| Conditions or Reasons: | 1)
General:
Planning permission shall extend to the area delineated by a solid red line on the attached plan no. CB/17/04518/REG3-1 (dated December 2017). Development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the particulars of the development, plans and specifications contained within the original planning application validated on 20 May 2015 as amended by the subsequent application for variation of conditions validated on 21 September 2017. The approved plans and particulars comprise (except where modified by other conditions of this permission):
Documents:
Application form dated 07/05/2015;
Application form dated 09/08/2017;
Planning Supporting Statement (dated May 2015) as amended by Addendum to Planning Supporting Statement (dated August 2017);
Addendum to Planning Statement Summary of Proposed Mitigation Measures (dated July 2015);
Design & Access Statement (dated 7 May 2015);
Flood Risk Assessment (dated 12 May 2015);
Ian Farmer Associates Ground Investigation Report (dated December 2012);
Litter Birds and Vermin Statement (dated 19 May 2015);
Economic Statement (dated 7 May 2015);
Sustainability Statement (dated 7 May 2015);
Utilities Statement (dated 19 May 2015);
Arboricultural Impact Assessment (dated 31 July 2015);
Thorn Turn Ecological Surveys Update (dated 3 July 2015);
Drainage Strategy (dated 24 July 2015);
Outdoor Access Statement (dated 19 May 2015);
Green Travel Plan (dated 7 May 2015);
Statement on Conformity with Equality Act (received 20 July 2015);
Anticipated Vehicle Movements Plus Assumptions (received 19 July 2015);
Works Information Specification Appendices Series 3000: Landscape and Ecology (Amendment 2 dated 3 August 2015);
Odour Management Plan (dated 20 July 2015);
Lighting Strategy (received 29 July 2015) as amended by the Addendum to Lighting Strategy accompanying the application validated on 21 September 2017;
Fire Strategy (received 17 July 2015);
Great Crested Newt Survey Report (dated 4 August 2015); and
Thorn Turn Schedule of e-mails submitted during the determination period, as attached to Atkins' e-mail dated 4 August 2015;
Updated Noise Assessment (dated 19 December 2017); and
Atkins' e-mail dated 22 November 2017.
Drawings:
Site Location Plan (Drawing no. WP_PLA_001 Rev. P01);
Planning Application Boundary (Drawing no. WP_PLA_002 Rev. P01);
Finished Levels (Drawing no. WP_PLA_004 Rev. P02);
Finished Levels (Drawing no. WP_PLA_PH1_004 Rev P01)
Indicative General Arrangement (Drawing no. WP_PLA_PH1_005 Rev. P02);
Indicative General Arrangement (Drawing no. WP_PLA_PH2_005 Rev P02);
Indicative Drainage Layout (Drawing no. WP_PLA_006 Rev. P03);
Phase 1 Landscape Plan (Drawing no. WP_PLA_PH1_007 Rev. P1);
Phase 2 Landscape Plan (Drawing no. WP_PLA_PH2_007 Rev. P1);
Phase 1 Planting Details & Schedule (Drawing no. WP_PLA_PH1_008 Rev. P2);
Phase 2 Planting Details & Schedule (Drawing no. WP_PLA_PH2_008 Rev. P2);
Access Road Details (Drawing no. WP_PLA_009 Rev. P06);
SuDs Attenuation Lagoon (Drawing no. WP_PLA_PH1_010 Rev. P01);
SuDs Attenuation Lagoon (Drawing no. WP_PLA_PH2_010 Rev. P01);
Pavement, Kerbing and Fencing Layout (Drawing no. WP_PLA_PH1_011 Rev. P01);
Pavement, Kerbing and Fencing Layout (Drawing no. WP_PLA_PH2_011 Rev. P01);
Earthwork Sections Sheet 1 of 3 (Drawing no. WP_PLA_PH1_012 Rev. P01);
Earthwork Sections Sheet 1 of 3 (Drawing no. WP_PLA_PH2_012 Rev. P02);
Earthwork Sections Sheet 2 of 3 (Drawing no. WP_PLA_PH1_013 Rev. P01);
Earthwork Sections Sheet 2 of 3 (Drawing no. WP_PLA_PH2_013 Rev. P01);
