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UTTLESFORD DISTRICT COUNCIL Council Offices, London Road, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11 4ER Telephone (01799) 510510, Fax (01799) 510550 Textphone Users 18001 Email [email protected] Website www.uttlesford.gov.uk Mr A Smith Dated:12th April 2017 Donald Purkiss Associates LLP 1A King Street Saffron Walden CB10 1HE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 (AS AMENDED) Application Number: UTT/17/0453/FUL Applicant: Bentfield Bury Farms Uttlesford District Council Grants Permission for: Conversion of stables to dwelling. Alteration to existing garage. at Bentfield Mill Barn Watermill Lane Stansted CM24 8TP The approved plans/documents are listed below: Plan Reference/Version Plan Type/Notes Received 1630/02 D Combined 15/02/2017 1630.09 A Combined 15/02/2017 1630.06 A Combined 15/02/2017 18058SE-01 Other 15/02/2017 18058SE-02 Other 15/02/2017 1630.07 A Elevations (proposed) 15/02/2017 1630.08 Combined 15/02/2017 18058SE-03 Other 15/02/2017 Permission is granted with the following conditions: 1 The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of 3 years from the date of this decision. REASON: To comply 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. 2 Prior to commencement of the development, details of the following external finishes (including samples and/or photographs as appropriate) must be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority: - Walls: Bricks (plinth) - Roof: Natural slate; Clay pantiles The development must be carried out in accordance with the approved details. REASON: To ensure compatibility with the character of the area, in accordance with Policy S7, Policy GEN2 and Policy ENV2 of the Uttlesford Local Plan (adopted 2005) and the National Planning Policy Framework. This condition must be 'pre-commencement' to ensure that the development is only carried out in accordance with the above details. 3 Prior to commencement of any works for the creation of trenches or culverts or the installation of pipes, measures to protect badgers and other nocturnally active animals from being trapped must be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The measures may include: a) creation of sloping escape ramps for badgers, which may be achieved by edge profiling of trenches/excavations or by using planks placed into them at the end of each working day b) open pipework greater than 150 mm outside diameter being blanked off at the end of each working day. The development must be carried out in accordance with the approved measures. REASON: To conserve and enhance biodiversity, in accordance with Policy GEN7 of the Uttlesford Local Plan (adopted 2005) and the National Planning Policy Framework. 4 Prior to occupation of the dwelling hereby permitted, a 'lighting design strategy for biodiversity' must be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The strategy must: a) identify those areas/features on site that are particularly sensitive for bats and that are likely to cause disturbance in or around their breeding sites and resting places or along important routes used to access key areas of their territory, for example, for foraging; and b) show how and where external lighting will be installed (through the provision of appropriate lighting contour plans and technical specifications) so that it can be clearly demonstrated that areas to be lit will not disturb or prevent the above species using their territory or having access to their breeding sites and resting places. All external lighting must be installed in accordance with the approved strategy prior to occupation. REASON: To conserve and enhance biodiversity, in accordance with Policy GEN7 of the Uttlesford Local Plan (adopted 2005) and the National Planning Policy Framework. 5 Prior to occupation of the dwelling hereby permitted, details of the surface water drainage scheme must be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The details must comply with Advice Note 3 'Wildlife Hazards around Aerodromes' (available at: www.aoa.org.uk/policy-campaigns/operations-safety/) and include: - Profiles & dimensions of water bodies - Attenuation times - Details of marginal planting. The scheme must be installed in accordance with the approved details prior to occupation. REASON: To avoid endangering the safe movement of aircraft and the operation of Stansted Airport through the attraction of birds and an increase in the bird hazard risk of the application site, in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework. Page 2 of 6 6 All windows and doors must be timber. REASON: To ensure compatibility with the character of the area, in accordance with Policy S7, Policy GEN2 and Policy ENV2 of the Uttlesford Local Plan (adopted 2005) and the National Planning Policy Framework. 7 All feather edge timber boarding must be painted black. REASON: To ensure compatibility with the character of the area, in accordance with Policy S7, Policy GEN2 and Policy ENV2 of the Uttlesford Local Plan (adopted 2005) and the National Planning Policy Framework. 