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Conditions or Reasons for Planning Application - CB/21/05529/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) All external works hereby permitted shall be carried out in materials to match as closely as possible in colour, type and texture, those shown on the document titled Materials and Finishes Schedule dated 15.05.2023.

Reason: To safeguard the appearance of the completed development by ensuring that the development hereby permitted is finished externally with materials to match the existing building in the interests of the visual amenities of the locality.
(Policy HQ1 of the CBLP, and Section 12, NPPF)
3) The planting and landscaping scheme shown on approved Drawing No. TCTC-18269-L-01 Rev B 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 shall mean the period from October to March). The trees, shrubs and grass shall subsequently be maintained for a period of five years from the date of planting and any which die or are destroyed during this period shall be replaced during the next planting season with others of a similar size and species.

Reason: To ensure an acceptable standard of landscaping.
(Sections 12 & 15, NPPF)
4) Prior to occupation, a validation report shall be submitted and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority to demonstrate the effectiveness of any agreed Remediation Strategy. Any such validation shall include responses to any unexpected contamination discovered during works.

Reason: To protect human health and to ensure that no future investigation is required under Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
5) The surface water drainage shall be constructed to manage surface water runoff from the development for up to and including 1 in 100 year event (+40%CC), via infiltration. The final detailed design shall be based on the agreed SuDS report (Ref: Nimbus, C3039-R1-REV-A, June 23 and drawing C3039-03A, Rev A, 16/6/23) 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: 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 CBC Local policy CC3 to CC5 and NPPF Paras 159 to 169 Inclusive of foot notes 54 to 56 and its supporting technical guidance.
6) The proposed Electric Vehicle Charging (EVC) Points shall be implemented in full accordance with the document titled Appendix 4 Planning Applications Submission Documents. The EVC points will be implemented and retained in their approved locations thereby after. The EVC points shall be brought into use prior to the occupation of any dwelling within their respective block.

Reason: To promote sustainable and alternative modes of transport.
(Policy T5 of the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan and paragraph 112e of the NPPF)
7) The maximum gradient of the vehicular access shall be 10% (1 in 10).

Reason: In the interests of the safety of persons using the access and users of the highway.
(Section 9, NPPF)
8) 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.
(Section 9, NPPF)
9) Prior to any occupation, the refuse storage area outlined on plan nos. PL104 Rev D, PL101 Rev D, PL108 Rev D shall be laid out and made available for the residents of the units. The storage areas shall be retained as such thereby after.

Reason: To ensure the refuse collection bins do not cause a hazard or obstruction to the highway or parking area.
(Section 9, NPPF)
10) Prior to any occupation, the cycle storage area outlined on plan nos. PL104 Rev D, PL101 Rev D, PL108 Rev D shall be laid out and made available for the residents of the units. The storage areas shall be retained as such thereby after.

Reason: In order to promote sustainable modes of transport.
(Section 9, NPPF)
11) No dwelling shall be occupied until the fire hydrant is installed and operational, in accordance with the document titled 'Fire Hydrant Provision'. Thereafter the fire hydrant shall be retained as approved in perpetuity.

Reason: In the interests of fire safety and providing safe and accessible developments.
(Section 8, NPPF)
12) All windows in the southeast facing side elevation of block 2 hereby permitted shall be permanently fitted with obscured glass of a type to substantially restrict vision through it at all times and shall be non-opening, unless the parts of the windows which can be opened are more than 1.7m above the floor of the rooms in which the windows is installed. No further windows or other openings shall be formed in this elevation.

Reason: To safeguard the privacy of occupiers of adjoining properties
(Section 12, NPPF)
13) All windows in the northwest facing side elevation of block 3 hereby permitted shall be permanently fitted with obscured glass of a type to substantially restrict vision through it at all times and shall be non-opening, unless the parts of the windows which can be opened are more than 1.7m above the floor of the rooms in which the windows is installed. No further windows or other openings shall be formed in this elevation.

Reason: To safeguard the privacy of occupiers of adjoining properties
(Section 12, NPPF)
14) The development hereby approved shall be carried out in exact accordance with the details and proposals included within the Ecological Enhancement Plan (119921) dated December 2021. The proposals within the EEP shall be carried out prior to the occupation of the respective block of flats in which the enhancement is proposed, and shall be retained in accordance with the document hereby after.
Reason: To ensure development is ecologically sensitive and secures biodiversity enhancements in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework.
15) The development hereby approved shall be carried out in complete accordance with the Sustainability Statement. A verification report shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the occupation of any dwelling. The verification report shall demonstrate how the development and each dwelling has been designed and constructed in accordance with the approved statement.

Reason: To ensure a satisfactory standard of design for development that embraces the measures to reduce the impact of climate change and provides a sustainable form of development in compliance with policy CC1 of the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework.
16) The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out except in complete accordance with the details shown on the submitted plans, numbers:

21/173/01
21/173/02
21/173/03
21/173/04
TCTC-18269-L-01 Rev B
CBC-001
PL100 Rev C
PL101 Rev D
PL102 Rev D
PL103 Rev D
PL104 Rev D
PL105 Rev E
PL106 Rev E
PL107 Rev D
PL108 Rev D
PL109 Rev D
PL110 Rev D
PL111 Rev D
PL201 Rev C
PL202 Rev C
PL203 Rev C
PL204 Rev D
PL205 Rev C
PL206 Rev C
PL207

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


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