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Conditions or Reasons for Planning Application - CB/19/01999/REG3
Conditions or Reasons:
1) The development hereby permitted shall begin not later than three years from the date of this permission.

Reason: To comply with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.
2) No development shall take place above slab level, notwithstanding the details submitted with the application, until details of the materials to be used for the external walls and roofs of the development hereby approved have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall thereafter be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: To control the appearance of the building in the interests of the visual amenities of the locality.
(Section 12, NPPF)
3) No development shall take place above ground level until a landscaping scheme to include all hard and soft landscaping and a scheme for landscape maintenance for a period of five years following the implementation of the landscaping scheme have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved scheme shall be implemented by the end of the full planting season immediately following the completion and/or first use of any separate part of the development (a full planting season means the period from October to March). The trees, shrubs and grass shall subsequently be maintained in accordance with the approved landscape maintenance scheme and any which die or are destroyed during this period shall be replaced during the next planting season.

Reason: To ensure an acceptable standard of landscaping.
(Sections 12 & 15, NPPF)
4) A landscape and ecological management plan (LEMP) shall be submitted to, and be approved in writing by, the local planning authority prior to occupation of the development. The content of the LEMP shall include the following:

a) Description and evaluation of features to be managed.
b) Aims and objectives of management.
c) Prescriptions for management actions.
d) Preparation of a work schedule (including an annual work plan capable of being
rolled forward over a five-year period).
e) Details of the body or organization responsible for implementation of the plan.

The LEMP shall also include details of the legal and funding mechanism(s) by which the long-term implementation of the plan will be secured by the developer with the management body(ies) responsible for its delivery. The approved plan will be implemented in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: To ensure appropriate management of the ecological and landscape features proposed within the development in the interests of biodiversity netgain and visual amenity.
(Sections 12 and 15, NPPF)
5) In the event that contamination is found at any time when carrying out the approved development, it shall be reported in writing immediately to the Local Planning Authority. An investigation and risk assessment shall then be undertaken by a competent person, in accordance with 'Model Procedures for the Management of Land Contamination, CLR 11'. A written report of the findings should be forwarded for approval to the Local Planning Authority. Following completion of remedial measures a verification report shall be prepared that demonstrates the effectiveness of the remediation carried out. No part of the development should be occupied until all remedial and validation works are approved in writing.

Reason: To ensure that no future investigation is required under Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
6) No development shall take place until a written scheme of archaeological investigation (WSI), that includes provision for fieldwork followed by post excavation analysis and publication, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development hereby approved shall only be implemented in full accordance with the approved archaeological scheme and this condition will only be fully discharged when the post-excavation analysis and reporting is complete, and the future of the site archive is secured.

Reason: This condition is pre-commencement as a failure to secure appropriate archaeological investigation in advance of development would be contrary to paragraph 199 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) that requires developers to record and advance of understanding of the significance of any heritage assets affected by development before they are lost (wholly or in part).
6) No development shall take place until a written scheme of archaeological investigation (WSI), that includes provision for fieldwork followed by post excavation analysis and publication, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development hereby approved shall only be implemented in full accordance with the approved archaeological scheme and this condition will only be fully discharged when the post-excavation analysis and reporting is complete, and the future of the site archive is secured.

Reason: This condition is pre-commencement as a failure to secure appropriate archaeological investigation in advance of development would be contrary to paragraph 199 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) that requires developers to record and advance of understanding of the significance of any heritage assets affected by development before they are lost (wholly or in part).
7) No development shall commence until a detailed surface water drainage scheme, to manage surface water runoff from the development for up to and including the 1 in 100 year event (+40%CC), and a maintenance and management plan for the scheme has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The discharge rate from the development will be limited to 1.1l/s. The final detailed design shall be based on the agreed drainage Strategy (Ref: package submitted with application) and DEFRAs Non-statutory technical standards for sustainable drainage systems (March 2018) and shall be implemented and maintained as approved. Maintenance will ensure the system functions as designed for the lifetime of the development. Any variation to the connections and controls indicated on the approved drawing which may be necessary at the time of construction would require the resubmission of those details to the Local Planning Authority for approval.

Reason: To ensure the approved system will function to a satisfactory minimum standard of operation and maintenance and prevent the increased risk of flooding both on and off site, in accordance with para 163 and 165 of the NPPF and its supporting technical guidance.
8) No building/dwelling shall be occupied until the developer has formally submitted in writing to the Local Planning Authority a finalised 'Maintenance and Management Plan' for the entire surface water drainage system, inclusive of any adoption arrangements and/or private ownership or responsibilities, and that the approved surface water drainage scheme has been correctly and fully installed as per the final approved details.

