Planning Application Details

The development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the description of the development, plans and specifications contained in this application except as modified by conditions of this permission. Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and to ensure that the development is carried out in accordance with the approved details, to ensure a suitable form of development.

That the planning permission shall be for a temporary period of two years from the date of the permission. Reason: For the avoidance of doubt.

No materials other than wholly inert uncontaminated soils and subsoils shall be used for restoration purposes. Reason: In the interest of the amenities of the local area and to prevent pollution of the water environment.

No lorries involved with the development shall enter or leave the site and no plant or machinery shall be operated, except between 0700 hours and 1800 hours Monday to Fridays and between 0700 hours and 1300 hours on Saturdays. No work shall take place at the site on Sundays or recognised public holidays or Saturdays following bank holiday Fridays. Reason: In the interests of the amenities of the local area.

No lorry shall leave the site unless its wheels have been cleaned sufficiently to prevent mud being carried onto the highway. Reason: In the interests of highway safety.

No floodlighting shall be erected on the site except in accordance with a scheme first approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Reason: In the interests of visual amenity.

No reversing bleepers or other means of warning of reversing vehicles shall be fixed to, or used on, any mobile plant except in accordance with details to be agreed by the Local Planning Authority in writing. Reason: To protect the occupiers of nearby premises from unreasonable noise intrusion.

All details relating to drainage and disposal of surface water as shown in drawing 007/P/27C (of planning permission P98/W0683/CM) shall be implemented and maintained for the life of this permission. Reason: To ensure adequate drainage of the site.

Any trees and shrubs planted in accordance with the approved scheme as shown in approved plan 007/P/27A, which die in the first five years of being planted, shall be replaced. Should plants die, details of: - the replacement species; - time of year of re-planting; and - the number of plants to be re-planted shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority, before the work is carried out. Reason: To ensure as far as possible the maintenance of the approved planting scheme.

The restoration layer above the cap shall comprise a minimum thickness of 0.5 metres of soils and soil making materials being increased to 1 metre in thickness to ensure adequate depth of soils where trees are planted. Reason: To prevent penetration of the cap by rainwater and the potential for pollution of the water environment and also to prevent root penetration of the cap.

Handling and cultivation of soil materials shall not take place other than when the soil is dry and friable. No movement of topsoil and subsoil shall occur during the period from October to mid May unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. No plant or vehicles shall move over the soils other than when the soils are dry and friable. Reason: To minimise structural damage and compaction of the soil and to allow for good quality restoration.

All stripped topsoil and subsoil shall be stored separately and retained on site for use in site restoration, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Reason: To preserve the existing soil resource in the interest of good quality restoration.

The chalk pit restoration area (area C on approved plan 007/P/25 of planning permission P02/W0902/CM) shall be maintained in accordance with the approved supplementary information dated 19 March 1999. Reason: To ensure adequate restoration and management of the chalk pit.

Aftercare of each phase of restored land shall take place for a period of 5 years in accordance with the approved scheme detailed in the supplementary information dated 19 March 1999 and any further measures agreed to be necessary at the annual site meeting unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Reason: To set relevant aftercare objectives at the appropriate time for bringing the land to the standard required for amenity/forestry use.

A restoration plan showing how Area D as shown on approved plan 007/P/25 of planning permission P98/W0683/CM is to be restored to agricultural use shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority for approval by 31 January 2009 and any approved restoration plan shall be fully implemented within two years of that approval unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Reason: To ensure adequate and prompt restoration of the site.

Within 3 months of the date of the date of this permission details of signage for lorries directing them towards the A4074 shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority for approval. Any approval shall be implemented within 3 months of that approval. Reason: In the interests of road safety.