Earthwork Sections Sheet 3 of 3 (Drawing no. WP_PLA_PH1_014 Rev. P01);
Earthwork Sections Sheet 3 of 3 (Drawing no. WP_PLA_PH2_014 Rev. P02);
Exterior Lighting Indicative Arrangement (Drawing no. WP_PLA_PH1_015 Rev. P01);
Exterior Lighting Indicative Arrangement (Drawing no. WP_PLA_PH2_015 Rev. P01);
Weighbridge Complex Plan and Details (Drawing no. WP_PLA_016 Rev. P01);
Weighbridge Complex Elevations (Drawing no. WP_PLA_017 Rev. P01);
Waste Transfer Station Welfare Plan and Details (Drawing no. WP_PLA_018 Rev. P01);
Waste Transfer Station Welfare Elevations (Drawing no. WP_PLA_019 Rev. P01);
Waste Transfer Station (WTS) GA Plan (Drawing no. WP_PLA_020 Rev. P02);
Waste Transfer Centre (WTS) Roof Plan (Drawing no. WP_PLA_021 Rev P02);
Waste Transfer Station (WTS) Elevations (Drawing no. WP_PLA_022 Rev. P04);
Waste Transfer Station (WTS) General Sections (Drawing no. WP_PLA_023 Rev. P02);
Household Waste Recycling Centre Welfare Plan and Details (Drawing no. WP_PLA_024 Rev. P01);
Household Waste Recycling Centre Welfare Elevations (Drawing no. WP_PLA_025 Rev P01);
Resale Store GA Plan and Elevations (Drawing no. WP_PLA_026 Rev. P03);
Resale Store Elevations (Drawing no. WP_PLA_PH1_027 Rev. P04);
Footpath Plan (Drawing no. WP_PLA_028 Rev P01);
Substation Plan and Elevations (Drawing no. WP_PLA_029 Rev. P01);
Household Waste Recycling Centre Office Plan and Details (Drawing no. WP_PLA_030 Rev. P01);
Household Waste Recycling Centre Office Elevations (Drawing no. WP_PLA_031 Rev. P01);
Swept Path Analysis (Drawing no. WP_PLA_PH1_032 Rev. P01);
Swept Path Analysis (Drawing no. WP_PLA_PH2_032 Rev. P01);
Swept Path Analysis (Drawing no . 800516-2022-0000-03 Rev. P02.2);
SUDs Attenuation Lagoon Sections Sheet 1 of 2 (Drawing no. WP_PLA_033 Rev. P01);
SUDs Attenuation Lagoon Sections Sheet 2 of 2 (Drawing no. WP_PLA_034 Rev. P02);
Western Bridleway Section Layout (Drawing no. WP_PLA_PH1_035 Rev. P01);
Western Bridleway Sections Sheet 1 of 3 (Drawing no. WP_PLA_PH1_036 Rev. P02);
Western Bridleway Sections Sheet 2 of 3 (Drawing no. WP_PLA_PH1_037 Rev. P02);
Western Bridleway Sections Sheet 3 of 3 (Drawing no. WP_PLA_PH1_038 Rev. P02);
Operational Area Boundaries (Drawing no. WP_PLA_039 Rev. P01);
Indicative Combined General Arrangement (Drawing no. WP_PLA_PH1_040 Rev. P02);
Indicative Combined General Arrangement (Drawing no. WP_PLA_PH2_040 Rev. P01);
Surface Water Drainage Exceedance Management (Drawing no. WP_PLA_042 Rev. P01);
Trade Waste Weighbridge Pit General Arrangement (HWRC Raised Area) (Drawing no. WP_PLA_PH1_043 Rev. P02);
Swept Path Analysis (Drawing no. WP_PLA_PH1_044 Rev. P01); and
Pedestrian Footway (Drawing no. WP_PLA_PH1_045 Rev. P02.
REASON: To ensure the development is carried out in an acceptable manner and for the avoidance of doubt as to the development that is permitted. |
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The development hereby permitted shall be begun not later than the expiration of 1 month from the date of this permission. Written notification of the date of commencement shall be sent to the Local Planning Authority within 7 days of such commencement.
REASON: To comply with section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by the section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 and to enable the Local Planning Authority to monitor compliance with the conditions of the planning permission. |
3)
Archaeology:
No development shall take place except in accordance with the written scheme of archaeological investigation approved by letter dated 1 December 2015 under reference CB/15/03787/MWS.
