Change of use to create a padel facility (Use Class D2), including the creation of two external courts with lighting and other associated works.

1. The development hereby approved shall be commenced before the expiration of five years from the date of this permission. REASON: To comply with the requirements of Sections 91 to 93 of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1990.
2. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans and documents: Application Form Location Plan Z973 004C Proposed Block Plan - Dwg Z973-003 Rev E Proposed Floor Plan - Dwg Z973-100-GA Transport Statement Preliminary Ecological Appraisal and Biodiversity Net Benefits Assessment Arboricultural Impact Assessment Flood Consequence Assessment REASON: To ensure that the development is carried out in accordance with the approved details.
3. The Padel Club shall operate solely between the hours of 06:00 – 23:00 Monday - Sunday including Bank and Public Holidays. The external lighting to Padel courts as may subsequently be approved under condition 4 of this permission shall be switched off when not in use and at close of business. REASON: In order to safeguard the living conditions of occupiers of nearby residential properties and ensure compliance with Policies PC1, PC3 of the Flintshire Local Development Plan.
4. Notwithstanding the submitted details, the external couts herby permitted shall not be brought into use until details of the proposed extenal lighting have been submitted and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details. REASON: iN order to control the level of illumination from a visual perspective in compliance with Policy PC2 of the Flintshire Local Development Plan.
5. No additional surface water and/or land drainage shall be permitted to connect, directly or indirectly, to the public sewerage network. REASON: To prevent hydraulic overloading of the public sewerage system, to protect the health and safety of existing residents and ensure no pollution of or detriment to the environment in compliance with Policy PC2 of the Flintshire Local Development Plan..
6. The proposed biodiversity net benefit mesures, shall be undertaken in accordance with the conclusions of the Preliminary Ecological Appraisal and Biodiversity Net Benefits Assessment approved as part of this permission and shall be carried out in accordance with a timescale to be approved in writing by the Local Panning Authority within 2 months of the site becoming operational. REASON: In the interests of safeguarding visual amenity and protected bat species, in accordance with Policies PC2 and EN4 of the Flintshire Local Development Plan.
7. ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO CLAUSES 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, & 8 OF THE ATTACHED HIGHWAYS SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES Notwithstanding any planning consent which may have been granted, no work shall be executed within the highway without the prior approval in writing from the Head of Highways and Transportation and any of the following clauses, as deemed appropriate, or as specified on the planning consent notice shall be strictly adhered to:- (1) The Applicant must obtain approval from the Transportation Directorate to the design of the means of access to the site and internal estate roads prior to the commencement of any site works to ensure compliance with adoption standards. Such approval, given in writing by the Transportation Directorate will constitute authorisation to the Applicant to execute works within the highway associated with the forming of a new access in compliance with Section 184, Sub-Section 11, of the 1980 Highways Act. (2) Following the issuing of the notice of approval the Applicant / Developer is advised of the necessity to notify various Utility companies, in compliance with Section 184, Sub-Section 9, of the 1980 Highways Act, of his intention to carry out the works. Such notification shall be given at the earliest opportunity following approval and prior to the commencement of any works, to enable the Utility companies to advise of and programme any necessary alterations to their apparatus, the cost of which shall be borne by the Applicant. (3) Any required relocation of signage, street lighting or utilities equipment resulting from the installation of new or alteration to existing highway / footway works shall be undertaken with the prior written consent of the relevant Authority and at the expense of the Applicant (4) a. Under the provisions of the New Roads & Street Works Act 1991, Section 50, the Applicant may require a licence to excavate in the highway in order to place any associated apparatus in the highway. b. Any works carried out in or adjacent to the highway may require traffic management to be placed on the highway. NOTE: In relation to both 4a and 4b, contact should be made with the Street Works Section of the Environment Directorate (01352 704806) as soon as possible as both items may require extensive planning and will have lead-in times that may affect the programming of the proposed development. (5) The preferred procedure for the adoption of new estate roads by the County Council as Highway Authority shall be undertaken in accordance with section 38 of the 1980 Highways Act. The Developer shall provide all necessary information and plans to facilitate the processing of a roadmaking Agreement at the earliest opportunity following the granting of planning consent and the issuing of authorisation to construct the means of access. (6) As the development includes grassed service margins in lieu of footways adjacent to the carriageway the Developer must inform the plot purchasers that such margins are provided primarily to accommodate Utilities apparatus and will form part of the adopted highway area. The margins shall be design as an integral part of the garden areas and should be maintained as such by the property owners and shall contain no other forms of planting other than grass and no other obstructions such as walls, fences, rockeries etc. will be permitted. The developer must ensure that the margins are excluded from individual conveyances of affected properties and that a clause be inserted prohibiting any addition planting or construction works within the areas in perpetuity. NOTE: The County Council will require removal of anything other than grass within the margins prior to the adoption of the estate roads. (7) No water of any kind generated by the proposed development is to be allowed to flow from any part of the site, such as driveways and other hard paved areas, onto the highway or into the highway drainage system or be allowed to accumulate in such a way as to affect the highway surface or structure. The development must not interfere with any existing highways surface water drainage facilities whether within the existing highway boundaries or not. (8) Soakaways will not be considered as an acceptable means of disposal of surface water from the highway unless the Developer has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the County Council as Highway Authority that: (a) No suitable alternative is available, and (b) ground conditions are suitable for the disposal of surface water to soakaways. (9) A public right of way, described below, crosses / abuts the application site and should be safeguarded before development commences : - NOTE: In accordance with current policy any planning consent requiring diversion / extinguishment of a public right of way to enable development to be carried out will not be processed by the County Council. The Developer / Landowner shall make application for such an Order to the Secretary State for Wales under Section 247 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
8. The applicant is advised that some public sewers and lateral drains may not be recorded on DCWW maps;some sewers were originally privately owned and were transferred into public ownership by nature of the Water Industry (Schemes for Adoption of Private Sewers) Regulations 2011. The presence of such assets may affect the proposal. In order to assist in dealing with the proposal the applicant may contact Dwr Cymru Welsh Water. Under the Water Industry Act 1991 Dwr Cymru Welsh Water has rights of access to its apparatus at all times. The applicant may also need to apply to Dwr Cymru / Welsh Water for any connection to the public sewer under S106 of the Water industry Act 1991. If the connection to the public sewer network is either via a lateral drain (i.e. a drain which extends beyond the connecting property boundary) or via a new sewer (i.e. serves more than one property), it is now a mandatory requirement to first enter into a Section 104 Adoption Agreement (Water Industry Act 1991). The design of the sewers and lateral drains must also conform to the Welsh Ministers Standards for Gravity Foul Sewers and Lateral Drains, and conform with the publication "Sewers for Adoption"- 7th Edition. Further information can be obtained via the Developer Services pages of www.dwrcymru.com In accordance with Planning Policy Wales (Edition 12) and Technical Advice Note 12 (Design), the applicant is advised to take a sustainable approach in considering water supply in new development proposals, including utilising approaches that improve water efficiency and reduce water consumption. it is recommended that the applicant liaises with the relevant Local Authority Building Control department to discuss their water efficiency requirements.

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