Agenda item

Approved, conditions to be set out in the minutes.

The Committee considered application 20/01830/F for a proposed roundabout junction giving access to Graven Hill and Wretchwick Green, London Road, Bicester for Mr Adrian Unitt.

 

Consideration of the application had been deferred at the previous meeting of the Committee after the local ward member and public speakers had addressed the meeting, therefore, there was no further public participation.

 

In reaching its decision the Committee considered the officer’s report and presentation, the presentation from Joy White, Transport Development Control Lead – Cherwell, West Oxfordshire and Oxford Communities, Oxfordshire County Council and the written updates.

 

Resolved

 

(1)      That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director for Planning and Development to grant permission for application 20/01830/F subject to the following conditions (and any amendments to those conditions deemed necessary):

 

          CONDITIONS

 

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.

 

Reason - To comply with the provisions of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

 

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:

•         Covering letter

•         Application forms

•         Drawing number WIE11386-RBT-90-001 Rev A01 – [Red line boundary]

•         Drawing number WIE11386-145-03-001-A41 Rev A02 – [Pioneer General Arrangement Drawing]

•         Drawing number WIE11386-145-92-500-001 – [Roundabout Drainage Strategy]

•         Arboricultural Impact Assessment

•         Archaeological Mitigation Strategy

•         Drainage Strategy

•         Ecological Impact Assessment

•         Transport Assessment

•         Noise Assessment

•         Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment

•         Air Quality Assessment

 

Reason – For the avoidance of doubt, to ensure that the development is carried out only as approved by the Local Planning Authority and comply with Government guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework.

 

3.       Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) for Biodiversity

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 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;

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.

 

Reason – To protect habitats of importance to biodiversity conservation from any loss or damage in accordance with Policy ESD10 of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011 – 2031 Part 1 and Government guidance contained within Section 15 of the National Planning Policy Framework. This information is required prior to commencement of the development as it is fundamental to the acceptability of the scheme.

 

4.       The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the recommendations set out in paragraphs 5.14, 5.16 and 5.19-5.24 of the Ecological Impact Assessment by Watermans Infrastructure and Environmental Limited dated September 2020 unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

Reason – To protect habitats and/or species of importance to nature conservation from significant harm in accordance with the Government's aim to achieve sustainable development as set out in Section 15 of the National Planning Policy Framework. 

 

5.       Where an offence under Regulation 41 of the Habitat and Species Regulations 2010 is likely to occur in respect of the development hereby approved, no works of site clearance, demolition or construction shall take place which are likely to impact on [bats/newts] until a licence to affect such species has been granted in accordance with the aforementioned Regulations and a copy thereof has been submitted to the Local Planning Authority.

 

Reason – To ensure that the development does not cause harm to any protected species or their habitats in accordance with Policy ESD10 of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011 – 2031 Part 1 and Government guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework.

 

6.       Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, including any demolition and any works of site clearance, a method statement and mitigation strategy for Great crested newts to cover all works not included under an EPSL, and which shall include timing and manner of works, exclusion fencing, the location and design of alternative ponds/habitats together with the timing of their provision as required, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, the works shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

 

Reason – To ensure that the development does not cause harm to any protected species or their habitats in accordance with Policy ESD10 of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011-2031 Part 1 and Government guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework.

 

7.       If the development hereby approved does not commence within 2 years of the date of this decision. A revised Ecological Impact Assessment shall be undertaken prior to the commencement of the development to establish changes in the presence, abundance and impact on protected species. The survey results, together with any necessary changes to the mitigation plan or method statement shall be submitted to and approved in writing the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, the development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

 

Reason – To ensure that the development does not cause harm to any protected species or their habitats in accordance with Policy ESD10 of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011 – 2031 Part 1 and Government guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework. This information is required prior to commencement of the development as it is fundamental to the acceptability of the scheme.

 

8.       Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, including any demolition, and any works of site clearance, full details of a scheme for biodiversity net gain (minimum 10% net gain) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, the biodiversity enhancement measures shall be carried out and retained in accordance with the approved details.

 

Reason – To conserve and enhance biodiversity in accordance with Government guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework.

 

9.       Construction shall not begin until a detailed surface water drainage scheme for the site, in accordance with the approved Watermans Drainage Strategy WIE11386-101-TN-1-1-2 June 2020, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority. The scheme shall subsequently be implemented in accordance with the approved details before the development is completed. The scheme shall also include:

•         A compliance report to demonstrate how the scheme complies with the “Local Standards and Guidance for Surface Water Drainage on Major Development in Oxfordshire”;

•         Full microdrainage calculations for all events up to and including the 1 in 100 year plus 40% climate change;

•         A Flood Exceedance Conveyance Plan;

•         Detailed design drainage layout drawings of the SuDS proposals including cross section details;

•         Detailed maintenance management plan in accordance with Section 32 of CIRIA C753 including maintenance schedules for each drainage element; and

•         Details of how water quality will be managed during construction.  

 

Reason – To prevent environmental and amenity problems arising from flooding and to accord with Sections 14 and 15 of the National Planning Policy Framework. This information is required prior to commencement of the development as it is fundamental to the acceptability of the scheme.

 

10.     Prior to any demolition and 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.

 

Reason – To safeguard the recording of archaeological matters within the site in accordance with the NPPF (2019)

 

11.     Following the approval of the Written Scheme of Investigation referred to in condition 10, and prior to any demolition on the site and the commencement of the development (other than in accordance with the agreed 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 useable archive and a full report for publication which shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority within two years of the completion of the archaeological fieldwork.

 

Reason – To safeguard the identification, recording, analysis and archiving of heritage assets before they are lost and to advance understanding of the heritage assets in their wider context through publication and dissemination of the evidence in accordance with the NPPF (2019).

 

12.     Prior to the commencement of any works to the trees on the site, full details of tree re-planting scheme, including number, location, species and size at time of planting shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, the replacement tree(s) shall be planted in the first planting season (mid November to end of March) following the removal of the tree(s) for which consent has been granted and any tree which, within a period of five years from being planted dies, is removed or becomes seriously damaged or diseased, shall be replaced in the current/next planting season in accordance with the approved details and the wording of this condition.

 

Reason – In the interests of the visual amenities of the area and to comply with good arboricultural practice and Government Guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework.