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RESOLVED: That application 22/00754/FP be
GRANTED planning permission subject to the reasons
and conditions set out in the report of the Development and
Conservation Manager with the following amendments to conditions 8
and 19:
 
“Condition 8:
 
Before the
occupation of each dwelling hereby permitted, its dedicated car
parking facilities shown on the approved plan shall be marked out
and made available and shall thereafter be kept available solely
for the parking of motor vehicles.
 
Reason: To
ensure the provision of satisfactory car parking facilities clear
of the public highway to meet the needs of the
development.
 
Condition 19:
 
Prior to the first
occupation of the development hereby permitted, each residential
dwelling shall be provided with an active (ready to use) EV
charging point which shall thereafter be provided and permanently
retained.
 
Environmental Health Informative
EV
Charging Point Specification: A charging point 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.
 
Reason: To ensure
construction of a satisfactory development and to promote
sustainable development in accordance with Building Regulations
Part S and Policies 5, 19 and 20 of Hertfordshire's Local Transport
Plan (adopted 2018).”
 
And the addition of
Conditions 21 to 23, to read:
 
“Condition 21:
 
No development shall take
place/commence until an Archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation has
been submitted to and approved by the local planning authority in
writing.  The scheme shall include an assessment of
archaeological significance and research questions;
and:
 

·      
The programme and methodology of site investigation and
recording.

 

·      
The programme for post investigation
assessment.
 

·      
Provision to be
made for analysis of the site investigation and
recording.
 

·      
Provision to be
made for publication and dissemination of the analysis and records
of the site investigation.
 

·      
Provision to be
made for archive deposition of the analysis and records of the site
investigation.
 

·      
Nomination of a
competent person or persons/organisation to undertake the works set out within
the Archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation.
 
Reason:
The site lies within an area where there is significant potential
for archaeological remains and any finds should be retrieved and/or
recorded before they are damaged or destroyed as a result of the
development hereby permitted and to comply with Policy HE4 of the
North Hertfordshire Local Plan 2011-2031.
 
Condition 22:
 
The development shall take place/commence in
accordance with the programme of
archaeological works set out in the approved Written Scheme of
Investigation.
 
Reason:
The site lies within an area where there is significant potential
for archaeological remains and any finds should be retrieved and/or
recorded before they are damaged or destroyed as a result of the
development hereby permitted and to comply with Policy HE4 of the
North Hertfordshire Local Plan 2011.
 
Condition 23:
 
The development shall not be occupied/used
until the site investigation and post investigation assessment has
been completed in accordance with the programme set out in the approved Written Scheme of
Investigation and the provision made for analysis and publication
where appropriate.
 
Reason: The site lies within an area where there is significant
potential for archaeological remains and any finds should be
retrieved and/or recorded before they are damaged or destroyed as a
result of the development hereby permitted and to comply with
Policy HE4 of the North Hertfordshire Local Plan
2011-2031.”