| Conditions or Reasons: | 1)
The development hereby permitted shall begin not later than 19 October 2024.
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)
The permission hereby granted shall endure for a period of 40 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 one calendar month after the event. Within six months, following the completion of the 40 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.
(Policies SP4 and EE5, CBLP July 2021, and Sections 12 and 15, NPPF July 2021) |
3)
The development hereby permitted shall not commence until details of the improvements to the junction between the highway (Leighton Road) and the application site have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, and no material shall be brought on to site until these improvements to the junction have 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 track within the application site.
(Policy T2, CBLP July 2021, and Section 9, NPPF July 2021) |
4)
The development hereby permitted shall not commence until visibility splays have been provided at the junction of the highway (Leighton Road) with the application site. 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 158.8m in the westerly direction and 145.5m in the easterly direction 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: In order to minimise danger, obstruction and inconvenience to users of the highway and of the proposed track within the application site.
(Policy T2, CBLP July 2021, and Section 9, NPPF July 2021) |
5)
The development hereby permitted shall not commence until details of further landscape mitigation to that shown on plan P20-3142_06 Rev D, to include the reinforcement of the existing hedgerow network around the site and introduction of additional hedgerow trees especially along the northeastern site boundary, and further planting within the Clipstone Brook corridor including additional wet woodland to the north of the Brook, with a landscape management plan, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved proposed landscaping and trees, including that shown on plan P20-3142_06 Rev D, shall be implemented by the end of the full planting season immediately following the first generation of electricity by the Solar Farm (a full planting season means the period from October to March). The landscaping and trees shall subsequently be maintained and retained in accordance with the agreed management plan, 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, and to mitigate the visual and cumulative impact of the proposal in the countryside.
(Policy EE5, CBLP July 2021, and Sections 12 & 15, NPPF July 2021) |
6)
The development hereby permitted shall not commence until an updated Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (LEMP) has been submitted to and be approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The content of the LEMP shall include the following:
a) Description and evaluation of features to be managed, including hedgerow planting, skylark plots and grassland.
b) Ecological trends and constraints on site that might influence management.
c) Aims and objectives of management.
d) Appropriate management options for achieving aims and objectives.
e) Prescriptions for management actions.
f) Preparation of a work schedule (including an annual work plan capable of being rolled forward over a five-year period).
g) Details of the body or organisation responsible for implementation of the plan.
h) Ongoing monitoring and remedial measures.
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 plan shall also set out (where the results from monitoring show that conservation aims and objectives of the LEMP are not being met) how contingencies and/or remedial action will be identified, agreed and implemented so that the development still delivers the fully functioning biodiversity objectives of the originally approved scheme.
The approved plan will be implemented in accordance with the approved details.
Reason: To ensure the development delivers net gains for biodiversity and these are managed in an appropriate manner.
(Policy EE2, CBLP July 2021, and Section 15, NPPF July 2021) |
7)
The development hereby permitted shall not commence until the Preliminary Ecological Appraisal (PEA) has been updated, to include the southern part of the application site, with details submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. If any impact on protected species or habitats is identified, measures to mitigate this impact shall be identified and implemented.
Reason: To ensure there is no impact on protected species, particularly Great Crested Newts, and habitats, given the proximity of ponds to the southern part of the application site comprising a temporary access track and compound.
(Policy EE5, CBLP July 2021, and Sections 12 & 15, NPPF July 2021) |
8)
Part A: The development hereby permitted shall not commence until an archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI), has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
The WSI shall include the following components:
method statements for the investigation of all significant archaeological remains present at the site
method statements for the preservation in situ (if appropriate)
an outline strategy for post-excavation assessment, analysis and publication, including details of the timetable for each stage of the post-excavation works
Part B: The said development shall only be implemented in full accordance with the approved WSI and this condition shall only be fully discharged when:
it has been confirmed in writing by the Local Planning Authority that all elements of the archaeological fieldwork have been completed
a Post Excavation Assessment report and an Updated Project Design or a final archaeological report has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. This shall be done within one year of the completion of the archaeological fieldwork unless otherwise agreed in advance in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
the post-excavation analysis as specified in the approved Updated Project Design (if a UPD is prepared); the preparation of the site archive ready for deposition at a store approved by the Local Planning Authority; the preparation of an archive report and the submission of a publication report have all been completed. This shall be done within two years of the conclusion of the archaeological fieldwork unless otherwise agreed in advance in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
Reason: This condition is pre-commencement as a failure to secure archaeological investigation in advance of development and to make the record of that work publicly available would be contrary to paragraph 205 of the National Planning Policy Framework 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).
(Policy HE3, CBLP July 2021, and Section 16, NPPF July 2021) |
9)
The development hereby permitted shall not 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 (+30%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 Buckingham and River Ouzel Internal Drainage Board. The final detailed design shall be based on the agreed Drainage Strategy (Ref: Pegasus March 2021 | LJ | P20-3142) 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 drainage system will function to a satisfactory minimum standard of operation and maintenance and prevent the increased risk of flooding both on and off site.
(Policy CC3, CBLP July 2021, and Section 14, NPPF July 2021) |
10)
Prior to the first generation of electricity by the Solar Farm, a finalised 'Maintenance and Management Plan' for the entire surface water drainage system, inclusive of any adoption arrangements and/or private ownership or responsibilities, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, and the approved surface water drainage scheme shall be 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 accordance with what has been approved.
(Policy CC3, CBLP July 2021, and Section 14, NPPF July 2021) |
11)
The development hereby permitted shall be undertaken in full accordance with the Council's adopted 'Environmental Code of Practice' https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/info/44/planning/674/codes_of_practice_for_planning/3
Reason: In order to minimise the impact of development on existing trees, landscape features and biodiversity.
(Section 15, NPPF July 2021) |
12)
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 July 2021) |
13)
The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out except in complete accordance with the details shown on the submitted plans, numbers P20-3142_12 Rev B, P20-3142_11 Rev E, and 100.002.001.
Reason: To identify the approved plans and to avoid doubt. |
14)
Within six months following the completion of construction of the development hereby permitted, the temporary access track from Leighton Road (A4012) to the Solar Farm shall be removed and the land restored to agricultural use or to a condition to be agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.
Reason: To ensure the land is returned to its original use prior to the development in the interest of preserving the openness of the Green Belt and countryside, and to protect the amenity of neighbouring occupants.
(Policies SP4, EE5 and HQ1, CBLP July 2021, and Sections 12, 13 and 15, NPPF July 2021) |
15)
During the construction phase of the development hereby permitted, Heavy Goods Vehicle movements to and from the site shall be on the route shown on Plan P20-3142 (Site Location and Construction Traffic Routing Plan) of the submitted Construction Traffic Management Plan (Pegasus Group, reference P20-3142, March 2021).
Reason: To ensure use of a route suitable for HGVS, and to avoid use of unsuitable roads and inconvenience to other road users and residents.
(Policy T2 & HQ1, CBLP July 2021, and Sections 9 & 12, NPPF July 2021) |
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