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Conditions or Reasons for Planning Application - CB/20/03571/FULL
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 dwellings hereby permitted shall not be occupied until a landscaping scheme to include all hard and soft landscaping and a scheme for landscape maintenance for a period of five years following the implementation of the landscaping scheme have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved scheme shall be implemented by the end of the full planting season immediately following the completion and/or first occupation 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 in accordance with the approved landscape maintenance scheme and any which die or are destroyed during this period shall be replaced during the next planting season.

Reason: To ensure an acceptable standard of landscaping.
(Sections 12 & 15, NPPF)
3) Notwithstanding the provisions of Part 1, Classes A, B or C of Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no extensions or external alterations to the dwellings hereby permitted shall be carried out without the grant of further specific planning permission from the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: To control the external appearance of the buildings in the interests of the amenities of the area, to protect the openness of the Green Belt and also to minimise the impact on the setting of the Grade II Listed Building.
(Sections 12, 13 and 16, NPPF)
4) Notwithstanding the provisions of Part 1 Class E of Schedule 2 to the Town and Country (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no buildings or other structures shall be erected or constructed within the curtilage of the property without the grant of further specific planning permission from the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: To protect the openness of the Green Belt.
(Section 13, NPPF)
5) No development approved by this permission shall take place until the following has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority:
A Phase 1 Desk Study report documenting the ground conditions of the site with regard to potential contamination;
A Phase 2 Site Investigation (where shown as necessary the Phase 1 Desk Study);
A Phase 3 Remediation Scheme (where shown as necessary by the Phase 2 Site Investigation)

All such work shall be undertaken in accordance with BS:10175:2011 or other appropriate guidance issued by the regulatory authorities. The work shall be sufficient to ensure that measures will be taken to mitigate any risks to human health and the wider environment.

Reason: The condition should be discharged prior to commencement to protect human health and to ensure that no future investigation is required under Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
(Section 15, NPPF)
6) The Ecological works should be carried out in accordance with the details contained in the July 2020 Preliminary Ecological Appraisal as submitted with the planning application. The works should be carried out and implemented prior to the occupation of the dwellings hereby approved and retained as approved thereby after.

Reason: To ensure the development delivers a net gain in biodiversity, as well as protecting the existing biodiversity across the site.
(Section 15, NPPF)
7) No work of building demolition or alteration shall take place until the applicant or developer has implemented and submitted to the Local Planning Authority, for written approval, a completed scheme of internal and external photographic building recording which has been undertaken in stages, allowing for the removal of existing internal modern grain processing installations and equipment, and to a level of detail agreed in advance and in writing by the Local Planning Authority, which shall accord with the English Heritage (Historic England) recommendations for photographic survey set out in paragraphs 5.5, 4.4.8 and 4.5.2 of the publication Understanding Historic Buildings: a guide to good recording practice (Historic England 2016).

Reason: This condition is pre-commencement as a failure to secure an appropriate photographic record in advance of building demolition or alteration would be contrary to paragraph 199 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) that requires developers to record and advance understanding of the significance of any heritage assets to be lost (wholly or in part) as a consequence of the approved works.
8) Notwithstanding the details submitted with the application, and prior to the commencement of the constructional phase of the development hereby approved, full details of the extent of existing structural timber frame alterations and repairs proposed to be undertaken to the structures to be retained, including component frame elements to be replaced, in whole or part, shown clearly on drawn elevational detail at a scale of 1:50, and supported by a written method statement of the timber frame works to be undertaken, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and the approved works shall be undertaken thereafter strictly in accordance with the approved details. No component element of the existing timber framing shall be removed, replaced or altered without the express written consent of the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: To ensure that the approved development is carried out in a manner that safeguards the historic fabric and traditional character of the historic, and listed, buildings to be retained in the approved development
(Section 16, NPPF)
9) Notwithstanding the details submitted with the application, a full selection of samples of the external materials (including proposed replacement or supplementary timber cladding, face brick, rainwater goods, roof coverings including ridge elements), proposed to be used in respect of the development hereby approved shall be provided for consideration and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of any work of construction on site either by way of :-

i) a full samples assemblage made available on site for Local Planning Authority inspection, with product types, including bricks, identified by product name and manufacturer; or
ii) a full photographic materials schedule submission, with product types, including bricks, identified by product name and manufacturer, and proposed timber cladding shown in profile.

The approved development shall be undertaken thereafter strictly in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: To ensure that the approved development is carried out in a manner that safeguards the historic fabric and traditional character of the historic, and listed, buildings to be retained in the approved development
(Section 16, NPPF)
10) Notwithstanding the details submitted with the application, samples of all materials proposed to be used in the hard landscaping of the development hereby approved shall be provided for consideration and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of any work of construction on site either by way of :-

i) a full samples assemblage made available on site for Local Planning Authority inspection with product types identified by product name and manufacturer
ii) a full photographic materials schedule submission with product types identified by product name and manufacturer, as appropriate

