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RESOLVED: That application 23/02895/OP be
GRANTED planning permission subject to the reasons
and conditions set out in the report of the Development and
Conservation Manager with the removal of Condition 13, the
amendments to Conditions 11,12 and 14 as set out in the
supplementary document and the relevant renumbering of existing
conditions.
 
“Condition
11:
 
Landscape and Ecological
Management Plan (LEMP)
 
‘Prior to
commencement of the development, a Landscape and Ecological
Management Plan shall be prepared, detailing how biodiversity will
be incorporate within the development scheme and managed/monitored
long-term. This should include details regarding who will have the
management responsibilities. The plan shall include details of the
landscaping proposed to achieve measurable gains to biodiversity,
as well as a graphical plan which sets out the number, type and
position of ecological enhancement features to be incorporated into
the design scheme. This plan shall be submitted to the Local
Planning Authority for written approval to demonstrate the
expectations of the NPPF and Local Policy in achieving overall
measurable net gains for biodiversity. The development shall be
carried out in accordance with the approved plan unless otherwise
agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.
 
Reason: To ensure
sensible working practices which protect ecology on and adjacent to
this site, in accordance with Policy NE4: Biodiversity and
Geological Sites.
 
Condition 12
 
Construction Environment
Management Plan (CEMP)
 
No development shall take
place until a Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) for
biodiversity has been submitted to and approved in writing by the
local planning authority. The CEMP shall include the following:
 

a)   
Risk assessment of potentially damaging construction
activities.
 

b)   
Practical measures (both physical measures and sensitive working
practices) to avoid or reduce impacts during construction (may be
provided as a set of method statements). This must include:
 

i.               
Best practice measures to ensure the protection of retained
vegetation during construction;

ii.             
Best practice measures to ensure any invasive species listed on
Schedule 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 encountered
within the site will be removed and disposed of as controlled
waste;

iii.            
A precautionary working method for hedgehogs.
 

c)    
The location and timings of sensitive works to avoid harm to
nesting birds.
 

d)   
Details of a translocation programme for slow-worms.
 
The CEMP should include a
statement to the effect that if any protected species are
encountered during any stage of the development, then works must
cease immediately and advice be sought from a suitably qualified
ecologist on how best to proceed. Development shall proceed in
accordance with the approved CEMP, unless otherwise agreed in
writing by the Local Planning Authority.
 
Reason: To ensure
sensible working practices which protect ecology on and adjacent to
this site, in accordance with Policy NE4: Biodiversity and
Geological Sites.
 
Condition 13:
 
Lighting Strategy
 
No development
shall take place until an external lighting scheme has been
submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning
Authority. This scheme should follow guidance from the Bat
Conservation Trust and Institution of Lighting Professionals
(2023), and be designed to minimise light spill, in particular
directing light away from boundary vegetation to ensure that dark
corridors remain for use by wildlife as well as directing lighting
away from potential roost / nesting sites. This should be
accompanied by a short statement from a suitably qualified
ecologist showing how the design meets the level of protection
required.
 
Reason: To ensure
protected species are not disturbed by the development in
accordance with National Legislation (Conservation of Habitats and
Species (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Wildlife and
Countryside Act 1981 (as amended)) and Local Planning Policy NE4
– Biodiversity and geological sites.”