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)In accordance with Article 35 (1) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015, the reason for any condition above relates to the Policies as referred to in the South Bedfordshire Local Plan Review (SBLPR) and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).In accordance with Article 35 (1) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015, the reason for any condition above relates to the Policies as referred to in the South Bedfordshire Local Plan Review (SBLPR) and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). |
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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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)The applicant is advised that in order to construct the access into the site it will be necessary for the developer of the site to enter into an agreement with Central Bedfordshire Council as Highway Authority either under Section 184 or 278 of the Highways Act 1980 to ensure the satisfactory completion of the access and associated road improvements. You are advised to contact the Highways Agreements Officer, Community Services, Central Bedfordshire Council, Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford SG17 5TQ. E-mail highwaysagreements@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
To fully discharge condition 8, the applicant should provide evidence to the Local Planning Authority that the Highway Authority have undertaken the construction in accordance with the approved plan, before the development is brought into use.The applicant is advised that in order to construct the access into the site it will be necessary for the developer of the site to enter into an agreement with Central Bedfordshire Council as Highway Authority either under Section 184 or 278 of the Highways Act 1980 to ensure the satisfactory completion of the access and associated road improvements. You are advised to contact the Highways Agreements Officer, Community Services, Central Bedfordshire Council, Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford SG17 5TQ. E-mail highwaysagreements@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
To fully discharge condition 8, the applicant should provide evidence to the Local Planning Authority that the Highway Authority have undertaken the construction in accordance with the approved plan, before the development is brought into use. |
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)The applicant is advised that the requirements of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 will apply to any works undertaken within the limits of the existing public highway.
Further details can be obtained from The Street Works Co-ordinator, Bedfordshire Highways, by contacting the Highways Helpdesk 0300 300 8301.The applicant is advised that the requirements of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 will apply to any works undertaken within the limits of the existing public highway.
Further details can be obtained from The Street Works Co-ordinator, Bedfordshire Highways, by contacting the Highways Helpdesk 0300 300 8301. |
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)The applicant is advised that the storage of materials associated with this development should take place within the site and not extend into within the public highway without authorisation from the highway authority. If necessary further details can be obtained from The Street Works Co-ordinator, Central Bedfordshire Highways, by contacting the Highways Helpdesk 0300 300 8301.The applicant is advised that the storage of materials associated with this development should take place within the site and not extend into within the public highway without authorisation from the highway authority. If necessary further details can be obtained from The Street Works Co-ordinator, Central Bedfordshire Highways, by contacting the Highways Helpdesk 0300 300 8301. |
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)Premises must comply with relevant statutory requirements including the Housing Act 2004, or comply with relevant Building Regulations
Sufficient extract ventilation is required to internal kitchens, bathrooms, and WCs. Where a kitchen is not separated from a habitable room by a close fitting door, the extract ventilation shall be located immediately adjacent to the hob/cooker preferably via a cooker hood.
Where the extract vent isn't located immediately adjacent to the hob/cooker - it should be demonstrated that the extract system has an intermittent extract rate of NLT 60 l/s [or NLT 13 l/s when operated at high rate as a part of a continuous system].
Suggested air changes:
10 air change per hour for kitchens
3 air changes per hour for bathrooms and w.c.'s
Adequate purge ventilation shall be provided to habitable rooms in particular by the use of openable windows, the opening part should be at least 1/20th of the floor area of the room. See Part F1 Appendix B of the Building Regs Means of Ventilation. Consideration should be made for adequate through ventilation particularly where flats are back-to-back or single aspect so as to allow fresh air in the dwelling or to purge the flat of air pollutants including damp air.
All habitable rooms shall have an adequate level of natural lighting, provided via a clear glazed window or windows and/or door(s), the glazed area to be equivalent to at least 1/10th of the floor area and to extend normally to a point 1.75m above floor level. The window shall be so positioned that the light from the window is able to illuminate most of the room.
Where the design includes the use of Whole House Ventilation Systems or heat recovery systems there shall be incorporated a summertime by-pass to prevent the dwelling overheating. The 'optional' summertime by-pass shall be compulsory.
Where the habitable room contains an external door as the main provider of the purge ventilation there shall in addition be at least one openable window; the opening part of the combination of door and window should be at least 1/20th of the floor area of the room.
