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Conditions or Reasons for Planning Application - CB/22/03156/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 development above ground shall take place shall take place until details of the existing and final ground and slab levels of the building alongside a streetscene plan hereby approved have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such details shall include sections through both the site and the adjoining properties, the location of which shall first be agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter the site shall be developed in full accordance with the approved details.

Reason: To ensure that an acceptable relationship results between the new development and adjacent buildings and public areas.
(Sections 12 & 16, NPPF)
3) No development shall take place, notwithstanding the details submitted with the application, until details of the materials to be used for the external walls and roofs of the development hereby approved have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall thereafter be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: To control the appearance of the building in the interests of the visual amenities of the locality.
(Section 12, 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 contain the following components:

a method statement for the investigation of any archaeological remains that will be affected by the development
an outline strategy for post-excavation assessment, analysis, archive preparation and publication, including details of the timetable for each stage of the post-excavation works

The said development shall only be implemented in full accordance with the approved archaeological scheme.

Part B: This condition shall only be fully discharged when:

all elements of the archaeological fieldwork have been undertaken and the date of completion has been confirmed in writing by the Local Planning Authority
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 8 months of the date of completion of the archaeological fieldwork unless otherwise agreed in advance in writing by the Local Planning Authority
the preparation of the site archives (including the production of an archive report) 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 CoreTrustSeal certified repository dedicated to storing archaeological archives.
the publication report text has been prepared for submission to a recognised archaeological journal, or an approved final archaeological report is submitted for inclusion in the Historic Environment Record, and this has been confirmed in writing by the Local Planning Authority

Unless otherwise agreed in advance in writing by the Local Planning Authority, items 3, and 4 of Part B of this condition shall be completed within 18 months of the archaeological fieldwork date of completion.

Reason: In line with policy HE1 of the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan 2015-2035 (adopted July 2021) and paragraph 205 of the National Planning Policy Framework (July 2021): to investigate and record any archaeological remains affected by the development, to safeguard the long-term future of the archive and to make the record of all the work publicly available. Part A of this condition is pre-commencement because development works can have an irreversible impact on archaeological remains and an approved programme of investigation must be in place before the development starts.

(Chapter 18 of the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan 2015-2035 (adopted 2021) and Chapter 16, NPPF (2021).
5) The ground floor window(s) in the south side elevation serving the kitchen and north side elevation serving the bathroom of the development 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 window(s) which can be opened are more than 1.7m above the floor of the room(s) in which the window(s) is installed. No further windows or other openings shall be formed in the north and south side elevations.

Reason: To safeguard the privacy of occupiers of adjoining properties
(Section 12, NPPF)
6) No development shall take place until a landscaping scheme to include all hard and soft landscaping 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)
8) The development hereby permitted shall be undertaken in full accordance with the Council's adopted 'Environmental Code of Practice' https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/info/44/planning/674/codes_of_practice_for_planning/3

Reason: In order to minimise the impact of development on existing trees, landscape features and biodiversity (Section 15, NPPF)
9) The existing onsite outbuilding attached to the existing detached garage associated to the property known as 'The Beeches' and also hatched in dark green on Plan No. BURG/22309/PROP1F annotated to be removed shall be demolished and all resultant detritus completely removed from the site prior to the commencement of building works.

Reason: In the interests of providing adequate useable private amenity space for current and future occupiers of the host dwelling. (Section 12, NPPF)
10) Before development commences the proposed parking layout for the existing property shall be constructed in accordance with the approved details.

Reason
In order to minimise danger, obstruction and inconvenience to users of the highway and the premises.
(Policies HQ1, T2 & T3 of the Local Plan 2015-2035 and Sections 9 & 12, NPPF)
11) Visibility splays shall be provided at the junction of the access road with the public highway before the new development is brought into use. The minimum dimensions to provide the required splay lines shall be 2.4m measured along the centre line of the access road from its junction with the channel of the public highway and 91m measured in a south westerly direction and to a point which is tangential to the nearside channel line, in a north easterly direction along the line of the channel of the public highway. The required vision splays shall for the perpetuity of the development remain free of any obstruction to visibility.

