Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Altaf-Khan (substitute Councillor Wade), Brandt (substitute Councillor Wolff), and Wilkinson (substitute Councillor Gant).

There were no declarations of interest made.

Site: Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre, Pegasus Road

Proposal: Display of 1x externally-illuminated fascia sign, 2x non-illuminated monolith signs, 15x non-illuminated plate fixed parking signs, 3x lamp banner parking signs and 3x post mounted parking signs, 2x non-illuminated building banners, 5x non-illuminated lamp banners, 2x non-illuminated wall signs, 10x non-illuminated art panels and 2x non-illuminated manifestations.

Officer recommendation: to grant advertisement consent subject to conditions:

1.    Five year time limit.

2.    Advert - Statutory conditions.

3.    Fascia Sign Illumination Levels.

4.    Illumination only during opening hours.

The Head of City Development submitted a report which detailed an application for advertising consent for the display of an externally-illuminated fascia sign; two non-illuminated monolith signs; 15 non-illuminated plate fixed parking signs; three lamp banner parking signs and three post mounted parking signs; two non-illuminated building banners; five non-illuminated lamp banners; two non-illuminated wall signs; 10 non-illuminated art panels; and two non-illuminated manifestations.

The Committee resolved to grant advertising consent for application 14/02951/ADV, at Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre, Pegasus Road, subject to the following conditions:

1.    Five year time limit.

2.    Advert - Statutory conditions.

3.    Fascia Sign Illumination Levels.

4.    Illumination only during opening hours.

Site Address:Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre, Pegasus Road.

Proposal:Installation of photovoltaic panels to the lower half of the roof to the rear.

Officer recommendation: to approve subject to one condition:

To develop in accordance with approved plans.

The Head of City Development submitted a report which detailed a retrospective application for planning permission for the installation of photovoltaic panels to the lower half of the roof to the rear of Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre.

The Committee resolved to grant planning permission for application 14/03177/CT3, at Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre, Pegasus Road, subject to one condition: to develop in accordance with approved plans.

Site Address:64 to 106 Pegasus Road

Proposal:Provision of 23 residents' parking spaces on existing grass verges.

Officer recommendation: to approve subject to conditions:

1.    Development begun within time limit.

2.    Develop in accordance with approved plans.

3.    Ground resurfacing to be SUDS compliant.

4.    Development to be carried out in accordance with the submitted Tree Protection Plan.

5.    The development to be carried out in accordance with the construction measures set out in the submitted Arboricultural Method Statement.

6.    Prior to the car parking areas being brought into use, a landscaping scheme is required to be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.

7.    Management plan required to restrict parking to local residents only.

8.    Petrol/oil filters to be installed.

The Head of City Development submitted a report which detailed an application for planning permission for the provision of 23 residents' parking spaces on existing grass verges at 64 to 106 Pegasus Road, Blackbird Leys.

The development control team leader reported that the local highways authority had telephoned to make a holding objection and explain their concerns, but had not sent these in writing. Their concerns did not change the recommendation. He advised that the details of condition 7 could be discussed with the highways authority.

The Committee resolved to grant planning permission for application 14/03089/CT3, at 64 to 106 Pegasus Road, subject to conditions:

1.    Development begun within time limit.

2.    Develop in accordance with approved plans.

3.    Ground resurfacing to be SUDS compliant.

4.    Development to be carried out in accordance with the submitted Tree Protection Plan.

5.    The development to be carried out in accordance with the construction measures set out in the submitted Arboricultural Method Statement.

6.    Prior to the car parking areas being brought into use, a landscaping scheme is required to be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.

7.    Management plan required to restrict parking to local residents only.

8.    Petrol/oil filters to be installed.

Site Address:3 Anne Greenwood Close, Oxford, OX4 4DN.

Proposal:Erection of a single storey rear extension. (Amended plans).

Officer recommendation: to approve with conditions:

1.    Development begun within time limit.

2.    Develop in accordance with approved plans.

3.    Materials – matching.

4.    Amenity - No windows to side.

5.    Sustainable drainage.

6.    Tree Protection Plan (TPP) 1.

This application was previously considered by the committee on 3 December and the reasons for its re-referral are contained in the officer’s report.

The Head of City Development submitted a report which detailed an application for planning permission for a single storey rear extension at 3 Anne Greenwood Close, Oxford. This application was previously considered by the Committee on 3 December but re-referred to allow third parties unaware the application would be heard on 3 December an opportunity to address the Committee before a decision was reached.

As before, the development control team leader recommended replacing the final condition (tree protection plan) with a condition requiring agreement of a construction management plan, and the Committee supported this.

Caroline Shackleton, a local resident, spoke against the application.

Simon Sharp, on behalf of the applicant, spoke in support of the application.

