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Conditions or Reasons for Planning Application - CB/24/02641/VOC
Conditions or Reasons:
1) The development hereby permitted shall be commenced no later than the expiration of the original permission (CB/22/03328/FULL) as set out in the decision notice dated 25 January 2023.

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 be undertaken in full accordance with the Councils adopted Construction Code of Practice for Developers and Contractors 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)
3) The development hereby permitted shall be undertaken in full accordance with the Councils 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)
4) Before the access is first brought into use visibility splays shall be provided on each side of the access at its junction with Old Road. The minimum dimensions to provide the required splay lines shall be 2.4m measured along the centre line of the proposed access from its junction with the channel of Old Road and 43m measured from the centre line of the proposed access along the line of the channel of Old Road. The required vision splays shall, on land in the applicant's control, be kept free of any obstruction to visibility exceeding a height of 600mm above the adjoining carriageway level.

Reason: To provide adequate visibility between the existing highway and the proposed access and to make the access safe and convenient for the traffic that is likely to use it.
(Section 9, NPPF)
5) The vehicular access shall be hard surfaced in bituminous or other similar durable material (not loose aggregate) as may be approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority for a minimum distance of 8m into the site, measured from the highway boundary, before the premises are occupied. Arrangements shall be made for surface water drainage from the site to be intercepted and disposed of separately so that it does not discharge into the highway.

Reason: To avoid the carriage of mud or other extraneous material or surface water from the site into the highway so as to safeguard the interest of highway safety.
(Section 9, NPPF)
6) Any gates provided at the entrance shall open away from the highway and be set back a distance of at least 8.0 metres from the nearside edge of the carriageway of the adjoining highway.

Reason: To enable vehicles to draw off the highway before the gates are opened. (Section 9, NPPF)
7) The turning spaces for service vehicles illustrated on the approved plan shall be constructed before the 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. (Section 9, NPPF)
8) Details of a refuse collection point located at the site frontage, not within the public highway or any visibility splays, shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority prior to the occupation of any dwelling. The scheme shall be fully implemented prior to occupation of any dwelling and shall be retained thereafter.

Reason: In the interest of amenity and in order to minimise danger, obstruction and inconvenience to users of the highway and the premises. (Section 9, NPPF)
9) No development shall take place, 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 which will include information regarding:
the submission of tracking diagrams for the largest anticipated vehicle accessing/egressing the site, up to the site compound and turning within the development,
details of escorts for abnormal loads, temporary removal and replacement of highway infrastructure and street furniture, the reinstatement of any signs, verges or other items displaced by construction traffic, banksman and escort details;
construction traffic routes including any temporary traffic management needs during the construction period to have been agreed with the Streetworks Manager;
the hours of working and the predicted HGV trip generation, scheduling and timing of construction vehicles so as not to conflict with the network peak times;
adequate turning facilities within the site for HGV delivery vehicles;
wheel washing facilities and measures to control the deposition of any debris on the surrounding roads during the construction period;
any road closures needed during the construction period;
the on-site parking provision of site operatives' vehicles.

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

Reason: In order to minimise danger, obstruction and inconvenience to users of the highway and the site. (Section 9, NPPF)
10) 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)
11) Prior to the construction of vehicular parking areas associated with the approved dwelling, a scheme for the charging of electric and ultra-low emission vehicles shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall accord with Policy T5 of CBLP and shall include the following:
Details of active charging posts or passive provision such as cabling and electricity supply for the dwelling
Timescales / triggers for implementation of the scheme.

The development shall be completed in accordance with these approved details including the agreed timescales / triggers.

Reason: To assist with the transition to low-emission vehicles in line with Policy T5 of the CBLP and the National Planning Policy Framework
12) No development shall take place until an Ecological Enhancement Strategy (EES) for the creation of new wildlife features such as hibernacula, the inclusion of integrated bird/bat and bee boxes in buildings/structures, hedgehog holes in fences and tree, hedgerow, shrub and wildflower planting/establishment has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The content shall be informed by the December 2022 Reptile Mitigation & Enhancement Strategy and August 2022 Preliminary Ecological Appraisal Roost Assessment and include the:
a) purpose and objectives for the proposed works;
b) detailed design(s) and/or working method(s) necessary to achieve stated objectives (including, where relevant, type and source of materials to be used);
c) extent and location of proposed works shown on appropriate scale maps and plans;
d) timetable for implementation, demonstrating that works are aligned with the proposed phasing of construction;
e) persons responsible for implementing the works;
f) details of initial aftercare and long-term maintenance.

The works shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the approved details and shall be retained in that manner thereafter.

