| 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)
The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out except in complete accordance with the details shown on the submitted plans, numbers: 119365-CDP-ZZ-XX-DR-A-2001-P3, 119365-CDP-ZZ-XX-DR-A-2002-P3,119365-CDP-EB-00-DR-A-1001 P6, 119365-CDP-EB-00-DR-A-2001-P2, 119365-CDP-EB-01-DR-A-1001-P6, 119365-CDP-EB-01-DR-A-2001-P2, 119365-CDP-EB-02-DR-A-1001-P6, 119365-CDP-EB-02-DR-A-2001-P2, 119365-CDP-EB-03-DR-A-1001-P6, 119365-CDP-EB-03-DR-A-2001-P2, 119365-CDP-EB-XX-DR-A-1001-P1, 119365-CDP-EB-XX-DR-A-2001-P3, 119365-CDP-EB-XX-DR-A-2002-P2, 119365-CDP-SB-XX-DR-A-2001-P2, 119365-CDP-SB-XX-DR-A-2002-P2, 119365-CDP-SB-XX-DR-A-2003-P2, 119365-CDP-SB-XX-DR-A-2004-P2, 119365-CDP-TB-XX-DR-A-2001-P2, 119365-CDP-TB-XX-DR-A-2002-P2, 119365-CDP-TB-XX-DR-A-2003-P2, 119365-CDP-TB-XX-DR-A-2004-P2, 2160-WWA-ZZ-XX-DR-L-0100-P14, 2160-WWA-ZZ-XX-DR-L-0101-P02, 2160-WWA-ZZ-XX-DR-L-0102-P06, 2160-WWA-ZZ-XX-DR-L-0103-P04, 2160-WWA-ZZ-XX-DR-L-0104-P04, 2160-WWA-ZZ-XX-DR-L-0105-P05, 2160-WWA-ZZ-XX-DR-L-0109-P03, 2160-WWA-ZZ-XX-DR-L-0110-P02, 2160-WWA-ZZ-XX-DR-L-0111-P02, 2160-WWA-ZZ-XX-DR-L-0112-P02, 2160-WWA-ZZ-XX-DR-L-0113-P02, 2160-WWA-ZZ-XX-DR-L-0300-P03, 2160-WWA-XX-XX-DR-L-0300-P01, 2160-WWA-XX-XX-DR-L-0301-P01, 2160-WWA-XX-XX-DR-L-0302-P02, 2160-WWA-XX-XX-DR-L-0303-P03, 2160-WWA-XX-XX-DR-L-0304-P01, 2109-616_001F, 2109-616_003B, 2109-616_004C, 2109-616_005B, D45048/PA/A.
Reason: To identify the approved plan/s and to avoid doubt. |
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)
The development hereby permitted shall be undertaken in full accordance with the Councils 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) |
5)
No development shall take place above slab level until final 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) |
6)
The new Teaching Block and SEND Block hereby permitted shall not be occupied until an implementation timetable for all hard and soft landscaping, and a five-year Landscape Maintenance and Management Plan from the date of its implementation have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall include details of the management body, who will be responsible for delivering the approved landscape maintenance and management plan. All landscaping shall be implemented in accordance with the approved timetable and shall be maintained and managed in accordance with the approved maintenance and management plan following its implementation.
Reason: To ensure a satisfactory standard of development and to safeguard the future landscaping proposals on site. |
7)
No equipment, machinery or materials shall be brought on to the site for the purposes of development until full details of the location and substantial protective fencing for the protection of any trees, hedges or other such landscaping feature to be retained on site, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and the fencing has been erected in the positions shown on the approved drawing. 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 safeguard existing trees and hedgerows.
(Sections 12 & 15, NPPF) |
8)
No construction of the all-weather Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA) hereby consented shall take place until a scheme for protecting the nearest residential properties in Brindley Close, Havelock Close and Kestrel Way from noise arising from its use has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The scheme shall follow the recommendations identified in the Adrian James Acoustics Ltd Technical Noise Report (Ref: 13098a Report 2) dated 23rd March 2022 and give appropriate consideration to the design, construction and management of use of the facility, which shall be constructed only in accordance with the approved scheme, and the details of the scheme shall be retained thereafter.
