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Conditions or Reasons for Planning Application - SB/04/01490
Conditions or Reasons:
1) The development shall begin not later than five years from the date of this permission.
REASON: To comply with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
2) Before development begins, a landscaping scheme to include any hard surfaces and earth mounding shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the District 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 for a period of five years from the date of planting and any which die or are destroyed during this period shall be replaced during the next planting season and maintained until satisfactorily established.
REASON: To ensure a satisfactory standard of landscaping.
(Policies 8, 10, B.S.P.; BE8, S.B.L.P.R).
3) The plans and particulars submitted in accordance with Condition 2 above shall include:
(a) A plan showing the location of, and allocating a reference number to, each existing tree on the site which has a stem with a diameter measured over the bark at a point 1.5 metres above ground level exceeding 75mm, showing which trees are to be retained and the crown spread of each retained tree;
(b) details of the species, diameter (measured in accordance with paragraph (a) above, and the approximate height, and an assessment of the general state of health and stability, of each retained tree and of each tree which is on land adjacent to the site and to which paragraphs (c) and (d) below apply;
(c) details of any proposed topping or lopping of any retained tree, or of any tree on land adjacent to the site;
(d) details of any proposed alterations in existing ground levels, and of the position of any proposed excavation [within the crown spread of any retained tree or of any tree on land adjacent to the site] [within a distance from any retained tree, or any tree on land adjacent to the site, equivalent to half the height of that tree];
(e) details of the specification and position of fencing [and of any other measures to be taken] for the protection of any retained tree from damage before or during the course of development.
In this condition ¿retained tree¿ means an existing tree which is to be retained in accordance with the plan referred to in paragraph (a) above.
REASON: to comply with Section 197 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and to safeguard the existing trees on the site.
(Policies NE4 & BE8 S.B.L.P.R)
4) The existing trees shall be retained and protected in a manner to be approved in writing by the District Planning Authority and shall not be destroyed, uprooted, felled, lopped or topped without the previous written consent of the District Planning Authority. Any trees or hedgerows removed without such consent or dying or being severely damaged or becoming seriously diseased shall be replaced by trees or hedgerow specimens of such size and species as may be agreed with the District Planning Authority. Such trees or hedgerow specimens shall subsequently be maintained for a period of five years from the date of planting and any which die or are destroyed during this period shall be replaced during the next planting season and maintained until satisfactorily established.
REASON: To comply with Section 197 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and to safeguard existing trees on site.
(Policies 8 & 10 B.S.P.; NE4 & BE8 S.B.L.P.R)
5) Before development begins, including any ground clearance or excavation, substantial protective fencing, the details of which shall first be approved in writing by the District Planning Authority, shall be erected and the fencing shall be retained at full height and extent until the development is substantially completed. No materials shall be stored or deposited and no mixing of materials shall take place within the area so protected.
REASON: To protect the trees so enclosed in accordance with Section 8 of BS 5837 of 1991 or as may be subsequently amended.
(Policies 8 & 10 B.S.P.; NE4 & BE8 S.B.L.P.R)
6) All trenches required in connection with the construction of the access road, footpaths, sewers and any other services serving the development shall, where they pass under tree canopies, be hand dug. Advance notice of the commencement of any such trenching works shall be given to the District Planning Authority in writing.
REASON: To safeguard existing trees and hedgerows.
(Policy BE8 S.B.L.P.R)
7) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification), any garage, car port or parking space hereby permitted shall be kept permanently available for the parking of motor vehicles.
REASON: To ensure that off-street parking is retained in the interests of highway safety.
(Policies 42, B.S.P & T10, S.B.L.P.R).
8) Before development begins, a scheme for screen fencing and/or screen walling shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the District Planning Authority. The approved scheme shall be fully implemented before the development is first occupied or brought into use and thereafter retained.
REASON: To safeguard the amenity of the area.
(Policies 10 B.S.P.& BE8 S.B.L.P.R)
9) The first floor windows to be inserted into the northern side elevation and into the western rear elevation shall be permanently glazed with obscured glass.
REASON: To protect the privacy of the occupiers of the adjoining property.
(Policies 16, BSP; BE8, SBLPR).
10) Before development begins, samples of the materials to be used for the external walls and roofs of all new buildings shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the District Planning Authority.
REASON: To control the appearance of the building/s.
(Policies 10, B.S.P.; BE8 & H8, S.B.L.P.R).
