Planning Application W/23/00180/HP

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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 –
21143.123A
21143.124B
21143.125A
21143.101
21143.104A
21143.122B
21143.121B
21143.120C
21143.119

Reason: To define the permission.

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Prior to the first use/occupation of the development hereby permitted, the details set out in the submitted Water Management Statement shall be fully implemented and remain thereafter. Reason: To ensure that an appropriate sustainable drainage system is provided to serve the development in accordance with policy SWDP29 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan 2016.

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The development hereby permitted shall not be occupied at any time other than for purposes ancillary to the residential use of the dwelling known as The Cliffs. The development shall not be used as an independent self contained dwelling separate from the dwelling known as The Cliffs. Reason - As a separate dwelling house in this location would not represent sustainable development and be contrary to the development location strategy set out in policy SWDP2 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan.

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A landscape and ecological management plan (LEMP) shall be submitted to and be approved in writing by the local planning authority within one month of the commencement of the development hereby approved. The content of the LEMP shall be based on the recommendations for habitat compensation and enhancements contained within the Ecological Survey and Impact Assessment report by Countryside Consultants Ltd, dated 17/11/22 and shall include appropriate measures to ensure the establishment of newly created and enhanced habitats as well as long term management options to ensure that the quality and function of these habitats can be maintained in the future.
The plan will be implemented in accordance with the approved scheme.

Reason: To ensure that the proposed development contributes to the conservation and enhancement of biodiversity within the site and for the wider area in accordance with SWDP 22.

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The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in strict accordance with the recommendations set out in section 6 and Appendix 7 of the Ecological Survey and Impact Assessment report by Countryside Consultants Ltd Ecological Surveys dated 17/11/22 and submitted with this application.

On completion of the works, and prior to occupation, the site shall be inspected by a suitably qualified ecologist to confirm that all measures contained within this report have been implemented in accordance with the details approved under this condition and to a satisfactory standard. A letter of certification shall thereafter be issued by the ecologist and confirmed in writing to the local planning authority.

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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Prior to the commencement of any works, including vegetation clearance and site preparation, a detailed construction environmental management plan (CEMP: Biodiversity) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The CEMP (Biodiversity) shall include the following:
a. Risk assessment of potentially damaging construction activities;
c. Practical measures (both physical measures and sensitive working practices) to avoid or reduce impacts during site clearance and construction;
d. The location and timing of sensitive works to avoid harm to biodiversity features;
e. The times during construction when specialist ecologists need to be present.

The approved CEMP shall be adhered to and implemented throughout the construction period strictly in accordance with the approved details, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the local planning authority.

Reason: To ensure compliance with the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) and the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 and SWDP policy 22.

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Before the occupation of development hereby permitted, details of renewable and/or low carbon energy generation measures shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The measures shall contribute to at least 10% of the predicted energy requirements of the development. The details to be submitted shall include:- - the overall predicted energy requirements of the approved development; - the predicted energy generation from the proposed renewable/low carbon energy measures; and - an implementation timetable for the proposed measures. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details. Reason - To ensure the development supports the delivery of low carbon/renewable energy and safeguards natural resources in accordance with policy SWDP27 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan.

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A "lighting design strategy for biodiversity" shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority prior to the occupation of development hereby permitted. The strategy shall be based on the recommendations made in paragraph 6.3.2 and 6.3.3 of the Ecological Survey and Impact Assessment report by Countryside Consultants Ltd, dated 17/11/22 and shall provide light contour modelling to ensure that LUX levels along the river bank and the base of the bank do not exceed 0.2 in the horizontal plane at ground level and 0.4 in the vertical plane.
All lighting shall be installed in accordance with the specifications and locations set out in the strategy, and these shall be maintained thereafter in accordance with the strategy. Under no circumstances should any other lighting be installed which could impact on the dark corridor along the river and its banks without prior consent from the local planning authority.
Reason: To ensure compliance with the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) and the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 and to minimise impacts on with protected species in accordance with Policy SWDP22.

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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; - 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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