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No.Condition Text
1.The development must be begun not later than three years beginning with the date of this permission. The reason for the condition is :- The time limit condition is imposed in order 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.No less than 30 defined car parking spaces will be available for use, on site, at any one time unless otherwise agreed, in writing, with the LPA. Such spaces shall not be used for any other purposes than for the parking of vehicles. The reason for the condition is :- To ensure the permanent availability of on-site parking/manoevering areas and in the interests of highway safety.
3.A flood evacuation plan is to be submitted within three months of the grant of this permission or prior to the commencement of use hereby permitted if the land is used for the transportation of passengers or the storage and transport of livestock. The reason for the condition is :- To ensure the safety of all users of the land in the event of a flood.
4.The land and premises shall be used for no other purpose than for the use for the purposes of shipping, or in connection with the embarking, disembarking, loading, discharging or transport of passengers, livestock or goods at a dock, pier or harbour, which for the avoidance of doubt includes open storage and covered storage, engineering operations and ancillary uses (including office and administrative use) which are expedient to facilitate the proper carrying on or development of the site as port operational land of the port undertaking as set out in Part 17 Class B of the General Permitted Development Order 1995. The reason for the condition is :- To ensure the operation is carried out in accordance with the details as approved.
5.The following pollution control measures should be implemented prior to the first use hereby permitted: Prior to be being discharged into any watercourse, surface water sewer or soakaway system, all surface water drainage from parking areas and hard standings susceptible to oil contamination shall be passed through an oil separator designed and constructed to have a capacity and details compatible with the site being drained. Roof water shall not pass through the interceptor. All washdown and disinfectant waters shall be discharged to the foul sewer. Any detergents entering oil separators may render them ineffective. All cleaning and washing operations should be carried out in designated areas isolated from the surface water system and draining to the foul sewer (with the approval of the sewage undertaker). The area should be clearly marked and a kerb surround is recommended. Vehicles' loading and unloading bays and storage areas involving chemical, refuse or other polluting matter shall not be connected to the surface water drainage system. No foul sewer or trade effluent, including cooling water containing chemical additives, or vehicle washing water, including steam-cleaning effluent, shall be discharged to the surface water drainage system. Any facilities, above ground, for the storage of oils, fuels or chemicals shall be provided with adequate, durable secondary contianement to prevent the escape of pollutants. The bunded area shall be designed, constructed and maintained in order that it can contian a capacity not less than 110% of the total volume of all tanks or drums contianed therein. All filling points, vents, gauges and sight glasses should be bunded. Any tank overflow pipe outlets shall be directed into the bund. Associated pipework should be located above ground and protected from accidental damage. There shall be no gravity or automatic discharge arrangement for bund contents. Contaminated bund contents shall not be discharged to any watercourse, land or soakaway. The installation must, where relevant, comply with the Control of Pollution (Oil Storage)(England) Regulations 2001 and the Control of Pollution (Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil ) Regulations 1991 and as amended by 1997. All drums and small containers used for oil and other chemicals shall be stored in bunded areas that do not drain to any watercourse, surface water sewer or soakaway. Facilities should be provided to ensure that waste oil is stored and disposed of in a manner that will not lead to pollution. Site occupiers intending to purchase or install pollutany secondary containment (bunding) should ensure that the materials are not vulnerable to premature structural failure in the event of a fire in the vicinity. The reason for the condition is :- To protect the surrounding surface and foul water drainage systems and to prevent pollution from the site.
6.REASON FOR APPROVAL OF THE APPLICATION :- The proposal meets the provisions of the Great Yarmouth Borough Wide Local Plan and in particular, policies EMP23, EMP24 and EMP27 as it relates to the use of the land for port operations.