Crowding and Space is one of the hazards under the Health and Housing Risk Rating Scheme.
- 1b 2p 50 sq m
- 2b 3p 61 sq m
- 2b 4p 70 sq m
- 3b 4p 74 sq m
- 3b 5p 86 sq m
- 3b 6p 95 sq m
The combined Floor Area for living rooms/kitchens should comply with the minimum standard:.
- 2p 23 sq m
- 3p 25 sq m
No bedroom is to be below minimum floor area of 6.5 sqm with a minimum floor to ceiling height of 2130mm; In the case of rooms with sloping ceilings, there shall be a minimum height of 2130mm over half of the floor area of the room. Measurements shall be taken on a plane 1500mm above the floor. Any floor area where the ceiling height is less than 1500mm high shall be disregarded.
However, consideration should be given to the higher bedroom standards:
- each home for two or more people should contain at least one double/twin bedroom
- each single bedroom should provide one adequate bedspace [a floor area of 8 sq m is considered a desirable minimum]
- each double/twin bedroom should provide two adequate bedspaces [a floor area of 12 sq m is considered a desirable minimum]
There should be built-in internal storage space with a minimum height of 2m and a minimum area of 1.5 sq m for 2p and 0.5 sq m per additional occupant.
Ensure automatic fire detection & alarm system is installed and maintained.Premises must comply with relevant statutory requirements including the Housing Act 2004, or comply with relevant Building Regulations
Sufficient extract ventilation is required to internal kitchens, bathrooms, and WCs. Where a kitchen is not separated from a habitable room by a close fitting door, the extract ventilation shall be located immediately adjacent to the hob/cooker preferably via a cooker hood.
Where the extract vent isn't located immediately adjacent to the hob/cooker - it should be demonstrated that the extract system has an intermittent extract rate of NLT 60 l/s [or NLT 13 l/s when operated at high rate as a part of a continuous system].
Suggested air changes:
10 air change per hour for kitchens
3 air changes per hour for bathrooms and w.c.'s
Adequate purge ventilation shall be provided to habitable rooms in particular by the use of openable windows, the opening part should be at least 1/20th of the floor area of the room. See Part F1 Appendix B of the Building Regs Means of Ventilation. Consideration should be made for adequate through ventilation particularly where flats are back-to-back or single aspect so as to allow fresh air in the dwelling or to purge the flat of air pollutants including damp air.
All habitable rooms shall have an adequate level of natural lighting, provided via a clear glazed window or windows and/or door(s), the glazed area to be equivalent to at least 1/10th of the floor area and to extend normally to a point 1.75m above floor level. The window shall be so positioned that the light from the window is able to illuminate most of the room.
Where the design includes the use of Whole House Ventilation Systems or heat recovery systems there shall be incorporated a summertime by-pass to prevent the dwelling overheating. The 'optional' summertime by-pass shall be compulsory.
Where the habitable room contains an external door as the main provider of the purge ventilation there shall in addition be at least one openable window; the opening part of the combination of door and window should be at least 1/20th of the floor area of the room.
Crowding and Space is one of the hazards under the Health and Housing Risk Rating Scheme.
- 1b 2p 50 sq m
- 2b 3p 61 sq m
- 2b 4p 70 sq m
- 3b 4p 74 sq m
- 3b 5p 86 sq m
- 3b 6p 95 sq m
The combined Floor Area for living rooms/kitchens should comply with the minimum standard:.
- 2p 23 sq m
- 3p 25 sq m
No bedroom is to be below minimum floor area of 6.5 sqm with a minimum floor to ceiling height of 2130mm; In the case of rooms with sloping ceilings, there shall be a minimum height of 2130mm over half of the floor area of the room. Measurements shall be taken on a plane 1500mm above the floor. Any floor area where the ceiling height is less than 1500mm high shall be disregarded.
However, consideration should be given to the higher bedroom standards:
- each home for two or more people should contain at least one double/twin bedroom
- each single bedroom should provide one adequate bedspace [a floor area of 8 sq m is considered a desirable minimum]
- each double/twin bedroom should provide two adequate bedspaces [a floor area of 12 sq m is considered a desirable minimum]
There should be built-in internal storage space with a minimum height of 2m and a minimum area of 1.5 sq m for 2p and 0.5 sq m per additional occupant.
