biodiversity features including reptiles and nesting birds;

e)       The times during construction when specialist ecologists need to be present on site to oversee works;

f)        Responsible persons and lines of communication;

g)       The role and responsibilities on site of an ecological clerk of works (ECoW) or similarly competent person;

h)       Use of protective fences, exclusion barriers and warning signs

 

The approved CEMP: Biodiversity shall be adhered to and implemented throughout the construction period strictly in accordance with the approved details, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

Construction Management

 

7.       No development shall take place, including any works of demolition until a Construction Method Statement has been submitted to, and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The statement shall provide for at a minimum:

 

a)       The parking of vehicles of site operatives and visitors;

b)       The routeing of HGVs to and from the site;

c)       Loading and unloading of plant and materials;

d)       Storage of plant and materials used in constructing the development;

e)       The erection and maintenance of security hoarding including decorative displays and facilities for public viewing, where appropriate;

f)        Wheel washing facilities including type of operation (automated, water recycling etc) and road sweeping;

g)       Measures to control the emission of dust and dirt during construction;

h)       A scheme for recycling/ disposing of waste resulting from demolition and construction works;

i)        Delivery, demolition and construction working hours;

 

The approved Construction Method Statement shall be adhered to throughout the construction period for the development.

 

Drainage

 

8.       No development shall take place until a drainage strategy for the

underpass to include how it will be drained and a management and

maintenance plan, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the

Local Planning Authority. Thereafter the drainage works shall be carried

out and completed in accordance with the approved strategy and

implemented prior to the first opening of the pedestrian underpass.

 

Waste

 

9.       No development shall take place until a Site Waste Management Plan, targeting zero waste to landfill, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved Site Waste Management Plan shall thereafter be implemented in accordance with the approved details.

 

Transport

 

10.     Prior to the provision of any footway/ cycleway within the pedestrian underpass, full details of the path shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. These details shall include the path construction, materials, drainage, lighting, signage, markings, and bollards to prevent use by motor vehicles. The path shall be constructed in accordance with the approved details and shall be retained for use as a pedestrian/cycle underpass thereafter.

 

Design

 

11.     Prior to the installation of the security fencing hereby approved, full details of the colour finish of the security fencing shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The security fencing shall be finished in accordance with the approved colour finish and retained as such thereafter.

 

Unexpected contamination

 

12.     If, during development, contamination not previously identified is found to be present at the site, no further development shall be carried out until full details of a remediation strategy detailing how the unsuspected contamination shall be dealt with has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter the remediation strategy shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

 

 

Sustainability

 

13.     The development shall be constructed to meet a minimum of CEEQUAL Standard ‘Very Good’.