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The change of use of agricultural land to a mixed traditional, natural and woodland burial ground, erection of facilities building and associated car parking, landscaping and new access arrangements onto Georges Lane.

Linda Reynolds, a local resident, spoke in objection to the application.

The Service Manager – Development Services introduced the report.

RESOLVED to Grant planning permission subject to conditions:

Conditions

 1         The development must be begun not later than three years beginning with the date of this permission.

 2         This permission shall be read in accordance with the following plans and details submitted to the Local Planning Authority: Site location plan received on 23rd August 2018, Drawing no. PRI 20524 10 J received on 23rd August 2018 and Drawing no. PL-01 Rev B received on 2nd March 2018. The development shall thereafter be undertaken in accordance with these plans.

 3         No part of the development hereby permitted shall be brought into use until the existing site access onto Georges Lane has been permanently closed and reinstated to verge, in accordance with details first submitted to and approved in writing by the Borough Council.

 4         No part of the development hereby permitted shall be brought into use until the new access to Georges Lane and car parking area, as shown indicatively on drawing PRI 20524 10 J, has been provided and made available for use, in accordance with technical details that have been first submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 5         No part of the development hereby permitted shall be brought into use until the footway improvements along Georges Lane, as shown indicatively on drawing PRI 20524 10 J, has been provided and made available for use, in accordance with technical details that have been first submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 6         No part of the development hereby permitted shall take place until visibility splays of 2.4m x 120m have been provided at the site access.

 7         All burials shall be:

o          a minimum of 250 m from a potable groundwater supply source;

o          a minimum of 30 m from a water course or spring;

o          a minimum of 10 m distance from field drains;

o          no burial into standing water and the base of the grave must be above the local water table

 8         Prior to the development hereby approved being first brought into use, there shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority a landscape plan of the site showing the position, type and planting size of all trees, hedges, shrubs or seeded areas proposed to be planted together with a management plan for the long term retention of the landscaping. The approved landscape plan shall be carried out in the first planting season following the development first being brought into use and shall be managed in perpetuity is accordance with the approved management plan.

 9         Prior to the erection of any external lighting there shall be submitted to and approved in writing by  ...  view the full minutes text for item 88