The approved development shall be undertaken thereafter strictly in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: To ensure that the approved development is carried out in a manner that safeguards the historic character of the site and the character of the listed buildings which the site contains
(Section 16, NPPF)
11) Notwithstanding the details submitted with the application, no external decorative finishes shall be applied to the development hereby approved until a full external finishes Schedule, including colours expressed as RAL nos. or demonstrated by colour swatches, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved development shall be undertaken thereafter strictly in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: To ensure that the approved development is carried out in a manner that safeguards the traditional character of the historic, and listed, buildings to be retained in the approved development
(Section 16, NPPF)
12) Notwithstanding the details submitted with the application, all new windows and external doors proposed to be installed as part of the development hereby approved shall be of timber construction, full details of which, including glazing type and opening arrangements for the windows, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to installation on site, and the approved development shall thereafter be implemented strictly in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: To ensure that the approved development is carried out in a manner that safeguards the historic fabric and traditional character of the historic, and listed, buildings to be retained in the approved development
(Section 16, NPPF)
13) Notwithstanding the details submitted with the application, and prior to commencement of the constructional phase of the development hereby approved, drawn section details (at a scale between 1:10 and 1:20 as appropriate) clearly demonstrating the following shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, and the approved development shall be undertaken thereafter strictly in accordance with the approved details:-

- the relationship of timber weatherboard cladding, wall insulation and wall framing, as appropriate, to any brick plinth structure (typical detail)
- the relationship of wall insulation to masonry wall structures to be retained, as appropriate (typical detail)
- the method of incorporating, including indication of final decorative finishes, weatherboard-clad historically exterior wall areas within the internal spaces of the proposed conversion (the western room range, including bedrooms, in proposed Unit 1 typical detail)
- the relationship of the window and door installations hereby approved to the external envelope of the building (typical detail)
Reason: To ensure that the approved development is carried out in a manner that safeguards the historic fabric and traditional character of the historic, and listed, buildings to be retained in the approved development
(Section 16, NPPF)
14) Notwithstanding the details submitted with the application, and prior to commencement of the constructional phase of the development hereby approved, drawn details in plan and section at a scale between 1:10 and 1:20, showing the retention and incorporation of existing animal feed troughs in the allocated storage areas of proposed Units 1 and 2, as appropriate, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority: and the approved development shall be undertaken thereafter strictly in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: To ensure that the approved development is carried out in a manner that safeguards the historic fabric and traditional character of the historic, and listed, buildings to be retained in the approved development
(Section 16, NPPF)
15) Notwithstanding the details submitted with the application, and prior to commencement of the constructional phase of the development hereby approved, full details of all intended boundary treatments, clearly confirmed on a site layout plan at a scale of 1:200, in respect of the following shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and the approved development shall be undertaken thereafter strictly in accordance with the approved details:-

- development site (main) boundary enclosure treatment including gates, as appropriate
- property unit/amenity space boundary enclosure treatment including gates, as appropriate

Reason: To ensure that the approved development is carried out in a manner that safeguards the historic character of the site and the character of the listed buildings which the site contains, and to ensure an appropriate boundary treatment is proposed that would ensure no unacceptable harm was caused to the openness of the Green Belt.
(Sections 13 and 16, NPPF)
16) Notwithstanding the details submitted with the application, the rainwater goods to be installed as part of the development hereby approved shall be of 'Heritage Range' black painted cast aluminium unless otherwise agreed in writing, and in advance of installation, by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: To ensure that the approved development is carried out in a manner that safeguards the traditional character of the historic, and listed, buildings to be retained in the approved development
(Section 16, NPPF)
17) Notwithstanding the details submitted with the application, any new or replacement timber weatherboard cladding to be installed as part of the development hereby approved shall be of recognised traditional dimensions and profile unless agreed otherwise in writing, and in advance of installation, by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: To ensure that the approved development is carried out in a manner that safeguards the traditional character of the historic, and listed, buildings to be retained in the approved development
(Section 16, NPPF)
18) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no alterations to the carports hereby permitted, including the insertion of a garage door, roller shutter or gate, shall be carried out without the grant of further specific permission from the Local Planning Authority.

REASON: To ensure the provision of car parking clear of the highway.
(Section 9, NPPF)
19) The turning space for service vehicles illustrated on the approved Plan No A 47053 7B shall be constructed before the development is first brought into use and shall be maintained free from obstruction in perpetuity, for its intended use.

Reason: To enable service vehicles to draw off, park and turn outside the highway limits thereby avoiding the reversing of vehicles on to the highway.
(section 9, NPPF)
20) Prior to occupation, a scheme for the secure and covered parking of cycles on the site (including the internal dimensions of the cycle parking area, stands/brackets to be used and access thereto), calculated at one cycle parking space per bedroom shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall be fully implemented before the development is first occupied or brought into use and thereafter retained for this purpose.

Reason: To ensure the provision of adequate cycle parking to meet the needs of occupiers of the proposed development in the interests of encouraging the use of sustainable modes of transport.
(Section 9, NPPF)
21) Details of the refuse collection point located outside of the public highway and any visibility splays shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority prior to the occupation of any dwelling. The scheme shall be fully implemented prior to occupation of any dwelling and shall be retained thereafter.

Reason: In the interest of amenity and in order to minimise danger, obstruction and inconvenience to users of the highway and the premises.
(Section 9, NPPF)
22) Before the development is first occupied or brought into use, the parking scheme shown on plan no A 47053 7B shall be completed and thereafter retained for this purpose.

Reason: To ensure the provision of car parking clear of the highway.
(Section 9, NPPF)
23) 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)
24) The development hereby permitted shall be undertaken in full accordance with the Council's adopted 'Environmental 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 natural environment, both in and surrounding the site (Section 12, NPPF)
25) The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out except in complete accordance with the details shown on the submitted plans, numbers 47053 7B, 54053 08C, 47053 09, 47053 03A, 47053 1.

Reason: To identify the approved plans and to avoid doubt.


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