The Committee resolved to grant planning permission for application 14/02524/FUL, at 3 Anne Greenwood Close, Oxford, OX4 4DN, subject to conditions:

1.    Development begun within time limit.

2.    Develop in accordance with approved plans.

3.    Materials – matching.

4.    Amenity - No windows to side.

5.    Sustainable drainage.

6.    Construction management plan to be agreed before work commences.

The Head of City Development has submitted a report presenting the completed study of the 10 protected view cones and seeking the Committees’ comments and endorsement of the findings of the study.

The study and appendices are published as a supplement to the agenda because of their size.

West Area Planning Committee considered this item on 10 December 2014.

Officer recommendations:

That the Committee

1.    supports the conclusions of the study and agrees with the assessments of each of the views;

2.    agrees the actions and suggested changes in the consultation report, which reflect consultation responses; and

3.    endorses the view cones assessment, which will be used as background evidence and will be a material consideration in the determination of relevant applications.

The Head of City Development submitted a report presenting the completed study of the 10 protected view cones and seeking the Committees’ comments and endorsement of the findings of the study.

The planning officer introduced the report and answered questions from the committee.

The Committee resolved to:

1.    support the conclusions of the study and agrees with the assessments of each of the views;

2.    agree the actions and suggested changes in the consultation report, which reflect consultation responses;

3.    endorse the view cones assessment, which will be used as background evidence and will be a material consideration in the determination of relevant applications; and

4.    join West Area Planning Committee in thanking all the officers, the Oxford Preservation Trust, and other consultees for their work on this report for the future benefit of the city.

Summary information on planning appeals received and determined to mid-December 2014.

The Committee is asked to note this information.

The Committee noted the report.

Minutes from the previous meeting.

Recommendation: That the minutes of the meeting held on 3 December 2014 are approved as a true and accurate record.

The Committee resolved to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 3 December 2014 as a true and accurate record.

Items for consideration by the committee at future meetings are listed for information. They are not for discussion at this meeting.

14/03204/OUT - Rivera House and Adams House Reliance Way

14/03331/FUL - 228 London Road

14/03049/FUL - 23 Spring Lane, Littlemore

14/02850/FUL - 19 Between Towns Road

14/02781/FUL – 5 & 7 Marshall Road

14/02550/FUL – Beenhams Cottage, Railway Lane

14/02182/FUL – 159 Windmill Road

14/02093/FUL – 62 Dashwood Road

14/02103/FUL – Ashlar House adjacent  2 Glanville Road

14/01332/FUL – 51 Sandfield Road

14/01770/FUL - Marywood House, Leiden Road

13/03411/FUL – John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way

14/02456/FUL - Land within Former DHL Site, Sandy Lane West

14/02940/OUT - Littlemore Park Armstrong Road

14/02650/FUL - Former DHL Site, Sandy Lane West

13/01553/CT3 - Eastern House, Eastern Avenue

13/01555/CT3 - Land East of Warren Crescent

14/03201/RES - Land West of Barton North of A40 and South of Bayswater Brook Northern By-Pass Road:

Details of reserved matters (layout, scale, appearance and landscaping) for a scheme of Enabling Infrastructure Works (such as utility services, earthworks, drainage/attenuation and roadworks), pursuant to conditions 3 and 4 of the outline planning permission for the mainly residential development of the site (13/01383/OUT). More specifically these works comprise:-

a) the primary street, street furniture, on-street parking, street lighting, surface water drainage swales, associated landscaping and surface finishes;

b) green infrastructure, the linear park, greenways, hard and soft landscaping, footpaths, cycle paths and ecological improvements;

c) landscaping details for the approved A40 junction;

d) buried services and utilities, foul and surface water drainage, water channels, ponds, sustainable urban drainage systems and underground storage tanks.

This reserved matters application (14/03201/RES) is accompanied by the following additional submissions in relation to conditions and non-material amendments to the above mentioned outline permission:-

i) condition 11 - tree protection (13/01383/CND2);

ii) conditions 24 - site-wide surface water drainage scheme (13/01383/CND3);

iii) condition 25 - enabling infrastructure phase surface water drainage system (13/01383/CND2);

iv) condition 26 -  site-wide foul water drainage strategy (13/01383/CND3); and,

v) non-material amendments to approved A40 junction e.g. omission of splitter island (13/01383/NMA). FBB

The Committee noted the list of forthcoming applications.

The Committee will meet at 6.00pm on the following dates:

4 February 2015

4 March 2015

8 April 2015

6 May 2015

The Committee noted that an additional meeting would be held on 11 February to consider application 14/03201/RES - Land West of Barton North of A40 and South of Bayswater Brook Northern By-Pass Road.