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PERMISSION subject to:
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The
development hereby permitted shall be begun within two years from
the date of this permission.
Reason: The application site is located within land designated
as countryside where development is only permitted in exceptional
circumstances and the proposal is only acceptable as it serves an
immediate community need.
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2.
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The
development hereby permitted shall not be carried out except in
complete accordance with the details shown on the submitted
plans:
Site
Location Plan (110 A)
Site
Location Plan (annotated)
Proposed Site Plan (300 G)
Proposed Ground Floor Plan (310 B)
Proposed First Floor Plan (311 C)
Proposed Elevations (320 B)
Proposed Elevations (321 C)
Proposed Sections (313 B)
Proposed Prayer Room Plans and Elevations (312 B)
Proposed Bin Store (318 A)
Proposed Visibility Splay (5789 001 Rev A)
Tree
Protection Plan (BJH 03/04)
Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of
proper planning.
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3.
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The
development hereby permitted shall be undertaken in full accordance
with the provisions set out within the Bernie Haverson Arboricultural Impact Appraisal and Method
Statement reference 1257.bjh.Aug23 dated August 2023 and approved
tree protection plan reference BJH 03/04.
Reason:
To ensure the enhancement of
the development by the retention of existing trees and natural
features during the construction phase in accordance with Policy E2
of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan
(2016).
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4.
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Tree
protective measures installed (in accordance with the tree
protection condition) shall be maintained and retained for the full
duration of works or until such time as agreed in writing with the
Local Planning Authority. No activities, nor material storage, nor
placement of site huts or other equipment what-so-ever shall take
place within the barrier.
Reason: To ensure the avoidance of damage to existing trees and
natural features during the construction phase in accordance with
Policy E2 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan
(2016).
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5.
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The
development hereby permitted shall be undertaken in accordance with
the measures set out in section 5 of the Freedom Church Preliminary
Ecological Assessment by Provision dated March 2023 unless varied
by a European Protected Species (EPS) license issued by Natural
England. Thereafter, the replacement features and enhancements
shall be permanently maintained and retained in accordance with the
approved details.
Reason: To ensure the favourable conservation status of bats and
other protected species in accordance with Policy E5 of the Test
Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
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6.
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The
development shall be undertaken in accordance with the drainage
strategy set out in the document titled ‘Preliminary SW
Drainage Design Report’ dated 11th March 2024.
Thereafter the drainage infrastructure shall be retained and
maintained to ensure working order for the lifetime of the
development, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local
Planning Authority.
Reason: To ensure the development does not trigger an adverse
surface water flood risk in accordance with Policy E7 of the Test
Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
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The
development shall be undertaken in accordance with the submitted
Flood Risk Assessment Report – Freedom Centre, Greatbridge Road, Romsey, SO51 0HB produced by
Simon Jones-Parry, dated 26th July 2023 and the
following measures:
i)
Buildings shall be constructed on a raised deck
supported by columns as specified in section 8.1 of the Flood Risk
Assessment Report.
ii)
Building deck soffit levels shall be set no lower
than 16.44 metres above Ordnance Datum (AOD), as specified in
section 6 of the Flood Risk Assessment Report.
iii)
The area beneath the proposed buildings hereby
must remain free of blockage and not used for storage in
anyway.
These
measures shall be implemented prior to the development being
occupied or brought into use and retained and maintained
thereafter.
Reason: In the interests of flood prevention in accordance with
Policy E7 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan
(2016).
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8.
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No
development shall commence on site (including site clearance within
the application site), until the applicant or their agents or
successors in title has secured the implementation of a programme
of archaeological work, in accordance with a written brief and
specification for a scheme of investigation and mitigation, which
has been submitted by the developer and approved in writing by the
Local Planning Authority. Following completion of the approved
programme of archaeological work, a report setting out post
excavation assessment, specialist analysis, publication and public
engagement measures will be submitted to and approved in writing by
the Local Planning Authority. The approved report measures shall be
implemented thereafter.
Reason: The application site is potentially of archaeological
significance in accordance with Policy E9 of the Test Valley
Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
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9.
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No
development shall commence on site (including any works of
demolition), until a Construction and Demolition Environmental
Management Plan has been submitted to, and approved in writing by,
the Local Planning Authority. The Plan shall include the
following:
i)
loading and unloading of plant and materials;
ii)
storage of plant and materials used in
constructing the development;
iii)
hours of construction, including deliveries;
iv)
the erection and maintenance of security hoarding
including decorative displays and facilities for public viewing,
where appropriate;
v)
measures to control the emission of dust and dirt
during demolition and construction;
vi)
measures for the protection of the natural
environment including the River Test SSSI;
vii)
a scheme for recycling/disposing of waste
resulting from demolition and construction works;
and
viii)
timeframe and method for removing all
construction materials and construction compound
structures.
