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Conditions or Reasons for Planning Application - CB/25/03317/MW
Conditions or Reasons:
1) Commencement and Compliance

The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiry of THREE YEARS from the date of this permission. Written notification of the date of commencement shall be sent to the Waste Planning Authority within 7 days of such commencement.

Reason: To comply with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act as amended by the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.
2) Scope of the Permission

Except as otherwise required by conditions attached to this planning permission the development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved documents:
Planning Documents
Application Forms received on 16 October 2025
Planning Statement prepared by Parker Dann Ltd dated October 2025
Letter from Parker Dann dated 17 December 2025

Drawings

Drawing No. SP-0563.01 Existing Site and Location Plan
Drawing No. SP-0563.02 Existing Floor Plans
Drawing No. SP-0563.03 Existing Elevation Plans
Drawing No. SP-0563.04 Proposed Block Plan
Drawing No. SP-0563.05 Proposed Floor Plans
Drawing No. SP-0563.06 Proposed Elevations
Drawing No. SP-0563.07 Existing Location Plan
Drawing No. GRLB/SR/8001 Rev B Car Transporter SPA

Technical Reports

Transport Report, ref. SGR/GBL/110725 v.3, prepared by Reeves Transport Planning dated October 2025
Air Quality Assessment prepared by Parker Dann Ltd dated 3 October 2025
Noise Assessment prepared by Parker Dann Ltd dated 16 October 2025

Reason: To specify the approved documents in the interests of amenity.
3) Waste Types/Throughputs

The development hereby permitted shall be restricted to the import, storage and processing of end-of-life vehicles and shall not exceed 3,000 TONNES PER ANNUM.

Reason: To restrict the waste types to those specified in the application and the location of recycling in the interests of amenity and the environment having regard to Saved Policies GE1 and GE18 of the Bedfordshire and Luton Minerals and Waste Local Plan (2005).
4) Site Operations/Amenity Protection

All operations at the site shall be carried out between the following times:

08:00 to 18:00 Mondays to Fridays
09:00 to 13:00 Saturdays
No activities on Sundays, Public and Bank Holidays

Reason: To ensure that working on site is carried out within reasonable hours to avoid disturbance to amenity having regard to Saved Policies GE1 and GE18 of the Bedfordshire and Luton Minerals and Waste Local Plan (2005).
5) All dismantling, breaking, processing operations including depolluting, and storage of component parts and materials shall only be undertaken within the building.

Reason: In the interests of the amenity of the locality having regard to Saved Policies GE1 and GE18 of the Bedfordshire and Luton Minerals and Waste Local Plan (2005).
6) The external up-and-over loading doors serving the area marked 'Vehicle Dismantling Area' on drawing no. SP-0563.05: Proposed Floor Plans shall remain fully closed at all times during vehicle dismantling operations taking place within the area identified as the 'Vehicle Dismantling Area'.

Reason: To safeguard the amenities of the locality in general having regard to Saved Policies GE1 and GE18 of the Bedfordshire and Luton Minerals and Waste Local Plan (2005).
7) The only mechanical equipment to be used within the area marked 'Vehicle Dismantling Area' on drawing no. SP-0563.05: Proposed Floor Plans shall be air compressor tools.

Reason: To safeguard the amenities of the locality in general having regard to Saved Policies GE1 and GE18 of the Bedfordshire and Luton Minerals and Waste Local Plan (2005).
8) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning General Permitted Development Order 1995 or any amendments thereto, the parking and servicing provision for the site as detailed on the approved plans shall not be used for any purpose other than as parking and servicing provision unless permission has been granted by the Local Planning Authority on an application made for that purpose.

Reason To retain adequate parking and servicing provision for the development hereby permitted without adversely affecting the convenience of site and road users having regard to Saved Policies GE1 and GE18 of the Bedfordshire and Luton Minerals and Waste Local Plan (2005).
9) Storage

A maximum of fifteen end-of-life vehicles at any one time may be parked within the defined Vehicle Holding Areas identified on Drawing no. SP-0563.04: Proposed Site and Location Plan.

Reason: In the interests of safeguarding the amenity of persons and businesses within the locality having regard to Saved Policies GE1 and GE18 of the Bedfordshire and Luton Minerals and Waste Local Plan (2005).
10) Restriction of Sale of Vehicle Parts

The retail of vehicle parts and components from the site shall be restricted to wholesale distribution only. There shall be no direct sale of vehicle parts and components from the site to members of the public.

Reason: In the interests of highway safety and local amenity having regard to Saved Policies GE1 and GE18 of the Bedfordshire and Luton Minerals and Waste Local Plan (2005).
11) Monitoring

The operating company shall submit an annual report in writing to the Waste Planning Authority within one month of the first anniversary of operations commencing and at 12 monthly intervals thereafter. The report shall include detailed information on the types, quantities and sources of all waste materials brought on to the site and taken off the site, including records of vehicle movements. This information required by this condition shall also be supplied at any other time on request within the 12-month period by the Waste Planning Authority, within three weeks of a receipt of this request in writing.

Reason: To enable the Waste Planning Authority to monitor progress towards achieving the principles in Policy WSP1 of the Minerals & Waste Local Plan: Strategic Sites & Policies (2014).
12) Complaints

In the event that complaints regarding odour, noise, lighting and/or dust are received by the Waste Planning Authority from any sensitive receptor, and thereafter notified to the operator, an assessment of the complaint shall be undertaken by the operator and a response on the findings submitted within two working days. In the event the complaint is considered by the Waste Planning Authority as being potentially contrary to a condition of this permission the operator shall be notified and required to submit proposals for removing, reducing, or mitigating identified adverse effects resulting from the operation.  A programme for the implementation of remedial measures and works to be undertaken shall be submitted to the Waste Planning Authority for agreement in writing no later than five working days from the receipt of the complaint unless a later date is otherwise agreed in writing by the Waste Planning Authority. The remedial measures agreed in writing shall thereafter be implemented and maintained thereafter.

Reason: In the interests of amenity protection having regard to Saved Policies GE1 and GE18 of the Bedfordshire and Luton Minerals and Waste Local Plan (2005).


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