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Conditions or Reasons for Planning Application - CB/25/03503/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 25.288-P1-REV2, 25.288-P3-REV2, 25.288-P2-REV3.

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

3) No development shall take place until an Ecological Enhancement Plan displaying details of bat and bird box installation has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The content shall be informed by the Bat Scoping Survey (Crossman Associates, October 2025) as already submitted with the planning application and agreed in principle with the local planning authority prior to determination.) The details shall be implemented as approved and retained thereafter.

Reason: This is a pre-commencement condition to ensure development is ecologically sensitive and secures biodiversity enhancements in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework.

4) All ecological measures and/or works shall be carried out in accordance with the details contained in the Bat Scoping Survey (Crossman Associates, October 2025) as already submitted with the planning application and agreed in principle with the local planning authority prior to determination.

Reason: To ensure that works are ecologically sensitive and do not result in adverse impacts to protected species. (Section 15 of the NPPF)

5) All external works hereby permitted shall be carried out in materials to match as closely as possible in colour, type and texture, those of the existing building.

Reason: To safeguard the appearance of the completed development by ensuring that the development hereby permitted is finished externally with materials to match the existing building in the interests of the visual amenities of the locality.
(Section 12, NPPF)

6) The building shall only be used for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of the dwelling.

Reason: To prevent the introduction of an inappropriate use harmful to the residential character of the area.
(Section 12, NPPF)

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