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General
01
The development hereby permitted shall be commenced before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.
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
Proposed Site and Location Plan
Proposed Basement Plan
Proposed Ground Floor Plan
Proposed First Floor Plan
Proposed Second Floor Plan
Proposed Third Floor Plan
Reason
To define the permission and for the avoidance of doubt.
Highways
03
Before the development is brought into use the car parking area shown on the submitted site plan shall be provided, marked out and thereafter maintained for car parking.
Reason
To ensure the provision of satisfactory parking spaces and avoid the necessity for the parking of vehicles on the highway in the interests of road safety.
04
Before the proposed development is brought into use, a Travel Plan shall have been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The plan shall include clear and unambiguous objectives, modal split targets together with a time bound programme of implementation, monitoring and regular review and improvement. The Local Planning Authority shall be informed of and give prior approval in writing to any subsequent improvements or modifications to the Travel Plan following submission of progress performance reports as time tabled in the programme of implementation.
Reason
In order to promote sustainable transport choices.
General Amenity
05
The premises shall only operate between the hours of 08:00 until 22:00 Mondays to Sunday.
Reason
To safeguard the amenities of the occupiers of nearby properties.
06
No noise generating fixed plant including mechanical ventilation, air conditioning / refrigeration compressor units or extraction plant shall be installed in any part of the development until full and precise details have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The details shall include a BS4142:2014+A1:2019 noise assessment and 1/3 octave frequency analysis with appropriate corrections for acoustic features and shall detail any mitigation measures, physical or operational to achieve a maximum cumulative plant Noise Rating Level of no more than 3dB(A) below the prevailing background levels, outside the boundary of the nearest noise sensitive property.
Reason
To safeguard the amenities of the occupiers of nearby properties.
07
All sound attenuation measures as specified under bullet point 5 of Section 3 (Internal Noise Breakout Assessment) of the Noise Impact Assessment by Nova Acoustics Limited, dated 15th September 2025 (Reference No: NP-013184) shall be completed in full prior to first use of the premises under this permission. For clarity, this is replicated below:
All glazing for the proposed development worship areas will be ‘blocked’ with the following construction:
• 2no. 22mm iKoustic Versafloor cement-impregnated chipboard (min. density 1300kg/m3per board)
• 30mm gap filled tightly and evenly with RW3 60kg/m3 Rockwool Insulation
• 4mm mass loaded vinyl (adhered directly to the glass) (min. density 2600kg/m3)
• Existing glazing (double & single 4mm glass)
The internal cement particle board leaf for the glazing upgrades should be entirely independent from the glazing and its frame. It will be necessary to construct an outer frame for the boards to sit in and be sealed with flexible acoustic sealant to ensure an airtight fit.
Reason
To safeguard the amenities of the occupiers of nearby properties.
08
Amplified music/amplified vocals shall not be audible at the boundaries of any noise sensitive premises.
Reason
To safeguard the amenities of the occupiers of nearby properties.
09
All activities carried out on site shall be in accordance with the submitted Noise Management Plan as detailed in Sections 4.1 to 4.5 of the Noise Impact Assessment by Nova Acoustics Limited, dated 15th September 2025 (Reference No: NP-013184). This document shall be complied with in full throughout the lifetime of the consent and shall be regularly reviewed and if necessary updated (with the written approval of the Local Planning Authority) to ensure it remains relevant and current. All documentation required to be kept under the Noise Management Plan shall be promptly made available to the Local Planning Authority upon request.
Reason
To safeguard the amenities of the occupiers of nearby properties.
Broadband / Communications
10
Upon commencement of development, details of measures to facilitate the provision of gigabit-capable full-fibre broadband for the development hereby permitted, including a timescale for implementation, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.
Reason
To ensure appropriate broadband connectivity.
Informative(s)
01
The granting of this planning permission does not authorise any signage to be erected related to the development. Such signage is controlled by the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) Regulations 2007 and a separate application for advertisement consent may be required.
02
This unit would greatly benefit from being redeveloped to Secured by Design standard (www.securedbydesign.com) by introducing the following:
Security of Building
All external doors and windows must meet one of the following:
• PAS 24:2022
• LPS 1175 SR 2
• STS 201 or STS 202 BR2
All lower floors should have laminated glazing and all entrances should be well lit.
The site should be monitored with a CCTV system designed in conjunction with the lighting scheme to capture visitors in and out.
Consideration should be given to securing the site when not in use with a minimum 2m high boundary treatment.
The building should be access controlled throughout.
Vehicle Parking
The Car Park should be well lit with a scheme equivalent to BS 5489 with no dark areas, all landscape should be kept low to aid surveillance.
Cycle parking should be in view from the building.
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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