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)In accordance with Article 5 of the Town & Country Planning (General Development Procedure) (England) (Amendment) Order 2003, the Council hereby certify that the proposal as hereby approved conforms with the relevant policies of the Development Plan (comprising of the Bedfordshire Structure Plan 2011 and the South Bedfordshire Local Plan Review) and material considerations do not indicate otherwise. The policies which refer are as follows:
Bedfordshire Structure Plan 2011
Policy 10 (Quality in town and country)
Policy 42 (Traffic management)
South Bedfordshire Local Plan Review
BE8 (Design and environmental considerations)
H2 (Making provision for housing via `fall in¿ sites)
H6 (Housing density)
T1 (Controlling the location and traffic impact of development)
T10 (Controlling parking in new developments)In accordance with Article 5 of the Town & Country Planning (General Development Procedure) (England) (Amendment) Order 2003, the Council hereby certify that the proposal as hereby approved conforms with the relevant policies of the Development Plan (comprising of the Bedfordshire Structure Plan 2011 and the South Bedfordshire Local Plan Review) and material considerations do not indicate otherwise. The policies which refer are as follows:
Bedfordshire Structure Plan 2011
Policy 10 (Quality in town and country)
Policy 42 (Traffic management)
South Bedfordshire Local Plan Review
BE8 (Design and environmental considerations)
H2 (Making provision for housing via `fall in¿ sites)
H6 (Housing density)
T1 (Controlling the location and traffic impact of development)
T10 (Controlling parking in new developments) |
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)In accordance with the Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) (England) (Amendment) Order 2000, the reason for any condition above relates to the Policies as referred to in the Bedfordshire Structure Plan 2011 (BSP) and the South Bedfordshire Local Plan Review (SBLPR).In accordance with the Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) (England) (Amendment) Order 2000, the reason for any condition above relates to the Policies as referred to in the Bedfordshire Structure Plan 2011 (BSP) and the South Bedfordshire Local Plan Review (SBLPR). |
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)This permission relates only to that required under the Town & Country Planning Acts and does not include any consent or approval under any other enactment or under the Building Regulations. Any other consent or approval which is necessary must be obtained from the appropriate authority.This permission relates only to that required under the Town & Country Planning Acts and does not include any consent or approval under any other enactment or under the Building Regulations. Any other consent or approval which is necessary must be obtained from the appropriate authority. |
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)Where remedial measures are necessary, they should be managed with Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 in mind. Encapsulation of any contaminants should be made on a risk-based assessment so that they are unlikely to be subject to future release to the environment.
All ground investigations shall have regard to BS10175:2001 Investigation of Potentially Contaminated Sites ¿ Code of Practice and Environment Agency/NHBC R&D Publication 66 ¿ Guidelines for the Safe Development of Housing on Land Affected by Contamination. Appropriate, authoritative and scientifically based guideline values shall be used.
The applicants/agent¿s consulting engineers shall certify that decontamination and remediation of the site has been undertaken in accordance with any measures approved by the District Planning Authority.
The applicant shall advise the District Planning Authority of commencement of the works.
The ownership of land shown to be contaminated may accrue legal and financial liabilities under Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Such liabilities are maximised when ¿pollutant linkages¿ engender ¿pathways¿ for the contaminants to reach ¿receptors¿. Receptors include humans, ecological systems, living organisms, buildings and controlled waters.
South Bedfordshire District Council has published its Contaminated Land Inspection Strategy in line with the Environmental Protection Act 1990: Part IIA and its definition thereof. No land within the district has yet been formally designated as being `contaminated¿. However, it should not be taken to imply that the property or adjoining land is free from contamination.
Please contact South Bedfordshire Environmental Health Service for any further information.Where remedial measures are necessary, they should be managed with Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 in mind. Encapsulation of any contaminants should be made on a risk-based assessment so that they are unlikely to be subject to future release to the environment.