The
approved statement shall be complied with in full
throughout the construction
period. The development shall not be carried out otherwise than in
accordance with the approved construction method
statement.
Reason: The matter is required to be agreed with the Local
Planning Authority before development commences in order that the
development is undertaken in an acceptable manner, to minimise
detrimental effects to the neighbouring amenities, the amenities of
the area in general, detriment to the natural environment through
the risks of pollution and dangers to highway safety, during the
construction phase having regard to Policies E5, E8 and T1 of the
Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
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Notwithstanding the submitted information, no development shall
commence onsite until a Construction Traffic Management Plan shall
be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning
Authority. Details shall include:
(i)
management of construction traffic routes;
(ii)
the parking of vehicles of site operatives and
visitors; and
(iii)
wheel washing facilities.
The
approved plan shall be complied with in full throughout the
construction period and the development shall not be carried out
otherwise than in accordance with the approved plan.
Reason: In the interests of highway safety in accordance with
Policy T1 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan
(2016).
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Prior
to development above the ground floor base slab, samples and
details of the materials to be used in the construction of all
external surfaces hereby permitted have been submitted to and
approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Development
shall be carried out in accordance with the approved
details.
Reason: To ensure the development would integrate, respect and
complement the character of the area in accordance with Policy E1
of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
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Prior
to development above the ground floor base slab, full details of
hard and soft landscape works shall be submitted and approved.
Details shall include:
(i) planting
plans including replacement tree planting plans;
(ii) written
specifications (including cultivation and other operations
associated with plant and grass establishment);
(iii)
schedules of plants, noting species, plant sizes and proposed
numbers/densities;
(iv) hard
surfacing materials.
The
landscape works shall be carried out in accordance with the
approved details.
Reason: To enable the development to respect, complement and
positively integrate into the character of the area in accordance
with Policies E1 and E2 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local
Plan (2016).
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Prior
to development above the ground floor base slab, a
schedule of landscape implementation and maintenance for a minimum
period of 10 years shall be submitted to and approved in writing by
the Local Planning Authority. The schedule shall include details of
the arrangements for the phasing of the implementation and ongoing
maintenance during that period in accordance with appropriate
British Standards or other recognised codes of practise.
Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved
schedule. Any trees or planting that are removed, die or become, in
the opinion of the Local Planning Authority, seriously damaged or
defective within this period, shall be replaced before the end of
the current or first available planting season following the
failure, removal or damage of the planting.
Reason: To enable the development to respect, complement and
positively integrate into the character of the area in accordance
with Policies E1 and E2 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local
Plan (2016).
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Prior
to development above the ground floor base slab,
details of the measures to be taken to physically and permanently
close the existing access onto Greatbridge Road shall be submitted to and approved
in writing by the Local Planning Authority. This approved scheme
shall be completed prior to the first use of the development hereby
approved and, notwithstanding the provisions of the Town &
Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (or any
Order revoking and re-enacting that Order), no access other than
that shown on the approved plan shall be formed
thereafter.
Reason: In the interest of highway safety in accordance with
Policy T1 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan
(2016).
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The
development hereby permitted shall not be occupied or brought into
use until a means of boundary treatment, of a type to be agreed in
writing by the Local Planning Authority, shall be erected between
the points marked X-X on the approved plan reference Site Location
Plan (annotated) and retained thereafter.
Reason: To ensure the amenity of the occupants of the
neighbouring dwelling in accordance with Policy LHW4 of the Test
Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
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The
development hereby permitted shall not be occupied or brought into
use until the access as shown on the approved Proposed Visibility
Splay drawing (5789-001 Rev A) has been constructed with the
southern visibility splay of 2.4 metres by 78.7 metres and northern
visibility splay of 2.4 metres by 120 metres. Within these
visibility splays notwithstanding the provisions of the Town &
Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (or any
Order revoking and re-enacting that Order) no obstacles, including
walls, fences and vegetation, shall exceed the height of 0.6 metres
above the level of the existing carriageway at any
time.
Reason: In the interest of highway safety in accordance with Policy
T1 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
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The
development hereby permitted shall not be occupied or brought into
use until the offsite road improvement works shown on drawing
reference Highway Improvement (5789/002) are completed in
accordance with the submitted Road Safety Audit (Fenley, reference
5789), or as amended by a separate section 278 agreement with the
Local Highways Authority.
Reason: In the interest of highway safety in accordance with
Policy T1 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan
(2016).
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The
development hereby permitted shall not be occupied or brought into
use until a scheme of road markings for the proposed vehicle
access, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local
Planning Authority. The approved scheme shall be implemented before
the development hereby approved is first brought into use and
retained thereafter.
