Agenda item

Approved in line with officer recommendation, subject to conditions. Details to be set out in the minutes.

The Committee considered application 24/00613/F for an amended design to 16/01525/F - Erection of a single storey building providing 3 no en-suite letting rooms amended to three bedroom cottage for holiday let at The Pheasant Pluckers Inn Burdrop Oxfordshire OX15 5RQ for Blaze-Inn Saddles.

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

Resolved

That, in line with the officer recommendation, authority be delegated to the Assistant Director for Planning and Development to grant permission, subject to the conditions set out below (and any amendments to those conditions as 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 form and following approved plans: Block Plan, Proposed elevations and floor plans, Ground Level received 20 June 2024.

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.         No development above slab level shall take place until a sample panel of the materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces shall have been prepared on site for inspection and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The sample panel shall be at least 1 metre x 1 metre and show the proposed material, bond and pointing technique. The sample panel shall be constructed in a position that is readily accessible for viewing in good natural daylight. The development shall be constructed in accordance with the approved sample, which shall not be removed from the site until completion of the development and shall be retained as such thereafter.

Reason: To safeguard the character and appearance of the area and the significance of heritage assets 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.

4.         A schedule of materials and finishes to be used in the external walls and roof of the building shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior construction above slab level. The development shall thereafter be carried out in accordance with the approved details and shall be retained as such thereafter.

Reason: To safeguard the character and appearance of the area and the significance of heritage assets 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.

5.         Full details of the use of the garden area associated with the public house and holiday accommodation, including any new boundary treatments, within the site shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of those works. Such approved means of enclosure, in respect of those holiday let which are intended to be screened, shall be erected prior to the first occupation of the holiday let.

Reason: To safeguard the character and appearance of the area, to safeguard the privacy of the occupants of the existing and proposed holiday let, and to ensure the viability of the public house is not impacted as a result of the development and to comply with Policies SLE3 and 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.

6.         The building hereby permitted shall:

(a)      be used for short-term holiday lets only and shall not be let or occupied by any person, or connected group of persons, for more than 28 days on any one calendar year. A register of occupier(s) including their name(s) and the dates of their arrival and departure shall be kept for each unit and made available for inspection by the Local Planning Authority at all reasonable times; and

(b)      remain ancillary to the property currently known as the Pheasant Pluckers Inn (formerly Bishops Blaize/Bishops End) and shall not be sold, leased, or used as an independent dwelling unit.

Reason: The building, due to the lack of private amenity space, is not suitable for permanent residential accommodation and in the interests of general amenity and sustainable development and in accordance with Saved Policy T7 of the Cherwell Local Plan 1996, Policies SLE3, ESD1 and ESD15 of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011-2031 Part 1 and Government guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework.

7.         Notwithstanding the provisions of Schedule 2, Part 2, Class A of the Town, and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (or any order revoking or re-enacting or amending that order) no gate, fence, wall, or other means of enclosure shall be erected, at any time.

Reason: In order to retain the open character of the development and 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.