Reason: To ensure that the implementation and long term operation of a sustainable drainage system (SuDS) is in line with what has been approved, in accordance with Written Statement HCWS161, 18th December 2014.
9) Notwithstanding the submitted details, no development shall commence above slab level until details of the traffic calming ramp along High Street has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: In order to minimise danger, obstruction and inconvenience to users of the highway and the premises.
10) The development hereby approved shall not be brought in to use until the junction of the proposed vehicular access with the highway has been constructed in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: In order to minimise danger, obstruction and inconvenience to users of the highway and the premises.
11) No dwelling shall be occupied until visibility splays have been provided at the junction of the private drive with the public highway. The minimum dimensions to provide the required splay lines shall be 2.4m measured along the centre line of the proposed private drive from its junction with the channel of the public highway and 43m measured from the centre line of the proposed private drive along the line of the channel of the public highway. The vision splays required shall be provided and defined on the site by or on behalf of the developers and be kept free of any obstruction.

Reason: To provide adequate visibility between the existing highway and the proposed access and to make the access safe and convenient for the traffic which is likely to use it.
12) The development hereby permitted shall be undertaken in full accordance with the Councils adopted Construction Code of Practice for Developers and Contractors https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/info/44/planning/674/codes_of_practice_for_planning.

Reason: In order to minimise the impact of construction work on the amenities of nearby residential properties (Section 12, NPPF)
13) The development hereby permitted shall be undertaken in full accordance with the Council's adopted 'Environmental Code of Practice for Developers and Contractors'.
https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/info/44/planning/674/codes_of_practice_for_planning/3

Reason: In order to minimise the impact of construction work on the environment (Chapter 15 NPPF).
14) Development shall not commence until a scheme for the provision of affordable housing as part of the development has been approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The affordable housing shall be provided in accordance with the approved scheme and shall meet the definition of affordable housing in Annex 2 of the National Planning Policy Framework or any future national policy that replaces it. The scheme shall include:
The tenure shall ensure 100% of the dwellings are available as affordable rented units;
The arrangements for the transfer of the affordable housing to an affordable housing provider or the management of the affordable housing if no Registered Housing Provider is involved;
Details on the arrangements to ensure that the provision is affordable for both the initial and subsequent occupiers of the affordable housing; and
The occupancy criteria used for determining the identity of occupiers of the affordable housing and the means by which such occupancy criteria shall be enforced.

Reason: Details are required prior to the commencement of development to ensure the policy compliant provision of affordable homes to meet identified needs, in accordance with Policies CS4, CS8 and DM10 of the Core Strategy and Development Management Policies (2009) and the NPPF.
15) No development shall commence above ground level until a scheme (based on current government policy/guidance at the time of submission) for the provision of electric charging points has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The charging points shall be provided as approved prior to the occupation of the buildings they serve.
Reason: To ensure the development protects and exploits opportunities for the use of sustainable transport modes for the movement of people in accordance with paragraph 105 e) of the National Planning Policy Framework 2019.
16) The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out except in complete accordance with the details shown on the submitted plans, numbers:

R1452-P105-F Proposed Site Plan (5 plots)
R1452-P201 Plots 1 and 2 - Plans and Elevations
R1452-P107-C Proposed Landscaping Plan
11875-WMS-ZZ-XX-DR-C-39510-S3-P3 Kerbs & Surfacing
11875-WMS-ZZ-XX-DR-C-39201-S3-P5 Drainage Layout
R1452-P210-A Section and Street Scene
R1452-P202-A Plot 3 - Plans and Elevations
R1452-P203 Plots 4 and 5 - Plans and Elevations
11875-WMS-ZZ-XX-DR-C-39001-S3-P7 Proposed Site Levels
11875-WMS-ZZ-XX-DR-C-39502-S3-P4 Long Section
R1452-P002-A Existing Site Plan
11875-WMS-ZZ-XX-DR-C-39002-S3-P1 Site Entrance Sections
11875-WMS-ZZ-XX-DR-C-39202-S3-P1 Diverted Highway Drain Long Section
R1452-P300 Site Plan Lifetime Homes
R1452-P301 Plots 1-2-4-5 Lifetime Homes
R1452-P302 Plots 3 Lifetime Homes

Reason: To identify the approved plan/s and to avoid doubt.


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