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Conditions or Reasons for Planning Application - CB/22/02889/DOC

Conditions or Reasons:

17) No development approved by this permission shall take place until further Phase 2 investigations, as recommended by the previously submitted Geosphere Environmental Ltd report dated 9th November 2020 (Ref: 4694,GI/GROUND/EP,SG/09-11-20/V2), have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Where found to be necessary by the additional phase 2 sampling report a remediation strategy to deal with the risks associated with contamination of the site shall also be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The remediation strategy shall include an options appraisal giving full details of the remediation measures required and how they are to be undertaken. The strategy shall include a plan providing details of how the remediation works shall be judged to be complete and arrangements for contingency action.

Reason: To protect human health and to ensure that no future investigation is required under Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.

25) No development shall take place (including any, ground works, site clearance) until an ecological Precautionary Method of Working (PMW) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The PMW shall be informed by the November 2020 Preliminary Ecological Appraisal and include the following;
Risk assessment of potentially damaging construction activities.
Identification of 'biodiversity protection zones'.
Practical measures (both physical measures and sensitive working practices) to avoid or reduce impacts during construction (may be provided as a set of method statements).
The location and timing of sensitive works to avoid harm to biodiversity features.
The times during construction when specialist ecologists need to be present on site to oversee works.
Responsible persons and lines of communication.
The role and responsibilities on site of an ecological clerk of works (ECoW) or similarly competent person.
Use of protective fences, exclusion barriers and warning signs.

The approved PMW shall be adhered to and implemented throughout the construction period strictly in accordance with the approved details, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the local planning authority.

Reason
To ensure that ecological features are not harmed during the construction process.

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