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Conditions or Reasons for Planning Application - CB/12/00548/OUT

Conditions or Reasons:

1) The development hereby permitted shall be begun either before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission, or before the expiration of two years from the date of approval of the last of the reserved matters to be approved, whichever is the later.

Reason: To comply with the provisions of Sections 92 (2) (b) and (4) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

2) Approval of the details of:-

(a) the appearance of the building(s);
(b) the landscaping of the site;

(hereinafter called "the reserved matters") shall be obtained from the Local Planning Authority in writing before any development is commenced. Plans and particulars of all of the reserved matters referred to above shall be submitted in writing to the Local Planning Authority and the development shall be implemented as approved.

Reason: To enable the Local Planning Authority to exercise control over the said matters which are not particularised in the application for planning permission in accordance with Section 92 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 1995.

3) Application for approval of the reserved matters shall be made to the Local Planning Authority before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

Reason: To comply with the provisions of Section 92 (2) (a) and (4) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

4) No works shall commence on site until details of materials to be used for the external finishes of the development hereby approved shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and the development shall be carried out in accordance therewith.

Reason: 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) The design of the dwelling on the site shall be restricted to single storey or a maximum of 1.5 storeys in height, if utilising the roof space and the garage shall be restricted to a single storey building.

Reason: To ensure an acceptable development and respect the character and appearance of the surrounding area.

6) 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.

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

7) The dwelling shall not be occupied until a turning space suitable for use by service, delivery and ambulance vehicles has been constructed at the eastern end of the access track opposite and including the development site access in a manner to be approved in writing by the Local 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.

8) No development shall take place on site until details of the final ground and slab levels of the dwellings hereby approved are submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such details shall include sections through both the site and the adjoining properties, the location of which shall first be agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter the site shall be developed in full accordance with the approved details.

Reason: To ensure that a satisfactory relationship results between the new development and adjacent buildings and public areas.

9) No development shall take place until full details of both hard and soft landscaping are submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. These details shall include:-

materials to be used for any hard surfacing;
proposed and existing functional services above and below ground level;
planting plans, including schedule of size, species, positions, density and times of planting;
cultivation details including operations required to establish new planting;
details of existing trees and hedgerows on the site, indicating those to be retained and the method of their protection during development works.

The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: In order to ensure that the landscaping is of a suitable standard and is carried out within a reasonable period in the interest of the visual amenities of the area.

10) Prior to commencement of the development Heras or similar type fencing of 2 metres in height shall be erected on the site 1 metre from the three mature poplar trees as identified on plan 11/727/OUTLINE APP/01 unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The fencing shall remain in place during while works are being undertaken on the site.

Reason: To avoid damage by vehicles/plant etc to the mature hedge/trees in the interest of visual amenity.

11) The pond shown on plan number 11/727/OUTLINE APP1 within the site shall be retained as a pond within the residential amenity land unless otherwise agreed in writing by the local planning authority.

Reason: Protection of habitat, and sustainable drainage.

12) This approval relates only to the details shown on plans 11/727/OUTLINE APP/01.

Reason: To identify the approved plan/s and to avoid doubt.

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