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The Development Management Procedure Order 2015 requires that planning authorities provide written reasons in the decision notice for imposing planning conditions that require particular matters to be approved before development can start. Conditions numbered 04, 05, 06, 07, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 21, 22, 25, & 33 of this permission require matters to be approved before development works begin; however, in this instance the conditions are justified because:
i. In the interests of the expedient determination of the application it was considered to be appropriate to reserve certain matters of detail for approval by planning condition rather than unnecessarily extending the application determination process to allow these matters of detail to be addressed predetermination.
ii. The details required under condition numbers 04, 05, 06, 07, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 21, 22, 25, & 33 are fundamental to the acceptability of the development and the nature of the further information required to satisfy these conditions is such that it would be inappropriate to allow the development to proceed until the necessary approvals have been secured.
01
The development hereby permitted shall be commenced before the expiration of three years from the date of the original permission RB2022/1203, which is 13th June 2026.
Reason
In order to comply with the requirements of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
02
The permission hereby granted shall relate to the area shown outlined in red on the approved location plan and the development shall only take place in accordance with the submitted details and specifications and as shown on the approved plans
Location Plan- HJB/4133/22 Sheet 1/1
Site Plan - HJB/4133/23 Sheet 1/1
Site Layout Plan (Operational) OPE/4133/70
Site Layout Plan (Construction) OPE/4133/71
Landscape and Mitigation and Enhancement plan OPE/4133/69
Ornithology Management Plan - HJB/4133/56a
Reason
To define the permission and for the avoidance of doubt.
03
The development hereby approved is for a period of 40 operational years from the
date that electricity from the development is first exported to the Grid (the 'first
export date'), after which the development hereby approved shall be removed.
Written notification of the first export date shall be given to the Local Planning
Authority no later than 14 days after the event.
Reason
To define the duration of the consent.
04
No development shall commence unless and until full external details (specifications, measurements, design and finishes) of all solar panels, the battery energy storage system, invertors, transformers, switch gear housings/substations, control building, construction cabins, lighting, CCTV, internal and perimeter site fences/gates have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
The details shall also include for the following:
i) the RAL reference number for ensuring that the perimeter and internal fences and gates are coloured in dark green prior to being installed on the site;
ii) the external lighting within the site to utilise passive infra-red (PIR) technology and designed and installed in a manner which minimises glare, light pollution and impacts on biodiversity, in particular bats;
The development shall be installed and/or carried out and maintained in accordance with the approved details.
Reason
In the interests of visual and residential amenity, landscape character, biodiversity and the Green Belt.
05
No development shall commence until details of the proposed alterations in the highway at the new vehicle access, indicated on plan reference P-9425- COM-075-
SU-DRG-001 revision P02, have been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The approved details shall be implemented before the development commences.
Reason
To ensure appropriate visibility and access is available in the interests of highway safety
06
Before the development commences the sight lines indicated on the submitted plan
shall be rendered effective by removing the hedgerow on the land between the existing ditch and the highway, and this area shall be made good and grass seeded.
Reason
In the interests of highway safety
07
Before the development commences detailed plans to include a vehicular turning space to be provided within the site curtilage shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local planning Authority. The development shall not commence until the approved turning space has been provided.
Reason
In the interests of highway safety
08
Prior to the first export of electricity from the site, that part of the site to be used by
vehicles shall be properly constructed with either
a/ a permeable surface and associated water retention/collection drainage, or
b/ an impermeable surface with water collected and taken to a separately constructed water retention / discharge system within the site. All to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority and shall thereafter be maintained in a working condition.
Reason
To ensure that surface water can adequately be drained and to encourage drivers to make use of the parking spaces and to ensure that the use of the land for this purpose will not give rise to the deposit of mud and other extraneous material on the public highway in the interests of the adequate drainage of the site and road safety.
09
The development shall not be commenced until a Construction Traffic Management Plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and the approved Plan shall be adhered to throughout the construction period.
The Plan shall provide for; Vehicle routing / storage / loading / unloading of materials / plant ; and car parking facilities for the construction staff and referencing how means of access to the site will legally be achieved e.g. via the s278 agreement.
Reason
In the interests of highway safety
10
No development shall commence until a Construction Method Statement has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
The Statement shall include detail of the measures that will be taken to minimise the
adverse impact on occupiers of nearby properties by effectively controlling:
i) Noise and vibration arising from all construction related activities. Best practical
means should be used to minimise noise on site. Regard should be had to the guidance details in BS5228 2009: Noise and Vibration Control on Construction Sites.
Ii) Dust arising from all construction related activities. Best practical means should
be used to minimise dust on site. Regards should be had to the guidance detailed in
the Institute of Air Quality Management Guidance of the Assessment of Dust from
Demolition and Construction 2014.
iii) Artificial lighting used in connection with all construction related activities and security of the construction site. Best practical means should be used to minimise light nuisance on site. Regards should be had to the guidance detailed in the Institute of Lighting Professionals Guidance Note 01/21 Reduction of Obtrusive Light.
The Construction Method Statement shall include:
i. Programme and Phasing Details - site layout / Operational hours / Expect duration of construction works
ii. Site management Contact details of site manager for public liaison purposes /
Complaints procedure / Roles and responsibilities
iii. Routes for construction traffic Routes to be used for access onto site and egress / One way systems / Haul routes (onsite and delivery)
iv. Site Access, storage and movement of materials Delivery access point details /
Location details of storage areas / Delivery times of materials and plant
v. Dust, Debris and Mud Screening and hoarding / Preventative measures / Dust
suppression measures general and machinery / Wheel wash facilities / Road
sweeping facilities / Covering of dusty stockpiles / Vehicles carrying dusty loads /
Dust monitoring / Boundary checks / Monitoring of weather including wind speed
and direction, dry conditions etc
vi. Noise and Vibration control Silencing of vehicles, plant and machinery /
Mitigation measures for noisy operations / Operational hours / One way systems /
Vehicle reverse alarms / Leaflet drops to noise sensitive properties
vii Artificial Lighting -Hours of operation of the lighting / Location and specification of all of the luminaires / Level of maintained average horizontal illuminance for the areas that needs to be illuminated / Predicted vertical illuminance that will be caused by the proposed lighting when measured at windows of any properties in the vicinity / Measures that will be taken to minimise or eliminate glare and stray light arising from the use of the lighting that is caused beyond the boundary of the site
viiii. Waste Management Waste storage / waste collection / recycling /
Waste removal
The approved details shall be implemented at the commencement of work on site and shall thereafter be retained and employed until completion of works on site. The Construction Method Statement shall be made publicly available for the lifetime of the construction phase of the development in accordance with the approved method of publicity.
Reason
To control development impacts in the interests of highway safety, residential
amenity and the environment in accordance with Local Plan Policy
11
No development, including any demolition and groundworks, shall take place until
the applicant, or their agent or successor in title, has submitted a Written Scheme of
Investigation (WSI) that sets out a strategy for archaeological investigation and this
has been approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The WSI shall include:
The programme and method of site investigation and recording.
The requirement to seek preservation in situ of identified features of
importance.
The programme for post-investigation assessment.
The provision to be made for analysis and reporting.
The provision to be made for publication and dissemination of the results.
The provision to be made for deposition of the archive created.
Nomination of a competent person/persons or organisation to undertake the
works.
The timetable for completion of all site investigation and post-investigation
works.
Thereafter the development shall only take place in accordance with the approved WSI and the export of electricity from the site shall not be commenced until the Local Planning Authority has confirmed in writing that the requirements of the WSI have been fulfilled or alternative timescales agreed.
Reason
To ensure that any archaeological remains present, whether buried or part of a standing building, are investigated and a proper understanding of their nature, date, extent and significance gained, before those remains are damaged or destroyed and that knowledge gained is then disseminated.
12
No development shall take place until a detailed scheme for foundation design and all new groundworks has been approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and that scheme shall be implemented and monitored to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority.
Reason
To ensure that ground disturbance is restricted to a minimum and is carried out in
the agreed manner to preserve archaeological remains in situ
13
Prior to the commencement of development an Intrusive Site Investigation shall be undertaken in accordance with Section 7.2 (recommendations), p27 of the report entitled Common Farm Solar Park Desktop Study prepared by AECOM Ltd, dated 11th July 2022, Report Reference 60669425 to assess for the potential constraints identified in section 7.1 of the report, to inform the design of the proposed ground mounted solar PV farm. The report shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. All works must be undertaken in accordance with the recommendations made within the approved site Investigation Report.
Reason
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 receptors.
14
Prior to above ground works commencing, if any major earth movements are required at the application site, then these works shall be undertaken in accordance with a detailed earthworks/materials management plan to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, to ensure that the geotechnical and contamination risks will be managed appropriately. The approved Plan shall be implemented on site.
Reason
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 receptors.
15
Prior to above ground works commencing, if subsoil/topsoil/virgin materials are required to be imported to site, then a scheme for testing these materials including the rate and frequency of testing shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority to ensure they are free from contamination and will not present a risk to future users of the site and the environment. Thereafter the development shall take place in accordance with the approved scheme unless otherwise agreed in writing.
Reason
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 receptors.
16
If during development works unexpected significant contamination is encountered,
the Local Planning Authority shall be notified in writing immediately. Any requirements for remedial works shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Works thereafter shall be carried out in accordance with an approved Method Statement. This is to ensure the development will be suitable for use and that identified contamination will not present significant risks to human health or the environment.
Reason
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 receptors.
17
Following completion of any remedial/ground preparation works a Verification Report shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The Verification Report shall include details of materials imported to site, copies of chemical analysis reports confirming materials brought to site are free from contamination and will contain Waste Transfer notes if applicable.
Reason
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 receptors.
18
No development shall commence until a Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The CEMP shall include the following:
i) Identification of "biodiversity protection zones";
ii) Identification of any sensitive area where invasive non-native species are present
and measures to control these species.
Iii) A risk assessment of any construction activities that may result in the disturbance
of or have an effect on wildlife to identify measures to avoid or reduce impacts
during construction;
iv) Hours of construction activity to minimise any impacts on wildlife;
v) The times during construction when specialist ecologists need to be present on
site to oversee works;
vi) Details of an ecological clerk of works to be appointed to manage the
implementation of the CEMP and any other biodiversity related conditions and
licences applicable to the development.; and
vii) Details of protective fences, exclusion barriers and warning signs required to
limit construction related impacts on wildlife
The approved CEMP shall be adhered to and implemented throughout the construction period in accordance with the approved details.
Reason
In the interests of retaining, protecting and enhancing existing site features of biodiversity value in the interests of biodiversity, visual amenity, landscape character
and the Green Belt and in accordance with Local Plan Policy
19
No development shall commence until a Biodiversity Enhancement & Management
Plan (BEMP), based on the Draft Biodiversity Management Plan dated July 2022,
has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The
Plan shall provide a:
i) Description and evaluation of features to be managed and enhanced;
ii) Extent and location/area of proposed enhancement works on appropriate scale
maps and plans;
iii) Aims and Objectives of management;
iv) Appropriate management Actions for achieving Aims and Objectives;
v) An annual work programme (to cover an initial 5 year period);
For each of the first 5 years of the Plan, a progress report shall be sent to the Local
Planning Authority reporting on progress of the annual work programme and confirmation of required Actions for the next 12 month period.
The plan shall be reviewed and updated every 5 years to ensure the aims and objectives of the plan are being met. The approved plan will be implemented in accordance with the approved details.
Reason
In the interests of providing and managing new site features of biodiversity value in
the interests of biodiversity, visual amenity, landscape character and the Green Belt,
and in accordance with Local plan Policy.
20
The development shall be completed in accordance with the recommendations in the Ornithological Technical Note V.3 dated August 2024 and the Ornithological Management Plan Ref HJB/4133/56a. All the recommendations shall be implemented in full according to the specified timescales, and thereafter permanently retained.