REASON: In order to record and advance the understanding of the heritage assets with archaeological interest which will be unavoidably affected as a consequence of the development and to make the record of this work publicly available in accordance with paragraph 141 of the NPPF and saved Policy GE14 of the Bedfordshire & Luton Minerals & Waste Local Plan 2005. |
4)
Tree Protection:
All trees, shrubs and hedgerows afforded protection during the site construction programme shall be retained for the life of the development in accordance with the details shown on drawing nos. WP_PLA_PH1_007 Rev P1 and WP_PLA_PH1_007 Rev P1. The individual tree on the eastern side of the access road between Thorn Road and Ouzel Brook shall also be retained for the life of the development.
REASON: To safeguard existing trees, shrubs and hedgerows on or adjacent to the site in the interests of visual amenity and nature conservation in accordance with saved Policies GE9, GE10, GE12 and GE13 of the Bedfordshire & Luton Minerals & Waste Local Plan 2005. |
5)
Construction Environmental Management Plan:
No development shall take place except in accordance with the Construction Environmental Management Plans (CEMPs) approved by letters dated 12 December 2015 and 23 February 2016 under references CB/15/03893/MWS and CB/16/00389/MWS respectively.
REASON: In the interests of highway safety, the ecology of the site and to protect the amenities at present enjoyed by occupiers of nearby properties and users of the surrounding public right of way network in accordance with saved Policies GE6, GE13, GE17, GE18, GE19, GE20, GE21 and GE23 of the Bedfordshire & Luton Minerals & Waste Local Plan 2005. |
6)
Drainage:
No development shall take place except in accordance with the design details of the bridge structure and culvert over the Ouzel Brook and associated cross-section information as approved by letter dated 12 December 2015 under reference CB/15/03788/MWS,
REASON: To ensure that flood risk is not increased by ground-raising above existing levels along the nearby bridleway track and to ensure that the bridge and culvert are of satisfactory design in accordance with the requirements of the Internal Drainage Board and saved Policy GE19 of the Bedfordshire & Luton Minerals & Waste Local Plan 2005. |
7)
Notwithstanding the Drainage Strategy approved by letter dated 22 November 2016 under scheme reference CB/16/04220/MWS, details of the 'as built' surface water drainage system for the application site combined with the adjoining site subject to application ref CB/15/01627/REG3 shall be submitted for the written approval of the Local Planning Authority within 1 month of the date of this permission. Thereafter, no development shall take place except in accordance with the approved details.
REASON: To prevent flooding by ensuring the satisfactory disposal of surface water from the site and to ensure that people and property on site are protected from flooding in accordance with paragraph 103 of the NPPF and saved Policy GE19 of the Bedfordshire & Luton Minerals & Waste Local Plan 2005. |
8)
No operations hereby permitted shall take place unless and until details of a management and maintenance plan for the surface water drainage system over the life of the development has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, the management and maintenance plan as may be approved shall be complied with at all times.
REASON: To prevent flooding by ensuring the satisfactory disposal of surface water from the site and to ensure that people and property on site are protected from flooding in accordance with paragraph 103 of the NPPF and saved Policy GE19 of the Bedfordshire & Luton Minerals & Waste Local Plan 2005. |
9)
Ecology:
No development shall take place except in accordance with the measures for the protection of protected species and the associated mitigation, compensation and enhancement strategies approved by letters dated 12 December 2015 and 23 February 2016 under references CB/15/03892/MWS and CB/16/00406/MWS respectively.
REASON: In order to protect any protected or rare species and to provide appropriate mitigation / compensation in compliance with Natural England Standing Advice for Protected Species and saved Policy GE13 of the Bedfordshire & Luton Minerals & Waste Local Plan 2005. |
10)
No felling or removal of limbs from mature trees shall take place unless and until a survey for roosting bats has first been undertaken by a licenced bat ecologist. Should these species be found to be present an appropriate compensation / mitigation strategy accompanied by a programme for its implementation shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before any such tree works commence. No development shall be carried out except in accordance with the approved strategy.
REASON: To protect any protected or rare species and to provide appropriate mitigation / compensation in compliance with Natural England Standing Advice for Protected Species and saved Policy GE13 of the Bedfordshire & Luton Minerals & Waste Local Plan 2005. |
11)
No tree, shrub, scrub or other vegetation clearance works shall be carried out during the bird nesting season (March to August inclusive) unless the vegetation identified for removal has been immediately prior checked by an appropriately qualified ecologist and appropriate advance measures put in place to afford necessary protection to the written satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority.
