| No. | Condition Text |
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| 1. | The development to which this permission relates must be commenced not later than three years from the date of this permission.
Reason:-
To comply with the requirements of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004). |
| 2. | This permission hereby granted shall be limited to a period of 25 years commencing from the date electricity is first generated by the solar panels and at the end of this 25 year period the development shall be removed and the land reinstated to its former condition unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.
Reason:
To enable the Local Planning Authority to retain control. |
| 3. | The panels hereby permitted shall be fixed in position in the direction indicated (south) and shall not tilt or rotate to follow the sun or be modified to do so at any time.
Reason:-
In order to ensure the development remains as approved and that there are no additional considerations on the environment and Green Belt setting. |
| 4. | No external lighting, nor means of enclosure shall be installed or erected which serves the solar provision hereby permitted unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.
Reason:-
In order to manage the visual and spatial impacts of the development on the environment and Green Belt setting, |
| 5. | No construction or decommissioning works shall take place except between the following hours: 08;00 to 18:00 Monday to Friday, and 08:00 to 13:00 Saturday. No construction or decommissioning works shall take place at any time on Sunday or a Bank Holiday.
Reason:
In the interests of protecting the living environment of occupiers of nearby dwellings. |
| 6. | No later than six months prior to the expiry of the planning permission, or within six months of the cessation of electricity generation by the PV equipment permitted, whichever is the sooner, a detailed scheme of works for the removal of the development (excluding the approved landscaping and biodiversity works) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority (LPA).
The scheme of works shall include the following:
(a) a programme of works;
(b) a method statement for the decommissioning and dismantling of all equipment and surfacing on site;
(c) details of any items to be retained on site;
(d) a method statement for restoring the land to agriculture;
(e) timescale for the decommissioning, removal and reinstatement of the land;
(f) a method statement for the disposal/recycling of redundant equipment/structures.
The scheme of works shall be undertaken in accordance with the approved details and timescales. The operator shall notify the Local Planning Authority in writing within five working days following the cessation of electricity generation.
Reason:
To reflect the temporary nature of the permission and to ensure that decommissioning takes place in accordance with a strategy that has been agreed with by the Local Planning Authority. |
| 7. | Statement Required by Article 35(2) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management) Order 2015: No significant problems were identified during the consideration of the application, and therefore it has been determined in accordance with paragraph 38 of the National Planning Policy Framework. |
| 8. | The applicant is advised on behalf of TFL that:
The footway and carriageway on A127 Southend Arterial Road must not be blocked during the proposed works. Temporary obstructions during the proposed works must be kept to a minimum and should not encroach on the clear space needed to provide safe passage for pedestrians or obstruct the flow of traffic on A127 Southend Arterial Road.
All vehicles associated with the proposed works must only park/ stop at permitted locations and within the time periods permitted by existing on-street restrictions.
No skips or construction materials shall be kept on the footway or carriageway on the TLRN at any time. |