Reason: To protect the amenity of neighbouring residential occupiers. |
9)
The all-weather Multi-Use Games Area hereby consented shall not be used except between 08:30 hours and 20:00 hours Monday Sunday without the prior agreement in writing of the Local Planning Authority. All external lighting to the all-weather Multi-Use Games Area shall automatically cease operation at 20:05 hours on any day.
Reason: To protect the amenity of neighbouring residential occupiers. |
10)
Use of the Teaching Block and SEND Block hereby permitted shall not commence until a community use agreement, prepared in consultation with Sport England has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, and a copy of the completed approved agreement has been provided to the Local Planning Authority. The agreement shall apply to the all-weather Multi-Use Games Area and sports facilities available at the school and shall include details of pricing policy, hours of use, access by non-educational establishment users, management responsibilities and a mechanism for review. The development shall not be used otherwise than in strict compliance with the approved agreement.
Reason: To secure well managed safe community access to the sports facility/facilities, to ensure sufficient benefit to the development of sport and to accord with Policy HQ3 of the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan (2021). |
11)
All ecological measures and / or works shall be carried out in accordance with the details contained in the Preliminary Ecological Report (Geosphere Environmental, 2021) as already submitted with the planning application and agreed in principle with the local planning authority prior to determination.
Reason: To ensure development is ecologically sensitive and secures biodiversity enhancements in accordance with Policy EE2 of the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan (2021) and the National Planning Policy Framework (2021). |
12)
No development shall take place above slab level until an Ecological Enhancement Strategy (EES) for the creation of new wildlife features such as hibernacula, 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 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 Policy EE2 of the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan (2021) and the National Planning Policy Framework (2021) |
13)
Prior to the installation of any floodlights hereby permitted to serve the all-weather Multi-Use Games Area, static monitoring and transect surveys related to the Bat Foraging and Commuting Assessment shall be carried out in accordance with both the Bat Conservation Trust guidance (2016) and with the letter of methodology and programme of work from Geospehere Environmental dated 23 September 2022 (ref: 6679,EC,Ltr001,Bat,AC,23-09-2022). The results of the surveys and any recommended mitigation measures shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before the floodlights are first used.
Reason: To ensure development is ecologically sensitive in accordance with Policy EE2 of the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan (2021) and the National Planning Policy Framework (2021). |
14)
Prior to first use of the new Teaching Block and SEND Block hereby permitted, a Verification Survey shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, which confirms that the measures to address climate change and sustainability, as set out in the Sustainability Statement for Planning Application version 2 by Concertus Design and Property Consultants dated 04/03/2022, have been implemented in full.
Reason: In the interests of sustainability and to ensure that the proposed development increases its resilience to the impacts of climate change in accordance with Policy CC1 of the CBLP (2021) and the objectives of sustainability set out in the NPPF (2021). |
15)
Prior to first use of the new Teaching Block and SEND Block hereby permitted, a scheme for the charging of electric and ultra-low emission vehicles shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall accord with Policy T5 of CBLP and the Council's Adopted Supplementary Planning Document Electric Vehicle Charging: Guidance for New Developments and shall include the following:
Details of active charging posts or passive provision such as cabling and electricity supply for each space
Timescales / triggers for implementation of the scheme.
The development shall be completed in accordance with these approved details including the agreed timescales / triggers.
Reason: To assist with the transition to low-emission vehicles in line with Policy T5 of the CBLP and paragraph 110 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2021) |
16)
The new Teaching Block and SEND Block hereby permitted shall not come into use 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 a Verification Report that the 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 and that maintenance to ensure the system functions as designed for the lifetime of the development is arranged. In accordance with HCWS161 18/12/2014. |
17)
Before the Teaching Block and SEND Block hereby permitted are first brought into use, an updated Travel Plan shall be prepared, submitted and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The Plan shall contain details of:
a. plans for the establishment of a working group involving the School, parents and representatives of the local community
b. pupil travel patterns and barriers to sustainable travel
c. measures to encourage and promote sustainable travel and transport for journeys to and from School
d. an action plan detailing targets
e. a timetable for implementing appropriate measures and plans for annual monitoring and review
f. measures to manage the car parking on site
All measures agreed therein shall be undertaken in accordance with the approved Plan. There shall be an annual review of the Travel Plan (for a period of 5 years from the date of approval) to monitor progress in meeting the targets for reducing car journeys generated by the proposal and this shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority.
