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Conditions or Reasons for Planning Application - CB/20/00526/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) Prior to the occupation of any dwelling on the site, a scheme for the provision of waste receptacles for each dwelling shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The receptacles shall be provided before occupation takes place.

Reason: In the interest of residential amenity and to reduce waste generation in accordance with the Councils's Minerals and Waste Local Plan 2014, Policy WSP5 and the adopted SPD "Managing Waste in New Developments" (2006).
3) 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)
4) Notwithstanding the submitted details, no works above ground level shall be undertaken until details of the materials to be used for the external walls, roof and window materials associated with the development, hereby approved, have been 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 and in the interest of securing a high-quality development. (Section 12, NPPF)
5) No works above ground shall take place 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 and 15, NPPF)
6) The hedgerow sited along the southern boundary of the site (as identified on dwg. No. PL-02 Rev P2) shall be retained and maintained in perpetuity. A scheme for the maintenance of the hedgerow shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to commencement of above ground works. The hedgerow shall subsequently be maintained in accordance with the approved maintenance scheme and if at any time the hedgerow dies or is destroyed then it shall be replaced during the planting season (a full planting season means the period from October to March).

Reason: To ensure the existing natural features on the site are maintained in the interests of amenity and ecological value. (Sections 12 and 15, NPPF)
7) No equipment, machinery or materials shall be brought on to the site for the purposes of development until details of substantial protective fencing for the protection of any retained tree(s) and hedgerows, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and the fencing has been erected. The approved fencing shall be maintained until all equipment, machinery and surplus materials have been removed from the site. Nothing shall be stored or placed in any area fenced in accordance with this condition and the ground levels within those areas shall not be altered, nor shall any excavation be made.
Reason: To protect the trees so enclosed in accordance with Section 8 of BS 5837 of 2012 or as may be subsequently amended.
8) 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 the building(s) hereby permitted shall be carried out without the grant of further specific planning permission from the Local Planning Authority.
Reason: In the interest of safeguarding residential amenity and openness of the Green Belt. (Section 12, NPPF)
9) Notwithstanding the provisions of Part 1 Class E of Schedule 2 to the Town and Country (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no buildings or other structures shall be erected or constructed within the curtilage of the property without the grant of further specific planning permission from the Local Planning Authority.
Reason: In the interest of safeguarding residential amenity and the openness of the Green Belt. (Section 12 and 13, NPPF)
10) Prior to the commencement of works above ground level, details of any proposed 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: In the interests of high quality design, in accordance with Section 12 of the NPPF.
11) No development shall take place until a scheme for protecting the proposed dwellings from noise has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The scheme shall be in accordance with the recommendations identified in the Spectrum Acoustics Ltd report (Ref: NDT6043/20146/0) dated 21.07.20. None of the dwellings shall be occupied until such a scheme has been implemented in accordance with the approved details, and shown to be effective, and it shall be retained in accordance with those details thereafter.

Reason: To ensure a satisfactory standard of development for future occupiers. (Section 15, NPPF)
12) Notwithstanding the submitted details, prior to occupation a scheme shall be submitted for approval in writing by the Local Planning Authority indicating the positions, design, materials and type of boundary treatment to be erected. The boundary treatment shall be completed in accordance with the approved scheme before the buildings are occupied and be thereafter retained.

Reason: To safeguard the appearance of the completed development and the visual amenities of the locality. (Section 12, NPPF)
13) 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 the equivalent 1 in 1 year rate, or an appropriate rate as agreed by the Bedford Group of Internal Drainage Boards. If infiltration is proposed, on site infiltration testing in line with BRE365 will be required to inform this. The final detailed design shall be based on the agreed drainage Strategy (to be submitted) 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. An as built drainage drawing should be submitted to the LPA as part of this condition.

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.
14) No 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.
15) 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. (Section 9, NPPF)
16) Visibility splays shall be provided at the eastern junction of Front Street and Pepsal End Lane 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 120m 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. (Section 9, NPPF)
17) Development shall not begin until details of the junction of the proposed vehicular access with the highway have been approved by the Local Planning Authority and no building shall be occupied until the 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 the premises. (Section 9, NPPF)
18) Before the access is first brought into use a triangular vision splay shall be provided on each side of the new access and shall measure 1.8m along the fence, wall, hedge or other means of definition of the front boundary of the site, and 1.8m measured into the site at right angles to the same line along the side of the new access drive. The vision splays so described and on land under the applicant'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 existing highway and the proposed access, and to make the access safe and convenient for the traffic which is likely to use it. (Section 9, NPPF)
19) The maximum gradient of the vehicular access shall be 10% (1 in 10).

Reason: In the interests of the safety of persons using the access and users of the highway. (Section 9, NPPF)
20) Any gates provided shall open away from the highway and be set back a distance of at least 5.0m from the nearside edge of the carriageway of the adjoining highway.

Reason: To enable vehicles to draw off the highway before the gates are opened. (Section 9, NPPF)
21) 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. (Section 9, NPPF)
22) Prior to the occupation of the first dwelling, a scheme (based on current government policy/guidance at the time of submission) for the provision of electric charging points shall be 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 dwellings 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 section 4 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
23) The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out except in complete accordance with the details shown on the submitted plans, numbers PL-01 Rev. P2, PL-02 Rev. P2, , PL-03 Rev. P1, PL-04 Rev. P1, PL-08 Rev. P1, PL-05 Rev. P2, Pl-06 Rev. P2 and PL-07 Rev. P2.

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


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