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, DG.001, K068.01-CL-EMMER1ZZ-300-DR-CE-0003 P01, K068.01-CL-EMMER1ZZ-300-DR-CE-0004 P02, K068.01-CL-EMMER1ZZ-300-DR-CE-0010 P02 and K068.01-CL-EMMER1ZZ-300-DR-CE-0015 P02, 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.

The development shall not be put into operation until drainage works have been carried out and completed in accordance with details to be first submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Reason: To prevent pollution and flooding in accordance with Policies ENV12 and EP4 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.

Prior to the operation of the development hereby approved, a biodiversity metric assessment (most recent Biodiversity Metric published by Defra) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The biodiversity metric assessment shall assess the ecological baseline value of the site prior to development and approved plans for the post-development value. Each entry into the biodiversity metric shall be appropriately explained with regard to the best available evidence and reference pre and post development habitat plans. Appropriate habitat descriptions and habitat condition assessments shall be included. The biodiversity metric assessment shall establish the net impact of development on the biodiversity vale of the site in biodiversity units. Ongoing habitat management requirements, to meet target habitat condition criteria, shall be detailed in an annual work schedule and cover a minimum period of 5 years after the substantial completion of development. Thereafter, the site shall be managed in accordance with the approved ongoing habitat management work schedule. Reason: To comply with the requirements of Policy ENV3 of the SOLP and paragraphs 180 and 186 of the NPPF.

No development shall become operational unless and until a certificate confirming the agreement of a local Offsetting Provider to deliver a Biodiversity Offsetting Scheme, totalling a minimum of the biodiversity units agreed through the Biodiversity Metric Assessment condition 4 above, has been submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The written approval of the Council shall not be issued before the certificate has been issued by the Offset Provider. The details of biodiversity enhancements shall be documented by the Offset Provider and issued to the Council for their records. If the approved metric shows no net loss or a net gain, no offsetting shall be required and this condition shall be deemed to be discharged. Reason: To compensate for the net loss of biodiversity resulting from the development by providing biodiversity enhancements off site in accordance with Policy ENV3 of the SOLP and paragraphs 180 and 186 of the NPPF.

The development hereby approved shall be implemented strictly in accordance with: Section 13 of the supporting Construction Environmental Management Plan (Pell Frischmann, 12 August 2024), and the supporting Ecological Method Statement (Pell Frischmann, 21 August 2023). Reason: To minimise the ecological impacts of development, in accordance with Policy ENV2 of the SOLP and paragraphs 180 and 186 of the NPPF.

The tree protection details as shown within the Arboricultural Impact Assessment dated September 2025 and shown on drawing K068.01-CL-EMMER1ZZ-300-DR-CE-0010 P02 shall be put in place prior to any on site works including demolition and thereafter retained in situ for the duration of development. Reason: To safeguard trees which are visually important in accordance with Policies ENV1, DES1, and DES2 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.

No external lighting shall be installed on the site other than in accordance with details, which have first been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Details shall include location of the external lights and product specification. Reason: To protect the appearance of the area, the environment and wildlife, and local residents from light pollution in accordance with Policies ENV1, ENV2, ENV3 and ENV12 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.

Once construction of the development has been complete, the temporary access onto Foxhill Lane shall be permanently stopped up by the means of reinstatement of the verge and proposed planting to the approval of the Local Planning Authority and in accordance with the local highway authority's specifications. Thereafter the closed access shall not be used by any vehicular traffic whatsoever. Reason: In the interest of highway safety in accordance with Policy TRANS5 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.