Reason: To ensure development is ecologically sensitive and secures biodiversity enhancements in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework.
13) No development shall take place (including demolition, ground works, vegetation clearance) until a construction environmental management plan (CEMP: Biodiversity) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The CEMP (Biodiversity) shall include the following.
a) Risk assessment of potentially damaging construction activities.
b) Identification of 'biodiversity protection zones'.
c) 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).
d) The location and timing of sensitive works to harm to biodiversity features.
e) The times during construction when specialist ecologists need to be present on site to oversee works.
f) Responsible persons and lines of communication.
g) The role and responsibilities on site of an ecological clerk of works (ECoW) or similarly competent person.
h) Use of protective fences, exclusion barriers and warning signs.
The approved CEMP 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.

All ecological measures and/or works shall be carried out in accordance with the details contained in the December 2022 Reptile Mitigation & Enhancement Strategy as already submitted with the planning application and agreed in principle with the local planning authority prior to determination.

Reason: To ensure development is ecologically sensitive. (Section 15, NPPF)
14) Notwithstanding the details contained in the Design and Access Statement, prior to commencement of above ground works full details of the materials to be used in the construction of the walls, roof and windows shall be 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 visual amenity.
(Section 12, NPPF)
15) Notwithstanding the provisions of Part 1, Class A, B, C and E of Schedule 2 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 extensions or roof alterations to the dwelling hereby permitted or erection of buildings within the curtilage of the site shall be carried out without the grant of further specific planning permission from the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: In the interest of safeguarding the visual amenity of the area and to limit the impact on the Green Belt. (Section 12, NPPF)
16) No above ground work shall take place until a landscaping scheme to include all hard and soft landscaping (including details of the green roof) 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 scheme shall include the proposed landscaping on areas within the red and blue line boundaries as denoted on dwg no. KA/2022/J07.05 Rev.D. 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 and 15, NPPF)
17) Prior to commencement of above ground works, details of a lighting and glazing strategy demonstrating the means to minimise light disturbance and light spill from the building shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The lighting and glazing shall be installed in accordance with the approved details prior to occupation and shall be retained in perpetuity.

Reason: To protect the visual amenities of the site and the intrinsic character of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. (Section 12 and 13, NPPF)
18) Prior to occupation details of any external lighting to be installed on the site, including measures to manage light spill, the design of the lighting unit, any supporting structure and the extent of the area to be illuminated, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The external lighting shall be installed in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: To protect the visual amenities of the site and the intrinsic character of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. (Section 12 and 13, NPPF)
19) Prior to commencement of above ground works a scheme for the provision of sprinkler systems in the development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved sprinkler system shall be installed prior to occupation and shall be retained in perpetuity.

Reason: In the interest of fire safety (Section 12, NPPF)
20) Notwithstanding the provisions of Part 2, Class A of Schedule 2 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 boundary treatment or other means of enclosure shall be carried out without the grant of further specific planning permission from the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: In the interest of safeguarding the visual amenity of the area and to limit the impact on the Green Belt. (Section 12, NPPF)
21) The curtilage of the dwelling house hereby permitted should not extend beyond the red line boundary as denoted on dwg. No. KA/2022/J07.05 Rev. D.

Reason: In the interest of safeguarding the character of the area and openness of the Green Belt. (Section 12, NPPF)
22) The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out except in complete accordance with the details shown on the submitted plans, numbers:

Existing Floor Plan - KA/2026/J07.20 Rev. A
Existing Location Plan - KA/2022/J07.01 Rev. D
Existing Site Layout Plan - KA/2022/J07.02 Rev. B
Existing section AA - KA/2022/J07.12 Rev. A
Proposed Location Plan - KA/2022/J07.05 Rev. D
Proposed Site Plan - KA/2022/J07.06 Rev. D
Proposed Basement Level - KA/2022/J07.07 Rev. B
Proposed Ground Floor Plan - KA/2022/J07.09 Rev. B
Proposed First Floor Plan - KA/2022/J07.10 Rev. B
Proposed Roof Plan Level - KA/2022/J07.11 Rev. B
Proposed Section A-A - KA/2022/J07.13 Rev. C
Existing/Proposed North Elevation - KA/2022/J07.14 Rev. B
Existing/Proposed East Elevation - KA/20222/J07.15 Rev. B
Existing/Proposed West Elevation - KA/2022/J07.16 Rev. B
Existing/Proposed South Elevation - KA/2022/J07.17 Rev. B
Section showing AOD heights - KA/2022/J07.19 Rev. C
Existing location and block plan - KA/2022/J07.01 Rev. B

Reason: To identify the approved plan/s and to avoid doubt.


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