REASON: To safeguard nesting birds in the interests of nature conservation in accordance with saved Policy GE13 of the Bedfordshire & Luton Minerals & Waste Local Plan 2005. |
12)
Pollution:
If, during construction of the development, contamination not previously identified is found to be present at the site, then no further works shall be carried out until the developer has submitted a method statement detailing how the unsuspected contamination shall be dealt with and obtained the written approval from the Local Planning Authority. This method statement shall detail how the unsuspected contamination is to be dealt with and work shall thereafter be carried out in accordance with the approved details.
REASON: To protect and prevent pollution of controlled waters in accordance with saved Policies GE17 and GE20 of the Bedfordshire & Luton Minerals & Waste Local Plan 2005. |
13)
No materials shall be imported to the site for purposes of construction of the development platform except the following classifications of engineering fill as defined in the 'Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works Volume 1 Specification for Highway Works Series 600 Earthworks':
Class 1A / 1B general granular fill;
Class 2A / 2B / 2C general cohesive fill; and
Class 3 general chalk fill.
and all such materials shall be placed and compacted in accordance with this manual.
REASON: To ensure that the site is suitable for its intended use and to protect the quality of the water environment in accordance with saved Policy GE17 of the Bedfordshire & Luton Minerals & Waste Local Plan 2005. |
14)
Noise:
The rating level from the noise sources on the operational site shall not exceed the recorded background levels for the identified noise-sensitive receptors as set out in the Updated Noise Assessment (dated 19 December 2017). No construction works shall take place in phase 2 of the development hereby permitted (the Waste Transfer Station) unless and until a revised assessment in accordance with BS 4142:2014 and / or noise mitigation scheme has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such submission shall demonstrate that the noise standard stipulated in this condition will be met. Thereafter, the scheme as may be approved shall be implemented in full and complied with at all times.
REASON: To minimise nuisance to nearby residents by reason of noise in accordance with saved Policy GE18 of the Bedfordshire & Luton Minerals & Waste Local Plan 2005 and saved Policy BE8 of the South Bedfordshire Local Plan First Review 2004.
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15)
No operations hereby permitted shall take place unless and until a scheme for the monitoring and control of noise from the operational site has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall include and provide for:
noise monitoring and recording procedures;
presentation of monitoring results to the Local Planning Authority;
measures for the suppression and mitigation of noise, including but not limited to the use of broadband reversing alarms; and
procedures to be adopted in the event of complaints or the maximum permitted noise levels referred to in condition 14 of this permission being exceeded.
Thereafter, the scheme as may be approved shall be implemented in full and complied with at all times.
REASON: To enable the impact of operational noise to be monitored and controlled and mitigation steps to be devised where necessary so as to minimise nuisance to nearby properties by reason of noise in accordance with saved Policy G18 of the Bedfordshire & Luton Minerals & Waste Local Plan 2005. |
16)
Construction and operational hours:
No construction works associated with the development hereby permitted shall take place except between the following times:
0800 to 1800 hours Mondays to Fridays
0800 to 1300 hours Saturdays
and no such works shall take place on Sundays or Public / Bank Holidays.
REASON: To minimise noise impacts arising from construction activities in the interests of protecting the amenity of nearby residential properties and users of the public rights of way network in accordance with saved Policy GE18 of the Bedfordshire & Luton Minerals & Waste Local Plan and saved Policy BE8 of the South Bedfordshire Local Plan Review. |
17)
No operations or activities authorised by this permission shall take place within the area shaded red on drawing no. WP_PLA_039 Rev. P01 (Operational Area Boundaries) except between the following hours:
Waste Transfer Station:
0600 to 1730 hours Mondays to Fridays
0600 to 1300 hours Saturdays
0630 to 1600 hours Sundays
0630 to 1700 hours Public / Bank Holidays
with the exception that no operations shall take place on Christmas Day or New Year's Day.
Household Waste Recycling Centre and Re-sale Shop:
0700 to 1800 hours Mondays to Sundays, including Public / Bank Holidays.
with the exception that no operations shall take place on Christmas Day or New Year's Day.
