1.       The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

2.       Not less than 14 days notice in writing shall be given to the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of development.

3.       Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority, all on-site services required to be connected to the development hereby approved shall be laid underground.

4.       The proposed comprehensive landscaping scheme, including areas of all temporary and permanent bunding and earthworks, shall be carried out in full accordance with the details and timings as shown on drawing nos. H132/BH/01/05/4629/527A Rev. A; H132/BH/08/03/4629/506 Rev B; and H132/BH/01/01/3917/537 Rev A, and in accordance with the approved Landscape Management Plan document referenced: H132/BH/99/00/4629/528 Rev 3, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

5.       Within 6 months of the cessation of the use of the development hereby approved for the purposes of the conveyance of gas, a scheme for the removal of the development and the re-instatement of the land shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority. The removal of the development and the re-instatement of the land shall be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme.

6.       The proposed lighting scheme shall be installed on the site fully in accordance with the Operational Lighting Study Report reference: H132/BF/99/00/4629/512A Rev B; and Drawing Nos. H132/BF/02/04/4629/543A Rev A, H132/BF/05/02/4629/544 Rev A and H132/BH/01/01/4629/516A Rev A, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The lighting shall only be illuminated when maintenance or emergency works are undertaken at the site or when the lights have been illuminated as part of the site security system.

7.       Notwithstanding the submitted information, the Lighting scheme shall comply with the parameters of Environmental Zone 2 of the Institute of Lighting Engineers Guidance Notes for the Reduction of Intrusive Light, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

8.       Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority, construction works shall only take place between the hours of:

07.00 to 19.00 Mondays to Fridays

08.00 to 16.00 Saturdays.

No construction works shall take place on Sundays or Bank Holidays.

9.       A construction noise mitigation scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of development. Construction works shall thereafter be operated in accordance with the approved scheme.

10.   No development shall take place, until an updated Traffic Management Plan (TMP) has been submitted to, and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved TMP shall be fully adhered to throughout the construction period of the development. The TMP shall provide for:

·         lorry/HGV management and routing scheme

·         Phasing scheme showing the proposed period of operation, hours of operation and numbers and weights of HGVs during each phase

·         Specific local safety issues, such as the mini-roundabout at Staunton and the avoidance of out of hours routing through Tewkesbury, to be addressed

·         A local freight quality partnership or other briefing forum to help inform the local communities about constructional activity

·         Details of a temporary traffic order to reduce the speed limit on the roads directly affect by the construction access

·         The parking of vehicles of site operatives and visitors

·         Loading and unloading of plant and materials

·         Storage of plant and materials used in constructing the development

·         All constructional traffic/commercial vehicles to leave the site sheeted, except those carrying stone in excess of 500mm diameter

·         Wheel washing facilities

·         Measures to control the emission of dust and dirt during construction

·         A scheme for recycling/disposing of waste resulting from demolition and construction works.

11.   The access to the development shall be laid out and constructed in accordance with the details shown on drawing number H132/BH/01/02/4629/507 Rev B. Any entrance gates shall be set back a minimum of 20 metres from the carriageway edge and hung so as not to open outwards. The access driveway shall be surfaced in bituminous macadam or other approved materials for a minimum of 30 metres into the development site from the existing carriageway edge and the proposed access shall be the sole means of vehicular access to the development. All such access arrangements shall be similarly retained at all times thereafter, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

12.   If the access arrangements in condition (11) are constructed between March and November, a temporary traffic management scheme providing for 3-way traffic lights and a 40mph speed restriction shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority for its approval prior to the commencement of the works. The scheme shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details.

13.   No works (other than those referred to in conditions 11 and 12) shall commence on site until measures to segregate the public footpath from the proposed access road have been provided in accordance with approved details. Such measures shall be retained for the duration of use thereafter.

14.   The gradient of the proposed access road within 20 metres of the classified B4213 shall not be steeper than 1 in 20.

15.   The proposed development shall not be brought into use until the car parking and manoeuvring areas have been completed in all respects in accordance with the details shown on drawing number H132/BH/01/01/4629/517A Rev A and those areas shall not thereafter be used for any purpose other than the parking and manoeuvring of vehicles.

16.   No development shall take place within the application site until the Appellant, or its agent or successors in title, has secured the implementation of a programme of archaeological work in accordance with a written scheme of investigation which has been submitted by the applicant and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

17.   No development shall take place until an Ecological Method Statement, covering pre-construction, construction and post-construction phases has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The Ecological Method Statement shall be compiled by a suitably qualified ecologist, and shall include appropriate mitigation measures and best practice working methods for birds, bats and badgers as well as details of an ecological enhancement scheme including details of after care management. The works shall be implemented in accordance with the approved measures of the Ecological Method Statement, unless otherwise approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

18.   No new buildings, structures (including gates, walls and fences) or raised ground levels shall be constructed within 5 metres of the top of any bank of the adjacent watercourse, unless agreed otherwise in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

19.   Floor levels should be set at 300mm above the modelled 1 in 1000 year flood level for the site.

20.   Development shall not commence until full drainage details, incorporating sustainable drainage principles and an assessment of the hydrological and hydrogeological context of the development have been submitted in full and approved by the local planning authority. Any approved scheme shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details before the development is completed or occupied.

21.   A scheme for the disposal of foul drainage shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to development commencing and shall thereafter be implemented in accordance with the approved scheme.

22.   Any facilities for the storage of oil, fuels or chemicals shall be sited on impervious bases surrounded by impervious bund walls. The volume of the bunded compound shall be at least equivalent to the capacity of the tank plus 10%. If there is multiple tankage, the compound shall be at least equivalent to the capacity of the largest tank, vessel or the combined capacity of any inter-connected tanks or vessels plus 10%. All filling points, associated pipe work, vents, gauges and sight glasses must be located within the bund or have separate secondary containment. The drainage system of the bund shall be sealed with no discharge to any watercourse, land or underground strata. Associated pipe work shall be located above ground and protected from accidental damage. All filling points and tank/vessel overflow pipe outlets shall be detailed to discharge downwards into the bund.

23.   Notwithstanding the submitted plans, details of the colour of the flue stacks, buildings, fencing, plant and ground surfacing hereby permitted shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be implemented strictly in accordance with the approved scheme and the permitted colours shall not be changed other than in accordance with details approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

24.   A scheme of notification of nearby residents of venting arrangements for the Pressure Reduction Installation shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the installation being brought into use. The approved scheme shall be strictly adhered to for the duration of the use of the installation.

25.   Within 6 months of the completion of the development hereby approved the temporary site establishment area shall be removed and the land reinstated in accordance with details to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.