Site Address: Canterbury House, 393 Cowley Road, Oxford.

Proposal: Change of use of Canterbury House, Adams House and Rivera House from use as offices (falling within Use Class B1(a) of the 1987 Use Classes Order) to use as 48 student study rooms with ancillary facilities together with landscaping, disabled car parking, bin and cycle storage.

Officer Recommendation: to approve the application for the reasons below and subject to and including conditions (listed below) and the satisfactory completion of a S106 to secure a contribution to affordable housing and to delegate authority to the Head of Planning and Regulatory Services to issue the permission after the public consultation expiry date of 7 November subject to no new material issues arising before the end of that consultation.

Conditions:

1.     Time – 3 years.

2.     Plans – in accordance with approved plans.

3.     Materials – to match.

4.     Construction Traffic Management Plan – details prior to construction.

5.     Contamination – validation report prior to occupation.

6.     Car parking & turning – in accordance with approved plans.

7.     Cycle & bin storage – further details prior to substantial completion.

8.     Sustainability –details of PV’s/ CHP to be submitted prior to construction.

9.     Surface water Strategy &SUDS – details to be submitted.

10.  Landscape plan – details of hard and soft landscape planting required; prior occupation.

11.  Landscape – planting carry out after completion.

12.  Details of boundary treatment prior to occupation.

13.  Student Accommodation and Out of Term Use (no conference use).

14.  Student Accommodation – General Management Protocol – operated in accordance with.

15.  Travel Plan.

16.  Travel Info Pack.

17.  Students - No cars.

18.  Restrict hours of use of outside amenity space; 08:00 and 21:00.

19.  Biodiversity – measures for wildlife details of 8 swift boxes; prior commencement.

20.  Archaeology – Photographic recording; Canterbury House; prior construction.

Councillor Taylor arrived during this item and took no part in the debate or decision.

The Committee considered an application for planning permission for the change of use of Canterbury House, Adams House and Rivera House from use as offices (falling within Use Class B1(a) of the 1987 Use Classes Order) to use as 48 student study rooms with ancillary facilities together with landscaping, disabled car parking, bin and cycle storage at Canterbury House, 393 Cowley Road, Oxford.

The planning officer reported further consultation responses:

·           Insufficient refuse storage shown

·           Additional cycle routes should be provided from the site to allow easier access to facilities

·           The highways authority has raised an objection which they will withdraw if the removal of the properties from the controlled parking zone can be secured by S106 agreement.

She reminded the committee that the first two points had been dealt with in the previous applications and the amendments to the CPZ could not be dealt with via S106.

Nik Lyzba, the agent for the applicant, answered questions from the committee.

Committee members noted that the discharge of condition 8 should demonstrate that the development would comply with its proposal to generate 20% of its energy needs from renewables.

The Committee resolved to approve application 16/02406/FUL subject to and including conditions (listed below) and the satisfactory completion of a S106 to secure a contribution to affordable housing, and to delegate authority to the Head of Planning and Regulatory Services to issue the permission after the public consultation expiry date of 7 November subject to no new material issues arising before the end of that consultation.

Conditions:

1.     Time – 3 years.

2.     Plans – in accordance with approved plans.

3.     Materials – to match.

4.     Construction Traffic Management Plan – details prior to construction.

5.     Contamination – validation report prior to occupation.

6.     Car parking & turning – in accordance with approved plans.

7.     Cycle & bin storage – further details prior to substantial completion.

8.     Sustainability –details of PV’s/ CHP to be submitted prior to construction.

9.     Surface water Strategy &SUDS – details to be submitted.

10.  Landscape plan – details of hard and soft landscape planting required; prior occupation.

11.  Landscape – planting carry out after completion.

12.  Details of boundary treatment prior to occupation.

13.  Student Accommodation and Out of Term Use (no conference use).

14.  Student Accommodation – General Management Protocol – operated in accordance with.

15.  Travel Plan.

16.  Travel Info Pack.

17.  Students - No cars.

18.  Restrict hours of use of outside amenity space; 08:00 and 21:00.

19.  Biodiversity – measures for wildlife details of 8 swift boxes; prior commencement.

20.  Archaeology – Photographic recording; Canterbury House; prior construction.