8 No unbound material shall be used in the surface treatment of the vehicular access within 6 metres of the highway boundary of the site. REASON: To avoid displacement of loose material onto the highway in the interests of highway safety, in accordance with Policy GEN1 of the Uttlesford Local Plan (adopted 2005) and the National Planning Policy Framework. 9 Runoff water from the driveway hereby permitted must be directed to a permeable or porous surface within the application site. REASON: To prevent hazards caused by water flowing onto the highway in the interest of highway safety, in accordance with Policy GEN1 of the Uttlesford Local Plan (adopted 2005) and the National Planning Policy Framework. 10 Notwithstanding the provisions of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) (or any Order revoking or re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no development within Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A, B, D or E or Part 2, Class A of the Order shall take place on the site without the prior written permission of the local planning authority. REASON: To prevent harm to the rural character of the area and the setting of listed buildings, in accordance with Policy S7 and Policy ENV2 of the Uttlesford Local Plan (adopted 2005) and the National Planning Policy Framework. In determining this application, the Local Planning Authority had regard to the following Development Plan Policies: Policy Local Plan Local Plan Phase S7 - The Countryside Uttlesford Local Plan Uttlesford Local Plan Adopted 2005 GEN1 - Access Uttlesford Local Plan Uttlesford Local Plan Adopted 2005 GEN2 - Design Uttlesford Local Plan Uttlesford Local Plan Adopted 2005 GEN3 - Flood Protection Uttlesford Local Plan Uttlesford Local Plan Adopted 2005 GEN6 - Infrastructure Uttlesford Local Plan Uttlesford Local Plan Adopted 2005 Provision to Support Development Page 3 of 6 GEN7 - Nature Conservation Uttlesford Local Plan Uttlesford Local Plan Adopted 2005 GEN8 - Vehicle Parking Uttlesford Local Plan Uttlesford Local Plan Adopted 2005 Standards ENV2 - Development affecting Uttlesford Local Plan Uttlesford Local Plan Adopted 2005 Listed Buildings ENV9 - Historic Landscape Uttlesford Local Plan Uttlesford Local Plan Adopted 2005 H1 - Housing development Uttlesford Local Plan Uttlesford Local Plan Adopted 2005 H6 - Conversion of rural Uttlesford Local Plan Uttlesford Local Plan Adopted 2005 buildings to residential use H9 - Affordable Housing Uttlesford Local Plan Uttlesford Local Plan Adopted 2005 H10 - Housing Mix Uttlesford Local Plan Uttlesford Local Plan Adopted 2005 SPD2 - Accessible homes and playspace Developer Contributions Guidance Document, June 2013 ECP - ECC Parking Standards (Design & Good Practice)September 2009 Uttlesford Local Parking Standards EDG - Essex Design Guide NPPF - National Planning Policy Framework Gordon Glenday Assistant Director Planning Notes: 1 * This permission does not incorporate Listed Building Consent unless specifically stated. * The alterations permitted by this consent are restricted to those specified and detailed in the application. Any alteration, demolition or re-building not so specified, even if this should become necessary during the course of the work, must be subject of a further application. It is an offence to carry out unauthorised work to the interior or exterior of a Listed Building in any way, which would affect its character. * The proposal has been considered against Development Plan policies shown in the schedule of policies. Material planning considerations do not justify a decision contrary to the Development Plan. * The Development Plan comprises the saved policies of the Uttlesford Local Plan (2005). Page 4 of 6 * It is the responsibility of the owner to ensure that any conditions attached to an approval are complied with. Failure to do so can result in enforcement action being taken. Where conditions require the submission of matters to and approval by the local planning authority these must be submitted on form "Application for approval of details reserved by condition" available from the Council's web site www.uttlesford.gov.uk and accompanied by the correct fee. * Your attention is drawn to the need to check with the Council's Building Surveying Section regarding fire-fighting access and the requirements of Section 13 of the Essex Act 1987. * Your attention is drawn to the Equality Act 2010. The Act makes it unlawful for service providers (those providing goods, facilities or services to the public), landlords and other persons to discriminate against certain groups of people. * If you intend to pipe, bridge or fill in a watercourse, as part of this development or otherwise, you need to contact the County Highways Authority. * Under the terms of the Water Resources Act 1991 and Environment Agency Byelaws, the prior written consent of the agency is required for any proposed works or structures in, under, over or within 9 metres of the top of the bank of any main river.