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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.The development shall be carried out in accordance with the following plans and documentation received by the Local Planning Authority on the 21st August 2024: - Site Location Plan; drawing reference: 2624 00 1003 - Site Layout Plan; drawing reference: 2624 00 301 Rev.E - Chalet Elevations and Floor Plans; drawing reference: 2624 00 351 Rev.A - Drainage Strategy (Canham Consulting); dated 12 July 2024. Reference 219968-CCL-XX-00-RP-C-0001 Revision 02. - Lighting Statement; dated July 2024. - Utilities Statement; dated July 2024 - Biodiversity Net Gain Statement; dated 28 November 2024 - Ecological Assessment; dated 28 November 2024 The reason for the condition is:- For the avoidance of doubt of what has been approved and in the interests of proper planning.
3.No commencement of the development hereby permitted shall take place until such time that the details of the vehicular access (lane widening) improvement works indicated on Drawing No. 2624 00 301 E have been submitted to and approved in writing with the Local Planning Authority, including arrangements for surface water drainage to be intercepted and disposed of separately so that it does not discharge from or onto the highway carriageway. The upgraded/widened access shall be installed in its entirety in accordance with the approved details prior to the first use of the holiday chalets hereby approved. The reason for the condition is :- To ensure construction of a satisfactory access to avoid the damage to the existing soft road and to avoid the carriage of extraneous material or surface water from or onto the highway in the interests of highway safety and traffic movement; in accordance with Core Strategy (2015) Policy CS16.
4.If the development hereby approved has not commenced within 12 months of the date of this permission then a revised Biodiversity Net Gain Statement, Plan and Matrix shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall thereafter take place in accordance with the revised Biodiversity Net Gain Statement, Plan and Matrix. The reason for the condition is :- In the interests of ensuring measurable net gains to biodiversity in accordance with Core Strategy (2015) Policy CS11 and the requirements of Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (inserted by the Environment Act 2021)
5.The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the submitted Biodiversity Gain Plan prepared by Hopkins Ecology dated 28 November 2024 (or an updated Biodiversity Net Gain Plan as required by condition 4 of this permission) to ensure that there is a minimum 10% net gain in biodiversity within a 30 year period as a result of the development and the Plan shall be implemented in full. No development shall commence until a Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan (HMMP) is submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority to ensure that there is a minimum 10% net gain in biodiversity within a 30 year period as a result of the development. The Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan (HMMP) shall include 30 year objectives, management responsibilities, maintenance schedules and a methodology to ensure the submission of monitoring reports. Monitoring reports will be submitted to the Local Planning Authority and approved in writing during years 2, 5, 7, 10, 20 and 30 from commencement of development unless otherwise stated in the Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan (HMMP), demonstrating how the BNG is progressing towards achieving its objectives, evidence of arrangements and any rectifying measures needed. The reason for the condition is :- In the interests of ensuring measurable net gains to biodiversity in accordance with Core Strategy (2015) Policy CS11 and the requirements of Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (inserted by the Environment Act 2021)
6.No works above slab level shall take place until such time that full details of a soft landscaping scheme have first been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The precise details of the landscaping proposals shall include a planting plan detailing full specifications of all new planting along with details for their protection during establishment. For the avoidance of doubt, all species used in the planting proposal shall be locally native species of local provenance. The reason for the condition is :- Because the precise details have not been submitted and in the interests of the satisfactory visual amenity and biodiversity enhancement. in accordance with Core Strategy Policies CS09 and CS11 of the adopted Great Yarmouth Local Plan Core Strategy (2015).
7.The development shall be carried out in full accordance with the approved landscaping scheme approved by condition 6 before the first use of the development. For the duration of a period of 10 years from the first occupation of the chalets hereby permitted, any trees, shrubs or hedges planted in accordance with the landscaping scheme which die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next immediate planting season with others of similar size and species. The reason for the condition is :- To ensure an high quality form of development and in the interests of ensuring appropriate visual amenity for the local area, to enhance biodiversity and to secure appropriate amenity in accordance with Policies CS9 and CS11 of the adopted Great Yarmouth Local Plan Core Strategy (2015).
