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23/00750/FP LAND BETWEEN DURHAM WAY AND YORK WAY, ROYSTON SG8 5GX

Decision Maker: Planning Control Committee

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

RESOLVED: That application 22/00750/FP be GRANTED planning permission subject to the reasons and conditions set out in the report of the Development and Conservation Manager, with an additional requirement for the agent to provide an Environmental Management Statement, to cover the installation of EV chargers and PV panels on site, and a relevant condition added subject to confirmation from the Chair of the Planning Control Committee. Should this not be agreed then the application would be brought back to the Committee for determination. As well as the deletion of Condition 19, the re numbering of Condition 20 to 22 to Conditions 19 to 21 and the following amendments to Informative 1 and conditions 19 and:

 

“Informative 1:

 

Charging points shall be installed by an appropriately certified electrician/electrical contractor in accordance with the following specification. The necessary certification of electrical installation should be submitted as evidence of appropriate installation to meet the requirements of Part P of the most current Building Regulations. Cable and circuitry ratings should be of adequate size to ensure a minimum continuous current demand for the vehicle of 16A and a maximum demand of 32A (which is recommended for Eco developments)

 

·       A separate dedicated circuit protected by an RBCO should be provided from the main distribution board, to a suitably enclosed termination point within a garage or an accessible enclosed termination point for future connection to an external charge point.

 

·       The electrical circuit shall comply with the Electrical requirements of BS7671: 2008 as well as conform to the IET code of practice on Electric Vehicle Charging Equipment installation 2012 ISBN 978-1-84919-515-7 (PDF). This includes requirements such as ensuring the Charging Equipment integral protective device shall be at least Type A RCD (required to comply with BS EN 61851 Mode 3 charging).

 

·       If installed in a garage all conductive surfaces should be protected by supplementary protective equipotential bonding. For vehicle connecting points installed such that the vehicle can only be charged within the building, e.g. in a garage with a (non-extended) tethered lead, the PME earth may be used. For external installations the risk assessment outlined in the IET code of practice must be adopted, and may require additional earth stake or mat for the EV charging circuit. This should be installed as part of the EV ready installation to avoid significant on cost later.

 

·       A list of authorised installers (for the Government’s Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme) can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/office-for-low-emission-vehicles.

 

·       UK Government is intending to issue legislation in 2021 to require domestic EV charge points to be smart, thus we recommend that all charge points will be capable of smart charging, as detailed in UK Gov consultation response.

 

Condition 18:

 

·       Demolition/development shall take place in accordance with the Written Scheme of Investigation approved under condition (17).

 

·       The development shall not be occupied until the site investigation and post investigation assessment has been completed in accordance with the programme set out in the Written Scheme of Investigation approved under condition (17) and the provision made for analysis, publication and dissemination of results and archive deposition has been secured.

 

Reason: To safeguard the archaeological record.”

Publication date: 13/07/2023

Date of decision: 11/07/2023

Decided at meeting: 11/07/2023 - Planning Control Committee

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