Planning Application W/23/01036/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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Prior to the first use/occupation of the development hereby permitted, the details set out in the Water Management Statement contained in the Rural Planning Co Planning Statement March 2024 update 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.

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The development hereby approved shall not be occupied until the first 5.0 metres of the access into the development, measured from the edge of the carriageway, has been surfaced in a bound material.

Reason: In the interests of highway safety in accordance with Policy SWDP21 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan.

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The development hereby approved shall not be occupied until the parking facilities shown on drawing 2127_102 have been provided. This area shall thereafter be retained and kept available for its approved use at all times.

Reason: In the interests of highway safety and to ensure the free flow of traffic using the adjoining highway in accordance with Policy SWDP21 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan.

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The development hereby permitted shall not be first occupied until sheltered and secure cycle parking to comply with the Council’s adopted highway design guide has been provided in accordance with details which shall first be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and thereafter the approved cycle parking shall be kept available for the parking of bicycles only.

Reason: To comply with the Council’s parking standards in accordance with Policy SWDP21 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan.

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Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) (or any order revoking, re-enacting, substituting, amending, extending, consolidating, replacing or modifying that Order), no additions, extensions or external alterations, new windows or other openings, building or enclosure, swimming or other pool required for a purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwelling house [other than those expressly authorised by this permission] shall be constructed/carried out on the application site following the completion/first use of the development hereby permitted.

Reason: (i) To control development of this rural site in the interests of the visual amenities of the locality, and (ii) because the development hereby approved is allowed in lieu of the extant approval granted under the General Permitted Development Order (GPDO) Part 3 Class Q for an agricultural barn conversion (Council reference W/23/00217/GPDQ) which is subject to the limitations of the GPDO including that the building cannot be extended beyond its existing envelope as part of that conversion.

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Prior to the occupation of the development hereby permitted, details of renewable or low carbon energy generating facilities to be incorporated as part of the development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The details shall demonstrate that at least 10% of the predicted energy requirements of the development will be met through the use of renewable/low carbon energy generating facilities. The approved facilities shall be provided prior to any part of the development hereby permitted being first occupied or in accordance with a timetable submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority as part of the details required by this condition. Reason: To ensure the proposed development includes sufficient renewable/low carbon energy generating facilities to comply with Policy SWDP27 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan.

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Before the first use/occupation of the development hereby permitted, a scheme of landscaping shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. 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 - (i) To ensure the proposed development does not have an adverse effect on the character and appearance of the area in accordance with policies SWDP21 and SWDP25 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan, and (ii) 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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Before the development hereby approved is first occupied, all the existing outbuildings as shown or indicated on the approved plans including the residential caravan and any resulting debris/materials shall be permanently removed from the site.

Reason: (i) In the interests of visual amenity and to preserve the appearance of the site in accordance with policies SWDP21 and SWDP25 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan. (ii) In addition, the existing residential caravan represents unauthorised development and a second home in this location would not represent sustainable development and would be contrary to the development location strategy set out in policy SWDP2 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan

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Before the first occupation of the development hereby permitted, details of a bat roosting feature and bird nesting box shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The details to be submitted shall include an implementation timetable. The features shall be provided in accordance with the approved details and in accordance with the approved timetable. 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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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 –

Original plans:

Taylor Hare Architects drawing numbers 2127 001; 2127 002;

Amended plans (received 19 March 2024):

Taylor Hare Architects drawing numbers 2127 102; 2127 103-105 D; 2127 150 D; 2127 151 B;

Reason: To define the permission.

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Positive and Proactive Statement.

In dealing with this application, the Council has worked with the applicant in the following ways:

- providing pre-application advice;
- 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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This permission does not authorise the applicant to carry out works within the publicly maintained highway since such works can only be carried out by the County Council’s Approved Contractor, Ringway Infrastructure Service who can be contacted by email [email protected]. The applicant is solely responsible for all costs associated with construction of the access.

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The applicants attention is drawn to the existence of an agreement made under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended), and the restrictions imposed therein.

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