8.Prior to the installation of below ground services, details in written and drawn form of the means by which electric vehicle charging shall be made available for common parking areas within the scheme shall be submitted to and approved by the local planning authority. The works shall accord to the approved scheme and shall be retained thereafter. The reason for the condition is: - To allow provision for the demand for electric vehicle charging within the lifetime of the development; in line with the requirements of the adopted Great Yarmouth Local Plan Part 2 (2021) Policy I1.
9.No development shall take place other than in strict accordance with the ecological mitigation measures outlined in the Ecological Assessment (Hopkins Ecology; dated 28 November 2024). For the avoidance of doubt, these mitigation measures are: - Site Clearance works should avoid the nesting bird season (of March to August inclusive) or otherwise be under a watching brief; and, ยท Phased displacement of lizards via the cutting of vegetation in stages. This applies to the rank or tall herbage that will be directly impacted by construction. The reason for the condition is :- In the interests of ensuring that the proposed development does not adversely impact on site ecology; in accordance with Core Strategy (2015) Policy CS11.
10.The approved units of accommodation shall be used for holiday purposes only and shall not be used at any time as a person's sole or principal residence. The applicant shall maintain a logbook detailing visitors staying at the holiday lets and the period of time for which they are staying. The logbook shall be completed for the duration of the use of the premises as holiday lets, and shall be made available for officers from the Local Planning Authority to view at all times. The reason for the condition is :- To ensure the holiday unit is not used as permanent residential accommodation in accordance with policy L2 from the adopted Great Yarmouth Local Plan Part 2 (2021).
11.Other than the approved external lighting included within the Lighting Assessment (dated July 2024), no external lighting shall be erected unless full details of its design, location, orientation and level of illuminance have first been submitted to and agreed in writing with the local planning authority. Such lighting shall be kept to the minimum necessary for the purposes of security and site safety and shall prevent upward and outward light radiation. The lighting shall thereafter be implemented accordance with the approved details and shall be retained as such thereafter. The reason for the condition is :- To mitigate the impact of uncontrolled external lighting on protected species and dark skies, in accordance with Core Strategy (2015) Policy CS11 and Local Plan Part 2 (2021) Policy E6.
12.In the event that contamination that was not previously identified is found at any time when carrying out the approved development, it must be reported in writing immediately to the Local Planning Authority. All development shall cease and shall not recommence until: 1) a report has been submitted and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority which includes results of an investigation and risk assessment together with proposed remediation scheme to deal with the risk identified and 2) the agreed remediation scheme has been carried out and a validation report demonstrating its effectiveness has been approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The reason for the condition is :- To ensure that risks from land contamination to the future users of the land and neighbouring land are minimised, together with those to controlled waters, property and ecological systems, and to ensure that the development can be carried out safely without unacceptable risks to workers, neighbours and other offsite receptor as required by policy E6 of the Local Plan Part 2.
13.STATEMENT OF POSITIVE ENGAGEMENT: In dealing with this application Great Yarmouth Borough Council has actively sought to work with the applicant in a positive and proactive manner.
14.NOTES - Please read the following notes carefully:- Any discharge of surface water to a watercourse other than via any adopted sewer will require the consent of the Environment Agency (Anglian Region), The Internal Drainage Board and the watercourse owner.
15.NOTES - Please read the following notes carefully:- Contamination Disclaimer: The responsibility for the safe development and secure occupancy of the site rests with the developer. The local planning authority has determined the application on the basis of the information available to it, but this does not mean that the land is free from contamination, or that the land could not be declared Contaminated Land in future. Trade Waste The applicant is advised that businesses require a Trade Waste contract to dispose of all waste associated with commercial activities as stated in the Environmental Protection Act 1990, Section 34.