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Conditions or Reasons for Planning Application - CB/21/05649/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 permitted shall not be carried out except in complete accordance with the details shown on the submitted plans, numbers: 254/02/200/P8, 254/03/300/P7, 254?03/301/P4, 254/04/100/P3, 254/04/101/P3, 254/04/102/P3, 254/103/P3, 254/04/104//P3, 254/04/105/P3, 254/05/100/P3 and 254/05/101/P3.


Reason: To identify the approved plan/s and to avoid doubt.
3) Notwithstanding the submitted information, details of the materials to be used in the courtyard surrounding the multi-stem sycamore shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority before any work other than demolition takes place. The proposed materials shall be porous. Development shall take place in accordance with the approved details. No non-porous materials shall be used within the root protection area of the tree.

Reason: To safeguard the RPA of the multi stem sycamore tree and to ensure that the materials chosen do not hinder nutrient delivery to the tree.
(Policy EE4, CBLP and Section 15, NPPF)
4) Part A:

No development shall take place until an archaeological written scheme of investigation (WSI), has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local planning Authority.The WSI shall include the following components:

1. method statements for the investigation of all archaeological remains present at the site

2. method statements for the preservation in situ of any archaeological remains that cannot be fully investigated (if appropriate)

3. an outline strategy for post-excavation assessment, analysis and publication,including details of the timetable for each stage of the post-excavation works

Part B:

The said development shall only be implemented in full accordance with the approved WSI and this condition shall only be fully discharged when:

1. all elements of the archaeological fieldwork have been undertaken and the date of completion has been confirmed in writing by the Local Planning Authority

2. the post-excavation assessment, analysis and final archaeological report has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. This shall be done within 12 months of the date of completion of the archaeological fieldwork unless otherwise agreed in advance in writing by the Local Planning Authority

3. the preparation of the site archives (both physical and digital) for deposition at stores approved by the Local Planning Authority has been undertaken and confirmed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. For the digital archive this will include confirmation of the intention to deposit with a CoreTrust Seal certified repository dedicated to storing archaeological archives.

4. the preparation of an archive report and the submission of a publication report (if applicable) have been undertaken and confirmed in writing by the Local Planning Authority Unless otherwise agreed in advance in writing by the Local Planning Authority, items 3, and 4of Part B of this condition shall be completed within 2 years of the archaeological fieldwork date of completion.

Reason: This condition is pre-commencement as a failure to secure archaeological investigation in advance of development, to secure the long term future of the archive and to make the record of that work publicly available would be contrary to policy HE1 of the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan 2015-2031 (adopted July 2021) and paragraph 205 of the National Planning Policy Framework that requires developers to record and advance of understandingng of the significance of any heritage assets affected by development before they are lost (wholly or in part).This is advice is in line with Chapter 18 of the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan 2015-2031 (adopted 2021) and Chapter 16, NPPF (2021)
5) No development shall take place, including any works of demolition, until a Construction Traffic Management Plan, associated with the development of the site,has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The Construction Traffic Management Plan shall include information on:
(A) The parking of construction vehicles
(B) Loading and unloading of plant and materials used in the development
(C) Storage of plant and materials used in the development
(D) The erection and maintenance of any required security hoarding / scaffolding that would affect the highway
(E) On site turning area
(F) Wheel washing facilities
(G)Measures on site to control the deposition of dirt / mud on surrounding roads during the development.
(H) Footpath/foot way/cycle way or road closures needed during the development period
(I)Traffic management needed during the development period; including any temporary traffic lights at the junction of Rectory Lane with Church Street
(J)Times of deliveries
(K) Mitigation of size of vehicles using the site; if a vehicle is too large to gain access to the site where will it park, how will it be loaded/unloaded
(L) Relocation of the telegraph pole and fire hydrant
(M) How waste/soil will be removed from the site, by how many vehicles, what size of vehicle and its destination
(N) Location and details of any signage relating to closure of the highway and construction/demolition
(O) Reconstruction of the Right-of-Way after the construction period has ceased
(P) Location of any scaffolding/skips within the highway.

The approved Construction Management Plan associated with the development of the site shall be adhered to throughout the development process.

Reason: The condition must be discharged prior to construction activities commencing in the interests of safety, protecting the amenity of local land uses, neighbouring residents and highway safety.
(Policy HQ1, CBLP and Sections 8, 9 and 15, NPPF)
6) The development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the recommendations and ecological measures and/or works specified in the MKA Ecology Reports: Preliminary Ecological Appraisal and Preliminary Roost Assessment (September 2021), Nocturnal Bat Survey and Aerial Tree Inspection (November 2021) and Ecological Method Statement for Great Crested Newt (July 2022) as already submitted with the planning application and agreed in principle with the local planning authority prior to determination.

Reason: To ensure the development is ecologically sensitive in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework.
(Policy EE3, CBLP and Section 15, NPPF)


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