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Solar Canopies.

The Principal Planning Officer introduced the report.

RESOLVED:

To GRANT PLANNING PERMISSION subject to the following conditions:

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

2        The development hereby permitted shall be completed in accordance with the submitted documents, received by the Local Planning Authority 21^st May 2026;-

Application Forms

Site Location Plan

Block Plan

Elevations

3        The development shall be undertaken in the materials identified on the submitted application forms.

4        In the event that contamination is found at any time when carrying out the approved development it must be reported in writing immediately to the Local Planning Authority and once the Local Planning Authority has identified the part of the site affected by the unexpected contamination development must be halted on that part of the site.

An assessment must be undertaken in accordance with the requirements of the Local Planning Authority, and where remediation is necessary a remediation scheme, together with a timetable for its implementation and verification reporting, must be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reasons

1        In order to comply with Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

2        For the avoidance of doubt.

3        In the interests of visual amenity and heritage.

4        To ensure the development is safe and suitable for use, thereby taking into consideration paragraph 121 of the National Planning Policy Framework and policy LPD7 of the Councils Local Plan.

Notes to Applicant

1        The applicant is advised that all planning permissions granted on or after  16th October 2015 may be subject to the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL). Full details of CIL are available on the Council's website.

The proposed development has been assessed and it is the Council's view that CIL is not payable on the development given that there is no net additional increase of floorspace as a result of the development.

2        Planning Statement - The Borough Council has worked positively and proactively with the applicant in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework.

3        In order to protect and maintain biodiversity in accordance with relevant wildlife legislation, the National Planning Policy Framework, Aligned Core Strategy Policy 17 and Local Plan Policy LPD 18, works shall be conducted in accordance with the following Reasonable Avoidance Measures (RAMS):

•         The working footprint will be kept to a minimum.

•         A toolbox talk will be delivered to workers prior to the commencement of works to inform them of the potential for protected species and what to do if protected species are found during works. This should include halting work until a suitably qualified ecologist has been consulted.

•         If any large mammal holes are identified within 30 m of the site, works will be halted until a suitably qualified ecologist has been consulted.

•         Any common reptiles, amphibians or small mammals, such as hedgehogs, found during the works will be carefully moved to a safe, sheltered location (such as  ...  view the full minutes text for item 19