| Condition Details / Information Notes |
| The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.
Reason: To conform 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. |
| Unless where required or allowed by other conditions attached to this permission, the development hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with the information (including details on the proposed materials) provided on the application form and the following plans/drawings/documents –
- 01A
- 100
- 102A
- 103A
- 104
- 105
- 101B
Reason: To define the permission in accordance with policies SWDPR01 and SWDPR03 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review 2026 and the National Planning Policy Framework. |
| No building operations above slab floor level shall take place until details of the materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the dwelling hereby approved, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.
Reason: In order to ensure that the dwelling is of a high design quality, in the interests of protecting the visual amenity of the application site and surrounding area, in accordance with policies SWDPR 05 and SWDPR 28 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review (2026) and policy DP3 of the National Planning Policy Framework. |
| No building operations above slab floor level shall take place until a scheme of landscaping has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The landscaping scheme shall include a plan detailing the disposition of planting, cross referenced to a schedule listing the species, size at time of planting, number of plants proposed or proposed planting density. The approved scheme shall be carried out in accordance with a timetable submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
If within a period of five years from the date of the planting of any tree, shrub or hedging plant planted pursuant to this condition, that tree, shrub or hedging plant, or any tree, shrub or hedging plant planted in replacement for it, is removed, uprooted or destroyed or dies, or becomes, in the opinion of the Local Planning Authority, seriously damaged or defective, poorly established or moribund, another tree, shrub or hedging plant of the same species and size as that originally planted shall be planted at the same place.
Reason: To ensure the environment of the development is improved and enhanced and to ensure that the dwelling does not have an adverse effect on the character and appearance of the area, in accordance with Policies SWDPR 05, SWDPR 28 and SWDPR 34 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review (2026) and policy DP3 of the National Planning Policy Framework. |
| The Development hereby approved shall not commence until a Construction Environmental Management Plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. This shall include but not be limited to the following:-
- Measures to ensure that delivery and construction vehicles can access and exit the site safely when considering the nature of the surrounding highway network
- Measures to ensure that vehicles leaving the site do not deposit mud or other detritus on the public highway;
- Details of site operative parking areas, material storage areas and the location of site operative facilities (offices, toilets etc);
- The hours that delivery vehicles will be permitted to arrive and depart, and arrangements for unloading and manoeuvring;
- Details of any temporary construction accesses and their reinstatement
The measures set out in the approved Plan shall be carried out and complied with in full during the construction of the development hereby approved. Site operatives' parking, material storage and the positioning of operatives' facilities shall only take place on the site in locations approved in writing by the local planning authority.
Reason: To ensure the provision of adequate on-site facilities in the interests of highway and pedestrian safety, in compliance with policies SWDPR 06 and SWDPR 28 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review (2026) and policy TR3 of the National Planning Policy Framework. |
| The Development hereby approved shall not be brought into use until the turning area and parking facilities shown on drawing number 100 have been provided. These areas shall thereafter be retained and kept available for their respective approved uses at all times.
Reason: To ensure conformity with submitted details in the interests of ensuring highway and pedestrian safety in accordance with policies SWDPR 06 and SWDPR 28 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review (2026) and policy TR3 of the National Planning Policy Framework. |
| Prior to the first occupation of the dwelling hereby approved secure parking for cycles to comply with the Council’s standards shall be provided within the curtilage of the dwelling and these facilities shall thereafter be retained for the parking of cycles only.
Reason: To comply with the Council’s parking standards in accordance with policies SWDPR 06 and SWDPR 28 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review (2026) and policy TR3 of the National Planning Policy Framework |
| No development shall take place until an Ecological Mitigation Compensation and Enhancement Scheme (EMCES) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, or varied by a Bat Licence subsequently issued by Natural England. The scheme shall be based on the recommendations made in the Bat Roost Assessment Survey Report from Aware Ecology, dated May 2025, submitted for this application and should include:
- Current mitigation and avoidance measures for bats, including the application for a European Protected Species Licence (to be updated with additional measures upon granting of the licence);
- Any work to the pre-existing dwelling or vegetation must be completed outside of the breeding bird season (March to August, inclusive)
- If the season cannot be avoided, the areas should be subject to a pre-commencement inspection for any active nests by a suitably qualified ecologist
- If an active nest is discovered, all works should cease and an appropriate buffer zone should be implemented until the young have fledged site
- Construction work should be limited to daylight hours only with the adoption of a sensitive lighting scheme if lighting is necessary;
- Any required excavations should include ramps or planks to allow trapped amphibians or mammals to escape;
- Any building materials, cleared vegetation or earth should be stored raised above the ground;
- Compensation and enhancement measures for bats, birds, hedgehogs and invertebrates (including their specifications and mapped locations).