Reason
In the interests of biodiversity and in accordance with Local Plan Policy
21
No development shall take place, including demolition, ground works and vegetation clearance, until a soil strategy has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority to demonstrate the sustainable use of soils during construction and operation stages. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved soil strategy.
Reason
In the interests of biodiversity and in accordance with Local Plan Policy
22
No development shall commence until a finalised Biodiversity Net Gain Plan to ensure that there is a minimum of no net loss in biodiversity within a 30 year period as a result of the development has been submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The Biodiversity Gain Plan shall include 30 year objectives, management responsibilities, maintenance schedules and a methodology to ensure the submission of monitoring reports.
Monitoring reports shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority during years 2,
5, 10, 20 and 30 from commencement of development unless otherwise stated in the Biodiversity Gain Plan, demonstrating how the Biodiversity Net Gain is progressing towards achieving its objectives, evidence of arrangements and any rectifying measures needed.
Reason
In the interests of biodiversity and in accordance with Local Plan Policy
23
Prior to commencement of any above ground development, a detailed landscape scheme shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority. The landscape scheme shall be prepared to a minimum scale of 1:200 and shall clearly identify through supplementary drawings where necessary:
- The extent of existing planting, including those trees or areas of vegetation that are
to be retained, and those that it is proposed to remove.
- The extent of any changes to existing ground levels, where these are proposed.
- Any constraints in the form of existing or proposed site services, or visibility
requirements.
- Details of structural planting along the Todwick Road frontage which shall include
gapping up of hedgerows and planting of extra heavy standard trees to screen the
fence required for glint and glare mitigation purposes
- Areas of structural and ornamental planting that are to be carried out.
- The positions, design, materials and type of any boundary treatment to be
erected.
- A planting plan and schedule detailing the proposed species, siting, quality
and size specification, and planting distances.
- A written specification for ground preparation and soft landscape works.
- The programme for implementation.
- Written details of the responsibility for maintenance and a schedule of operations
for the lifetime of the development, including replacement planting, that will be carried
out for a period of 5 years after completion of the planting scheme.
The scheme shall thereafter be implemented in accordance with the approved landscape scheme and in accordance with the appropriate standards and codes of
practice within a timescale agreed, in writing, by the Local Planning Authority, unless
otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority
Reason
To ensure that there is a well laid out scheme of healthy trees and shrubs in the
interests of screening and amenity and in accordance with Local Plan Policies.
24
Any plants or trees which within a period of 5 years from completion of planting die,
are removed or damaged, or that fail to thrive shall be replaced within the next planting season. Assessment of requirements for replacement planting shall be carried out on an annual basis in September of each year and any defective work or materials discovered shall be rectified before 31st December of that year.
Reason
To ensure that there is a well laid out scheme of healthy trees and shrubs in the
interests of screening and amenity and in accordance with Local Plan Policies.
25
No operations (including initial site clearance) shall commence on site in connection with development hereby approved until a suitable scheme (Arboricultural Method Statement) for the protection of existing trees and hedgerows has been submitted
and its installation on site has been approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
All protection measures must fully detail each phase of the development process taking into account demolition/site clearance works, all construction works and hard and soft landscaping works. Details shall include the following:
Full survey of all trees on site and those within influencing distance on adjacent sites in accordance with BS5837*, with tree works proposals. All trees must be plotted on a scaled site plan**, clearly and accurately depicting trunk locations, root protection areas and canopy spreads. (Provided)
A plan** detailing all trees and hedgerows planned for retention and removal.
(Provided)
A schedule of tree works for all the retained trees specifying pruning and other remedial or preventative work, whether for physiological, hazard abatement, aesthetic or operational reasons. All tree works shall be carried out in accordance with BS 3998.
Timing and phasing of works
Revised track edge and site-specific construction specifications in connection with
no-dig access track within the RPA of T38 & T105.
