Conversion of existing carport and storage area to study/home office and garage alongside the installation of sliding doors.

1. CONDITION 1: The development to which this permission relates must not be begun later than the expiration of three years from the date of this permission. REASON: To comply with Section 91 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act, 2004.
2. CONDITION 2: The development shall be carried out in accordance with the plans and documents detailed below: - Drawing No. 251038-001: Proposed Ground Floor Plan (dated 09-09-2025) - Drawing No. 251038-002: Proposed Front Elevation (dated 9-09-2025) - Drawing No. 251038-003: Site Location Plan (dated 09-09-2025) - Block Plan (Plan Reference: TQRQM26072082558843, dated 13 March 2026) REASON: For the avoidance of doubt and to ensure that the details of the development are acceptable to the Local Planning Authority.
3. CONDITION 3: The facing materials to be used on the external walls and roof shall be as specified on the application form, and Drawing No. 251038-002: Proposed Front Elevation (dated 9-9-2025). REASON: To ensure a satisfactory external appearance and for the avoidance of doubt.
4. CONDITION 4: The study/home office hereby permitted shall be used solely for purposes ancillary to the residential use of the main dwelling known as Dutch Barn, Burnthurst Lane, Princethorpe, and shall not be used as an independent place of business, nor as a separate or self-contained unit of residential accommodation. REASON: To define the terms of this planning permission and to accord with the settlement hierarchy in Policy GP2 of the Rugby Borough Local Plan 2011-2031.
5. INFORMATIVE: Buildings of all ages and trees with suitable features (i.e. rot-holes, cracks, fissures) are frequently used by roosting bats. Bats and their ‘roost’ sites are fully protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) and the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (as amended) making them a European Protected Species. It is a criminal offence to disturb, obstruct or destroy a bat ‘roost’, even if the roost is only occasionally used. Where a bat ‘roost’ is present a licence may be necessary to carry out any works. Further information about species licensing and legislation can be obtained from the Species Licensing Service on 0208 261089. The applicant is advised that to ensure no bats are endangered during destructive works, the roof tiles should be removed carefully by hand. If evidence of bats is found during works, work should stop immediately and Natural England must be contacted on 02080 261089 for advice on the best way to proceed. Work should avoid disturbance to nesting birds. Birds can nest in many places including buildings, trees, shrubs dense ivy, and bramble/rose scrub. Nesting birds are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended). The main nesting season, lasts approximately from March to September inclusive, so work should ideally take place outside these dates if at all possible. N.B birds can nest at any time, and the site should ideally be checked by a suitably qualified ecologist for their presence immediately before work starts, especially if during the breeding season.
6. INFORMATIVE: Where possible enhancements should be incorporated into the development to improve the habitats and opportunities for the local wildlife and increase biodiversity. Enhancements could include bat and bird boxes which may be used by a variety of species, native species planting and enhancement of existing of hedges and wild flower planting, habitat piles of rubble, logs and earth which can be used by reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates are also welcomed. The WCC Ecological Services (tel: 01926 418060) would be pleased to advise further if required.
7. CONDITION 5: Prior to the first use of the study/home office hereby permitted, the EV car charging point shall be re-sited externally within the curtilage of the dwelling in a location to be agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority, and retained as such thereafter. REASON: To encourage the use of electric vehicles and to accord with Policy SDC4 of the Rugby Borough Local Plan 2011-2031.

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