Agenda item

Demolition of existing pair of semi-detached houses (39 and 41 Waynflete Road). Erection of 52 houses and flats (including 40% of net increase as affordable homes) in single storey buildings, two storey buildings, and two storey buildings with rooms in roofs (47 dwellings proposed off Waynflete Road and 5 detached dwellings off Bayswater Farm Road). Construction of roads and footpaths including new accesses off Waynflete Road and Bayswater Farm Road. Provision of open space, parking, garages and landscaping.

NB. Demolition of existing houses, estate road and only part of new build in Oxford City District.

The committee considered application P16/S0942/FUL for the demolition of the existing pair of semi-detached houses (39 and 41 Waynflete Road). Erection of 52 houses and flats (including 40% of net increase as affordable homes) in single storey buildings, two storey buildings, and two storey buildings with rooms in roofs (47 dwellings proposed off Waynflete Road and 5 detached dwellings off Bayswater Farm Road). Construction of roads and footpaths including new accesses off Waynflete Road and Bayswater Farm Road. Provision of open space, parking, garages and landscaping.

Consultations, representations, policy and guidance and the site’s planning history were detailed in the officer’s report which formed part of the agenda pack for this meeting.

Officer update: a further two responses had been received objecting to the application.

Malcolm Leeding and Arthur Boylston, representatives of Forest Hill with Shotover parish council, spoke objecting to the application. Their concerns included the following:

·         The number of units proposed was excessive;

·         Existing properties would be overlooked;

·         Increased traffic; and

·         Adverse impact on sewerage and drainage.

Andrew Carver a, local resident, spoke objecting to the application. His concerns included the following:

·         Neighbours’ privacy would be affected;

·         The trees and shrubs screening Mill House were deciduous or semi-deciduous so would not provide adequate screening in winter months; and

·         The access to the development was inadequate.

Glynis Phillips, Oxfordshire County Councillor, spoke objecting to the application. Her concerns included the following:

·         Insufficient infrastructure; and

·         Local roads were already at capacity.

She requested that the application be deferred:

·         To allow further negotiation with Oxford City Council regarding mitigation for the loss of the two market houses; and

·         As many of the proposed conditions had not yet been agreed.

Nik Lyzba, the applicant’s agent, spoke in support of the application:

·         The adopted Core Strategy specified that the application site was to be allocated for housing;

·         There had been no technical objections; and

·         The proposed layout had been amended following officer advice.

John Walsh, the local ward member spoke and requested that, were the application to be approved, concerns about drainage, overlooking and insufficient cycle parking should be dealt with by way of conditions. 

A motion, moved and seconded, to approve the application subject to an additional condition regarding the planting of live trees and shrubs and the provision of boundary treatment in order to provide additional screening, was declared carried on being put to the vote.

RESOLVED: to delegate authority to grant planning permission for application P16/S0942/FUL to the head of planning subject to:

1.     Commencement three years – full planning permission.

2.     Approved plans.

3.     Sample materials to be agreed.

4.     Full details of means of access to be approved.

5.     Approved visibility splays to be provided.

6.     Scheme of electric vehicle charging points to be approved.

7.     Provision of car parking prior to first occupation.

8.     Detail of cycle parking to be approved.

9.     Construction of traffic management plan to be approved.

10.  Surface water drainage scheme to be approved.

11.  Drainage strategy detailing any on/off site works to be agreed in consultation with Thames Water.

12.  Archaeology (submission and implementation of written scheme of investigation).

13.  Method statement for biodiversity protection and enhancement to be approved (including removal of Japanese Knotweed).

14.  Contaminated land (site investigation, remediation works and validation) to be approved.

15.  Construction method statement to be approved.

16.  Control of noise – ensure appropriate provisions.

17.  Hours of operation (demolition / construction) restricted.

18.  Exposure to dust – ensure appropriate provisions.

19.  Arboricultural method statement with detailed tree protection measures to be approved.

20.  Waste collection vehicle access and turning to be approved.

21.  Refuse and recycling storage to be approved.

22.  Provision of fire hydrants.

23.  Scheme for landscaping and boundary treatments to be submitted and approved.