Access arrangements and car parking
Level changes
Landscaping proposals
A Tree protection plan** in accordance with BS5837* detailing all methods of protection, including but not restricted to: locations of construction exclusion zones,
root protection areas, fit for purpose fencing and ground protection, service routes,
works access space, material/machinery/waste storage and permanent & temporary
hard surfaces.
Soil remediation plans, where unauthorised access has damaged root protection
areas in the construction exclusion zones.
Details of the arboricultural supervision schedule.
All tree protection methods detailed in the approved Arboricultural Method Statement shall not be moved or removed, temporarily or otherwise, until all works including external works have been completed and all equipment, machinery and surplus materials have been removed from the site, unless the prior approval of the Local Planning Authority has first been sought and obtained.
*Using the most recent revision the of the Standard
** Plans must be of a minimum scale of 1:200 (unless otherwise agreed by
the Local Planning Authority)
Reason
To ensure appropriate tree protection in the interests of protecting the visual amenity
of the area, contributing to the quality and character of Rotherhams environment, air quality and adapting to and mitigating climate change in accordance with Rotherhams Core Strategy Policies CS3: Location of New Development, CS19: Green Infrastructure, CS20 Biodiversity and Geodiversity, Policy CS21 Landscape, Policy CS28 Sustainable Design.
26
The sound level of noise from the development hereby permitted shall not exceed the levels at any nearby noise sensitive property existing or with planning permission at the date of this permission as identified in the table below. The measurements and assessment shall be made according to BS4142:2014+A1:2019.
Reason
In the interest of residential amenity, and in accordance with Local Plan Policies
27
Within 28 days from the receipt of a written request from the Local Planning Authority and following a complaint to the Local Planning Authority from the occupant of a residential dwelling which lawfully exists or has planning permission at the date of this permission, the solar farm operator shall employ an independent and suitably qualified consultant to assess the level of noise emissions from the solar farm at the complainant's property (subject to the complainant granted access for the investigation and monitoring). The noise assessment methodology shall be agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority in advance of any investigation taking place.
The consultant's assessment report and interpretation of the noise complaint(s),
including all calculations, audio recordings and the raw data upon which those
assessments and conclusions are based, shall be submitted to the Local Planning
Authority for consideration within 2 months of the date of the written request of the
Local Planning Authority or as may otherwise be agreed in writing. If the Local Planning Authority considers that the noise impact at the residential dwelling(s) is in
excess of the levels set out in the table in condition 16, the applicant shall undertake
corrective action andre-test. Once compliance can be demonstrated the results shall
be resubmitted to the Local Planning Authority for written approval.
Reason
In the interest of residential amenity, and in accordance with Local Plan Policies
28
Before the solar panels are installed on site details of appearance, hight, materials
and location of the mitigation fence required for glint and glare along Todwick Road
shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The
approved fence shall be provided on site before the solar panels are installed and
shall be maintained and retained on site unless otherwise agreed in writing with the
Local planning Authority.
Reason
In the interest of visual amenity and road safety
29
No later than 10 years from the first export of electricity from the site, an updated assessment of glint and glare which will assess whether the mitigation fence is still required shall be submitted to an approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. In the event that the fence is no longer required for glint and glare mitigation purposes the fence shall be removed in its entirety. In the event that the updated assessment finds that the fence is still required, additional glint and glare assessments shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority at regular 5 yearly intervals, and the fence shall be removed at the earliest opportunity when it has been demonstrated that it is no longer required for mitigation purposes.
Reason
In the interest of visual amenity and road safety
30
No works associated with the approved development shall take place at the site on
Sundays or Public/Bank Holidays or outside of the following hours: 0700 hours to
1900 hours Mondays to Fridays and 0700 hours to 1300 hours on Saturdays. Works that need to be undertaken outside of these hours is subject to the applicants advance notification and approval in writing by the Local Planning Authority, unless in cases of emergency where a situation poses an immediate risk to health, life, property or environment.
