Conversion of vacant house (previously used as offices) to two flats

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 received 15.10.25 Dgw 2195 002 Existing site plan Dwg 2195 003 Existing floor plans and elevations Dwg 2195 009 Proposed site plan Dwg 2195 010 Proposed floor plans , elevations Location plan received 15.10.25 REASON: To ensure that the development is carried out in accordance with the approved details.
3. No surface water from any increase in the roof area of the building or impermeable surfaces within its curtilage shall be allowed to drian directly or indirectly to the public sewerage system. REASON : To prevent hydraulic overloading of the public sewerage system in the interests of health and safety of existing residents and ensure no pollution of or detirment to the environment.
4. The works to reconstruct the existing vehicular footway crossing, rendered redundant by the proposed alterations , as a footway bounded by a full height kerbline shall be completed prior to the proposed development being brought in to use. REASON: To ensure the formation of a safe and satisfactory means of access to the site in the interests of maintaining highway safety and the free and safe movement of traffic on the adjoining highway in compliance with policy PC2 of the Flintshire Local Development Plan.
5. The proposed access shall have a visibility splay of 2.4m x 120m in both directions ,measured along the nearside edge of the adjoining carriageway ,over land within the control of the applicant and or the Highway Authority and within which there shall be no significant obstruction to visibility. REASON: To ensure that adequate visibility is provided in perpetuity at the proposed point of access on to the highway in the interests of maintaining highway safety, in compliance with policy PC2 of the Flintshire Local Development Plan.
6. Adequate facilities shall be provided and retained within the site for the parking and turning of vehicles. Such facilities being completed prior to the proposed development being brought in to use. REASON: To ensure that adequate parking and manoeuvering space is provided to serve the proposed development and to avoid the necessity for reversing movements into or from the highway in the interests of highway safety and maintaining the free flow of traffic on the adjoining highway in compliance with policy PC2 of the Flintshire Local Development Plan.
7. Development Control (Highways) 01352 704617 / 704624 Our Ref………… HIGHWAYS SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES with particular reference to Clauses 1,2,3,4 & 7 TO BE ISSUED TO APPLICANTS AS PART OF PLANNING CONSENT 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.

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