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Conditions or Reasons for Planning Application - CB/23/03761/DOC
Conditions or Reasons:
3) 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:
1. method statements for the investigation of any archaeological remains that will be affected by the development
2. a method statement for the preservation in situ of any archaeological remains that may be found which cannot be fully investigated (if appropriate)
3. an outline strategy for post-excavation assessment, analysis, archive preparation,reporting and publication, including details of the timetable for each stage of the post-excavation works
4. an outline strategy for a programme of interpretation, public outreach, and community engagement

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:
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 8 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 (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 Core Trust Seal certified repository dedicated to storing archaeological archives.
4. 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. This is advice is in line with Chapter 18 of the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan 2015-2035 (adopted 2021) and Chapter 16, NPPF (2021).
7) Before the use of the hereby permitted facility commences a Noise Management Plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  Such a management plan shall identify measures to control noise emanating from the hereby permitted facility.  Any identified measures shall be implemented in accordance with the approved plan at all times.

Reason: To protect residential amenity (Policy HQ1 and CC8 of the CBC LP).
8) Use of the development shall not commence until a community use agreement prepared in consultation with Sport England has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, and a copy of the completed approved agreement has been provided to the Local Planning Authority.  The agreement shall apply to the proposed multi-use games area and include details of pricing policy, hours of use, access by non-school users,  management responsibilities and a mechanism for review.  The development shall not be used otherwise than in strict compliance with the approved agreement.

Reason: To secure well managed safe community access to the sports facility/facilities, to ensure sufficient benefit to the development of sport and to accord with Development Plan Policy
11) Before the pitch is first brought into use, an updated Travel Plan shall be prepared, submitted and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The Plan shall contain details of:
Detail on community use; opening/closing times and session times
Who will manage the car park will this be facilitated by the school
How will community users access travel information there should be a clear link on the school website referencing all sustainable travel modes available (bus routes & timetables, walking/cycling routes, location of cycle parking)
Will community users have access to the school's cycle shelters out of school hours

All measures agreed therein shall be undertaken in accordance with the approved Plan. There shall be an annual review of the Travel Plan (for a period of 5 years from the date of approval) to monitor progress in meeting the targets for reducing car journeys generated by the proposal and this shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason:
In the interests of highway safety, to reduce congestion and to promote the use of sustainable modes of transport.


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