The Head of City Development has submitted a report which details a planning application to demolish the existing building.  Erect 21 flats (14 x 1-bed, 7 x 2-bed) on 3 floors, together with 21 car parking spaces, 56 cycle spaces and landscaping. (Removal of stair core to mansion block, revised landscaping and provision of foul water drainage system including on-site storage flow control device)

Officer recommendation: That the Committee GRANT planning permission subject to conditions, but defer the issuing of the decision notice until the satisfactory completion of the associated Section 106 legal agreement. and delegate the issuing of the decision notice to the Head of City Development.  

Conditions

1          Development begun within time limit         

2          Develop in accordance with approved plans        

3          Samples        

4          Boundary details before commencement

5          Landscape plan required    

6          Landscape carry out after completion       

7          No felling lopping cutting     

8          Tree Protection Plan (TPP) 1         

9          Arboricultural Method Statement (AMS) 1            

10        Landscape management plan        

11        Service Plan

12        Site Arrangements   

13        Contaminated land  

14        Drainage works        

15        Construction Travel Plan     

16        Cycle parking details required       

17        Car parking   

18        Vision splays            

19        External lighting        

20        Bin stores      

21        Sustainability design/construction  

22        Public art

23       Details of foul drainage tank

24       Exclusion of site from CPZ

25       Sustainable drainage

Legal Agreements

A total of £395,000 Section 106 contributions over the 3 application sites [Northway Centre/Dora Carr Close, Westlands Drive and Barns Road] (which includes admin fees for city and county) will be secured as follows:

·        £250,000 towards primary and secondary education

·        £100,000 towards highways, £37,500 of which will be safeguarded for a possible CPZ in the Bares Road area, otherwise to be used on other highways infrastructure such as cycle city

·        £45,000 towards a variety of City section106 matters, e.g. indoor and outdoor sport facilities, allotments and play areas.

A number of other matters would need to be secured by Section 106 legal agreement including the following:

·        Arrangement for temporary changes to the Traffic Regulation Order in the Barns Road area (£3,600 to be paid to the County Council to cover the cost of this);

·        £3000 to be paid to the County Council to cover the cost of a number of parking/traffic surveys on roads in the vicinity of the Barns Road site;

·        Developer to make arrangements for and meet the costs of the provision of the replacement bus shelter along Barns Road, which must be to Oxfordshire County Council’s standards and specifications;

·        Provision of a car club at the Barns Road site with all occupiers eligible for free membership of the car club scheme for a minimum of 12 months funded by the developer;

·        Arrangements with the county council for the provision of the landscaping scheme on either side of Barns Road to mitigate the loss of existing on-site trees, the full costs of which to be met by the developer; and if it is not possible to provide such a scheme to make arrangements with the county council and fund the provision of a similar landscaping scheme on the public highway elsewhere in the local area;

·        All marketing information for the flats to clearly specify that no car parking is provided and that occupiers are expected not to own or keep a car at or close to the Barns Road site;

·        Provision of and long-term maintenance of biodiversity measures including newt pond at Dora Carr Close.

The Head of City Development submitted a report which detailed a planning application to demolish the existing building.  Erect 21 flats (14 x 1-bed, 7 x 2-bed) on 3 floors, together with 21 car parking spaces, 56 cycle spaces and landscaping. (Removal of stair core to mansion block, revised landscaping and provision of foul water drainage system including on-site storage flow control device).

In accordance with the criteria for public speaking, the Committee noted that Mr Chesman, Betty Fletcher, Jane Cox and Georgina Gibbs spoke against the application and Paul Ruff (AHMM), Jo Curson (GreenSquare Group) spoke in favour of it.

The Committee resolved to GRANT planning permission subject to conditions, but defer the issuing of the decision notice until the satisfactory completion of the associated Section 106 legal agreement and delegate the issuing of the decision notice to the Head of City Development. Also that Officers consult with the Chair, Vice Chair and Ward Councillors on all the drainage related conditions 14, 23, 25 before these details are approved.  

Conditions

1          Development begun within time limit         

2          Develop in accordance with approved plans        

3          Samples        

4          Boundary details before commencement

5          Landscape plan required    

6          Landscape carry out after completion       

7          No felling lopping cutting     

8          Tree Protection Plan (TPP) 1         

9          Arboricultural Method Statement (AMS) 1            

10        Landscape management plan        

11        Service Plan

12        Site Arrangements   

13        Contaminated land  

14        Drainage works        

15        Construction Travel Plan     

16        Cycle parking details required       

17        Car parking   

18        Vision splays            

19        External lighting        

20        Bin stores      

21        Sustainability design/construction  

22        Public art

23       Details of foul drainage tank

24       Exclusion of site from CPZ

25       Sustainable drainage

Legal Agreements

A total of £395,000 Section 106 contributions over the 3 application sites [Northway Centre/Dora Carr Close, Westlands Drive and Barns Road] (which includes admin fees for city and county) will be secured as follows:

·        £250,000 towards primary and secondary education

·        £100,000 towards highways, £37,500 of which will be safeguarded for a possible CPZ in the Bares Road area, otherwise to be used on other highways infrastructure such as cycle city

·        £45,000 towards a variety of City section106 matters, e.g. indoor and outdoor sport facilities, allotments and play areas.

A number of other matters would need to be secured by Section 106 legal agreement including the following:

·        Arrangement for temporary changes to the Traffic Regulation Order in the Barns Road area (£3,600 to be paid to the County Council to cover the cost of this);

·        £3000 to be paid to the County Council to cover the cost of a number of parking/traffic surveys on roads in the vicinity of the Barns Road site;

·        Developer to make arrangements for and meet the costs of the provision of the replacement bus shelter along Barns Road, which must be to Oxfordshire County Council’s standards and specifications;

·        Provision of a car club at the Barns Road site with all occupiers eligible for free membership of the car club scheme for a minimum of 12 months funded by the developer;

·        Arrangements with the county council for the provision of the landscaping scheme on either side of Barns Road to mitigate the loss of existing on-site trees, the full costs of which to be met by the developer; and if it is not possible to provide such a scheme to make arrangements with the county council and fund the provision of a similar landscaping scheme on the public highway elsewhere in the local area;

·        All marketing information for the flats to clearly specify that no car parking is provided and that occupiers are expected not to own or keep a car at or close to the Barns Road site;

·        Provision of and long-term maintenance of biodiversity measures including newt pond at Dora Carr Close.