REASON: To minimise noise impacts arising from operational activities in the interests of protecting the amenity of nearby residential properties and users of the public rights of way network in accordance with saved Policy GE18 of the Bedfordshire & Luton Minerals & Waste Local Plan and saved Policy BE8 of the South Bedfordshire Local Plan Review. |
18)
Prior to 0700 hours, no waste operations or activities shall take place outside the Waste Transfer Station building except for purposes of vehicle access / egress to and from that building.
REASON: To minimise noise impacts from operational activities in the interests of protecting the amenity of nearby residential properties and users of the public rights of way network in accordance with saved Policy GE18 of the Bedfordshire & Luton Minerals & Waste Local Plan. |
19)
Prior to 0700 hours, no loading, unloading or other waste handling operations shall take place inside the Waste Transfer Station building unless all of the fast-acting doors are fully closed.
REASON: To minimise noise impacts from operational activities in the interests of protecting the amenity of nearby residential properties and users of the public rights of way network in accordance with saved Policy GE18 of the Bedfordshire & Luton Minerals & Waste Local Plan. |
20)
HGV traffic:
There shall not be more than 120 Heavy Goods Vehicle1 movements2 entering and exiting the operational area of the site (as shown shaded red on drawing no. WP_PLA_039 Rev. P01) on any working day (pro-rata for part working days).
REASON: In the interests of highway safety and in accordance with saved Policy GE23 of the Bedfordshire & Luton Minerals & Waste Local Plan 2005. |
21)
Travel Plan:
In accordance with the Green Travel Plan Framework submitted in support of the original application, within 6 months of the occupation of the development first being brought into use, a Travel Plan shall be submitted for the written approval of the Local Planning Authority. Such Travel Plan shall include details of and provision for:
predicted travel to and from the site;
a Heavy Goods Vehicle1 freight management plan, incorporating measures to co-ordinate deliveries and collections of waste, route optimisation, minimising travel through Dunstable town centre and maximising use of the strategic road network;
details of existing and proposed transport links, to include links to pedestrian, cycles and public transport networks;
measures and targets to minimise private car use and facilitate walking, cycling and use of public transport;
timetable for implementation of measures designed to promote travel choice;
details of cycle parking facilities;
details of marketing and publicity for sustainable modes of transport to include site specific travel information packs, to include:
travel and transport information,
travel vouchers,
details of relevant pedestrian, cycle and public transport routes to / from within the site,
copies of relevant bus and rail timetables;
details of the appointment of a travel plan co-ordinator;
an action plan listing the measures to be implemented and relevant timescales; and
annual monitoring and review of the Travel Plan for a period of 5 years.
The Travel Plan as may be approved shall be implemented in full and complied with at all times.
REASON: In the interests of sustainability and to minimise traffic impacts from the operational development in accordance with paragraph 36 of the NPPF. |
22)
Public Rights of Way:
The access road hereby approved shall include, as part of its construction, ducting for electrical connection to facilitate future upgrades through the provision of Pegasus crossings at the points where Bridleway 49 intersects with the access road and across Thorn Road to the east of its junction with the access road.
REASON: To allow for the timely delivery of suitable upgrades to the public rights of way network at an appropriate time in accordance with saved Policy GE21 of the Bedfordshire & Luton Minerals & Waste Local Plan 2005. |
23)
Highway Safety:
No operations hereby permitted shall take place unless and until a scheme of highway improvement works has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such scheme shall include construction details of approved access arrangements and crossing facilities at Thorn Road and footway / cycleway provision along the site frontage. The scheme as may be approved shall be implemented in full prior to the waste park coming into operation.
REASON: To ensure that the proposed highway works are constructed to adequate standard, are appropriate and proportionate to the mitigation required to serve the development and that public rights of way are protected, enhanced and promoted as part of the development in accordance with the NPPF and saved Policies GE23 and GE21 of the Bedfordshire and Luton Minerals & Waste Local Plan 2005. |
24)
No operations hereby permitted shall take place unless and until a highway safety scheme has been implemented in accordance with details previously submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such scheme shall include details of and provision for:
construction of a timber fenced holding area for horses on both sides of the access road at the point where it is intersected by Bridleway no. 49;
construction of speed retarders or sleeping policeman on the site access road either side of its intersection with Bridleway no. 49; and
the specification and positioning of suitable signage warning bridleway users of site traffic and vice versa, including potential for sudden noise impacts.
Such measures shall be retained for the life of the development.
