| Condition Details / Information Notes |
| 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. |
| The development hereby permitted shall be carried out and completed in accordance with the following approved plans and associated documents and the specifications and recommendations contained therein, except where otherwise stipulated by conditions attached to this permission
Location Plan P02
Proposed Location Plan 0050 P04
Proposed Block Plan 0052 P04
Proposed Ground Floor Plan 0105 P06
Proposed Roof Plan 0113 P03
Proposed Elevations 0008 P05
Proposed Sections 0053 P03
Landscape Masterplan DR-L-0002 P04
Reason: To ensure compliance with the approved scheme and policy SWDP 21 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan. |
| Prior to any development works above damp proofing course on 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 schedule of proposed planting - indicating species, sizes at time of planting and numbers/densities of plants.
(i)) 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 prior to first occupation of the extensions hereby approved.
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 area in accordance with policies SWDP21 and SWDP25 of South Worcestershire Development Plan. |
| The Development hereby approved shall not commence until a Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. This shall include but not be limited to the following: -
• Measures to ensure that vehicles leaving the site do not deposit mud or other detritus on the public highway;
• Details of site operative parking areas, material storage areas and the location of site operatives’ facilities as required;
• The hours that delivery vehicles will be permitted to arrive and depart, and arrangements for unloading and manoeuvring;
• Traffic management measures for construction vehicles on Blakefield Road to include temporary signage and the use of a banksman to oversee all vehicular manoeuvres, if necessary, avoiding peak pedestrian times.
• Any temporary traffic management measures such as signage and / or cones in the highway will require a permit. Applications can be made via www.worcestershire.gov.uk
• Measures to demonstrate that those immediately affected by the construction works will be kept informed and due consideration and courtesy will be shown to the local community.
The measures set out in the approved Plan shall be carried out and complied with in full during the construction of the development hereby approved.
REASON: To ensure the provision of adequate on-site facilities and in the interests of highway safety, in accordance with the provisions of Policy SWDP 4 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan (2016).
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| The Biodiversity Gain Plan shall be prepared in accordance with the recommendations in section 6 of the consultancy report (Preliminary Ecological Appraisal & Biodiversity Net Gain Assessment, Issue V2. Prepared by Sharpe Ecology, dated October 2024). The development shall not commence until a Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan (the HMMP), prepared in accordance with the approved Biodiversity Gain Plan and including:
(a) a non-technical summary;
(b) the roles and responsibilities of the people or organisation(s) delivering the HMMP;
(c) the planned habitat creation and enhancement works to create or improve habitat to achieve the biodiversity net gain in accordance with the approved Biodiversity Gain Plan;
(d) the management measures to maintain habitat in accordance with the approved Biodiversity Gain Plan for a period of 30 years from the completion of development; and
(e) the monitoring methodology and frequency in respect of the created or enhanced habitat to be submitted to the local planning authority,
has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the local planning authority.
Notice in writing shall be given to the Council when the:
(a) HMMP has been implemented; and
(b) habitat creation and enhancement works as set out in the HMMP have been completed.
Reason: To ensure the development delivers a biodiversity net gain in accordance with Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, policies SWDP 21 (xii) and SWDP22 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan, and the National Planning Policy Framework.
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| Prior to occupation of the development works hereby approved:
(a) the habitat creation and enhancement works set out in the approved HMMP has been completed; and
(b) a completion report, evidencing the completed habitat enhancements, has been submitted to, and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
The created and/or enhanced habitat specified in the approved [HMMP] shall be managed and maintained in accordance with the approved [HMMP].
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Monitoring reports shall be submitted to local planning authority in writing in accordance with the methodology and frequency specified in the approved [HMMP].
REASON: To ensure the development delivers a biodiversity net gain in accordance with Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, policies SWDP 21 (xii) and SWDP22 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan, and the National Planning Policy Framework. |
| The effect of paragraph 13 of Schedule 7A to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 is that planning permission granted for the development of land in England is deemed to have been granted subject to the condition (the “biodiversity gain condition”) that development may not begin unless:
(a) a Biodiversity Gain Plan has been submitted to the planning authority, and
(b) the planning authority has approved the plan.
Subject to Paragraph 14(2) of of Schedule 7A to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 The biodiversity gain plan must include:
(a) information about the steps taken or to be taken to minimise the adverse effect of the development on the biodiversity of the onsite habitat and any other habitat;
(b) the pre-development biodiversity value of the onsite habitat;
(c) the post-development biodiversity value of the onsite habitat.
Advice about how to prepare a Biodiversity Gain Plan and a template can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/submit-a-biodiversity-gain-plan
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| The Local Planning Authority has acted positively and proactively in determining this application by assessing the proposal against all material considerations, including planning policies and any representations that may have been received and subsequently determining to grant planning permission in accordance with the presumption in favour of sustainable development, as set out within the National Planning Policy Framework.
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