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Conditions or Reasons for Planning Application - CB/19/02130/FULL
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) Visibility splays shall be provided at all private means of access from individual properties within the site onto the estate roads. This vision splay shall be provided on each side of the access drive and shall be 2.8m measured along the back edge of the new highway from the centre line of the anticipated vehicle path to a point 2.0m measured from the back edge of the footway into the site along the centre line of the anticipated vehicle path. The vision splay so described and on land under the dwelling occupier's control shall be maintained free of any obstruction to visibility exceeding a height of 600mm above the adjoining footway level.

Reason:To provide adequate visibility between the new estate road and the new individual accesses, and to make the accesses safe and convenient for the traffic which is likely to use them, in accordance with the NPPF.
3) No dwelling shall be occupied until a 2.0m wide footway has been constructed on the eastern side of the Bedford Road fronting the site in accordance with details of the approved drawing/or scheme to be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. Any Statutory Undertakers equipment or street furniture shall be resited to provide an unobstructed footway.

Reason: In the interests of road safety and pedestrian movement, in accordance with the NPPF.
4) Development shall not begin until details of the junction between the proposed estate road and the highway have been approved by the Local Planning Authority and no building shall be occupied until that junction has been constructed in accordance with the approved details.

Reason:
In order to minimise danger, obstruction and inconvenience to users of the highway and of the proposed estate road, in accordance with the NPPF.
5) Visibility splays shall be provided at the junction of the access with the public highway before the development is brought into use. The minimum dimensions to provide the required splay lines shall be 2.4m measured along the centre line of the proposed access from its junction with the channel of the public highway and 43m measured from the centre line of the proposed access along the line of the channel of the public highway. The required vision splays shall, on land in the applicant's control, 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, in accordance with the NPPF.
6) Visibility splays shall be provided at all road junctions within the site. The minimum dimensions to provide the required splay lines shall be 2.4m measured along the centre line of the side road from its junction with the channel to the through road and 25m measured from the centre line of the side road along the channel of the through road. The vision splays required shall be provided and defined on the site by or on behalf of the developers and be entirely free of any obstruction.

Reason:
To provide adequate visibility at road junction in the interest of road safety, in accordance with the NPPF.
7) Before the new access is first brought into use, any existing access within the frontage of the land to be developed, not incorporated in the access hereby approved shall be closed in a manner to the Local Planning Authority's written approval.

Reason:
In the interest of road safety and to reduce the number of points at which traffic will enter and leave the public highway.
8) Development shall not begin until details of turning areas suitable for a light goods vehicle to all shared private drives have been approved by the Local Planning Authority and no building shall be occupied until those turning areas have been constructed in accordance with the approved details.

Reason
To enable vehicles to draw off, park and turn outside the highway limits thereby avoiding the reversing of vehicles on to the highway, in accordance with the NPPF.
9) The maximum gradient of all vehicular accesses onto the estate roads shall be 10% (1 in 10).

Reason:
In the interests of the safety of persons using the access and users of the highway, in accordance with the NPPF.
10) Before the premises are occupied all on site vehicular areas shall be surfaced in a manner to the Local Planning Authority's approval so as to ensure satisfactory parking of vehicles outside highway limits. Arrangements shall be made for surface water from the site to be intercepted and disposed of separately so that it does not discharge into the highway.

Reason:
In order to minimise danger, obstruction, and inconvenience to users of the highway and of the premises, in accordance with the NPPF.
11) If the proposed road is not constructed to the full length and layout illustrated on the approved plan, a temporary turning space for vehicles shall be constructed within the site in a position to be approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before any building taking access from the road is occupied.

Reason:
To avoid the need for vehicles to reverse into or from the highway in the interest of road safety, in accordance with the NPPF.
12) Prior to the occupation of the development, a scheme for the parking of cycles on the site shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall be fully implemented before the development is first occupied or brought into use and thereafter retained for this purpose.