REASON: In the interests of safety for users of the highway and public rights of way network in accordance with saved Policies GE21 and GE23 of the Bedfordshire & Luton Minerals & Waste Local Plan 2005. |
25)
Environmental protection and monitoring of impacts:
No activities or operations hereby permitted shall take place except in accordance with the operational dust control measures set out in the 'Addendum to Planning Statement Summary of Proposed Mitigation Measures' (dated July 2015).
REASON: To minimise nuisance to nearby receptors by reason of dust and to protect the amenities of surrounding land users in accordance with saved Policy GE18 of the Bedfordshire & Luton Minerals & Waste Local Plan 2005. |
26)
The external lighting hereby permitted shall not be used unless and until a scheme for the monitoring of lighting impacts from the site for a period of 1 year from the date of commencement of operations has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such scheme shall include details of and make provision for:
a methodology for assessing light spill and glare;
presentation of assessment results to the Local Planning Authority;
a review of the effectiveness of procedures for the control of lighting use outside permitted operational hours and any additional control measures to be introduced during those times;
appropriate mitigation measures to be introduced taking account of the assessment results provided under part b) to further reduce the impact on sensitive receptors, including wildlife corridors on and surrounding the site; and
a programme for implementation of the above.
The scheme as may be approved shall be complied with at all times.
REASON: To allow lighting impacts to be assessed against predicted effects and further mitigation measures or controls to be introduced and to minimise disturbance by reason of light spill and glare in accordance with saved Policies GE13 and GE18 of the Bedfordshire & Luton Minerals & Waste Local Plan 2005 and saved Policy BE8 of the South Bedfordshire Local Plan Review. |
27)
No operations hereby permitted shall take place unless and until a scheme for the monitoring of water quality for a period of 1 year has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such scheme shall include details of and make provision for:
a technical assessment to establish whether any contaminants are present in surface water run off and in the discharge from the SUDs pond;
presentation of assessment results to the Local Planning Authority;
identification of any remedial measures to be introduced in the light of assessment results provided under part b); and
a programme for implementation of the above.
Such scheme as may be approved shall be implemented in full.
REASON: To allow water quality impacts to be assessed in accordance with saved Policies GE17 and GE20 of the MWLP. |
28)
Notwithstanding the details contained within the submitted Odour Management Plan (dated 20 July 2015), no operations hereby permitted shall take place unless and until a scheme for the monitoring of odour impacts from the operational site for a period of 1 year has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such scheme shall include details of and make provision for:
a methodology for assessing odour impacts;
presentation of assessment results to the Local Planning Authority;
identification of additional mitigation measures to be adopted in the light of the assessment results provided under part b); and
a programme for implementation of the above.
Such scheme as may be approved shall be implemented in full.
REASON: To assess the impacts of the development against predicted effects and further mitigation measures or controls to be introduced and to minimise nuisance to nearby receptors by reason of odour and in accordance with saved Policy GE18 of the Bedfordshire & Luton Minerals & Waste Local Plan 2005. |
29)
Facing Materials:
No development shall take place except in accordance with the details of facing materials for the build out of phase 1 of the waste park (Household Waste Recycling Centre) as approved by letter dated 29 September 2017 under scheme reference CB/17/03755/MWS. Prior to their use in phase 2 of the waste park, details of proposed facing materials and external finishes of the waste transfer station building and ancillary buildings and structures approved by this permission, and a schedule of the colour of the external finishes of the windows, doors, roofs, soffits and fascias, and gutters and rainwater goods of the buildings, shall have been submitted to the Local Planning Authority for its written approval. Development shall only be carried out in accordance with the approved details.
REASON: In the interests of visual amenity and to control the appearance of the buildings in accordance with Policy WSP3 of the Minerals & Waste Local Plan: Strategic Sites & Policies (2014) and saved Policy BE8 of the South Bedfordshire Local Plan Review. |
30)
Landscaping:
Planting and landscaping of the site shall be undertaken in a phased manner in accordance with the details and specifications shown on drawing nos. WP_PLA_PH1_007 Rev. P1, WP_PLA_PH2_007 Rev. P1, WP_PLA_PH1_008 Rev. P1 and Drawing no. WP_PLA_PH2_008 Rev. P1 and in accordance with the details contained within the document entitled 'Works Information Specification Appendices Series 3000: Landscape and Ecology (Amendment 2 dated 3 August 2015). All planting and landscaping works shall be completed no later than the end of the first full planting and seeding seasons immediately following the completion of construction activities in each respective phase. The trees, shrubs, hedgerow plants and grassland areas shall be maintained for a period of 5 years from the date of planting in accordance with the 'Works Information Specification Appendices Series 3000: Landscape and Ecology' (Amendment 2 dated 3 August 2015). Any failed, damaged or missing plants during this period shall be replaced with others of a similar size and species and maintained until satisfactorily established.
