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  • Application Number: 37/17/00019
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Application Registered:
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03/05/2017
Application Decided:
06/06/2017

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Type:
Full Planning Permission
Location:
Land At, Holmwood Farm, Spanish Hill, North Newton, Bridgwater, TA6 6NB
Proposal:
Variation of Condition 4 of Planning Permission 37/14/00048 (Change of use of land from agricultural to caravan and camping site with 100 pitches and storage for 100 touring caravans/motorhomes, erection of shower block, site reception building, wardens mobile home and formation of access) to allow the accommodation to be occupied by the same person/s all year round to allow usage of accommodation by Hinkley Point C contractors.
Case Officer:
Liam Evans
Registered Date:
23/03/2017
Applicant:
NBCC & S Ltd
Applicant Address:
Holmwood Farm North Newton Bridgwater TA6 6NB
Consultation Start Date:
29/03/2017
Earliest Decision Date:
03/05/2017
Committee Date:
06/06/2017
Decision Level:
Committee
Decision:
Granted Permission
Decision Date:
06/06/2017

Conditions and Reasons

Number
Condition
Complied Date
1
The use of the caravan site for bona fide officially sanctioned Hinkley Point C workers shall be for a period of two years only from the date of this permission and the use hereby permitted shall be discontinued and the caravans shall revert back to a tourism use only (in accordance with condition 2) on 6 June 2019. Reason: In accordance with the application and because the proposed use on a permanent basis would be unacceptable in this location.
2
(a) The touring caravans shall be occupied for holiday purposes only (or in accordance with condition 3) and shall not be occupied as a person's sole or main residence; and shall not be occupied by the same person or family for more than 3 months in any 12-month period. (b) The applicant, or their successor(s) in title, shall maintain a comprehensive up-to-date register listing all occupiers of the individual caravans on the site hereby approved, evidence of their main home addresses and the dates of occupation of such accommodation. The said register shall be made available for inspection by the Local Planning Authority at reasonable notice.
3
(a) The touring caravans shall be occupied by bona fide officially sanctioned Hinkley Point C workers only (or in accordance with condition 2) and shall not be occupied as a person's sole or main residence. (b) The applicant, or their successor(s) in title, shall maintain a comprehensive up-to-date register listing all occupiers of the individual caravans on site hereby approved, evidence of their main home addresses and the dates of occupation of such accommodation. Evidence of their eligibility to reside as an officially sanctioned Hinkley Point C worker shall be recorded on the register. The said register shall be made available for inspection by the Local Planning Authority at reasonable notice. Reason: To ensure the accommodation is only occupied in a residential manner that reflects the exceptional need for temporary accommodation for Hinkley Point C workers in accordance with policy MIP2 of the Core Strategy and the Hinkley Point C SPD.
4
Prior to the next available planting season there shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority a scheme of soft landscaping (including the planting of native species trees and hedgerows along the east and south boundaries of the caravan storage area). The approved scheme shall be implemented so that planting can be carried out during the first planting season following the first occupation of the caravans. All planted materials shall be maintained for a minimum of five years and any trees or plants removed, dying, being damaged or becoming diseased within that period shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species to those originally required to be planted unless the council gives written consent to any variation. Reason: To protect and enhance the character of the site and the area, and to ensure its appearance is satisfactory.
5
Before the development hereby permitted is commenced details of the proposed foul and surface water drainage systems, and of the piping and filling of any ditches, shall be approved in writing by the local planning authority. Reason: In the interests of amenity.
6
The existing trees and shrubs on the site shall not be lopped, topped, felled, lifted, removed or disturbed in any way without the prior written permission of the local planning authority. Reason: In the interests of visual amenity.
7
No system of public address, loudspeaker system or amplified music shall be operated within the site without the prior written permission of the local planning authority. Reason: To safeguard local residents from noise and disturbance.
8
Other than the approved lighting there shall be no other form of lighting on the site without the prior written approval of the local planning authority in the form of a planning application . Reason: In the interest of visual amenity

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