Reason
To provide adequate visibility between the existing highway and the access road serving the property, and to make the access safe and convenient for the traffic which is likely to use it.
(Policies HQ1, T2 & T3 of the Local Plan 2015-2035 and Sections 9 & 12, NPPF)
12) Before the new premises are occupied all on site vehicular areas shall be surfaced in a stable and durable material, in accordance with the details on the approved plan. 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 within the curtilage of the property.
(Policies HQ1, T2 & T3 of the Local Plan 2015-2035 and Sections 9 & 12, NPPF)
13) Before the new development is first occupied, the parking scheme shown on the approved plan shall be completed and thereafter retained for this purpose.

Reason
To ensure the provision of car parking clear of the highway.
(Policies HQ1, T2 & T3 of the Local Plan 2015-2035 and Sections 9 & 12, NPPF)
14) The turning area for vehicles illustrated on the approved plan shall be constructed before the new development is first brought into use and shall be kept clear from obstruction in perpetuity for its intended use.

Reason
To enable vehicles to draw off, park and turn outside the highway limits thereby avoiding the reversing of vehicles on to the highway.
(Policies HQ1, T2 & T3 of the Local Plan 2015-2035 and Sections 9 & 12, NPPF)
15) Prior to occupation, a scheme for the secure and covered parking of cycles on the site, calculated at one cycle parking space per bedroom, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall be fully implemented before the development is first occupied or brought into use and thereafter retained for this purpose.
Reason: To ensure the provision of adequate cycle parking to meet the needs of occupiers of the proposed development in the interests of encouraging the use of sustainable modes of transport (Section 9, NPPF)
16) The dwelling hereby approved shall not be occupied until details of the bin storage areas have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and the bin storage areas have been implemented in accordance with the approved details. The bin storage areas shall be retained thereafter.

Reason: In the interest of amenity.
(Section 12, NPPF)
17) Prior to the occupation of the dwelling on the site, a scheme for the provision of waste receptacles shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The receptacles shall be provided before occupation takes place.

Reason: In the interest of residential amenity and to reduce waste generation in accordance with the Councils's Minerals and Waste Local Plan 2014, Policy WSP5 and the adopted SPD "Managing Waste in New Developments" (2006).
18) Prior to the occupation of the dwelling hereby approved, details of an electric charging point within the site shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The approved details shall be implemented, with the charging point available for use prior to occupation.

Reason: To ensure that adequate parking with facilities for the charging of electric vehicles are provided in accordance with Policy T5 Ultra Low Emission Vehicles; Policy T3 Parking; Policy T2 Highways Safety and Design and Policy CC1 Climate Change and Sustainability Paragraphs 110, of the National Planning Policy Framework.
19) Notwithstanding the provisions of Part 1, Class A & B of Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no extensions to the building(s) hereby permitted shall be carried out without the grant of further specific planning permission from the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: To control the external appearance of the building/s in the interests of the amenities of the area.
(Section 12, NPPF)
20) Notwithstanding the provisions of Part 1 Class E of Schedule 2 to the Town and Country (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no buildings or other structures shall be erected or constructed within the curtilage of the property without the grant of further specific planning permission from the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: To control the development in the interests of the visual amenity of the area.
(Section 12, NPPF)
21) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no fences, gates, walls or other means of enclosure shall be erected within the curtilage of the property without the grant of further specific planning permission from the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: To control the development in the interests of the rural amenity of the area.
(Section 12, NPPF)
22) The development hereby permitted shall be undertaken in full accordance with the Councils adopted Construction Code of Practice for Developers and Contractors - November 2023 Update 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)
23) The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out except in complete accordance with the details shown on the submitted plans, numbers BURG/22208/EXIST 1A and BURG/222309/PROP 1F.

Reason: To identify the approved plans and to avoid doubt.


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