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, CRO_ 15_F, CRO_ 16_E, CRO_ 10_F, CRO_ 20_D, CRO_ 05, CRO_ 06, CRO_ 00, LOC001, CRO_ 01_C and SK-01 REV A, 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.

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 and DES2 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.

Prior to first occupation, all carbon reduction energy efficiency measures shall be implemented in accordance with the Energy Statement hereby approved and a Verification Report shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority and approved in writing. The Verification Report shall demonstrate (with photographic evidence) that the energy efficiency measures have been implemented. These measures shall be retained and maintained as such thereafter in accordance with the Energy Statement and Verification Report. Reason: To ensure high standards of sustainable design and construction in accordance with Policy DES10 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 features to be provided for protected and priority species, 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 on buildings 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 nest box for house sparrow Passer domesticus or swift Apus apus, and one integrated bat box. Thereafter, the development shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details. All features shall be provided prior to first use and shall be retained and maintained thereafter. Reason: To secure biodiversity enhancements onsite, in accordance with Policy ENV2 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan, The South and Vale Joint Design Guide and paragraphs 187d and 193d of the NPPF

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 and the provision of boundary treatment shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of the development hereby permitted. 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 development 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 in accordance with Policies ENV1, DES1 and DES2 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.

Prior to the first occupation of the development hereby approved, the parking and turning areas shall be provided in accordance with the approved plan (CRO/ 01 Rev C) and shall be constructed, laid out, surfaced, drained and completed to be compliant with sustainable drainage (SuDS) principles, and shall be retained unobstructed except for the parking of vehicles associated with the development at all times. Reason: In the interests of highway safety and in accordance with Policy TRANS5 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.

The foul and surface water drainage scheme shall be implemented in accordance with the submitted details (83553 C3, 83553 100 P03; 83553 101 P02) prior to the occupation of the development hereby approved. Any variation to the approved drainage details must have prior written approval from the Local Planning Authority. Reason: To ensure the proper provision of drainage and to ensure flooding is not exacerbated in the locality in accordance with Policy EP4 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.

The air source heat pumps hereby approved shall meet Microgeneration Installation Standard: MCS 020. If this MCS Certification cannot be met, the approved air source heat pumps shall be so installed, maintained, and operated so as to ensure that the rating noise level from the equipment does not exceed the background noise level at the boundary of the premises. Measurement and rating of noise for the purposes of this condition shall be in accordance with BS4142 (2014) 'Method for rating industrial and commercial sound'. In the event of unacceptable noise or vibration being caused by the installed plant, machinery and equipment, the persons responsible/owner shall investigate and undertake works to resolve the problem to the satisfaction of the local planning authority. Reason: To protect the occupants of nearby residential properties from loss of amenity due to noise disturbance and in accordance with Policy ENV12 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.

The privacy screen to the first floor window in the rear elevation (drawing CRO/15 rev F) shall be installed prior to first occupation of the new accommodation and it shall be retained in situ thereafter. Reason: To ensure that the development is not unneighbourly in accordance with Policy DES6 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.

The first floor bedroom window in the south east (side) elevation (drawings CRO/10 rev F and CRO/16 rev E), shall be installed at a minimum of 1.7m from the finished floor level in the associated room and it shall be retained as such thereafter. The windows at the side elevation which are shown to be obscure glazed, shall be glazed to a minimum of level 3 obscurity prior to first occupation of the accommodation and they shall be retained as such thereafter. Reason: To ensure that the development is not unneighbourly in accordance with Policy DES6 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.

Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (or any Order revoking or re-enacting that Order) no extension or outbuildings as described in Schedule 2, Part 1, Classes A, B and E of the Order shall be erected within the curtilage of the dwellinghouse without first obtaining planning permission from the Local Planning Authority. Reason: To safeguard the amenities of the occupiers of the adjoining properties and the character of the area in accordance with Policies DES1, DES2 and DES6 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.

Prior to the first occupation of the development hereby approved, an Electric Vehicle Charging Point shall be installed for the dwelling and thereafter retained as such. Reason: To ensure sustainable forms of transport in accordance with Policies TRANS5, ENV12 and EP1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.