Ensure automatic fire detection & alarm system is installed and maintained. |
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)The applicant is advised that if it is planned to install additional or replacement external lighting for security or other purposes, it should be ensured that the intensity and direction of light does not disturb others. External lighting arrangements can cause significant light disturbance due to excessive or poorly-designed lighting.
Ensure that beams are NOT pointed directly at windows of other houses. Security lights fitted with passive infra-red detectors (PIRs) and/or timing devices should be adjusted and set so that they minimise nuisance to neighbours.
Free-standing external lighting structures such as floodlights may require planning permission due to their scale, design and potential adverse impact on the amenity of adjacent property occupiers. Advice should therefore be sought from the Local Planning Authority to determine whether any external lighting would require explicit planning permission.The applicant is advised that if it is planned to install additional or replacement external lighting for security or other purposes, it should be ensured that the intensity and direction of light does not disturb others. External lighting arrangements can cause significant light disturbance due to excessive or poorly-designed lighting.
Ensure that beams are NOT pointed directly at windows of other houses. Security lights fitted with passive infra-red detectors (PIRs) and/or timing devices should be adjusted and set so that they minimise nuisance to neighbours.
Free-standing external lighting structures such as floodlights may require planning permission due to their scale, design and potential adverse impact on the amenity of adjacent property occupiers. Advice should therefore be sought from the Local Planning Authority to determine whether any external lighting would require explicit planning permission. |
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)The applicant's attention is drawn to the Housing & Building Regulations advice below provided by Local Authority's Private Sector Housing team:
Premises must comply with relevant statutory requirements including the Housing Act 2004, or comply with relevant Building Regulations
Ventilation (Kitchen and bathrooms)
Sufficient extract ventilation is required to internal kitchens, bathrooms, and WCs. Where a kitchen is not separated from a habitable room by a close fitting door, the extract ventilation shall be located immediately adjacent to the hob/cooker preferably via a cooker hood.
Where the extract vent isn't located immediately adjacent to the hob/cooker - it should be demonstrated that the extract system has an intermittent extract rate of NLT 60 l/s [or NLT 13 l/s when operated at high rate as a part of a continuous system].
Suggested air changes:
10 air change per hour for kitchens
3 air changes per hour for bathrooms and w.c.'s
Adequate purge ventilation shall be provided to habitable rooms in particular by the use of openable windows, the opening part should be at least 1/20th of the floor area of the room. See Part F1 Appendix B of the Building Regs Means of Ventilation. Consideration should be made for adequate through ventilation particularly where flats are back-to-back or single aspect so as to allow fresh air in the dwelling or to purge the flat of air pollutants including damp air.
Ventilation
Where the design includes the use of Whole House Ventilation Systems or heat recovery systems there shall be incorporated a summertime by-pass (preferably with Hepa grade filtration) to prevent the dwelling overheating. The 'optional' summertime by-pass shall be compulsory.
If the design does not include whole house ventilation any room containing a sleeping area, lounge, study or dining area must containing a window with an openable area of at least 1/20th of the whole floor area of the room.
Where the habitable room contains an external door as the main provider of the purge ventilation there shall in addition be at least one openable window; the opening part of the combination of door and window should be at least 1/20th of the floor area of the room.
Natural Lighting
All habitable rooms shall have an adequate level of natural lighting, provided via a clear glazed window or windows and/or door(s), the glazed area to be equivalent to at least 1/10th of the floor area and to extend normally to a point 1.75m above floor level. The window shall be so positioned that the light from the window is able to illuminate most of the room.
Room sizing
Crowding and Space is one of the hazards under the Health and Housing Risk Rating Scheme.
- 1b 2p 50 sq m
- 2b 3p 61 sq m
- 2b 4p 70 sq m
- 3b 4p 74 sq m
- 3b 5p 86 sq m
- 3b 6p 95 sq m
The combined Floor Area for living rooms/kitchens should comply with the minimum standard:.
- 2p 23 sq m
- 3p 25 sq m
No bedroom is to be below minimum floor area of 6.5 sqm with a minimum floor to ceiling height of 2130mm; In the case of rooms with sloping ceilings, there shall be a minimum height of 2130mm over half of the floor area of the room. Measurements shall be taken on a plane 1500mm above the floor. Any floor area where the ceiling height is less than 1500mm high shall be disregarded.
