Agenda item

18/00153/FPM - MBDA UK, SIX HILLS WAY, STEVENAGE

To consider the erection of a two storey modular office building with associated boundary treatments, hard landscaping and services.

Decision:

It was RESOLVED:

 

That temporary planning permission be granted subject to the following conditions:

 

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

 

919 A000 B; 919 A001 B; 919 A002 K; 919 A010 B; 919 A020 B; 919 A040; 919 CM01-01; S170283-111B; S170283-112B; S170283-311A; P2484-01-01 C; P2484-04 C; P2484-08-01 C; P2484-08-02 B; P2484-09-01 A; P2484-09-02 A.

 

2.      Following a period 2 years from the completion of the development, in which confirmation of completion of the development shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority in writing, the building hereby permitted shall be removed and the land restored to its former condition in accordance with a scheme of works to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

             

3.      The proposed development hereby permitted shall be constructed in accordance with the details as specified in the application submission unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

             

4.      Prior to the first use of the modular offices hereby permitted, the proposed secure cycle parking area as detailed on drawing numbers 919L A 010 B and 919 L 002 J shall be erected and thereafter retained during the lifetime of the development and shall not be used for any other purpose.

             

5.      In the event that contamination is found at any time when carrying out the approved development that was not previously identified it must be reported in writing immediately to the Local Planning Authority. An investigation and risk assessment must be undertaken in accordance with the requirements of this condition which are as follows:-

(i)     a survey of the extent, scale and nature of contamination;

(ii)    an assessment of the potential risks to:

·      human health,

·      property (existing or proposed) including buildings, crops, livestock, pets, woodland and service lines and pipes,

·      adjoining land,

·      groundwaters and surface waters,

·      ecological systems.

Where remediation is necessary a remediation scheme must be prepared in accordance with the requirements of condition 6, which is subject to the approval of the Local Planning Authority. Following completion of measures identified in the approved remediation scheme a verification report must be prepared, which is subject to the approval in writing of the Local Planning Authority in accordance with condition 7.

 

6.      A detailed remediation scheme to bring the site to a condition suitable for the intended use by removing unacceptable risks to human health, buildings and other property and the natural and historic environment must be prepared, and is subject to the approval in writing of the Local Planning Authority. The scheme must include all works to be undertaken, proposed remediation objectives and remediation criteria, timetable of works and site management procedures. The scheme must ensure that the site will not qualify as contaminated land under Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 in relation to the intended use of the land after remediation.

 

7.      The approved remediation scheme must be carried out in accordance with its terms prior to the commencement of development other than that required to carry out remediation, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The Local Planning Authority must be given two weeks written notification of commencement of the remediation scheme works. Following completion of measures identified in the approved remediation scheme, a verification report that demonstrates the effectiveness of the remediation carried out must be produced, and is subject to the approval in writing of the Local Planning Authority.

 

8.      No demolition or construction works relating to this permission shall be carried out on any Sunday or Bank Holiday, nor before 07.30 hours or after 18.00 hours on any weekdays, nor on any Saturday before 09.00 hours or after 13.00 hours. The hours specified relate to works which are audible at the site boundary.

 

9.    The development permitted by this planing permission shall be carried out in accordance with the approved Flood Risk Assessment and Drainage Strategy Rev. A dated 20/04/2018, produced by AVIE Consulting Ltd, and in accordance with the Drawing No. P2484-01-01 Rev C – Proposed drainage layout, date 20.04.2018, and the following mitigation measures detailed within the FRA:

 

1.      Limiting the surface water run off generated by the critical storm events so that it will not exceed the greenfield run off rate during the 1 in 100 year event plus 30% climate change event.

 

2.      Providing storage to ensure no increase in surface water run off volumes for all rainfall events up to and including the 1 in 100 year + climate change event of total storage volume in underground cellular attenuation tank.

 

3.      Discharge of surface water from the private drain at greenfield run off rate into the Thames Water sewer network.

 

The mitigation measures shall be fully implemented prior to occupation and subsequently in accordance with the timing / phasing arrangements embodied within the scheme, or within any other period as may subsequently be agreed, in writing, by the local planning authority.

 

10.    The surface water drainage strategy hereby permitted shall be managed and maintained in accordance with the “Attenuation Management Plan for Building 1400 MBDA Systems” prepared by Elliott dated 18 May 2018 (document reference: S170283 Rev A – 18/05/18).

             

11.    The security fencing which will enclose the modular office building shall be constructed in accordance with approved drawing 919L A 040 and retained for the duration of the building being in place.

             

12.    Prior to the first use of the development hereby permitted, details shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority of the lighting improvements to be proposed to the underpass to Six Hills Way which adjoins the application site. The lighting details and any maintenance shall be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme.

             

13.    All hard surfacing comprised in the approved details of landscaping shall be carried out within three months of the first occupation of the building(s) or the completion of the development, whichever is the sooner.

               

14.    Prior to the commencement of the development, a Construction Management Plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority in consultation with the highway authority. Thereafter, the construction of the development shall only be carried out in accordance with the approved statement. The Construction Management Plan/Method Statement shall address the following matters:-

 

(i) Details of a construction phasing programme (including any pre-construction, demolition or enabling works);

 

              (ii) Hours of construction operations including times of deliveries and removal of waste;

 

              (iii) Site set up and general arrangements for storing plan including cranes, materials, machinery and equipment, temporary offices and other facilities, construction vehicle parking and loading/unloading and vehicle turning areas;

 

(iv) Access and protection arrangements around the site for pedestrians, cyclists and other road users;

 

(v) Details of provisions for temporary car parking during construction;

 

(vi) The location of construction traffic routes to and from the site, details of their signing, monitoring and enforcement measures;

 

(vii) Screening and hoarding details;

 

(viii) End of day tidying procedures;

 

(ix) Construction and storage compounds (including areas designated for car parking);

 

(x) Siting and details of wheel washing facilities;

 

(xi) Cleaning of site entrances, site tracks and the adjacent public highway, and

 

(xii) Disposal of surplus materials.

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