| Conditions or Reasons: | 1)
The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.
Reason: In accordance with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended). |
2)
The permission hereby granted shall endure for a period of 35 years from the date when electricity is first generated by the Solar Farm (the 'First Export Date'). Written confirmation of the First Export Date shall be provided to the Local Planning Authority no later than 1 calendar month after the event. Within 6 months, following the completion of the 35 year period, or the cessation of their use for electricity generating purposes, whichever is the sooner, the solar panels together with any supporting apparatus, mountings, cabling, foundations, inverter stations, fencing,
CCTV cameras and other associated equipment shall be removed from the site and the land restored to agricultural use or to a condition to be agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
Reason: To ensure that the development is decommissioned and the land returned to its original use prior to the development in the interest of preserving the openness of the Green Belt and countryside. |
3)
Notwithstanding the details submitted, no development shall take place until full details of soft landscape have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and these works shall be carried out as approved. Soft landscape works shall include: plans for establishing hedgerows, understorey vegetation and trees around the perimeter of the site; written specifications (including cultivation and other operations associated with tree and plant establishment); schedules of plants, noting species, plant sizes and proposed
numbers/densities where appropriate; an implementation programme.
Reason: To ensure a satisfactory level of planting in the interest of visual amenity. |
4)
If within a period of 5 years from the date of the planting of any tree or hedgerow, that tree or hedgerow, or any tree or hedgerow planted in replacement for it, is removed, uprooted or destroyed or dies, or becomes, in the opinion of the Local Planning Authority, seriously damaged or defective, another tree or hedgerow of the same species and size as that originally planted shall be planted at the same place, unless the Local Planning Authority gives its written approval to any variation.
Reason: To ensure a satisfactorily level of landscaping in the interest of preserving the character and visual appearance of the open countryside. (Policies BE8, SBLPR and 43, 50 & 58, DSCB). |
5)
No external 'non-infrared' lighting shall be installed without the prior written approval of the Local Planning Authority.
Reason: To protect the character of the open countryside |
6)
Noise resulting from the use of the plant, machinery or equipment shall not exceed a level of 5dBA below the existing background level (or 10dBA below if there is a tonal quality or distinguishable characteristics) when measured or calculated according to
BS4142:1997, at a point one metre external to the nearest noise sensitive building.
Reason: To protect residential amenity. |
7)
The development hereby approved shall be completed in accordance with the recommendations in the Ecology Assessment by Ecology Solutions dated April 2020. The measures shall be implemented in full throughout the life of the development, and no variations shall be permitted other than with specific written consent from the Local Planning Authority.
Reason: To ensure the development hereby approved supports biodiversity. |
8)
No development shall commence in connection with the development hereby approved until an Ecological Enhancement Strategy (EES) for the creation of new wildlife features and tree, shrub and wildflower planting/establishment has been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The content will need to be agreed and approved by the Council's ecologist and shall 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) persons responsible for implementing the works;
e) details of initial aftercare and long-term maintenance.
f) submission of a completed Natural England biodiversity metric
Within 3 years of energy being first generated from the solar farm a Post-Implementation Verification Report shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. This report shall demonstrate that the proposed development has resulted in a net gain in biodiversity. If a net gain in biodiversity has not been demonstrated then a new Ecological Enhancement Strategy (to include points a-g above) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority and shall be implemented within 12 months of its approval
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 Policies CS18 and DM15 of the Core Strategy and Development Management Policies 2009 and the National Planning Policy Framework. |
9)
The poles to accommodate the CCTV cameras shall not exceed 2.4m above ground level. No development shall take place until details of the siting, direction and orientation, camera specifications and fields of vision have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The CCTV cameras shall be installed in accordance with the approved details, and retained in accordance with those details thereafter.
Reason: To preserve the character and visual appearance of the open countryside and to protect the privacy of users of nearby footpaths. |
10)
The development hereby permitted shall be undertaken in full accordance with the Council's 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) |
11)
The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out except in complete accordance with the details shown on the submitted plans (Site Location Plan, Block Plan and Figures 1 - 12)
Reason: To identify the approved plans and to avoid doubt. |
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