All ground investigations shall have regard to BS10175:2001 Investigation of Potentially Contaminated Sites ¿ Code of Practice and Environment Agency/NHBC R&D Publication 66 ¿ Guidelines for the Safe Development of Housing on Land Affected by Contamination. Appropriate, authoritative and scientifically based guideline values shall be used.
The applicants/agent¿s consulting engineers shall certify that decontamination and remediation of the site has been undertaken in accordance with any measures approved by the District Planning Authority.
The applicant shall advise the District Planning Authority of commencement of the works.
The ownership of land shown to be contaminated may accrue legal and financial liabilities under Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Such liabilities are maximised when ¿pollutant linkages¿ engender ¿pathways¿ for the contaminants to reach ¿receptors¿. Receptors include humans, ecological systems, living organisms, buildings and controlled waters.
South Bedfordshire District Council has published its Contaminated Land Inspection Strategy in line with the Environmental Protection Act 1990: Part IIA and its definition thereof. No land within the district has yet been formally designated as being `contaminated¿. However, it should not be taken to imply that the property or adjoining land is free from contamination.
Please contact South Bedfordshire Environmental Health Service for any further information. |
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)Environment Agency general surface water drainage information
Developments on this scale in these lower risk locations outside zone 3 fall outside the scope of formal standing advice. The following is offered to aid LPAs and developers in managing the surface water runoff issues for information purposes only as a pointer towards best practice for surface water disposal.
Surface water run-off should be controlled as near to its source as possible through a sustainable drainage approach to surface water management. This approach involves using a range of techniques including soakaways, infiltration trenches, permeable pavements, grassed swales, ponds and wetlands to reduce flood risk by attenuating the rate and quantity of surface water run-off from a site. This approach can also offer other benefits in terms of promoting groundwater recharge, water quality improvement and amenity enhancements. Approved Document Part H of the Building Regulations 2000 sets out a hierarchy for surface water disposal which encourages a SUDs approach.
In accordance with Approved Document Part H of the Building Regulations 2000, the first option for surface water disposal should be the use of sustainable drainage methods (SUDS) which limit flows through infiltration e.g. soakaways or infiltration trenches, subject to establishing that these are feasible, can be adopted and properly maintained and would not lead to any other environmental problems. For example, using soakaways or other infiltration methods on contaminated land carries ground water pollution risks and may not work in areas with a high water table. Where the intention is to dispose to soakaway, these should be shown to work through an appropriate assessment carried out under BRE Digest 365.
Flow balancing SUDS methods which involve the retention and controlled release of surface water from a site may be an option for some developments at this scale providing balanced surface water flows exceed the minimum feasible discharge rate (approx. 5 litres/second/hectare). Flow balancing should seek to achieve water quality and amenity benefits as well as managing flood risk.
Further information on SUDS can be found in PPG25 appendix E, in the CIRIA C522 document Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems-design manual for England and Wales and the consultation draft Framework for Sustainable Drainage Systems (SUDS) in England and Wales. The framework consultation document provides advice on design, adoption and maintenance issues. This will form the basis of a Code of Practice on SUDS and is available electronically on both the Environment Agency's website and CIRIA,s website
Where it is intended that disposal be made to public sewer, the Water Company or its agents should confirm that there is adequate spare capacity in the existing system and that they would be willing to accept any increases to flows.
Development which involves a culvert or an obstruction to flow on an Ordinary Watercourse will require Agency consent under the Land Drainage Act 1991. An Ordinary Watercourse is defined as any watercourse not identified as a Main River held on maps by the Environment Agency and DEFRA. For further information see LDA 1991 -Consent Ordinary Watercourses and Land Drainage Act Consent etc...Environment Agency general surface water drainage information
Developments on this scale in these lower risk locations outside zone 3 fall outside the scope of formal standing advice. The following is offered to aid LPAs and developers in managing the surface water runoff issues for information purposes only as a pointer towards best practice for surface water disposal.