REASON: In the interests of visual amenity and to provide suitable compensatory planting for that impacted by the development in accordance with saved Policies GE9 and GE10 of the Bedfordshire & Luton Minerals & Waste Local Plan 2005. |
31)
Planting and landscaping along the eastern side of the access road between Thorn Road and the Ouzel Brook shall be implemented in accordance with the details approved by letter dated 15 November 2017 under scheme reference CB/17/04299/MWS. Planting and landscaping along the western side of the access road between Thorn Road and the Ouzel Brook shall be implemented in accordance with drawing nos. WP_PLA_009 Rev. P06 and WP_PLA_PH2_008 Rev P1. Planting on both sides of the access road corridor shall be completed within 2 years following the substantial completion of the commercial development subject to planning permission refs. CB/15/1928/REG3 and CB/15/04918/REG3. The trees, shrubs, hedgerow plants and grassland shall be maintained for a period of 5 years from the date of planting in accordance with the 'Works Information Specification Appendices Series 3000: Landscape and Ecology' (Amendment 2 dated 3 August 2015). Any failed, damaged or missing plants during this period shall be replaced with others of a similar size and species and maintained until satisfactorily established.
REASON: In the interests of visual amenity and to provide suitable compensatory planting for that impacted by the development in accordance with saved Polices GE9 and GE10 of the Bedfordshire & Luton Minerals & Waste Local Plan 2005. |
32)
Habitat Management:
No operations hereby permitted shall take place unless and until a habitat and biodiversity enhancement and management plan for the site has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such plan shall be fully informed by the findings of the species surveys and complement the species mitigation / compensation strategies approved pursuant to conditions 9 and 10 respectively of this permission and also include provision of bird boxes. The plan as may be approved shall be implemented in full and complied with at all times.
REASON: To secure ecological improvements in accordance with saved Policy GE13 of the Bedfordshire & Luton Minerals & Waste Local Plan 2005. |
33)
No operations hereby permitted shall take place unless and until details have been submitted and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority in respect of:
a) a planting scheme for the eastern boundary of the operational waste park and winter maintenance and highways depot between the pedestrian footway and sewage treatment works on the south side of the Ouzel Brook. Such scheme shall have regard to the proximity of the overhead power lines and specify appropriate specimens such that at their full maturity no interference shall be caused to such infrastructure; and
b) a scheme of replacement and reinforcement planting to take account of trees, bushes and scrub removed from the southern and eastern boundaries of the field immediately to the south of the highways depot in connection with works to lay the rising main to the Anglian Water network.
The schemes required under parts a) and b) of this condition shall include a programme for implementation of the planting works and maintenance for a period of 5 years from the date of planting. Any failed, damaged or missing plants during this 5-year period shall be replaced with others of a similar size and species and maintained until satisfactorily established. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme.
REASON: In the interests of visual amenity and to provide suitable compensatory planting for that impacted by the development in accordance with saved Policy GE9 of the Bedfordshire & Luton Minerals & Waste Local Plan 2005. |
34)
No Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) shall be parked overnight on the Household Waste Recycling Centre except operational vehicles associated with the permitted use and not more than 5 such HGVs shall be parked on the Household Waste Recycling Centre on any given night.
REASON: To restrict development to that applied for. |
35)
Visibility splays shall be provided at the junction of the main spine road and the western perimeter side road such that the required splay lines shall be 2.4 metres measured along the centre line of the side road from its junction with the channel of the main spine road and 43 metres measured from the centre line of the side road along the line of the channel of the main spine road. The required vision splays shall be kept free of any obstruction for the life of the development.
REASON: To provide adequate visibility between the main spine road and the side road and to make it safe and convenient for the traffic which is likely to use it in accordance with saved Policy GE23 of the Bedfordshire & Luton Minerals & Waste Local Plan 2005. |
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