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Conditions or Reasons for Planning Application - CB/25/01494/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) The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out except in complete accordance with the details shown on the submitted plans, numbers:

PD1001
PD1002
PD1003
PD1004
PD1005
PD1006
PD1007 Revision A
PD1008 Revision A
PD1009 Revision A

Reason: To identify the approved plan/s and to avoid doubt.
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. a method statement for the investigation of any archaeological remains that will be affected by the development.
2. 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:

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 CoreTrustSeal 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 218 of the National Planning Policy Framework (Dec 2024): 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.
4) No development above slab level shall take place until details of the materials to be used for the external walls, roofs and windows 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 character and appearance of the Dunstable Conservation Area.
(Sections 12 and 16, NPPF, Policies HE3 and HQ1, CBLP)
5) Notwithstanding the details submitted with the application, the dwelling hereby approved shall not be occupied until a scheme has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority indicating the positions, design, materials and type of boundary treatment to be erected. The boundary treatment shall be completed in accordance with the approved scheme before the dwelling is occupied and be thereafter retained.

Reason: To control the external appearance of the development in the interests of residential amenity and the character and appearance of the Dunstable Conservation Area.
(Policy HQ1, HE3, CBLP; Sections 12, 16 NPPF)
6) Prior to the commencement of any above slab level works, an Ecological Enhancement Plan (EEP) for the creation of new wildlife features such as log piles, the inclusion of integrated bird/bat and bee boxes in buildings/structures and hedgehog holes in fences, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The extent and location of proposed works must be shown on appropriate scale maps and plans. The details shall be implemented as approved and retained thereafter.

Reason: To ensure development is ecologically sensitive and secures biodiversity enhancements in accordance with Policy EE2 and EE3 of the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan and Section 15 of the NPPF.
7) Prior to occupation of the development hereby approved, the noise mitigation measures shall be carried out as recommended in the noise impact assessment (Completely sound, July 2025).

Reason: To provide an acceptable standard of amenity to occupiers of the proposed dwelling.
(Policy CC8, HQ1, CBLP; Section 15, NPPF)
8) In the event that contamination is found at any time when carrying out the approved development, it shall be reported in writing immediately to the Local Planning Authority. An investigation and risk assessment shall then be undertaken by a competent person, in accordance with 'Model Procedures for the Management of Land Contamination, CLR 11'. A written report of the findings should be forwarded for approval to the Local Planning Authority. Following completion of remedial measures a verification report shall be prepared that demonstrates the effectiveness of the remediation carried out. No part of the development should be occupied until all remedial and validation works are approved in writing.

Reason: To ensure that no future investigation is required under Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
9) The dwelling hereby approved shall not be occupied until a scheme for the provision of waste receptacles for the dwelling has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall include details of a refuse collection point located at the site frontage and outside of the public highway and any visibility splays. The scheme shall be fully implemented prior to occupation of any dwelling and shall be retained thereafter.

Reason: In the interest of residential amenity and the visual amenity of the surrounding area and in order to minimise danger, obstruction and inconvenience to users of the highway and the premises.
(Policy HQ1, T2, CBLP; Sections 9, 12, NPPF)
10) All ground floor windows shall not open outwards into the public highway.

Reason: In the interest of pedestrian/highway safety and convenience. (Section 9 and 12 NPPF).
11) The development hereby permitted shall be undertaken in full accordance with the Council's 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.
(Policy HQ1, CBLP; Section 12, NPPF)
12) 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.
(Policies EE2, EE3 and EE4, CBLP; Section 15, NPPF)


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