Agenda item

No

Condition

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

No development shall take place, other than groundworks and demolition, until details of the materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the development hereby permitted have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details. Please do not send materials to the council offices. Materials should be kept on site and arrangements made with the planning officer for inspection.

Reason: To ensure a satisfactory appearance to the development, in accordance with Core Strategy (2013) policy CS12.

3

No development, other than groundworks and demolition, shall take place until full details of both hard and soft landscape works have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. These details shall include:

a) Hard surfacing materials

b) Means of enclosure

c) Boundary treatment

d) Soft landscape works which shall include planting plans, written specifications and schedules of plants

trees to be retained and measures for their protection during construction works

e) Proposed finished levels or contours

f) Car parking layouts and other vehicle and pedestrian access areas

g) Refuse storage.

The approved landscape works shall be carried out prior to the first occupation of the development hereby permitted.

Reason: To ensure a satisfactory appearance to the development and to safeguard the visual character of the immediate area.

4

The windows at first floor level on the rear (southeast) elevation on drawing ref. 7286/02H of the dwelling hereby permitted shall be non-opening below 1.7m above floor level and shall be permanently fitted with obscured glass unless otherwise agreed in writing with the local planning authority.

Reason: In the interests of the amenity of adjoining residents, in accordance with Core Strategy (2013) Policy CS12.

5

Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015  (or any Order amending or re-enacting that Order with or without modification) no development falling within the following classes of the Order shall be carried out without the prior written approval of the local planning authority:

Schedule 2 Part 1 Classes A, B and C

Reason: To enable the local planning authority to retain control over the development in the interests of safeguarding the residential amenity of the surrounding dwellings, in accordance with Core Strategy (2013) Policy CS12.

6

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

7286/01F

7286/02H

Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning, in accordance with Core Strategy (2013) Policy CS12.

Article 35

Planning permission has been granted for this proposal. The Council acted pro-actively through positive engagement with the applicant during the determination process which led to improvements to the scheme. The Council has therefore acted pro-actively in line with the requirements of the Framework (paragraph 38) and in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2015.

INFORMATIVES

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 wilfully 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.