Reason: In the interest of highway safety in accordance with
Policy T1 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan
(2016).
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The
development hereby approved shall not be occupied or brought into
use until the manoeuvring space has been provided within the site
in accordance with the approved Proposed Site Plan (300 G) to
enable vehicles using the site to enter and leave in a forward
gear. This area shall be retained and made
available for such purposes at all times.
Reason: In the interest of highway safety in accordance with Policy
T1 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
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The
development hereby approved shall not be occupied or brought into
use until the designated car and cycle parking spaces, have been
provided in accordance with the approved Proposed Site Plan (300
G). The areas of land so provided shall be retained at all times for this purpose.
Reason: To ensure sufficient off-street parking has been
provided in accordance with Policy T2 of the Test Valley Borough
Revised Local Plan (2016) and in the interest of highway safety in
accordance with Policy T1 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local
Plan (2016).
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The
development hereby approved shall not be occupied or brought into
use, until a full Travel Plan shall be submitted to and approved in
writing by the Local Planning Authority in conjunction with the
highway authority. The Travel Plan shall include measures to
improve and encourage the use of sustainable transport, including
details of when the proposed measures will be introduced. To
support the promotion of the use of sustainable modes the travel
plan will also include:
i)
Targets aimed at lowering car use (particularly
single occupancy trips);
ii)
A programme for monitoring including responsible
persons.
The
agreed travel plan shall thereafter be adhered to in full
throughout the lifetime of the approved development unless
otherwise agreed by the Local Planning Authority.
Reason: To ensure that provision is made to support and promote
the use of sustainable transport in accordance with Policy T1 of
the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
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The
development shall be designed and built so that it achieves a
standard equivalent to Building Research Establishment's
Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) 'excellent' credit
required for water consumption (reference Wat 1). The development
shall not be occupied until written evidence demonstrating that
this level of water consumption is achieved for the development has
been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning
Authority.
Reason: In the interests of improving water usage efficiency in
accordance with Policy E7 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local
Plan (2016).
Note:
Evidence of a suitable BREEAM certificate or written evidence by a
BREEAM accredited professional would both be potentially
appropriate forms of submission.
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No
external lighting shall be installed until details have been
submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning
Authority. The details shall include plans and details sufficient
to show the location, type, specification, luminance and angle of
illumination of all lights/luminaires. The external lighting shall
be installed in accordance with the approved details.
Reason: To ensure the favourable conservation status of bats in
accordance with Policy E5 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local
Plan (2016).
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No
external plant, equipment and/or machinery shall be installed until
specification details and corresponding noise levels of any
proposed external plant, equipment and or machinery have been
submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning
Authority. Any measures required by the Local Planning Authority to
reduce noise from the plant, equipment and/or machinery shall be
completed prior to the same being brought into use and retained
thereafter.
Reason: In the interest of the amenities of local area in
accordance with Policy E8 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local
Plan (2016).
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In the event that contamination is found at any time during construction works,
the presence of such contamination shall be reported in writing to
the Local Planning Authority without delay and development shall be
suspended on the affected part of the site until a remediation
scheme for dealing with that contamination has been approved by the
Local Planning Authority. The approved remediation scheme shall be
implemented and, if requested, a verification report, for the
purpose of certifying adherence to the approved remediation scheme,
shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority prior to the
site being brought in to use.
Reason: To ensure a safe living/working environment in
accordance with Policy E8 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local
Plan (2016).
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Thesiteshall beused as a Church, Community Hub and
Foodbank onlyand
forno otherpurpose(includinganyother purpose listed in any Schedule to the Town and Country Planning (UseClasses)Order1987(asamended) (orin any provisionsequivalentto that class in any
statutory
instrument revoking or
re-enacting that Order with or
without modification) or for any alternative use
prescribed by the provisions of the Town and Country Planning
(General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (or any order revoking
and re-enacting that Order with or without
modification).
REASON: Theproposeddevelopment is a departure from the Local Plan
and has only be granted planning permission on the evidence and
justification accompanying the application and theLocal PlanningAuthoritywish to considerany future proposalfora changeof usehavingregardtothe circumstancesofthecase in accordance with the NPPF and
Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
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Notes
to applicant:
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In
reaching this decision Test Valley Borough Council (TVBC) has had
regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and takes a
positive and proactive approach to development proposals focused on
solutions. TVBC work with applicants and their agents in a positive
and proactive manner offering a pre-application advice service and
updating applicants/agents of issues that may arise in dealing with
the application and where possible suggesting solutions.
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The
applicant’s attention is drawn to the contents of the
response received from Network Rail and the recommendation to
engage with Network Rails’ Asset Protection and Optimisation
team prior to works commencing.
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