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

The use, hereby permitted, shall not commence until there has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority a plan indicating the positions, design, materials and type of boundary treatment to be erected around the play area, details of any landscaping works to the proposed play area and details of bin storage facilities. The boundary treatment, landscaping and bin storage facilities shall be completed before the use hereby permitted is commenced and shall be implemented fully in accordance with the approved details.

Reason:  To ensure a satisfactory appearance to the development in order to safeguard the visual character of the immediate area and childrens' saftey; in accordance with policy CS12 of the Core Strategy (2013.)

3

The number of children using the nursery hereby approved shall be limited to 40 in total.

Reason:  In order to protect the amenities of adjoining occupiers, and to ensure adequate parking provision; in accordance with policies CS8 and CS12 of the Core Strategy (2013) and saved appendix 5 of the Local Plan (1991).

4

Prior to the commencement of the nursery hereby permitted an Interim Travel Plan shall be submitted, approved and signed off by the Local Planning Authority in consultation with the Highway Authority, such a Travel Plan shall accord with Hertfordshire County Council document 'Hertfordshire Green Travel Plan Guidance

Reason: To ensure that the development offers a wide range of travel choices to reduce the impact of travel and transport on the environment; in accordance with policies CS8 and CS12 of the Core Strategy (2013) and saved appendix 5 of the Local Plan (1991).

5

The premises shall only be operational as a nursery between 8am and 6pm on Mondays to Fridays and for no other use thereafter.

Reason:  In the interests of the amenities of the occupants of neighbouring dwellings, in accordance with policy CS12 of the Core Strategy (2013).         

6

7

The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans/documents:

Floor Plan

Travel Plan

Site Location Plan

Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.

Prior to the commencement of the operation as a nursery hereby permitted a management plan which sets out what parking provision would be provided and maintained thereafter shall be submitted, approved and signed off by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: To ensure the sufficient provision of parking to reduce the impact of travel and transport on the environment; in accordance with policies CS8 and CS12 of the Core Strategy (2013) and saved appendix 5 of the Local Plan (1991).

Informative 1 - Highways

Storage of materials: The applicant is advised that the storage of materials associated with the construction of this development should be provided within the site on land which is not public highway, and the use of such areas must not interfere with the public highway. If this is not possible, authorisation should be sought from the Highway Authority before construction works commence. Further information is available via the website http://www.hertsdirect.org/services/transtreets/highways/ or by telephoning 0300 1234047.

Informative 2 - Article 35 Statement

Planning permission has been granted for this proposal. The Council acted pro-actively through early engagement with the applicant at the pre-application stage 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.