The Planning Control Committee has decided to grant planning permission for application 22/00956/OP with specific conditions related to wildlife protection, visibility for drivers, and residential development height.

URL: https://democracy.north-herts.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=7919

Decision Maker: Planning Control Committee

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Purpose:

Content: RESOLVED: That application 22/00956/OP be GRANTED planning permission subject to:   A)        Providing delegated powers to the Development and Conservation Manager to agree the outstanding S106 Heads of Terms related to the sports pavilion, and any other minor changes to conditions and informatives as required; and   B)        The completion of the S106 Legal Agreement and any necessary extension of time taken to complete this; and   C)        The conditions and informatives as set out in the report of the Development and Conservation Manager, with amendments to Conditions 7, 12 and 20, as follows:   ‘Condition 7   No development shall take place (including ground works or vegetation clearance) until a construction environmental management plan (CEMP: Biodiversity) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The CEMP (Biodiversity) should be informed by the November 2025 Ecological Impact Assessment and include the following:   a)         Risk assessment of potentially damaging construction activities. b)         Identification of "biodiversity protection zones". c)         Practical measures to avoid or reduce impacts during construction. d)         The location and timing of sensitive works to harm to biodiversity features. e)         Use of protective fences, exclusion barriers and warning signs.   The approved CEMP shall be adhered to and implemented throughout the construction period strictly in accordance with the approved details, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the local planning authority.   Reason: To protect wildlife and biodiversity. LP Policy NE4.   Condition 12   Parking / Internal roads / Turning areas:   The detailed plans should be submitted in connection with approval of reserved matters application which shall show to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority: o      The details of all hard surfaced areas within the site. This includes, but is not limited to, all roads, footways, forecourts, driveways, parking and turning areas, and foul and surface water drainage. o      The level of footway and carriageway visibility from each individual vehicle access, and the level of visibility from and around each main junction within the site, within which there shall be no obstruction to visibility between 600mm and 2m above the carriageway level. o      That service vehicles, including refuse and emergency vehicles, can safely and conveniently access and route through the site, to include the provision of sufficient turning and operating areas. o      The provision of sufficient facilities for cycle storage. All these features shall be provided before first occupation and maintained in perpetuity.   Reason: To provide adequate visibility for drivers within the site, to promote alternative modes of travel, and for the overall free and safe flow of all site users.   Condition 20   No residential development shall be more than two storey in height.   Reason: To ensure that the new development is in keeping with local context. LP Policy D1.’

Date of Decision: August 13, 2026