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Conditions or Reasons for Planning Application - CB/20/04762/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) No work of building demolition shall take place until the applicant has implemented and submitted to the Local Planning Authority, and gained Local Planning Authority written approval of, a completed scheme of external and internal photographic recording of the structure to be rebuilt, undertaken with all internal debris cleared out and all flooring swept clean and to a level of detail agreed in advance and in writing by the Local Planning Authority, which shall be not less than Historic England recording level 2 as set out in sections 5.2 and 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 historic record of the structure to be rebuilt in advance of works of demolition would be contrary to paragraph 205 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.
3) Notwithstanding the details submitted with the application, no work of building demolition shall take place until full details of the incorporation within the rebuilt structure hereby approved of all surviving areas of brick pave floor and drainage channel detailing, demonstrating replication of configuration and detailing and supported by constructional drawn detail in plan and section at a scale between 1:10 and 1:20, as appropriate, has been 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 development hereby approved is undertaken with due regard to, and in maintenance of, the historic character, appearance and detailing of the Strangers' Stables structure (Section 16, NPPF)
4) Notwithstanding the details given in the application samples of all external material samples to be used in the development hereby approved, including face brick, detail brick, rainwater goods, roof slate and ridges, demonstrating, as appropriate, close-matching with materials to be reclaimed and re-used, shall be provided for consideration by, and the written approval of, the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of any work of construction on site either by way of :-

i) reclaimed and new material samples (which shall be identifiable by manufacturers product type), paired to demonstrate match as appropriate, made available on site for Local Planning Authority inspection
ii) reclaimed and new material samples (which shall be identifiable by manufacturers product type), paired to demonstrate match as appropriate, made available to the Local Planning Authority by way of a full photograph schedule submission

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

Reason: To ensure that the development hereby approved is undertaken with due regard to, and in maintenance of, the historic character, appearance and detailing of the Strangers' Stables structure (Section 16, NPPF)
5) Notwithstanding the details submitted with the application, and prior to commencement of the constructional phase of the development hereby approved, a full external decorative finishes Schedule, to include the decorative treatment of exterior render finishes, with colours expressed as RAL nos., manufacturers product name or code or demonstrated by colour swatches, 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 development hereby approved is undertaken with due regard to, and in maintenance of, the historic character, appearance and detailing of the Strangers' Stables structure (Section 16, NPPF)
6) Notwithstanding the details submitted with the application, and prior to any work of building repairs or alteration being undertaken, a full Schedule of Works in respect of the Outbuilding to be retained for use as Stores and Offices as part of the development hereby approved, 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 development hereby approved is undertaken with due regard to, and in maintenance of, the historic character, appearance and detailing of the Outbuilding structure (Section 16, NPPF)
7) Notwithstanding the details submitted with the application, any trickle vents to be incorporated in the new full height window installations proposed as part of the development hereby approved shall be of a concealed vent type only.

Reason: To ensure that the development hereby approved is undertaken with due regard to, and in maintenance of, the historic character, appearance and detailing of the Strangers' Stables structure (Section 16, NPPF)
8) The development hereby permitted shall not be commenced until a detailed surface water drainage design has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority. The design shall be fully implemented and subsequently maintained, in accordance with the timing / phasing arrangements embodied within the scheme or within any other period as may subsequently be agreed, in writing, by the Local Planning Authority.
The scheme to be submitted shall include:

Plans and calculations showing sufficient disposal, storage and conveyance of surface water (up to and including for the 1in100 year event + a 40% allowance for climate change).
Demonstration that flood risk will not be increased on or off site and, where reasonable, the betterment of existing flood risk.
Overview of proposed construction of the system and any phasing of works.
Confirmation of the management and maintenance arrangements for the surface water drainage system in its entirety, including any split in public and private responsibilities.

Reason: To ensure the approved system will function to a satisfactory minimum standard of operation and prevent the increased risk of flooding both on and off site for the lifetime of the development and to ensure that the implementation and long term operation of a sustainable drainage system is in line with what has been approved.
(Section 15, NPPF)
9) Prior to the opening of the visitor centre, a landscaping scheme to include all hard and soft landscaping (including street furniture and lighting) based upon plan number PL005 Rev A 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 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 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)
10) All ecological measures and/or works shall be carried out in accordance with the details contained in the July 2020 Protected Species Survey of Buildings at Woburn Abbey, Woburn, as already submitted with the planning application and agreed in principle with the local planning authority prior to determination.
11) The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out except in complete accordance with the details shown on the submitted plans, numbers PL001 Rev A, PL002, PL003, PL004, PL005 Rev A, PL006, Topography Survey - Woburn Abbey, 21814 - Sheet 1, 21814 - Sheet 2, PL200 Rev A, PL201, PL202, PL203 Rev A, PL204, PL205, PL206, PL208, PL300, PL301, PL302, Design and Access/Heritage Statement dated November 2020, Protected Species Survey of Buildings at Woburn Abbey, Woburn, Bedfordshire dated July 2020, TJC2017.42 - Archaeology Assessment and Strangers Stables Heritage Statement dated March 2021.

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


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