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Declarations of Interest There were no declarations of interest. |
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16/01789/FUL: Demolition of Aristotle House, Aristotle Lane, Oxford, OX2 6TR PDF 83 KB Site address: Aristotle House, Aristotle Lane, Oxford, OX2 6TR
Proposal: Demolition of Aristotle House. Erection of four storey building to provide office space (Use Class B1) at basement, ground and first floor levels and formation of 2 x 2-bed flats (Use Class C3) above. Erection of 4 x 4-bed terraced dwellings (Use Class C3). Formation of access from Kingston Road. Provision of car parking and bin/cycle storage.
Officer recommendation: To grant planning permission subject to the conditions as set out in the officer report to West Area Planning Committee (Appendix 1):
1. Development begun within time limit 2. Develop in accordance with approved plans 3. Material samples 4. Design - no additions to dwelling 5. Screening - terrace serving flat 6. Accessible homes 7. Boundary treatments 8. Parking permits 9. Construction Travel Plan 10. Visibility splays 11. Cycle storage 12. Bin storage 13. Tree Protection Plan 14. Landscape Plan Details 15. Landscape Management Plan 16. Arboricultural Method Statement 17. Biodiversity enhancement measures 18. Ecology enhancement measures - planting 19. Lighting plan - bats 20. Archaeology 21. Drainage infrastructure 22. Drainage details 23. SuDs maintenance plan 24. Renewable or low carbon details 25. Risk assessment - land quality 26. Validation report - land quality 27. Ecological management plan – canal protection
Legal Agreements: S106 to secure affordable housing contribution
Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL): The development is liable for CIL.
Additional documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered an application for the demolition of Aristotle House and the erection of a four storey building to provide office space and 4 x 4-bed terraced dwellings with the formation of access from Kingston Road.
The application was approved by the West Area Planning Committee on 13 December 2016. The application was subsequently called-in to the Planning Review Committee on the grounds that the decision did not take adequate account of the road safety aspects of the proposal.
The Planning Officer presented the report and made the following points:
· An additional response in support of the application had been received from the Hayfield Road Residents Association and this had been circulated to the Committee. · The new development would provide much needed family homes and modern employment space
Louise Upton (Oxford City Councillor), Irene Conway (Headmistress, St Philip & St James), Rev'd Canon Andrew Bunch (Vicar of St Giles' and St Margaret's) and Tim King (St Margaret’s Area Society spoke against the application.
Lois Partridge (Agent), Peter Alsop (Applicant) and Jean Bradlow (Hayfield Road Residents Association) spoke in favour of the application.
In discussion the Committee concentrated on the concerns raised by the public speakers about the traffic and road safety issues. In response to questions from the Committee the Oxford City Council Officers and Highways Authority representatives made the following points: · The application did not present a material change to the pre-existing traffic/road safety issues. · The imposition of a condition which placed time constraints on the vehicular access to the office site would not be reasonable in planning terms · The imposition of a condition which placed time constraints on the deliveries by third parties to the residential units or to the office site would not be reasonable in planning terms. However, the applicant indicated that they would be willing to produce an “awareness plan” for the residents/employers and the Committee agreed to include this as an informative · Vehicular access to the office site would ... view the full minutes text for item 17. |
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The Committee is asked to approve the minutes of the last meeting held on 5 October 2016 as a true and correct record.
Minutes: The Committee resolved to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 5 October 2016. |
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Date of Future Meetings The Committee noted that the next meeting was confirmed for 15 February 2017. |