Reason: To ensure that the proposed development contributes to the conservation and enhancement of biodiversity within the site and for the wider area in accordance with policies SWDPR 01 and SWDPR 29 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review (2026), and policy N6 of the National Planning Policy Framework. |
| A Lighting Design Strategy for Biodiversity shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority prior to the commencement of development (excluding demolition). The strategy shall be based on Guidance Note 08/23. Bats and Artificial Lighting at Night, by the Bat Conservation Trust and ILP, and shall include the following:
- Identification of the areas/features on site that are particularly sensitive for bats and hedgehogs and that are likely to cause disturbance in or around their breeding sites and resting places, or along important routes used to access key areas of their territory, for example, for foraging’ and
- Show how and where external lighting will be installed (through the provision of appropriate lighting contour plans and technical specifications) so that it can be clearly demonstrated that areas to be lit will not disturb or prevent nocturnal animals from using their territory or having access to their breeding sites and resting places
All external lighting shall be installed in accordance with the specifications and locations set out in the strategy, and these shall be maintained thereafter in accordance with the strategy. Under no circumstances should any other external lighting be installed without prior consent from the local planning authority.
Reason: To ensure compliance with the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) and the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 and to minimise impacts on protected species in accordance with policies SWDPR 01 and SWDPR 29 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review (2026), and policy N6 of the National Planning Policy Framework. |
| Prior to first occupation of the dwelling hereby approved, details of proposed boundary treatments shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. All boundary fencing shall include mammal gates/gaps to ensure permeability for small mammals.
The approved boundary treatments shall be implemented in full prior to first occupation of the dwelling and retained thereafter.
Reason: To ensure the environment of the development is improved and enhanced, to ensure that the dwelling does not have an adverse effect on the character and appearance of the area, and to ensure that the proposed development contributes to the conservation and enhancement of biodiversity within the site in accordance with Policies SWDPR 05, SWDPR 28, SWDPR 29 and SWDPR 34 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review (2026) and policies DP3 and N2 of the National Planning Policy Framework. |
| Prior to the commencement of development, including site clearance, demolition, materials delivery, vehicular movement and erection of site huts, details of tree protection measures (tree protection plan) should be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. Tree protection measures should be in accordance with BS 5837:2012 (Trees in Relation to Design, Demolition and Construction). The approved tree protection measures shall remain in place until the completion of development.
Reason: To prevent existing trees/hedges from being damaged during construction work and to preserve the amenities of the locality in accordance with policies SWDPR 07, SWDPR 28 and SWDPR 34 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review (2026) and policy N2 of the National Planning Policy Framework. |
| Prior to the commencement of development, an arboricultural method statement (AMS) shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the local planning authority. The AMS will describe the process of construction where it impacts upon retained trees and shall be in accordance with BS 5837:2012 (Trees in Relation to Design, Demolition and Construction). Development shall proceed in accordance with the approved document.
Reason: To prevent existing trees/hedges from being damaged during construction work and to preserve the amenities of the locality in accordance with policies SWDPR 07, SWDPR 28 and SWDPR 34 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review (2026) and policy N2 of the National Planning Policy Framework. |
| No construction works of any type should take place, including site clearance, demolition, or site stripping, until a site meeting has taken place between the applicant, their chosen contractor and the council’s tree and landscape officer.
Reason: In order to ensure that the requirements of the approved tree protection measures are clearly understood by all parties involved in the construction process and to prevent existing trees/hedges from being damaged during construction work and to preserve the amenities of the locality in accordance with policies SWDPR 07, SWDPR 28 and SWDPR 34 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review (2026) and policy N2 of the National Planning Policy Framework. |
| No building operations above slab floor level shall take place until drainage plans for the disposal of foul and surface water flows have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The drainage scheme shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details prior to first occupation of the development.
Reason: To ensure development would not result in unacceptable risk of pollution or harm to the environment and to ensure the proposed development does not exacerbate flood risk and deals with surface water run-off from the site in a sustainable manner, in accordance with policies SWDPR 38, SWDPR 39 and SWDPR 40 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review (2026) and policies W4 and F8 of the National Planning Policy Framework. |
| Prior to first occupation of the dwelling hereby approved, details of measures to be used in order to ensure that the non-recycled water use per person will not exceed 110 litres per day shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The approved measures shall be implemented prior to first occupation of the dwelling in accordance with the approved details and retained thereafter.
Reason: To ensure that the development is water efficient in accordance with Policy SWDPR 40 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review (2026), and the National Planning Policy Framework. |
| The development hereby approved shall be carried out and thereafter retained in accordance with the Energy Statement (2258-ESC-00-ZZ-RP-Z-0016- Rev R3) and Whole Life Carbon- Concept Stage (2258/ESS/00/ZZ/RP/Z/0001- Rev R2) documents submitted with this application.
Reason: In order to ensure the net zero nature of the dwelling and the incorporation of renewable and low carbon energy within the development, in accordance with Policies SWDPR 01, SWDPR 05 and SWDPR 37 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review (2026) and policies CC2 and DP3 of the National Planning Policy Framework. |
| Positive and Proactive Statement. The Council worked pro-actively with the applicant to overcome several issues encountered during the assessment of the application. This led to the application being recommended for approval, subject to conditions. No further positive or proactive actions were deemed necessary. |
