Agenda item

Approved in line with the officer recommendation, subject to conditions and S106 legal agreement, details to be set out in the minutes.

The Committee considered application 23/03408/F, for the erection of a riding school building including grooms’ accommodation and forage store at Turpins Lodge, Tadmarton Heath Road, Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, OX15 5DQ for John Romer.

Matt Chadwick, on behalf of the agent for the applicant, JPPC, addressed the Committee in support of the application.

In reaching its decision the Committee considered the officers’ report, presentation, address from the public speaker and the written updates.

Resolved

That, in line with the officer’s recommendation authority be delegated to the Assistant Director for Planning and Development to grant permission for application 23/03408/F subject to

·         The conditions set out below (and any amendments to those conditions as deemed necessary) and

·         The completion of a Planning Obligation under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, as substituted by the Planning and Compensation Act 1991, to secure the following (and any amendments as deemed necessary):

a)    Details for the future use of the existing stables and arena to be submitted to the Council

b)    To ensure the extant permission is not used as grooms’ accommodation.

c)    The receipt of a Nature Space Licence

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 form and following approved plans Site Location Plan, Site Plan Topography Plan with excavation, indoor arena ground floor, indoor arena first floor, indoor area second floor, indoor arena south elevation, indoor arena west elevation, indoor arena east elevation, indoor arena north elevation, forage barn floor plan, forage store east elevation, forage store north elevation, forage store south elevation, forage store west elevation, application forms, ecological appraisal.

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.         A schedule of materials and finishes to be used in the external walls and roofs of the buildings shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to any foundations work. The development shall thereafter be implemented in accordance with the approved details and shall be retained as such thereafter.

Reason: To ensure that the materials are appropriate to the appearance of the locality and to ensure the satisfactory appearance of the completed development 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.

4.         No development shall commence above slab level unless and until a scheme for landscaping the site has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority which shall include:

(a) details of the proposed tree and shrub planting including their species, number, sizes and positions, together with grass seeded/turfed areas and written specifications (including cultivation and other operations associated with plant and grass establishment i.e. depth of topsoil, mulch, etc.),

(b) details of the existing trees and hedgerows to be retained as well as those to be felled, including existing and proposed soil levels at the base of each tree/hedgerow and the minimum distance between the base of the tree and the nearest edge of any excavation,

(c) details of the hard landscaping including hard surface areas, pavements, pedestrian areas and steps,

(d) details of the enclosures along the boundaries of the site.

The approved hard landscaping and boundary treatments shall be completed prior to the first occupation of the development and shall be retained as such thereafter.

All planting, seeding or turfing included in the approved details of landscaping shall be carried out 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,] and shall be maintained for a period of 5 years from the completion of the development. Any trees and/or 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 next planting season with others of similar size and species.

Reason: To ensure that a satisfactory landscape scheme is provided in the interest of visual amenity of the area 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.

5.         The living accommodation hereby approved shall be occupied solely in conjunction with and ancillary to Turpins Lodge Riding School and shall not be sold, leased or occupied as a separate unit of accommodation.

Reason: This consent is only granted in view of the special circumstances and needs of the applicant, which are sufficient to justify overriding the normal planning policy considerations which would normally lead to a refusal of planning consent, in accordance with Policies BSC1 and ESD1 of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011-2031, saved Policy H18 of the Cherwell Local Plan 1996 and Government guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework.

6.         No development shall commence above slab level until details of the construction, including cross sections, of the proposed windows/doors, etc to a scale of not less than have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details prior to the first use of the indoor arena and shall be retained as such thereafter.

Reason: In order to safeguard the visual amenities of the area 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.