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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 applicants attention is drawn to their responsibility under The Equality Act 2010 and with particular regard to access arrangements for the disabled.
The Equality Act 2010 requires that service providers must think ahead and make reasonable adjustments to address barriers that impede disabled people.
These requirements are as follows:
Where a provision, criterion or practice puts disabled people at a substantial disadvantage to take reasonable steps to avoid that disadvantage;
Where a physical feature puts disabled people at a substantial disadvantage to avoid that disadvantage or adopt a reasonable alternative method of providing the service or exercising the function;
Where not providing an auxiliary aid puts disabled people at a substantial disadvantage to provide that auxiliary aid.
In doing this, it is a good idea to consider the range of disabilities that your actual or potential service users might have. You should not wait until a disabled person experiences difficulties using a service, as this may make it too late to make the necessary adjustment.
For further information on disability access contact:
The Centre for Accessible Environments (www.cae.org.uk)
Central Bedfordshire Access Group (www.centralbedsaccessgroup.co.uk)The applicants attention is drawn to their responsibility under The Equality Act 2010 and with particular regard to access arrangements for the disabled.
The Equality Act 2010 requires that service providers must think ahead and make reasonable adjustments to address barriers that impede disabled people.
These requirements are as follows:
Where a provision, criterion or practice puts disabled people at a substantial disadvantage to take reasonable steps to avoid that disadvantage;
Where a physical feature puts disabled people at a substantial disadvantage to avoid that disadvantage or adopt a reasonable alternative method of providing the service or exercising the function;
Where not providing an auxiliary aid puts disabled people at a substantial disadvantage to provide that auxiliary aid.
In doing this, it is a good idea to consider the range of disabilities that your actual or potential service users might have. You should not wait until a disabled person experiences difficulties using a service, as this may make it too late to make the necessary adjustment.
For further information on disability access contact:
The Centre for Accessible Environments (www.cae.org.uk)
Central Bedfordshire Access Group (www.centralbedsaccessgroup.co.uk) |
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)The applicant is advised that the the development hereby approved has the potential to impact Great Crested Newts as there are ponds/waterbodies and suitable habitat within 500m of the development. If Great Crested Newts are discovered during development, all works must cease until advice has been sought from Natural England, as failure to do so could result in prosecutable offences being committed.The applicant is advised that the the development hereby approved has the potential to impact Great Crested Newts as there are ponds/waterbodies and suitable habitat within 500m of the development. If Great Crested Newts are discovered during development, all works must cease until advice has been sought from Natural England, as failure to do so could result in prosecutable offences being committed. |
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)The applicant's attention is drawn to the following standing advice provided by Bedfordshire Fire & Rescue Service in respect of the approved non-residential development:
"A. I would like to draw the developer's attention to the requirements of Building Regulations "Approved Document B (Fire Safety) Volume 1 - Dwellinghouses" or "Volume 2 - Buildings other than dwellinghouses" as appropriate, particularly 'B5 - Access and Facilities for the Fire Service', to ensure compliance is met and specifically as below with respect to dwelling house:-
Vehicle access for a pump appliance to within 45m of all points within a dwelling house;
Turning facilities should be provided in any dead end access route that is more than 20 m long. This can be by a hammerhead or turning circle, designed on the following table.
If the criteria for fire appliance access to within 45 metres as set out above cannot be reached for residential premises, the Building Control and Fire Authority should be consulted at an early stage, as alternative arrangements may be acceptable. Typically, this is either because the new site is landlocked or because the new access is too narrow to get an appliance close enough
The following options are available if access is within:-
45 - <60 metres - Domestic/residential sprinklers required;
60 - 90 metres - Domestic/residential sprinklers and a fire hydrant installed immediately by the access driveway;
Over 90 metres - Not acceptable
B. We ask that the developer arranges to install fire hydrants in number and location as follows:-
On a commercial site we will require one hydrant at least every 120 metres apart for normal risk premises and 90m apart for high risk premises, with the result that no individual building should be further than 60 metres (normal risk) or 45 metres (high risk) from the nearest hydrant. The minimum flow should be as described in the National Guidance Document published by UK Water and the Local Government Association.
The relevant section(s) is/are copied below from Appendix 5:-
5. Education, health and community facilities
5.3 Secondary schools, colleges, large health and community facilities:- Should have a water supply capable of delivering a minimum flow of 35 litres per second through any single hydrant on the development or within a vehicular distance of 70 metres from the complex.
In addition to the formal guidance or requirements, I would add that where possible consideration is given to access for the hydrants, so they are positioned on pathways/pedestrian areas, close to but not within vehicle standing areas where they are likely to be obstructed by parked cars/lorries (e.g. in an area designated for parking or loading as part of the development).
C. We recommend the installation of fire sprinklers as per the guidance below.
INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
Further to your planning application for the above development under the above legislation, we would like to ask you to consider incorporating fire sprinklers when designing your building(s).
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Authority firmly believes that automatic water suppression systems and in particular, sprinklers provide huge benefits to our communities. The main purpose of fire sprinkler systems, which conform to the relevant standards, is to control and contain fires throughout a building. In so doing, they protect the premises from the effects of fire and contribute to the safe evacuation of persons from the premises. They significantly help to:
Reduce death and injury from fire;
Reduce the risks to fire-fighters;
Protect property and heritage;
Reduce the effects of arson;
Reduce the environmental impact of fire;
Reduce fire costs and the disruption to the community and business;
Permit design freedoms and encourage innovative, inclusive and sustainable architecture.
Each sprinkler head is designed to work independently, only releasing water if its thermal element is activated by the heat from a fire. The operation of one sprinkler head does not mean that all heads in the system will activate.
