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Conditions or Reasons for Planning Application - CB/20/04764/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 development hereby approved shall be built in accordance with the final finished floor levels of the dwellings as shown on plan no LAND1 Rev A1 unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
Reason: To ensure that an acceptable relationship results between the new development and adjacent buildings and public areas.
(Section 12, NPPF)
3) No development shall commence until a detailed surface water drainage scheme, to manage surface water runoff from the development within the red and blue land for up to and including the 1 in 100 year event (+40%CC) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The discharge rate from the development will be limited to the equivalent 1 in 1 year rate, or an appropriate rate as agreed by the Bedford Group of Internal Drainage Boards. The final detailed design shall be based on the agreed drainage strategy (REF:1418 Rpt, 2018) and DEFRAs Non-statutory technical standards for sustainable drainage systems (March 2018) and shall be implemented and maintained as approved. Maintenance will ensure the system functions as designed for the lifetime of the development. Any variation to the connections and controls indicated on the approved drawing which may be necessary at the time of construction would require the resubmission of those details to the Local Planning Authority for approval.

Reason: This is a pre-commencement condition to ensure the approved system will function to a satisfactory minimum standard of operation and maintenance and prevent the increased risk of flooding both on and off site, in accordance with para 167 and 169 of the NPPF and its supporting technical guidance.
4) No development above ground building works shall commence until an Ecological Enhancement Strategy (EES) for the creation of new wildlife features such as hibernacula, the inclusion of integrated bird/bat and bee boxes in buildings/structures, hedgehog holes in fences and tree, hedgerow, shrub and wildflower planting/establishment has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The content shall include the:
a) purpose and objectives for the proposed works;
b) detailed design(s) and/or working method(s) necessary to achieve stated objectives (including, where relevant, type and source of materials to be used);
c) extent and location of proposed works shown on appropriate scale maps and plans;
d) timetable for implementation, demonstrating that works are aligned with the proposed phasing of construction;
e) persons responsible for implementing the works;
f) details of initial aftercare and long-term maintenance.

The works shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the approved details and shall be retained in that manner thereafter

Reason: To ensure development is ecologically sensitive and secures biodiversity enhancements in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework.
5) No development shall take place until a landscaping scheme to include all hard and soft landscaping and details of boundary treatment 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: This is a pre-commencement condition to ensure an acceptable standard of landscaping and flood management.
(Sections 12, 14 & 15, NPPF)
6) Notwithstanding the details submitted, the development hereby permitted will be constructed in black ship lap wood, brick, roof tile, upvc doors, windows and guttering to match the existing dwellings No.1-4 Cookes Meadow unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: To control the appearance of the building in the interests of the visual amenities of the locality.
(Section 12, NPPF)
7) The 17.0m length forward visibility splay indicated at the bend of the access on the approved drawing no. SP1 rev B shall be implemented prior to occupation and thereafter, the splay maintained free of all obstruction to visibility

Reason: In the interests of road safety.
8) Before the premises are occupied all on site vehicular areas shall be surfaced in a stable and durable materials in accordance with details to be approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Arrangements shall be made for surface water drainage from the site to soak away within the site so that it does not discharge into the highway or into the main drainage system.

Reason: To avoid the carriage of mud or other extraneous material or surface water from the site so as to safeguard the interest of highway safety and reduce the risk of flooding and to minimise inconvenience to users of the premises and ensure satisfactory parking of vehicles outside highway limits
9) Prior to occupation, the proposed development shall be carried out and completed in all respects in accordance with the access siting and layout illustrated on the approved drawing no. SP1 rev C and defined by this permission and, notwithstanding the provision of the Town and Country Planning General Permitted Development Order 1995, (or any Order revoking or re-enacting that Order) there shall be no variation without the prior approval in writing of the Local Planning Authority.

Reason:To ensure that the development of the site is completed insofar as its various parts are interrelated and dependent one upon another and to provide adequate and appropriate access arrangements at all times.
10) 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)
11) Any contamination that is found during the course of construction of the approved development that was not previously identified shall be reported immediately to the local planning authority. Development on the part of the site affected shall be suspended and a risk assessment carried out and submitted to, and approved in writing by, the local planning authority. Where unacceptable risks are found remediation and verification schemes shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. These approved schemes shall be carried out before the development is resumed or continued.

Reason: To ensure that any contamination which exists on the site is identified and properly dealt with in the interests of the residential amenity of the future occupiers of the site and of the surrounding area. (Section 12, NPPF)
12) The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out except in complete accordance with the details shown on the submitted plans, numbers LP1C Location plan, SP1C Site plan, Gransden Left - 1H, 2H, 3H, 4H, Gransden Right 1H, 2H, 3H, 4H, LAND1 Rev A1, 16788-Topo-C-Sheet 1 (5), 16788-Topo-C-Sheet 2 (5), 16788-Topo-C-Sheet 3 (5), 16788-Topo-C-Sheet 4 (5), 16788-Topo-C-Sheet 5 (5), 16-10 J4 Block plan with Flood Zone, Flood Plan discussion, Flood Risk Assessment Jan 2018, Design & Access Statement.

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


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