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  • Application Number: 37/17/00033
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Application Registered:
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27/05/2017
Application Decided:
06/06/2017

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Type:
Full Planning Permission
Location:
Somerset View Caravan Park, Taunton Road, North Petherton, Bridgwater, TA6 6NW
Proposal:
Temporary change of use of tourist caravan park as accomodation for Hinkley Point workers.
Case Officer:
Dawn de Vries
Registered Date:
24/04/2017
Applicant:
Mr. E. Fry
Applicant Address:
Somerset View Caravan Park Taunton Road North Petherton Bridgwater TA6 6NW
Agent:
Paul Dance Ltd., 11 North Street
Agent Address:
11 North Street Stoke Sub Hamdon TA14 6QQ
Consultation Start Date:
26/04/2017
Earliest Decision Date:
27/05/2017
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 static and 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. Reason: To ensure the accommodation is only occupied as tourism accommodation in accordance with policy D12 of the Core Strategy.
3
(a) The static and 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
Before the first use of the development hereby approved, a scheme of landscape proposals shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, which shall include full plans and specifications for all hard and soft landscape works and indications of all existing trees and hedgerows on the land, including those to be retained together with measures for their protection in the course of the development. All planting, seeding and/or turfing comprised in the approved details of landscaping shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the first use of the site, and any trees, shrubs, hedges or plants which within a period of five years from the completion of development die, are removed, or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species, unless the Local Planning Authority gives written consent to any variation. All hard landscaping comprised in the approved details of landscaping shall be carried out before the completion or first occupation of the development, whichever is the sooner. Reason: To protect visual amenity and the character of the area in accordance with Policy D14. This condition is pre commencement to ensure that there is appropriate landscaping for the development.
5
The use of the site shall be limited to a maximum of 47 static caravans and 37 touring pitches only. Reason: To ensure no further intensification of the existing site.

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