Agenda item

Approved, conditions to be set out in the minutes.

The Committee considered application 20/02389/OUT for the erection of an indoor horse training arena at Swerbrook Farm, Hook Norton Road, Wigginton,    OX15 4LH for Mr J Dunkley.

Caroline Mills, local resident addressed the Committee in objection to the application.

It was proposed by Councillor Hugo Brown and seconded by Councillor Mike Kerford-Byrnes that application 20/02389/OUT be approved subject to an extra condition regarding a suitable lighting scheme.

In reaching its decision the Committee considered the officer’s report and presentation and the address of the public speaker.

Resolved

(1)      That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director Planning and Development to grant permission for application 20/02389/OUT subject to the following conditions (and any amendments to those conditions as deemed necessary):

CONDITIONS

Submission of Reserved Matters

1.     No development shall commence until full details of the landscaping(hereafter referred to as reserved matters) of the hereby approved development have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. 

Reason - This permission is in outline only and is granted to comply with the provisions of Section 92 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, and Article 5(1) of the Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 2015 (as amended).

Time Limit

2.     In the case of the reserved matters, no application for approval shall be made later than the expiration of three years beginning with the date of this permission.

Reason - This permission is in outline only and is granted to comply with the provisions of Section 92 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, and Article 5(1) of the Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 2015 (as amended).

3.     The development to which this permission relates shall be begun not later than the expiration of two years from the final approval of the reserved matters or, in the case of approval on different dates, the final approval of the last such matter to be approved.

Reason - This permission is in outline only and is granted to comply with the provisions of Section 92 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, and Article 5(1) of the Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 2015 (as amended).

 Plans

4.     Except where otherwise stipulated by conditions attached to this permission, the development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the application forms and drawings numbered L0006A, PP0051, PP0053B, PP0130D and PP0131A.

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.

 Access and Manoeuvring Area

5.     The access and manoeuvring areas shall be provided in accordance with the plan approved (Drawing No. 16047 - L0006 - B) prior to the first use/of the development hereby approved and shall be constructed from porous materials or provision shall be made to direct run-off water from the hard surface to a permeable or porous area or surface within the curtilage of the site. The access and manoeuvring areas shall be retained in accordance with the approved details thereafter and shall be unobstructed except for the access and manoeuvring of vehicles at all times.

Reason - In the interests of highway safety and flood prevention and to comply with Policies ESD7 and ESD15 of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011-2031 Part 1 and Government guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework.

               Retention of Hedgerow

6.     The existing hedgerow along the northern and eastern boundaries of the site shall be retained and properly maintained at a height of not less than 3 metres, and if any hedgerow plant dies within five years from the completion of the development it shall be replaced and shall thereafter be properly maintained in accordance with this condition.

 Reason - In the interests of the visual amenities of the area, to provide an effective screen to the proposed development and to comply with Policies ESD13 and ESD15 of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011-2031 Part 1, saved Policy C28 of the Cherwell Local Plan 1996 and Government guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework.

 Ecology

7.  No development shall commence, including any  works of site clearance, unless and until a method statement for enhancing the habitat for bats, birds and polecats and the aims of the Conservation Target Area shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The biodiversity enhancement measures shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details and shall be retained as such thereafter. The method statement shall include locations and types of bat and bird boxes (along with some integrated into the new building where possible) and additional planting with details of the management of the hedgerow, surrounding vegetation and benefits to wildlife of the scheme.

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 the National Planning Policy Framework.

            Restriction of Use

8.     The horse training area hereby permitted shall be used for private recreation only, by the occupants of Swerbrook Farm, and shall not be used for any commercial equestrian purpose whatsoever including riding lessons, tuition, livery or competitions.

Reason - In order to maintain the rural character of the area in the interests of sustainability and highway safety, in accordance with Policy ESD15 of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011 - 2031 Part 1, Saved Policy C28 of the Cherwell Local Plan 1996 and Government guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework.

Lighting

9.  No lighting shall be installed at the site unless and until full details of  that external lighting have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local planning Authority. Thereafter, the development shall not be carried out other than in accordance with the approved details and shall be retained as such thereafter.

Reason - To ensure that the development does not cause harm to any protected species or their habitats and to safeguard the character and appearance of the area in accordance with Policies ESD10 and ESD15 of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011 – 2031 Part 1 and Government guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework.