| 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 1681-NEW-01; 1681-NEW-02; 1681-NEW-03A; 1681-NEW-04A; 1681-NEW-05A; 1681-NEW-06; Ecological Impact Assessment (MS Ecology, Report No. 3316, dated 03/11/2025); Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (Artemis Landscape Architects Limited, ref: ART321.200.0, November 2025)
Reason: To identify the approved plan/s and to avoid doubt. |
3)
The development shall not commence until a Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan (the HMMP), prepared in accordance with the approved Biodiversity Gain Plan and including:
(a) a non-technical summary;
(b) the roles and responsibilities of the people or organisation(s) delivering the HMMP;
(c) the planned habitat creation and enhancement works to create or improve habitat to achieve the biodiversity net gain in accordance with the approved Biodiversity Gain Plan;
(d) the management measures to maintain habitat in accordance with the approved Biodiversity Gain Plan for a period of 30 years from the completion of development; and
(e) the monitoring methodology and frequency in respect of the created or enhanced habitat to be submitted to the local planning authority.
Reason: This is a pre-commencement condition to ensure the provision and maintenance of BNG in accordance with paragraph 9 of Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and Policy EE2 of the Local Plan |
4)
No development shall take place until an Ecological Enhancement Plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The scheme shall include details of bat and bird box installation, hedgehog provisions and other ecological enhancements. The content shall be informed by the November 2025 Ecological Impact Assessment as already submitted with the planning application and agreed in principle with the local planning authority prior to determination. 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: This is a pre-commencement condition to ensure development is ecologically sensitive and secures biodiversity enhancements in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework (Policies EE2 and EE3, Central Bedfordshire Local Plan, 2021) |
4)
No development shall take place until a Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (LEMP) to include all hard and soft landscaping, proposed mitigation landscaping within the red-line boundary and "blue land" as shown on the approved site location plan ref: 1681-NEW-02, including native woodland planting, new hedgerow, and suggested native species mixes, and grass seeding/ wildflower planting on the bunds to be retained, 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 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 & 15, NPPF) |
5)
All ecological measures and/or works shall be carried out in accordance with the details contained in the November 2025 Ecological Impact Assessment as already submitted with the planning application and agreed in principle with the local planning authority prior to determination (or any equivalent document submitted to include updated survey results).
Reason: To ensure that works are ecologically sensitive and do not result in adverse impacts to protected species. (Section 15 of the NPPF) |
6)
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) |
7)
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) |
8)
The buildings hereby approved shall be used only for agricultural purposes as defined in Section 336(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) in connection only with Rings Wharley Farm, Cranfield MK43 0AD
Reason: To ensure that the buildings are used for agricultural purposes only since they are located within a rural area where restrictive planning policies apply and where only that development needed to meet the essential requirements of the locality is permitted.
(Sections 12 and 15, NPPF) |
9)
Prior to the use of any crane, or any other construction operation at a heigh of 21m or greater, details shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority for written approval. Details shall include the nature of the proposed construction operation, the location of the proposed operation, and the date and time of the proposed operation. The construction operation shall be undertaken in full accordance with the approved detail.
Reason:
To ensure that there is no unacceptable adverse impact on nearby existing uses (Cranfield Airport) (Policy HQ1, Central Bedfordshire Local Plan, 2021) |
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