Planning Application W/22/01935/FUL

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Application Details

This application has been approved

The following conditions and information notes are associated with the approval

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The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission. Reason: To conform with the requirements of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

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Unless where required or allowed by other conditions attached to this permission/consent, the development hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with the information (including details on the proposed materials) provided on the application form and the following plans/drawings/documents –

01 Rev D
06 Rev B Sheet 1
07 Sheet 2
22018-101 Rev D
08

Reason: To define the permission.

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Before the first use of the development hereby permitted a scheme of landscaping shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority which shall be based on the Biodiversity Net Gain report version vf2 by Ecology Solutions, dated May 2023, the post-development plan BNG2 Rev.B and the amended illustrative masterplan in Appendix 1, contained within the BNG report.

The landscaping scheme shall include:- (i) a plan(s) showing details of all existing trees and hedges on the application site. The plan should include, for each tree/hedge, the accurate position, canopy spread and species, together with an indication of any proposals for felling/pruning and any proposed changes in ground level, or other works to be carried out, within the canopy spread. (ii) a plan(s) showing the layout of proposed tree, hedge and shrub planting and grass areas. (iii) a schedule of proposed planting - indicating species, sizes at time of planting and numbers/densities of plants. (iv) a written specification outlining cultivation and other operations associated with plant and grass establishment. (v) a schedule of maintenance, including watering and the control of competitive weed growth, for a minimum period of five years from first planting. All planting and seeding/turfing shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details in the first planting and seeding/turfing seasons following the completion or first occupation/use of the development, whichever is the sooner. The planting shall be maintained in accordance with the approved schedule of maintenance. Any trees or plants which, within a period of five years from the completion of the planting, die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species. Reason - To ensure the proposed development does not have an adverse effect on the character and appearance of the areaand enhance biodiversity in accordance with policies SWDP21, SWDP 22 and SWDP25 of South Worcestershire Development Plan.

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The Development hereby approved shall not be brought into use until the access, turning area and parking facilities shown on Drawing 03 Rev A (Appendix 3 of the Transport Statement dated July 2022) have been provided. These areas shall thereafter be retained and kept available for their respective approved uses at all times.

Reason - In the interests of highway safety and to ensure the free flow of traffic using the adjoining highway.

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Prior to the first use of the development hereby approved commencing secure parking for cycles to comply with the Council’s standards shall be provided within the curtilage of the development and these facilities shall thereafter be retained for the parking of cycles only. Reason - To comply with the Council’s parking standards

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The holiday lodges approved shall be occupied for holiday purposes only and shall not be occupied as a person or persons’ sole, or main place of residence.

Reason: The proposed unit/visitor accommodation would be situated in the open countryside, outside any defined settlement boundary where new residential development will be strictly controlled. The proposed unit/accommodation is only acceptable as a holiday let/ tourism development in accordance with policy SWDP36 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan.

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Before the development hereby permitted is first brought into use, details of any external lighting to be provided in association with the development shall be first submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The details shall include times when the external lighting will not be switched on. Only external lighting in accordance with approved details shall be provided on the application site. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (or any Order revoking or re-enacting that Order with or without modification) there shall be no other external lighting provided on the application site.

Reason - To ensure the proposed development does not have an adverse effect on the character and appearance of the area in accordance with policies SWDP1, SWDP21 and SWDP25 of South Worcestershire Development Plan and to ensure the development contributes to the conservation and enhancement of biodiversity within the site and the wider area in accordance with policy SWDP22 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan.

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Prior to the commencement of the development hereby permitted (including any ground works or site clearance) an ecological mitigation and enhancement strategy shall be first submitted to and approved in writing. This strategy shall be based on the mitigation and enhancement recommendations made in the Ecological Assessment ref. 10438.EcoAss.vf by Ecology Solutions dated October 2022, and shall include but need not be limited to:
- appropriate safeguarding measures during construction to prevent impacts on the LWS arising from dust or runoff contamination and lighting.
- Precautionary measures for any vegetation clearance.
- Types and locations of bat and bird boxes, hibernacula for reptiles and log/brash piles to provide opportunities for saproxylic invertebrates.

The development shall be implemented in strict accordance with the approved strategy.

Reason: To ensure the development contributes to the conservation and enhancement of biodiversity within the site and the wider area in accordance with policy SWDP22 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan.

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Within one month of development hereby approved commencing a landscape and ecological management plan (LEMP) shall be first submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The content of the LEMP shall be based on the Landscape Scheme approved under condition 3 and shall be guided by the requirement to achieve the Biodiversity Net Gain as per the Biodiversity Net Gain report version vf2 by Ecology Solutions, dated May 2023 and maintained after implementation. It shall include the following:
a. Description and evaluation of the features to be managed;
b. Ecological trends and constraints on site that might influence management;
c. Aims and objectives of management;
d. Appropriate management options for achieving aims and objectives;
e. Prescriptions for management actions;
f. Preparation of a work schedule, including an annual work plan capable of being rolled forward over a five-year period and for a minimum of 30 years thereafter;
g. Details of the body or organisation responsible for implementation of the plan;
h. On-going monitoring and remedial measures.
The plan shall also set out where the results of the monitoring show that conservation aims and objectives of the LEMP are not being met, how contingencies and/or remedial action identified, agreed and implemented so that the development still delivers the fully functioning biodiversity objectives of the originally approved scheme.
The LEMP will be implemented in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: To ensure that the proposed development contributes to the conservation and enhancement of biodiversity within the site, and to ensure the proposal harmonises with the surroundings in accordance with policies SWDP21, SWDP22 and SWDP25 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan 2016.

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Temporary fencing for the protection of all retained trees/hedges on site and trees outside the site where their Root Protection Area falls within the site shall be erected in accordance with BS 5837:2012 (Trees in Relation to Design, Demolition and Construction) before development of any type commences, including site clearance, demolition, materials delivery, vehicular movement and erection of site huts. Any alternative fencing type or position not strictly in accordance with BS 5837 (2012) must be agreed in writing by the local planning authority prior to the commencement of development. This protective fencing shall remain in place until the completion of development or unless otherwise agreed in writing with the local planning authority. Nothing should be stored or placed (including soil), nor shall any ground levels altered, within the fenced area without the previous written consent of the local planning authority. There shall be no burning of any material within 10 metres of the extent of the canopy of any retained tree/hedge. Reason - To prevent existing trees/hedges from being damaged during construction work and to preserve the amenities of the locality. This is in accordance with policies SWDP21 and SWDP25 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan.

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No development hereby approved sshall not be implemented above FFL as shown on drawing no 08 (Typical Lodge Plan and Elevstion) until details of the materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the holiday lodges hereby permitted have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The details to be submitted shall include:- material, colour and finish of external wall cladding and roofing materials. The development shall be carried out using the materials as approved. Reason - To ensure that the new materials are in keeping with the surroundings and/or represent quality design in accordance with policy SWDP21 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan.

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The development hereby permitted shall not be occupied until details of the means by which the development will be provided with superfast broadband connectivity have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details
Reason: To ensure the development is provided with superfast broadband in accordance with policy SWDP26 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan.

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Positive and Proactive Statement. In dealing with this application, the Council has worked with the applicant in the following ways:- seeking further information following receipt of the application; seeking amendments to the proposed development following receipt of the application; and considering the imposition of conditions and or the completion of a s.106 legal agreement. In such ways the Council has demonstrated a positive and proactive manner in seeking solutions to problems arising in relation to the planning application.

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