Agenda item

Approved, conditions to be set out in the minutes.

The Committee considered application 21/00519/F a retrospective application for the erection of new detached dwelling house at 3 The Green Barn, Stoke Lyne Road, Stratton Audley, Bicester, OX27 9AT for Mobley Limited.  This application sought to amend the original dwelling design from 16/00366/REM and Appeal APP/C3105/W/16/3154107 - revised scheme of 20/03426/F.

Claire McCabe, a local resident, addressed the Committee in objection to the application.

Andrew Mobley, agent for the applicant, addressed the Committee in support of the application.

In reaching its decision the Committee considered the officer’s report and presentation, the addresses of the public speakers and the written updates.

Resolved

(1)      That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director Planning and Development to grant permission for application 21/00519/F subject to the following conditions:

CONDITIONS

1.     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: Site Location Plan (PU1905/19) and Plot 3 Proposals (PU1905/26A).

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.

2.     The external walls of the development that are to be constructed from natural stone shall be constructed in accordance with the stone sample panel approved under 19/00074/DISC and shall be retained as such thereafter.

Reason - To ensure that the development is constructed and finished in materials which are in harmony with the building materials used in the locality and to safeguard the character and appearance of the area and to comply 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.

3.     The roofs of the development that are to be finished in slates shall be finished in accordance with the slate sample approved under 19/00074/DISC and shall be retained as such thereafter.

Reason - To ensure the satisfactory appearance of the completed development and to safeguard the character and appearance of the area and to comply 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.

4.     Within one month of the date of this consent, full details of the doors and windows hereby approved, at a scale of 1:20 including a cross section, cill, lintel and recess detail and colour/finish, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The doors and windows shall be installed within the building in accordance with the approved details and shall be retained as such thereafter.

Reason - To ensure the satisfactory appearance of the completed development and to safeguard the character and appearance of the area and to comply 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.

5.     Prior to the first occupation of the dwelling, details of both hard and soft landscape works shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. These details shall include:

i) details of the proposed tree and shrub planting including their species, number, sizes and positions, together with grass seeded/turfed areas.

ii) details of the hard surface areas including pavements, pedestrian areas, reduce-dig areas, crossing points and steps.

The landscaping works shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details and the hard landscaping works shall be carried out before any part of the development is first occupied and shall be retained as such thereafter.

Reason - In the interests of the visual amenities of the area, to ensure the creation of a pleasant environment for the development and to comply 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.

6.     All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of landscaping shall be carried out in accordance with BS 4428:1989 Code of Practice for general landscape operations (excluding hard surfaces), or the most up to date and current British Standard, in the first planting and seeding seasons following the occupation of the building(s) or on the completion of the development, whichever is the sooner. Any trees, herbaceous planting and shrubs which, within a period of five years from the completion of the development die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the current/next planting season with others of similar size and species.

Reason - In the interests of the visual amenities of the area, to ensure the creation of a pleasant environment for the development and to comply 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.

7.     Prior to the first occupation of the dwelling, full details of the enclosures along all boundaries and within the site shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved means of enclosure, in respect of the dwellings they are intended to screen, shall be erected in accordance with the approved details prior to the first occupation of those dwellings and shall be retained as such thereafter.

Reason - To ensure the satisfactory appearance of the completed development, to safeguard the privacy of the occupants of the existing and proposed dwellings and to comply with Policy ESD15 of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011 – 2031 Part 1, Saved Policies C28 and C30 of the Cherwell Local Plan 1996 and Government guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework.

8.     Prior to any works to provide the access, parking and turning area of the development hereby approved, full specification details (including construction, layout, surfacing and drainage) of the access between the land and the highway, and the turning area and parking spaces within the curtilage of the site shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, and prior to the first occupation of the development, the access, turning area and car parking spaces shall be constructed in accordance with the approved details and shall be retained for the parking and manoeuvring of vehicles at all times thereafter.

Reason - In the interests of highway safety, to ensure the provision of off-street car parking and to comply with Government guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework.

9.     Prior to the first occupation of the development hereby approved, the first floor window in the southeast elevation of the en-suite serving bedroom 1 shall be restricted opening to 15 degrees and shall be fully glazed with obscured glass that complies with the current British Standard, and retained as such thereafter.

Reason - To safeguard the privacy and amenities of the occupants of the adjoining premises and to comply with Policy ESD15 of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011 – 2031 Part 1, Saved Policy C30 of the Cherwell Local Plan 1996 and Government guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework.

10. Notwithstanding the provisions of Classes A to E (inc.) of Part 1, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 and its subsequent amendments, the approved dwelling shall not be altered or extended, nor shall any structures be erected within the curtilage of the said dwelling, without the grant of further specific planning permission from the Local Planning Authority.

Reason - To enable the Local Planning Authority to retain planning control over the development of this site in order to safeguard the amenities of the occupants of the adjoining buildings in accordance with Policy ESD15 of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011 – 2031 Part 1, Saved Policies C28 and C30 of the Cherwell Local Plan 1996 and Government guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework.

11. Notwithstanding the provisions of Classes A, B and C of Part 1, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 and its subsequent amendments, no new windows or other openings, other than those shown on the approved plans, shall be inserted in the walls or roof of the dwelling without the prior express planning consent of the Local Planning Authority.

Reason - To enable the Local Planning Authority to retain planning control over the development of this site in order to safeguard the amenities of the occupants of the adjoining dwellings in accordance with Policy ESD15 of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011 – 2031 Part 1, Saved Policies C28 and C30 of the Cherwell Local Plan 1996 and Government guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework.

12. Prior to the first occupation of the development hereby permitted, written confirmation that the development achieves a water efficiency limit of 110 litres/person/day under Part G of the Building Regulations shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: Cherwell District is in an area of water stress, to mitigate the impacts of climate change and in the interests of sustainability, to comply with Policies ESD1 and ESD3 of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011-2031 Part 1 and Government guidance in the National Planning Policy Framework.