Reason:
To ensure the provision of adequate cycle parking to meet the needs of occupiers of the proposed development in the interests of encouraging the use of sustainable modes of transport, in accordance with the NPPF.
13) Details of bin storage/collection point shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority prior to the occupation of any dwelling.

Reason:
In the interest of amenity, in accordance with the NPPF.
14) No works above ground level, notwithstanding the details submitted with the application, shall be untaken until details of the materials to be used for the external walls, roof and window and porch materials associated with the flats of the development, hereby approved, shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority for approval in writing. 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, in accordance with Policy BE8 of the adopted Local Plan, Policy HQ1 of the emerging Local Plan and the NPPF.
15) Prior to the commencement of works above ground level, details of the surfacing materials for all hardstanding areas shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority for approval in writing. The surface materials should be constructed in accordance with the approved details and retained thereafter.

Reason: To avoid extraneous material or surface water from the site into the highway so as to safeguard the interest of highway safety, in accordance with Policy BE8 of the adopted Local Plan, Policy HQ1 of the emerging Local Plan, the adopted Design Guide and the NPPF.
16) No development above ground level shall take place until a landscaping scheme to include all 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 (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, in accordance with Policy BE8 of the adopted Local Plan, Policy HQ1 of the emerging Local Plan, the adopted Design Guide and the NPPF. These details are required prior to commencement, as they landscaping may influence the location of other elements of the development, such as bin storage and collection.
17) Notwithstanding the details submitted as part of this application, details of a LEAP to be provided on site shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority for approval in writing prior to the first occupation of the development. The proposed LEAP shall be constructed in accordance with the approved details and retained thereafter.

Reason: To provide an acceptable level of play space, in accordance with Policy BE8 of the adopted Local Plan, Policy HQ1 of the emerging Local Plan and the NPPF.
18) Prior to occupation of the development, details of electrical wiring to accommodate facilities for charging plug-in and other ultra low emission vehicles for dwellings shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details prior to the first occupation of the development.

Reason: To ensure the development protects and exploits opportunities for the use of sustainable transport modes for the movement of people in accordance with section 4 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
19) No development shall take place above ground level until a scheme has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority for the provision of fire hydrants at the development. Prior to the first occupation of the dwellings the fire hydrants serving that development shall be installed as approved. Thereafter the fire hydrants shall be retained as approved in perpetuity.

Reason: In order to ensure appropriate access to fire hydrants for use in the event of emergency in accordance with policy BE8 of adopted Local Plan and Section 12 of the NPPF.
20) Prior to the commencement of works above ground level, details of any proposed street lighting shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority for approval in writing. The details shall be provided in full, and in accordance with the approved details, prior to the first occupation of the development.

Reason: To preserve and enhance the character of the listed building and in the interests of high quality design, in accordance with Policy BE8 of the adopted Local Plan, Policy HQ1 of the emerging Local Plan and the NPPF.
21) Prior to the commencement of works above ground level, details of a public art plan shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority for approval in writing. The details shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: To preserve and enhance the character of the listed building and in the interests of high quality design, in accordance with Policy BE8 of the adopted Local Plan, Policy HQ1 of the emerging Local Plan and the NPPF.
22) No development shall take place until a written scheme of archaeological resourcemanagement (SARM) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local PlanningAuthority. The SARM shall include: method statement for archaeological investigation andrecording of archaeological remains present at the site; provision for preservationin situ(where appropriate); provision for post excavation analysis and publication. Thedevelopment hereby approved shall only be implemented in full accordance with theapproved archaeological scheme and this condition will only be fully discharged when allof the archaeological work; including post excavation analysis, the publication of theresults of the fieldwork and the deposition of the archive with a store approved by theLocal Planning Authority has been completed.

