A new permanent building to house a centrifuge; alongside a balancing tank, sludge cake skip and adjacent hard standing for temporary pallet storage at the site known as River Itchen Water Treatment Works (WTW), Allington Lane, Southampton, SO30 3HQ.

1. Environment Act 2021 The development hereby approved shall not be brought into use until details of how the development will achieve a biodiversity net-gain of at least 10%. The base date for measuring this improvement shall be from the date of submission of the planning application and details shall include a timescale for the implementation of the proposed measures and their future management. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details. Reason: To accord with the Environment Act 2021, Schedule 14.
2. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 The development hereby permitted shall be implemented in accordance with the following plans numbered: 23708-GAP-XX-XX-DR-C-9001 P04; 23708-GAP-XX-XX-DR-C 9002 P01; 23708-GAP-XX-XX-DR-C 9050 P02; 23708-GAP-XX-XX-DR-C 9052 P01; 23708-GAP-XX-XX-DR-C 9201 P04; 23708-GAP-XX-XX-DR-C 9202 P03; 23708-GAP-XX-XX-DR-C 9501 P01; & 55-91-128H. Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
3. The development hereby permitted shall start no later than three years from the date of this decision. Reason: To comply with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
4. All construction or demolition work shall be undertaken in accordance with the submitted Construction Environmental Management Plan by SLR Consulting, dated 12 July 2024 Revision:01. Reason: To limit the impact the development has on the amenity of the locality and local ecology.
5. No construction, demolition or deliveries to the site shall take place during the construction period except between the hours of 0800 to 1800 Mondays to Fridays or 0900 to 1300 on Saturdays and not at all on Sundays or Public Holidays. Reason: To protect the amenities of the occupiers of nearby dwellings.
6. The materials to be used must match as closely as possible, in type, colour and texture those listed on approved Elevations drawing '23708-GAP-XX-XX-DR-C 9201 P04'. Reason: To ensure a satisfactory visual relationship of the new development to the existing.
7. Prior to the installation of the proposed DP37 centrifuge, an acoustic assessment shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority to demonstrate that the sound rating level LAr,Tr of the plant when operating does not exceed the representative background sound level (LA90) at any residential curtilage established for the daytime (07:00 hours to 18:00 hours); evening (18:00 hours to 23:00 hours) and nighttime (23:00 hours to 07:00 hours) periods of interest. The assessment shall include full details of any mitigation measures necessary to achieve this standard for approval by the Local Planning Authority. Approved mitigation measures shall be implemented before the first operation of the plant and thereafter maintained. Reason: To protect the amenity of nearby residents.
8. Note to Applicant: In accordance with paragraph 38 of the National Planning Policy Framework (December 2023), Eastleigh Borough Council takes a positive approach to the handling of development proposals so as to achieve, whenever possible, a positive outcome and to ensure all proposals are dealt with in a timely manner.
9. Note to Applicant: It is requested that the building works are carried out considerately to minimise disruption to the occupiers of the neighbouring properties. The council operates a code of best practice, which is available on the council's website www.eastleigh.gov.uk by following the links to Planning, Guidance on the process, scroll down to Guidance on Aspects of the Planning & Construction Process and select considerate builders advice note.

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