Reason: In the interests of highway safety, to reduce congestion and to promote the use of sustainable modes of transport |
18)
The new Teaching Block and SEND Block hereby permitted shall not come into use until a Public Art Plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The Public Art Plan shall be implemented in full and as approved unless otherwise amended in accordance with a review to be agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
Reason: To ensure development is of the highest quality, reinforces local distinctiveness and enhances the sense of place. |
19)
No development shall take place above slab 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 new teaching block and SEND building hereby permitted, the fire hydrant(s) serving that development shall be installed as approved. Thereafter the fire hydrant(s) shall be retained as approved in perpetuity.
Reason: In the interests of fire safety and providing safe and accessible developments. (Section 7, NPPF). |
20)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning General Permitted Development Order 2015, or any amendments thereto, the parking provision on the site including drop off points for school transport shall not be used for any purpose, other than as parking provision and drop off points unless permission has been granted by the Local Planning Authority on an application made for that purpose.
Reason: To retain off-street parking provision and thereby minimise the potential for on-street parking which could adversely affect the convenience of road users |
21)
Details of the increase in secure and covered staff and secure and covered pupil cycle parking provision in accordance with the current council guidance should be submitted and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The cycle parking shall be implemented in full accordance with the approved details prior to the increase in pupils and retained thereafter.
Reason: To promote sustainable modes of travel and to reduce the potential traffic impact of the site on the local highway network. |
22)
Details of a scheme of the following highway improvements shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority and the approved scheme of highway improvements implemented prior to the increase in pupils:
The footway outside the frontage of the school entrance on Medusa Way (within land either within public highway or the applicant's ownership), shall be resurfaced to tarmac or similar, and widened from the car park entrance as far as the access road to the leisure centre so that it is a consistent width with the footway that runs along the front of the school. Lamp columns and signs / posts should be relocated to the verge behind.
A dropped kerb should be provided onto the carriageway to allow cyclists to access Medusa Way from the end of the pedestrian/cyclist path at the northern access.
The existing access should be altered to provide informal pedestrian dropped kerbs and tactile paving either side of the access.
The uncontrolled pedestrian access at Engayne Avenue with St Neots Road should be widened and have tactile paving.
Reason: To provide ease of safe pedestrian access at peak times when pupils are entering/exiting the school and for safe pedestrian access on the public highway. |
23)
Within 3 months of the date of permission, full details of a scheme of the following highway improvements shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority and the approved scheme of highway improvements implemented prior to the development being brought into use:
'No waiting at any time' restriction should be provided opposite the junction with Medusa Way from the end of the lay-by on College Road to the end of the lay-by on Engayne Avenue.
The section of single yellow line no waiting TRO on Medusa Way on the opposite side of the road from the school; the 8-9am restriction remains unaltered with the 3-4pm restriction amended to 2.50-4pm.
The TRO on Medusa Way, on the opposite side of the road to the school should be extended from the existing TRO at the south to the end of the road to the north and consist of a no waiting restriction between the hours of 8-9am and 2.50-4pm.
Reason: To ensure there is adequate space for buses to be able to safely access the school |
24)
Prior to the first occupation of the expansion hereby permitted, full details of the improvement scheme at the junction of Engayne Avenue with St. Neots Road, shown indicatively on plan ref. IT2323/SK/02 shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority. These plans should be at a level of detail to allow for technical approval to be granted by the Council in its capacity as Highway Authority and include:
Relevant Safety Audits
Street Lighting
Drainage
Signing and Lining
Any cutting back of overhanging foliage required
Consideration of a TRO to control parking on the northern arm of the junction, from the southern boundary of no. 103 to the northern boundary of 105 St. Neots Road.
Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and to secure the safe operation of the highway network. |
25)
The improvement scheme at the junction of Engayne Avenue with St. Neots Road, shown indicatively on plan ref. IT2323/SK/02, amended as necessary by the relevant detailed design, technical review, and safety audit processes, shall be fully implemented and open to traffic within 6 months of the first occupation of the expansion hereby permitted.
Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and to secure the safe operation of the highway network |
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