Reason: This condition is pre-commencement as a failure to secure appropriatearchaeological investigation in advance of development would be contrary to paragraph199 of theNational Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), that requires developers to recordand advance of understanding of the significance of any heritage assets affected bydevelopment before they are lost (wholly or in part) as a consequence of thedevelopment.
23) No development shall take place until an Ecological Enhancement Strategy (EES) for the creation of new wildlife features such as the inclusion of integrated bird/bat and bee boxes in buildings/structures, hedgehog holes in fences and tree, hedgerow, shrub and wildflower planting/establishment has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The content shall build on the September 2019 Biodiversity Enhancement Plan and include the:
a) purpose and objectives for the proposed works;
b) detailed design(s) and/or working method(s) necessary to achieve stated objectives (including, where relevant, type and source of materials to be used);
c) extent and location of proposed works shown on appropriate scale maps and plans;
d) timetable for implementation, demonstrating that works are aligned with the proposed phasing of construction;
e) persons responsible for implementing the works;
f) details of initial aftercare and long-term maintenance.

The works shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the approved details and shall be retained in that manner thereafter

Reason: To ensure development is ecologically sensitive and secures biodiversity enhancements in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework.
24) No development shall commence until a detailed surface water drainage scheme for the site, based on the agreed Flood Risk Assessment and Drainage Strategy (Prepared by Woods Hardwick, May 2019) and assessment of the hydrological and hydrogeological context of the development and the expected outfall extent, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Any revisions to the agreed strategy shall be fully justified and approved before the development is completed and shall be managed and maintained thereafter in accordance with the agreed management and maintenance plan. Details of how the system will be constructed including any phasing of the scheme, and how it will be managed and maintained after completion will also be included. The scheme shall be implemented in accordance with the approved final details before the development is completed, and shall be managed and maintained thereafter in accordance with the agreed management and maintenance plan.

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 NPPF
25) 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.
26) The windows within the upper floor side elevations of the following dwelling plots shall be permanently fitted with obscured glass of a type to substantially restrict vision through it at all times and shall be non-opening, unless the parts of the windows which can be opened are more than 1.7m above the floor of the room in which the window is installed. No further windows or other openings shall be formed in the side elevations of the dwellings.

Plots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 16/17, 33, 34, 38, 40, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 65, 66, 67, 68, 71, 73, 75, 78, 79, 80, 89, 90, 92, 101, 103, 105, 106, 109, 112, 114, 115, 116 and 119

The upper floor windows on the rear elevation of Plots 39, 41, 99, 100, 110 and 111shall also be permanently fitted with obscured glass of a type to substantially restrict vision through it at all times and shall be non-opening, unless the parts of the windows which can be opened are more than 1.7m above the floor of the room in which the window is installed.

Reason: To safeguard the privacy of occupiers of adjoining properties, in accordance with the NPPF, Policy BE8 of the adopted Local Plan and Policy HQ1 of the emerging Local Plan.
27) Notwithstanding the provisions of Part 1, Class A of Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no extensions to Plots 1, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 29-32, 33, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 51, 53, 54, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 74, 75, 78, 80, 82, 84, 88, 89, 91, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 104, 105, 108, 110 and 115 shall be carried out without the grant of further specific planning permission from the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: To maintain adequate amenity space, in accordance with Policy BE8 of the adopted Local Plan, Policy HQ1 of the emerging Local Plan, the adopted Design Guide and the NPPF.
28) The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out except in complete accordance with the details shown on the submitted plans, numbers 17873/1001B, 17873/1006C, 17873/1007C, 17873/1008C, 17873/1009C, 17873/1010C, 17873/1011C, 17873/1012C, 17873/1013B, 17873/1014A, 17873/1015, 17873/101B, 17873/102B, 17873/103C, 17873/104C, 17873/105C, 17873/106C, 17873/107C, 17873/108C, 17873/109B, 17873/118B, 17873/119C, 17873/120B, 17873/121B, 17873/122C, 17873/123B, 17873/124C, 17873/125B, 17873/129, 17873/130, 17873/110C, 17873/111C, 17873/112B, 17873/113B, 17873/114B, 17873/115B, 17873/116B, 17873/117B, 17873/126A, 17873/127A and 17873/128A.

Reason: To identify the approved plans and to avoid doubt.


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