| 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. |
| 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:
Location Plan (received 24th February 2025)
Location Plan 1.2500 (received 24th February 2025)
Site Plan 1.500 (received 24th February 2025)
Block Plan 1.2500 (received 24th February 2025)
Reason: To define the permission in accordance with Policy SWDP1 and SWDP2 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework. |
| A landscape and ecological management plan (LEMP) shall be submitted to, and be approved in writing by, the local planning authority prior to the commencement of works of the development. The content of the LEMP shall be guided by the requirement to achieve Biodiversity Net Gain and maintain this after implementation, and shall include the following:
a) Description and evaluation of 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);
g) Details of the body or organization responsible for implementation of the plan;
h) Ongoing monitoring and remedial measures.
The LEMP shall also include details of the legal and funding mechanism(s) by which the long-term implementation of the plan will be secured by the developer with the management body(ies) responsible for its delivery.
The plan shall also set out (where the results from monitoring show that conservation aims and objectives of the LEMP are not being met) how contingencies and/or remedial action will be identified, agreed and implemented so that the development still delivers the fully functioning biodiversity objectives of the originally approved scheme. The approved plan 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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| The approved Biodiversity Gain Plan required by paragraph 13 of Schedule 7A to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 shall be implemented in accordance with the details and timescale agreed within the Plan and maintained thereafter in accordance with the approved Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (LEMP).
Reason: To ensure that the proposed development delivers a biodiversity net gain in accordance with Schedule &A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and SWDP22 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan.
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| The development shall be carried out in accordance with the materials specified in the covering letter dated the 27th January 2025 for the riding arena. No deviation from the approved materials shall take place unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
Reason - To ensure a satisfactory appearance to the development and one that is appropriate to its context, in accordance with Policies SWDP21 and SWDP25 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan and the relevant aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework. |
| The riding arena hereby approved shall only be used privately, and shall not be used for any trade, business or equestrian enterprise whatsoever.
Reason - To allow business would generate additional traffic to and from the site, the impact of which would need to be assessed in line with policy SWDP21 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan 2016. |
| The development hereby approved and land edged red and blue on the approved plans as listed under Condition 2 of this Decision Notice shall not be sold. Let, or sublet separately from each other
Reason – In the interests of sustainable development, to avoid piecemeal and unrelated development in the countryside and to comply with Policies SWDP1, SWDP2, SWDP4, SWDP12, SWDP21 and SWDP25 and the relevant aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework.
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| Notwithstanding the provisions of Town and County Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (or any order revoking or re-enacting that order with or without modification) no floodlighting or any other external lighting shall be installed around the perimeters of the riding arena.
Reason: In the interests of amenity and to preserve the character and appearance of the area, noting such provision has been assessed with regards to the impacts on ecology and to comply with Policies SWDP21, SWDP24, and SWDP25, and the relevant aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework. |
| 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 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 Schedule 7A TCPA 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;
(d) any registered offsite biodiversity gain allocated to the development and the biodiversity and the biodiversity value of that gain in relation to the development;
(e) any biodiversity credits purchased for the development; and
(f) any such other matters as the Secretary of State may by regulations specify.
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
Reason – To ensure the development delivers a biodiversity net gain on site in accordance with Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and SWDP22 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan
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