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Land at Needham Road, New Fire and Police Station Stowmarket IP14 2QU
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NMA to original planning permission: SCC/0059/20MS Steps/ramp leading to the main building entrance and Steps to police entrance, east elevation- High water table necessitated the raising of the building's FFL from that originally shown, this meant a ramp/steps would be required to access the building main entrances (south elevation and east elevation) Standing seam cladding changed to micro rib cladding to south elevation and profiled cladding to east elevation - Due to the difficulty in procuring cost effective materials resulting from the effects of Brexit/Covid the outer building envelope has been revised to a more easily attainable cladding finish Glazing reduced on appliance bay doors, wicket door shown - Client requirements for a standardised finish for fire appliance bay doors meant using an door with reduced glazing, increasing security on site and preventing fire appliances being easily seen through the bay doors Additional automatic rising arm barrier to police car park - For additional security to the police car park, when the main weldmesh barrier is open, the client requested a rising arm barrier to the police car park entrance Location of pressure washer shown - Pressure washer location not previously shown Location of Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP) shown - ASHP location not previously shown Location of bin store shown - Bin store location not previously showned to 15 Visitor car parking spaces reduced to 15 - Visitor car parking spaces reduced to 15, as agreed between the arboricultralist and the client, in order to preserve trees on the southern boundary of the site. Visitor car parking spaces reduced in line with Suffolk parking recommendations Visitor cycle parking reduced to 10 14no. EV charging spaces noted Police cycling parking added - Client requested additional police specific cycle parking in police car park Dog kennel, shed, and generator added within police car park - Dog kennel, shed and generator previously not shown Planting shown to the south elevation of the building - Planting to the south elevation of the building has been added to soften the gap between the newly proposed ramp and the building itself
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| ApplicationformredactedApplicationFormRedacted(1).pdf ( kb) | 17 Aug 2021 | View |
| Landscape Proposals15-0124-CDP-DR-ZZ-XX-L-2002-P14 Landscape Proposals (1).pdf ( kb) | 17 Aug 2021 | View |
| Elevations15-0124-CDP-DR-ZZ-XX-A-2003-P9 Elevations (1).pdf ( kb) | 17 Aug 2021 | View |
| Decision Letter To AgentDecision Letter to Agent.pdf ( kb) | 9 Sept 2021 | View |
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