Once a sprinkler head has operated, it will typically discharge between 40-45 litres of water a minute to control the fire. This represents between 1 and 4% of the amount of water that would be used by the fire and rescue service to control a similar-sized fire, therefore a sprinkler system will reduce water damage and the consequent repair costs. Such benefits are recognised by the insurance industry and premiums are very much reduced for those premises fitted with sprinkler systems.
Sprinklers are installed to British Standard 9251:2005 for residential and domestic occupancies and BS EN 12845:2003 for non-residential premises.
In the UK, no one has died in a fire where properly maintained fire sprinklers have been installed.
Please contact Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service and ask to speak to a Fire Safety Inspecting Officer if you wish to discuss further."The applicant's attention is drawn to the following standing advice provided by Bedfordshire Fire & Rescue Service in respect of the approved non-residential development:
"A. I would like to draw the developer's attention to the requirements of Building Regulations "Approved Document B (Fire Safety) Volume 1 - Dwellinghouses" or "Volume 2 - Buildings other than dwellinghouses" as appropriate, particularly 'B5 - Access and Facilities for the Fire Service', to ensure compliance is met and specifically as below with respect to dwelling house:-
Vehicle access for a pump appliance to within 45m of all points within a dwelling house;
Turning facilities should be provided in any dead end access route that is more than 20 m long. This can be by a hammerhead or turning circle, designed on the following table.
If the criteria for fire appliance access to within 45 metres as set out above cannot be reached for residential premises, the Building Control and Fire Authority should be consulted at an early stage, as alternative arrangements may be acceptable. Typically, this is either because the new site is landlocked or because the new access is too narrow to get an appliance close enough
The following options are available if access is within:-
45 - <60 metres - Domestic/residential sprinklers required;
60 - 90 metres - Domestic/residential sprinklers and a fire hydrant installed immediately by the access driveway;
Over 90 metres - Not acceptable
B. We ask that the developer arranges to install fire hydrants in number and location as follows:-
On a commercial site we will require one hydrant at least every 120 metres apart for normal risk premises and 90m apart for high risk premises, with the result that no individual building should be further than 60 metres (normal risk) or 45 metres (high risk) from the nearest hydrant. The minimum flow should be as described in the National Guidance Document published by UK Water and the Local Government Association.
The relevant section(s) is/are copied below from Appendix 5:-
5. Education, health and community facilities
5.3 Secondary schools, colleges, large health and community facilities:- Should have a water supply capable of delivering a minimum flow of 35 litres per second through any single hydrant on the development or within a vehicular distance of 70 metres from the complex.
In addition to the formal guidance or requirements, I would add that where possible consideration is given to access for the hydrants, so they are positioned on pathways/pedestrian areas, close to but not within vehicle standing areas where they are likely to be obstructed by parked cars/lorries (e.g. in an area designated for parking or loading as part of the development).
C. We recommend the installation of fire sprinklers as per the guidance below.
INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
Further to your planning application for the above development under the above legislation, we would like to ask you to consider incorporating fire sprinklers when designing your building(s).
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Authority firmly believes that automatic water suppression systems and in particular, sprinklers provide huge benefits to our communities. The main purpose of fire sprinkler systems, which conform to the relevant standards, is to control and contain fires throughout a building. In so doing, they protect the premises from the effects of fire and contribute to the safe evacuation of persons from the premises. They significantly help to:
Reduce death and injury from fire;
Reduce the risks to fire-fighters;
Protect property and heritage;
Reduce the effects of arson;
Reduce the environmental impact of fire;
Reduce fire costs and the disruption to the community and business;
Permit design freedoms and encourage innovative, inclusive and sustainable architecture.
Each sprinkler head is designed to work independently, only releasing water if its thermal element is activated by the heat from a fire. The operation of one sprinkler head does not mean that all heads in the system will activate.
Once a sprinkler head has operated, it will typically discharge between 40-45 litres of water a minute to control the fire. This represents between 1 and 4% of the amount of water that would be used by the fire and rescue service to control a similar-sized fire, therefore a sprinkler system will reduce water damage and the consequent repair costs. Such benefits are recognised by the insurance industry and premiums are very much reduced for those premises fitted with sprinkler systems.
Sprinklers are installed to British Standard 9251:2005 for residential and domestic occupancies and BS EN 12845:2003 for non-residential premises.
In the UK, no one has died in a fire where properly maintained fire sprinklers have been installed.
Please contact Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service and ask to speak to a Fire Safety Inspecting Officer if you wish to discuss further." |
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)The applicant is advised that the front gated entrance of Oak Bank School should, as far as practically and technically possible, be kept open as much as possible at school opening and closing times to aid student, staff and vehicular movements into the school site and minimise vehicles queuing on the access drive into Oak Bank School and along Sandy Lane.The applicant is advised that the front gated entrance of Oak Bank School should, as far as practically and technically possible, be kept open as much as possible at school opening and closing times to aid student, staff and vehicular movements into the school site and minimise vehicles queuing on the access drive into Oak Bank School and along Sandy Lane. |
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)The applicant is advised that selected building materials and construction methods for the classroom block building hereby approved should, as far as possible, help to reduce the building's carbon footprint and environmental impact in order to combat climate change.
Further advice on sustainable construction methods can be obtained from the Council's Sustainable Growth, Monika Marczewska, on 0300 300 5187 or by email: Monika.Marczewska@centralbedfordshire.gov.ukThe applicant is advised that selected building materials and construction methods for the classroom block building hereby approved should, as far as possible, help to reduce the building's carbon footprint and environmental impact in order to combat climate change.
Further advice on sustainable construction methods can be obtained from the Council's Sustainable Growth, Monika Marczewska, on 0300 300 5187 or by email: Monika.Marczewska@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk |
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