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Conditions or Reasons for Planning Application - MB/01/00904/FULL
Conditions or Reasons:
1) 1. The development hereby approved shall be commenced within five years of the date of this permission.

2. The turning space for vehicles illustrated on the approved Plan (No.01/177/01) shall be constructed before the development is first brought into use.

3. 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.

4. Details of the materials to be used for the external walls and roof shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of the development hereby permitted.

5. The first floor bedroom window in the north-western elevation of the development hereby permitted shall be fitted with obscured glass of a type to substantially restrict vision through it at all times, details of which shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of the development.

6. Details of surface water drainage for the site shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority before any work on the site commences. The drainage works shall be constructed in accordance with the approved plans before any part of the development is brought into use.

Reason(s) ---------

. To comply with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 which is designed to ensure that a planning permission does not continue in existence indefinitely if the development to which it relates is not carried out.

2. To enable vehicles to draw off, park and turn outside the highway limits thereby avoiding the reversing of vehicles onto the highway.

3. In order to minimise danger, obstruction and inconvenience to users of the highway and of the premises.

4. To safeguard the appearance of the completed development by ensuring that the development hereby permitted is finished externally with materials to match/complement the existing building(s) and the visual amenities of the locality.

5. To safeguard the amenities of occupiers of adjoining properties.

6. To ensure that adequate surface water drainage is provided to prevent water pollution and flooding.


Signed...................... Date of Decision 11th September, 2001
Head of Planning Services

Notes to Applicant ------------------

1. The applicant is advised that no works associated with the construction of the vehicular access should be carried out within the confines of the public highway without the prior consent, in writing, of the Development Planning and Control Group, Environmental Services, Bedfordshire County Council, County Hall, Bedford, MK42 9AP. The applicant is also advised that if any of the works associated with the construction of the vehicular access affects or requires the removal and/or t relocation of any equipment, apparatus or structures (e.g. street name plates, bus stop signs or shelters, statutory authority equipment etc.) then the applicant will be required to bear the cost of such removal or alteration.

2. The applicant is advised that the requirements of the New Roads and Street works Act 1991 will apply to any works undertaken within the limits of the existing public highway. Further details can be obtained from the Bedfordshire County Council Consultants, The Babtie Group, P.O. Box 272, The Merton Centre, 45 St Peter's Street, Bedford MK40 2ZY.

3. The applicant is advised that photographs of the existing highway that is to be used for access and delivery of materials will be required by the County Engineer. Any subsequent damage to public highway resulting from the works as shown by the photographs, including damage caused by delivery vehicles to the works, will be made good to the satisfaction of the Local Highway Authority and at the expense of the applicant. Attention is drawn to Section 59 of the Highways Act 1980 in this respect.

4. This decision is based on the details set out in the letter/ plans received on 5th July, 2001.
4) Discharge of condition no. 4 re: Materials
6) Discharge of condition no. 6 re: Surface water drainage


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