Reason
To minimise disturbance in accordance with Local Plan Policies
31
If any of the individual solar panels hereby permitted ceases to export electricity to
the grid for a continuous period of 6 months the Local Planning Authority shall be notified in writing by the operator of the panels. Within 3 months of that written notification, a Decommissioning Method Statement and Decommissioning Biodiversity Plan for the removal of the solar panel(s) and associated equipment and the reversion of that part (or parts) of the site to agricultural use, shall be submitted in writing to the Local Planning Authority. Within 6 months of the written approval of those details from the Local Planning Authority, the approved details shall be fully implemented.
Reason
To control the impacts of the development upon decommissioning
32
Within 24 months of the date that electricity from the development is first exported to
the Grid (the 'first export date') in the event of any complaint to the Local Planning
Authority from Network Rail relating to signal sighting safety or driver distraction, upon notification to the Local Planning Authority, the applicant or operator of the solar farm shall as soon as possible and not later than 28 days, submit for approval to the Local Planning Authority details of a scheme of remedial measures to address the concerns raised with details of a timescale for implementation of the works. The works shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details and timetable.
Reason
To ensure safety of the users of the railway
33
No development shall commence until details of the surface water and land drainage system and all related works necessary to drain the site have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. These works shall be carried out concurrently with the development and the drainage system shall be operating to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority prior to the date that electricity from the development is first exported to the Grid (the 'first export date').
Reason
To ensure that the site is connected to suitable drainage systems and in accordance
with Local Plan Policies
34
Not less than 12 months before the expiry of this permission a Decommissioning
Method Statement and a Decommissioning Biodiversity Management Plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The submitted information shall include details of the removal of the solar arrays, battery energy storage system, fencing, tracks, equipment, hard-standing, buildings and all other structures together with the repair of damage that may have occurred, restoration of the site, management of traffic during the decommissioning process, a decommissioning timetable, an ecological scoping survey to be carried out by an ecologist to identify any specific species surveys and detailed mitigation strategies required on-site in line with prevailing guidance. The development shall be decommissioned in accordance with the approved details.
Reason
To control the impacts of the development upon decommissioning
Informatives
Highways
01
Condition 05 will require an Agreement under S278 Highways Act, 1980 and involve the provision of new kerblines, channel blocks etc and a suitable scheme to culvert the ditch under the access. Contact should be made with my colleague David.phillips@rotherham.gov.uk in order to commence the legal agreement as soon as possible.
02
Biodiversity
No removal of hedgerows, trees or shrubs shall take place between 1st March and
31st August inclusive, unless a competent ecologist has undertaken a careful,
detailed check of vegetation for active birds nests immediately before the vegetation
is cleared and provided written confirmation that no birds will be harmed and/or that
there are appropriate measures in place to protect nesting bird interest on site. Any
such written confirmation should be submitted to the local planning authority.
03
The Coal Authority
The proposed development lies within a coal mining area which may contain unrecorded coal mining related hazards. If any coal mining feature is encountered
during development, this should be reported immediately to The Coal Authority on
0345 762 6848.
Further information is also available on The Coal Authority website at
www.coal.gov.uk
Property specific summary information on past, current and future coal mining
activity can be obtained from The Coal Authoritys Property Search Service at
www.groundstability.com
04
Cadent Gas
Cadent Gas Ltd own and operate the gas infrastructure within the area of your development. There may be a legal interest (easements and other rights) in the land
that restrict activity in proximity to Cadent assets in private land. The applicant must
ensure that the proposed works do not infringe on legal rights of access and or restrictive covenants that exist.
If buildings or structures are proposed directly above the apparatus the development
may only take place following diversion of the apparatus. The applicant should apply online to have apparatus diverted in advance of any works, by visiting cadentgas.com/diversions. Prior to carrying out works, including the construction of access points, please
register on www.linesearchbeforeudig.co.uk to submit details of the planned works for review, ensuring requirements are adhered to.
POSITIVE AND PROACTIVE STATEMENT
The applicant and the Local Planning Authority engaged in pre application
discussions to consider the development before the submission of the planning
application. The application was submitted on the basis of these discussions, or
was amended to accord with them. It was considered to be in accordance with the
principles of the National Planning Policy Framework.
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