Agenda item

1

The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

Reason:  To comply with the requirements of Section 91 (1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 (1) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

2

Within 3 months of the date of this decision a soft landscaping scheme shall be submitted to the local planning authority. The submitted details shall include plans, written specifications (including cultivation and other operations associated with plant and grass establishment), schedules of trees and plants, noting species, plant sizes and proposed numbers/densities where appropriate. All the approved planting shall be carried out in the planting season following the first use of any of the new parking area hereby permitted.

Reason: In the interests of the character and appearance of the area and biodiversity in accordance with Policies CS5, CS12, CS26 and CS29 of Dacorum Core Strategy.

3

Any tree, hedge or shrub which forms part of the approved landscaping scheme which within a period of five years from planting fails to become established, becomes seriously damaged or diseased, dies or for any reason is removed shall be replaced in the next planting season by another tree, shrub or section of hedge of the same species and size as that originally planted shall be planted at the same place in the next planting season, unless the local planning authority gives its written consent to any variation. For the purposes of this condition the planting season is between 1 October and 31 March.

Reason: To safeguard the local environment, in the interests of visual amenity and biodiversity in accordance with the requirements of Policies CS 5, CS12, CS26 and CS29 of the Dacorum Core Strategy.

4

The car park hereby permitted shall not be brought into use until a scheme for its exterior lighting in conjunction with improvements to the existing car park have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.  The exterior lighting shall be installed and thereafter retained and maintained fully in accordance with approved details.

Reason: To safeguard the local environment in accordance with accord with the requirements of Policies CS12, CS26 , CS29 and CS32 of the Dacorum Core Strategy and Policy 113 and Appendix 8 of the saved Dacorum Borough Local Plan.

5

The car parking hereby permitted shall be served by a soakaway drainage system with no soakaways installed on contaminated land.

Reason: To ensure that the site is subject to an acceptable sustainable drainage system serving the development in accordance with Policy CS29 of Dacorum Core Strategy.

6

An electric vehicle charging facility shall be installed at the site within 6 months of  the use of the additional car parking hereby permitted and once installed shall be retained at all times. 

Reason: In accordance Paragraph 110 and  Part 10 of the National Planning Policy Framework, Policies CS8 and CS29 of Dacorum Core Strategy.

7

Subject to the requirements of the requirements of other conditions of this planning permission the development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following plans :

Location Plan dated 23 October 2018

DCB/018/002 received by the local planning authority on 24 October 2018

Reason:  To safeguard and maintain the strategic policies of the local planning authority and for the avoidance of doubt.

ARTICLE 35 STATEMENT

Planning permission has been granted for this proposal. The Council acted pro-actively through positive engagement with the applicant during the determination process which lead to improvements to the scheme. The Council has therefore acted pro-actively in line with the requirements of the Framework (paragraphs 186 and 187) and in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2015.

Informatives

Flood Risk Activity Permit

Under the terms of the Environmental Permitting Regulations a Flood Risk Activity Permit is required from the Environment Agency for any proposed works or structures, in, under, over or within 8 metres of the top of the bank of the River Gade, designated as a 'main river'. Details of lower risk activities that may be Excluded or Exempt from the Permitting Regulations can be found at www.gov.uk/guidance/flood-risk-activities-environmental-permits. Please contact us at PSO-Thames@environment-agency.gov.uk.

Highways

1. Obstruction of public highway land: It is an offence under section 137 of the Highways Act 1980 for any person, without lawful authority or excuse, in any way to willfully obstruct the free passage along a highway or public right of way. If this development is likely to result in the public highway or public right of way network becoming routinely blocked (fully or partly) the applicant must contact the Highway Authority to obtain their permission and requirements before construction works commence. Further information is available via the website: http://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/transtreets/highways/ or by telephoning 0300 1234047.

2. Road Deposits: It is an offence under section 148 of the Highways Act 1980 to deposit mud or other debris on the public highway, and section 149 of the same Act gives the Highway Authority powers to remove such material at the expense of the party responsible. Therefore, best practical means shall be taken at all times to ensure that all vehicles leaving the site during construction of the development are in a condition such as not to emit dust or deposit mud, slurry or other debris on the highway. Further information is available via the website http://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/transtreets/highways/ or by telephoning 0300 1234047

Un-expected Contaminated Land Informative

The Council's contaminated land record shows that site is built on or immediately adjacent to land that was used for contaminative use here in – Petrol storage and Bury Corn Mill. There is a possibility that these activities may have affected the application site with potentially contaminated material. Therefore, I recommend that the developer be advised to keep a watching brief during ground works where applicable on the site for any potentially contaminated material. Should any such material be encountered, then the Council must be informed without delay, advised of the situation and an appropriate course of action agreed.

Construction Hours of Working – (Plant & Machinery) Informative

In accordance with the councils adopted criteria, all noisy works associated with site demolition, site preparation and construction works shall be limited to the following hours: 0730hrs to 1830hrs on Monday to Saturdays, no works are permitted at any time on Sundays or bank holidays.

Construction Dust Informative

Dust from operations on the site should be minimised by spraying with water or by carrying out of other such works that may be necessary to suppress dust. Visual monitoring of dust is to be carried out continuously and Best Practical Means (BPM) should be used at all times. The applicant is advised to consider the control of dust and emissions from construction and demolition Best Practice Guidance, produced in partnership by the Greater London Authority and London Councils.