However, consideration should be given to the higher bedroom standards:
- each home for two or more people should contain at least one double/twin bedroom
- each single bedroom should provide one adequate bedspace [a floor area of 8 sq m is considered a desirable minimum]
- each double/twin bedroom should provide two adequate bedspaces [a floor area of 12 sq m is considered a desirable minimum]
Internal storage space
There should be built-in internal storage space with a minimum height of 2m and a minimum area of 1.5 sq m for 2p and 0.5 sq m per additional occupant.
Fire Detection
Ensure automatic fire detection & alarm system and emergency lighting are installed and maintained.The applicant's attention is drawn to the Housing & Building Regulations advice below provided by Local Authority's Private Sector Housing team:
Premises must comply with relevant statutory requirements including the Housing Act 2004, or comply with relevant Building Regulations
Ventilation (Kitchen and bathrooms)
Sufficient extract ventilation is required to internal kitchens, bathrooms, and WCs. Where a kitchen is not separated from a habitable room by a close fitting door, the extract ventilation shall be located immediately adjacent to the hob/cooker preferably via a cooker hood.
Where the extract vent isn't located immediately adjacent to the hob/cooker - it should be demonstrated that the extract system has an intermittent extract rate of NLT 60 l/s [or NLT 13 l/s when operated at high rate as a part of a continuous system].
Suggested air changes:
10 air change per hour for kitchens
3 air changes per hour for bathrooms and w.c.'s
Adequate purge ventilation shall be provided to habitable rooms in particular by the use of openable windows, the opening part should be at least 1/20th of the floor area of the room. See Part F1 Appendix B of the Building Regs Means of Ventilation. Consideration should be made for adequate through ventilation particularly where flats are back-to-back or single aspect so as to allow fresh air in the dwelling or to purge the flat of air pollutants including damp air.
Ventilation
Where the design includes the use of Whole House Ventilation Systems or heat recovery systems there shall be incorporated a summertime by-pass (preferably with Hepa grade filtration) to prevent the dwelling overheating. The 'optional' summertime by-pass shall be compulsory.
If the design does not include whole house ventilation any room containing a sleeping area, lounge, study or dining area must containing a window with an openable area of at least 1/20th of the whole floor area of the room.
Where the habitable room contains an external door as the main provider of the purge ventilation there shall in addition be at least one openable window; the opening part of the combination of door and window should be at least 1/20th of the floor area of the room.
Natural Lighting
All habitable rooms shall have an adequate level of natural lighting, provided via a clear glazed window or windows and/or door(s), the glazed area to be equivalent to at least 1/10th of the floor area and to extend normally to a point 1.75m above floor level. The window shall be so positioned that the light from the window is able to illuminate most of the room.
Room sizing
Crowding and Space is one of the hazards under the Health and Housing Risk Rating Scheme.
- 1b 2p 50 sq m
- 2b 3p 61 sq m
- 2b 4p 70 sq m
- 3b 4p 74 sq m
- 3b 5p 86 sq m
- 3b 6p 95 sq m
The combined Floor Area for living rooms/kitchens should comply with the minimum standard:.
- 2p 23 sq m
- 3p 25 sq m
No bedroom is to be below minimum floor area of 6.5 sqm with a minimum floor to ceiling height of 2130mm; In the case of rooms with sloping ceilings, there shall be a minimum height of 2130mm over half of the floor area of the room. Measurements shall be taken on a plane 1500mm above the floor. Any floor area where the ceiling height is less than 1500mm high shall be disregarded.
However, consideration should be given to the higher bedroom standards:
- each home for two or more people should contain at least one double/twin bedroom
- each single bedroom should provide one adequate bedspace [a floor area of 8 sq m is considered a desirable minimum]
- each double/twin bedroom should provide two adequate bedspaces [a floor area of 12 sq m is considered a desirable minimum]
Internal storage space
There should be built-in internal storage space with a minimum height of 2m and a minimum area of 1.5 sq m for 2p and 0.5 sq m per additional occupant.
Fire Detection
Ensure automatic fire detection & alarm system and emergency lighting are installed and maintained. |
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