Surface water run-off should be controlled as near to its source as possible through a sustainable drainage approach to surface water management. This approach involves using a range of techniques including soakaways, infiltration trenches, permeable pavements, grassed swales, ponds and wetlands to reduce flood risk by attenuating the rate and quantity of surface water run-off from a site. This approach can also offer other benefits in terms of promoting groundwater recharge, water quality improvement and amenity enhancements. Approved Document Part H of the Building Regulations 2000 sets out a hierarchy for surface water disposal which encourages a SUDs approach.
In accordance with Approved Document Part H of the Building Regulations 2000, the first option for surface water disposal should be the use of sustainable drainage methods (SUDS) which limit flows through infiltration e.g. soakaways or infiltration trenches, subject to establishing that these are feasible, can be adopted and properly maintained and would not lead to any other environmental problems. For example, using soakaways or other infiltration methods on contaminated land carries ground water pollution risks and may not work in areas with a high water table. Where the intention is to dispose to soakaway, these should be shown to work through an appropriate assessment carried out under BRE Digest 365.
Flow balancing SUDS methods which involve the retention and controlled release of surface water from a site may be an option for some developments at this scale providing balanced surface water flows exceed the minimum feasible discharge rate (approx. 5 litres/second/hectare). Flow balancing should seek to achieve water quality and amenity benefits as well as managing flood risk.
Further information on SUDS can be found in PPG25 appendix E, in the CIRIA C522 document Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems-design manual for England and Wales and the consultation draft Framework for Sustainable Drainage Systems (SUDS) in England and Wales. The framework consultation document provides advice on design, adoption and maintenance issues. This will form the basis of a Code of Practice on SUDS and is available electronically on both the Environment Agency's website and CIRIA,s website
Where it is intended that disposal be made to public sewer, the Water Company or its agents should confirm that there is adequate spare capacity in the existing system and that they would be willing to accept any increases to flows.
Development which involves a culvert or an obstruction to flow on an Ordinary Watercourse will require Agency consent under the Land Drainage Act 1991. An Ordinary Watercourse is defined as any watercourse not identified as a Main River held on maps by the Environment Agency and DEFRA. For further information see LDA 1991 -Consent Ordinary Watercourses and Land Drainage Act Consent etc... |
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)No works associated with the construction of the vehicular access should be carried out within the confines of the public highway without prior consent, in writing, of the Bedfordshire County Council. Upon receipt of this Notice of Planning Approval, the applicant is advised to write to Bedfordshire County Council's Customer Contact Centre, 6th Floor, Cauldwell Street, County Hall, Bedford, MK42 9AP quoting the Planning Application number and supplying a copy of the Decision Notice and a copy of the approved plan. This will enable the necessary consent and procedures under Section 184 of the Highways Act to be implemented. The applicant is also advised that if any of the works associated with the construction of the vehicular access affects or requires the removal and/or the relocation of any equipment, apparatus or structures (e.g. street name plates, bus stop signs or shelters, statutory authority equipment etc.) then the applicant will be required to bear the cost of such removal or alteration.No works associated with the construction of the vehicular access should be carried out within the confines of the public highway without prior consent, in writing, of the Bedfordshire County Council. Upon receipt of this Notice of Planning Approval, the applicant is advised to write to Bedfordshire County Council's Customer Contact Centre, 6th Floor, Cauldwell Street, County Hall, Bedford, MK42 9AP quoting the Planning Application number and supplying a copy of the Decision Notice and a copy of the approved plan. This will enable the necessary consent and procedures under Section 184 of the Highways Act to be implemented. The applicant is also advised that if any of the works associated with the construction of the vehicular access affects or requires the removal and/or the relocation of any equipment, apparatus or structures (e.g. street name plates, bus stop signs or shelters, statutory authority equipment etc.) then the applicant will be required to bear the cost of such removal or alteration. |
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