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Conditions or Reasons for Planning Application - CB/24/02469/DOC
Conditions or Reasons:
22) No reserved matters shall be submitted within a development area until a development area master plan (AMP) for that development area has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Each AMP shall be based on a 1:2,500 scale plan(s) and be supported by a written statement. Such AMPs shall accord with the details approved for the SWMP (Condition 5) and the SWDC (Condition 6) and shall include consideration and detail of the following issues for that area:

Maximum floor space for each land use;
Ground levels plan to show existing land levels and final finished ground levels; such details to include cross sections with undisturbed local features for comparison purposes.
Extent of development area;
Building height ranges;
Location of landmark buildings and features;
Cross sections and perspectives of key streets, buildings and open spaces including adjacent areas (as built or as completed);
Access routes within the development area (vehicular, public transport, pedestrian and cycle) and the location of footpath, cycle path and public transport connections to surroundings areas and when these will become available for use;
A Public Rights of Way Scheme to show how ROWs will be incorporated into the development and during the construction of the development and specifying any diversions or extinguishments that are to be sought; (Informative: such diversions and extinguishments can only be dealt with through a legal procedure separate from this planning permission)
The location of bus stops and electric vehicle charging points;
The location of footpath and cycleway connections to the surrounding area;
The location of formal Childrens Play Areas.
Areas to be protected from disturbance from construction or other works; to include public rights of way, areas associated with protected species, significant and specimen trees, woodland features, water features, buffer zones alongside all watercourses and archaeological areas
The locations of all areas of both formal and informal open space to be included taking account of the principles of location and design set out in the SWMP, Site Wide Design Code and the Open Space Strategy (as appropriate);
Ensure a provision of a variety of house types and accommodation;
Identification of overhead power lines (where present);
Identification of existing buildings where present and consideration of retention or demolition;
Identification of the locations of substations.
Location and number of self build units up to a total site-wide maximum of 100 residential units (if they are to be provided in that phase).

The development hereby permitted will be implemented only in accordance with the approved AMP or any subsequent replacement AMP submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.


Reason: To ensure that the Development area Master Plans are of a localised nature and are produced to assist in setting out the details of the development in a planned manner To ensure that the details and appearance of the development are acceptable to the Local Planning Authority and in accordance with Policy BE8 of the South Bedfordshire Local Plan (2004) and Policies 43 & 60 of the emerging Development Strategy Central Bedfordshire for Pre-Submission.

Informative: The submission at this stage is intended to provide sufficient context to enable decisions to be subsequently made as to the acceptability of the more detailed submissions required at the Development area Design Code and reserved matters stages. Site wide submissions should be of a broad strategic nature.

Informative: All areas to be built upon, used for recreation or landscaping are to be covered by an Development area Master Plan (AMP). These need to cover areas which may be considered self-contained. E.g. a residential area should contain the open space needed to serve that community, or it could be an AMP that covers a particular open space area such as a recreational area.

Informative: An AMP submission and/or an Development area Design Code submission can be made to the Local Planning Authority at the same time or subsequent to the Site Wide Master Plan but not before.

Informative: The AMP is intended to set the broad master plan framework against which detailed submissions under Condition 4 can be assessed.
23) No reserved matters shall be submitted within a development area until a development area design code (ADC), for that development area has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Each ADC shall accord with the details for the development area approved pursuant to the SWMP (Condition 5), the SWDC (Condition 6) and the AMP (Condition 22) shall include details of:

The area to be covered by the code
Frontage types
Heights
Building forms
Architectural style and treatment
Treatment of public highways
Treatment of on and off highway walking and cycling infrastructure
Building materials palette
Surface materials palette
Street furniture and design and lighting design
Soft landscape
Signage
Broadband access infrastructure, smart access infrastructure or its equivalent
Outdoor sport facilities and structures associated with playing fields.
The treatment of land beneath retained electricity pylons

The development hereby permitted will be implemented only in accordance with the approved details contained within the ADC relevant for each reserved matters.

Reason: To ensure that the Development area Design Codes are of a localised nature and is produced to assist in setting out the details of the development in a planned manner. To ensure that the details and appearance of the development are acceptable to the Local Planning Authority and in accordance with Policy BE8 of the South Bedfordshire Local Plan (2004), Policy 43 of the emerging Development Strategy Central Bedfordshire for Pre-Submission and Paragraph 59 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2012) (as amended).


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