| 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 –
Drawing 4378LP-01 – Location Plan
Drawing 4378EP-01 – Existing Block Plan
Drawing 4378G-01 – Proposed Garaging
Drawing 4378A-01 (Rev A) – Proposed Floor Plans and Elevations
Drawing 4378BP-01 – Proposed Block Plan
Reason: To define the permission. |
| The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in strict accordance with the recommendations set out in the Preliminary Ecological Appraisal report carried out by Envirotech Ecological Consultants dated 28th September 2020 and submitted with this application.
In particular:
- Roots of trees on site and its boundaries should be adequately protected during the works.
- The landscaping scheme should utilise native and wildlife friendly plants, including night flowering species beneficial to bats.
- Precautionary measures should be taken in regards to amphibians and brown hares. In the event that amphibian or brown hare activity is found, all works should cease and further ecological advice sought, including a detailed method statement and programme of mitigation implemented. Points relating to working at night and leaving open trenches for badgers are also applicable to brown hares.
- The old pond may be dredged to specification if required.
- The following advice should be followed in relation to badgers:
o All work must take place during daylight hours as badgers are more likely to be commuting over the site at night and this will ensure the risk to any badgers passing through the site will be minimised.
o Should any trenches and excavations be required, an escape route for animals that enter the trench must be provided, especially if left open overnight. Ramps should be no greater than of 45 degrees in angle. Ideally, any holes should be securely covered. This will ensure badgers are not trapped during work.
o All excavations left open overnight or longer should be checked for animals prior to the continuation of works or infilling. Back filling should be completed immediately after any excavations, ideally back filling as an on-going process to the work in hand.
- The following advice should be followed in regards to bats:
o Work at night should be restricted, new planting within the site should enhance structural diversity and light spill onto the boundary should be minimised.
o New roosting provision for crevice dwelling bats could be incorporated into the buildings on site or bat boxes could be erected in retained trees.
o If the weeping willow tree is to be felled it should be re-inspected for bats to confirm they remain absent.
o Overall it is considered there is more than sufficient scope for mitigation and compensation at the site such that there will be no adverse impact on the favourable conservation status of bats affected by the proposal.
- The following advice should be followed in regards to birds:
o Any vegetation to be trimmed or cleared should be checked for nesting birds before it is removed. Ideally this should occur outside the bird nesting period March- September. If vegetation clearance is to occur in the March-September period a check for nesting birds should be conducted first by a suitably qualified individual.
o New planting within the site and the retention of trees and shrubs on the site boundary will maintain the ecological functionality of the site for breeding birds.
o Artificial bird nesting sites for swallow could be incorporated into the new buildings under the eaves in suitable locations.
o If nesting birds are found at the site all site works shall cease and further ecological advice shall be sought with a view to a detailed method statement and programme of mitigation measures being prepared and implemented.
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. |
| Within three months of the commencement of the development hereby permitted, details of a bat roosting feature and / or 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 feature(s) 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. |
| Prior to the first occupation of the development hereby approved the renewable energy/low carbon measures set out in the Energy Statement (ref: NT201201) by Avondale Solutions. Robin Evans, Bsc(Hons), OCDEA, CfSH shall be fully implemented. The measures shall contribute to at least 10% of the predicted energy requirements of the development and shall remain operational for the lifetime of the development.
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. |
| Prior to its / their installation details of the materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the development hereby permitted shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.
The details to be submitted shall include:-
- type, colour, texture, size, coursing, finish, jointing and pointing of brickwork/stonework and mortar
- type, colour, texture, size and design of roofing materials;
- a precise specification of the proposed external render or plaster – including any decorative panels or patterns – and detailed specification of the mix, the number of coats and surface finish to be used;
- detailed specification of the new weatherboarding showing the dimensions, profile and a description of the stain or paint finish to be applied to the boarding:
- details of the timber framing including joint details and methods of infilling;
- external joinery details along with architectural details of the proposed external finishes, heads, sills, position in wall reveal and any surrounding dressings
- details of the approved rooflights, including drawings showing design, materials and profile;
- details of external vents, ventilation slits, extracts and chimney flues and rainwater goods including information on specification and colour;
- details of external doors/garage doors including information on finish;
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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| All planting and seeding/turfing comprised in the submitted landscape scheme as shown on the proposed block plan, hereby approved, shall be carried out in accordance with the submitted implementation programme.
All planting shall be watered as necessary and competitive weed growth controlled to ensure successful establishment.
Any trees or plants that die, or are removed; or become seriously damaged or diseased within a period of five years from the completion of the planting, 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 2016. |
| Before the first use/occupation of the development hereby permitted a plan indicating the positions, design, materials and type of boundary treatment to be erected shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.
The boundary treatment shall be completed in accordance with a timetable agreed in writing by the local planning authority.
Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.
Reason - To protect the amenities of properties and 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 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, Church Lane.
Details of site operative parking areas, material storage areas and the location of site operatives’ facilities (offices, toilets etc);
The hours that delivery vehicles will be permitted to arrive and depart, and arrangements for unloading and manoeuvring from and to the highway
Details of any temporary construction accesses and their reinstatement.
A highway road condition survey of Church Lane timescale for re-inspections, and details of any reinstatement.
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. Site operatives' parking, material storage and the positioning of operatives' facilities shall only take place on the site in locations approved by in writing by the local planning authority.
Reason: To ensure the provision of adequate on-site facilities and in the interests of highway safety. |
| 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. |
| 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 following the issue of a license under Section 184 and 278 of the Highways Act, 1980.
The applicant should contact Worcestershire County Council's Highways Community and Response Unit, County Hall, Spetchley Road, Worcester WR5 2NP (telephone 0845 607 2005), regarding the issue of the necessary license authorising the access works to be carried out by the County Council's Approved Contractor at the applicant's expense.
The applicant should give the County Council sufficient notice to enable, as far as possible, the licence procedure to be carried out so that there is no disruption to the applicant's programme of works. |
| The Development hereby permitted shall not be first occupied until the proposed garage serving the existing dwelling Church Farm Cottage and the proposed dwelling have been fitted with an electric vehicle charging point. The charging points shall comply with BS EN 62196 Mode 3 or 4 charging and BS EN 61851 and the Worcestershire County Council Streetscape Design Guide. The electric vehicle charging points shall be retained for the lifetime of the development unless they need to be replaced in which case the replacement charging point(s) shall be of the same specification or a higher specification in terms of charging performance.
Reason. To encourage sustainable travel and healthy communities. |
| The development shall not begin until visibility splays are provided from a point 0.6m above carriageway level at the centre of the proposed access to the application site and 2.4 metres back from the near side edge of the adjoining carriageway, Church Lane (measured perpendicularly), for a distance of 47metres in each direction measured along the nearside edge of the adjoining carriageway and offset a distance of 0.6m from the edge of the carriageway. Nothing shall be planted, erected and/or allowed to grow on the triangular area of land so formed which would obstruct the visibility described above.
Reason: In the interests of highway safety. |
| The dwelling hereby approved shall not be occupied until an area has been laid out properly consolidated surfaced and drained within the curtilage of the dwelling for the parking of three cars and turning space at a gradient not exceeding 1 in 8. This area shall thereafter be retained for the purpose of parking a vehicle only.
Reason. In the interests of highway safety and to ensure the free flow of traffic using
the adjoining highway. |
| 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. |