11) Before development begins detailed drawings of the existing ground levels and the proposed finished floor level of the new dwelling and of the level of the fence to be erected on the boundary of the site with No. 97A Plantation Road shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the District Planning Authority. Thereafter, the development shall be implemented in accordance with the approved levels details.
REASON: To produce a satisfactory relationship between the various elements of the scheme and adjacent properties.
12) Before development begins, the position of the new dwelling shall be pegged out on site and their position approved in writing by the District Planning Authority.
REASON: To enable consideration to be given to the precise layout of the development.
(Policies 10, B.S.P & BE8 S.B.L.P.R).
13) No external lighting shall be installed without the prior written approval of the District Planning Authority.
REASON: To protect the amenity of neighbouring properties and/or highway safety.
(Policy BE8, S.B.L.P.R).
14) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (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 permission from the District Planning Authority.
REASON: To control the external appearance of the building/s in the interests of the amenities of the area.
(Policies 10 B.S.P & BE8 S.B.L.P.R).
15) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification), the provision within the curtilage of the dwelling of any building or enclosure, swimming or ornamental pool required for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of the dwelling, or the alteration of such a building, enclosure, swimming or ornamental pool shall not be carried out without the grant of further specific permission from the District Planning Authority.
REASON: To control the development in the interests of the amenities of the area.
(Policies 10 B.S.P & BE8 S.B.L.P.R).
16) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order), no additional first floor windows shall be inserted into the rear and both side elevations of the new house hereby permitted.
REASON: To protect the amenity of neighbouring residents.
(Policies 10, BSP, BE8, SBLPR).
17) Before development begins, details of the proposed method of surface water drainage for the site shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the District Planning Authority. The drainage works as approved shall be constructed in accordance with the approved details before the development is first occupied or brought into use.
REASON: To ensure satisfactory drainage of the site.
(Policies 3 B.S.P. & IS4, S.B.L.P.R).
18) Before development begins, an investigation and assessment of the site shall be carried out to identify possible ground or soil contamination to ground, soil and sensitive receptors to determine measures necessary to remove, neutralise, and isolate such contamination. Any assessments should use the appropriate, authoritative and scientifically based guideline values. Details of such investigation, assessment and the measures proposed shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the District Planning Authority and the develoment shall thence proceed only in accordance with the measures as approved.
REASON: To ensure that any site contamination is dealt with safely in the interests of the health and safety of the public and users of the development hereby permitted.
(Policy BE8, SBLPR).
19) Development shall not begin until details of the junction of the proposed vehicular access with the highway have been approved by the District 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 new dwelling.
(Policies 42, BSP, T1, SBLPR).
20) 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.
(Policies 42, BSP, T1, SBLPR).
21) The proposed vehicular access shall be surfaced in bituminous or other similar durable material as may be approved in writing by the District Planning Authority for a minimum distance of 5m into the site, measured from the highway boundary, before the premises are occupied. Arrangements shall be made for surface water drainage from the site to be intercepted and disposed of separately so that it does not discharge into the highway.
REASON: To avoid the carriage of mud or other extraneous material or surface water from the site into the highway so as to safeguard the interest of highway safety.
(Policies 42, BSP, T1, SBLPR).
22) The development shall not be brought into use until a turning space for vehicles has been constructed within the curtilage of the site in a manner to be approved in writing by the District Planning Authority.
REASON: To enable vehicles to draw off, park and turn outside of the highway limits thereby avoiding the reversing of vehicles on to the highway.
(Policies 42 B.S.P & T1 S.B.L.P.R).
23) No development shall commence until wheel-cleaning facilities have been provided at all site exits in accordance with a scheme submitted to and approved in writing by the District Planning Authority. The approved facilities shall be installed and made operational before development commences and the Site Developer(s) shall ensure that all vehicles exiting the site use the approved wheel cleaning facilities. The wheel cleaning facilities shall be retained until the development has been substantially completed or until such time as the District Planning Authority is satisfied that the roadworks necessary to provide adequate and clean access to and from the public highway have been completed (apart from final surfacing).
REASON: In the interests of the amenity and to prevent the deposit of mud or other extraneous material on the highway during the construction period.
(Policies 42 B.S.P & T1 S.B.L.P.R).
24) This permission relates only to the details shown on the Floor Plans and Elevational Drawing No.s 1,2,3 and 4 received 22.11.04 and Drawing No. 184-02-03 Revision D received 07/01/05 or to any subsequent appropriately endorsed revised plan.
REASON: To identify the approved plans and to avoid doubt.


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