Planning Application Details

The development to which this permission relates must be begun not later than the expiration of three years beginning with the date of this permission. Reason: By virtue of Sections 91 to 95 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

That the development hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with the details shown on the following approved plans, 4322-2, 4322-4, 4322-3, 4322-5 and 4322-S-001, except as controlled or modified by conditions of this permission. Reason: To secure the proper planning of the area in accordance with Development Plan policies.

Prior to any works starting on site, a Construction Method Statement for protected species shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. This shall be produced by a suitably qualified ecologist and shall describe Reasonable Avoidance Measures to be employed during construction to avoid impacts on: 1. Bats (incorporating details of a non-licensed method statement approach to demolishing the building, to include soft strip of the roof structure under ecological supervision and procedures to be followed in the unlikely event that a bat is encountered). 2. Badger, hedgehog and other small animals (including measures to be employed to avoid these species becoming trapped in excavations) 3. Nesting birds (including vegetation clearance timings and/or arrangements for ecological supervision) The approved Construction Method Statement shall be adhered to and implemented throughout the construction period strictly in accordance with the approved details. REASON: To avoid impacts on protected species during construction, in line with Policy ENV2 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035. Related application(s): P25/S0755/DIS

Prior to any works starting on site, a sensitive lighting strategy for bats shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The strategy shall: a) identify those areas/features on site that are particularly sensitive for bats and that are likely to cause disturbance in or around their breeding sites or resting places or along important routes used to access key areas of their territory, for example for foraging; and b) show how and where external lighting will be installed (through provision of appropriate lighting contour plans and technical specifications) so that it can be clearly demonstrated that areas to be lit will not disturb or prevent bats using their territory or having access to their breeding sites or resting places. All external lighting shall be installed in accordance with the specifications and locations set out in the strategy. Under no circumstances should any other external lighting be installed without the prior consent from the local planning authority. If no external lighting is proposed, this should be confirmed in writing to the Local Planning Authority before any works start on site. REASON: To avoid impacts on bats from insensitive external lighting in line with Policy ENV2 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035. Related application(s): P25/S0755/DIS, P25/S1191/DIS

Prior to the construction of any development above slab level a scheme for the landscaping of the site, including the planting of live trees and shrubs, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. These details shall include schedules of new trees and shrubs to be planted (noting species, plant sizes and numbers/densities), the identification of the existing trees and shrubs on the site to be retained (noting species, location and spread), any earth moving operations and finished levels/contours, and an implementation programme. The scheme shall be implemented prior to the first occupation or use of the development hereby approved and thereafter be maintained in accordance with the approved scheme. In the event of any of the trees or shrubs so planted dying or being seriously damaged or destroyed within 5 years of the completion of the development, a new tree or shrub or equivalent number of trees or shrubs, as the case may be, of a species first approved by the Local Planning Authority, shall be planted and properly maintained in a position or positions first approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Reason: To help to assimilate the development into its surroundings and to provide a biodiversity net gain in accordance with Policies ENV1, ENV3, DES1 and DES2 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.

Prior to the commencement of the development above new slab level, details (including specification, position, height, orientation) of a scheme of biodiversity enhancements to be provided shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The scheme shall be designed in conjunction with a suitably qualified ecologist and bird/bat boxes shall be integrated into the fabric of the development. A minimum number of biodiversity enhancement features shall be provided onsite as follows: one integrated bird box for house sparrow Passer domesticus and one integrated bat box. Thereafter, the development shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details and all features provided prior to first use. REASON: To secure biodiversity enhancements onsite, in accordance with Policy ENV2 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan and paragraphs 180 and 186 of the NPPF. Related application(s): P25/S0755/DIS

No development above slab level shall take place until a photographic schedule of all materials to be used in the external construction and finishes of the development hereby permitted has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Reason: In the interests of the visual appearance of the development in accordance with Policies DES1, DES2 and ENV1of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035. Related application(s): P25/S0755/DIS