The North Blyth Biomass Power Station Order 2013

Detailed design

3.—(1) No part of the authorised development may commence until details of the following (which must accord with the principles of the design and access statement) have been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority—

(a) details of the external appearance (including materials which are proposed to be used and proposed finishes) of Work Nos. 1(a) to (d), (f) to (j), (l), (m), (o), (p) and (s) comprised in the authorised development;

(b) details of the architectural feature comprising translucent cladding shown on the elevations plan and forming part of Work No. 1(a) which must not emit light at a level greater than 60 lux when measured at any point within 20 metres of Work No. 1(a) at ground level between dusk and dawn in any 24 hour period;

(c) details of vehicular access and circulation roads, drainage, parking, cycle parking, hardstanding, storage tanks and silos, loading and unloading facilities and turning facilities;

(d) details for the minimisation of operational dust emitted by the authorised development prepared in accordance with the principles in paragraphs 7.1.6 and 7.8.6 of the environmental statement;

(e) details for the minimisation of operational noise emitted by the authorised development prepared in accordance with the principles in paragraph 8.8.18 of the environmental statement; and

(f) details of the metal mesh screens to be provided on the north east elevation of the authorised development more particularly shown on the elevations plan.

The development shall thereafter be carried out fully in accordance with the approved details.

(2) The details submitted to the relevant planning authority in accordance with sub-paragraph (1) shall demonstrate that—

(a) in respect of Work No. 1(a) excluding the architectural feature comprising translucent cladding shown on the elevations plan; Work Nos. 1(c) to 1(s) and Work No. 7 the heights of the buildings must not exceed the heights from existing ground level shown on the massing plan;

(b) in respect of Work No. 1(a), the architectural feature comprising translucent cladding shown on the elevations plan must be no greater than 4.5 metres in height when measured from the roof level of Work No. 1(a) and no greater than 10 metres in width; and

(c) Work Nos. 1(a) to (d), (f) to (j), (l), (p) and (s) comprised in the authorised development must comply with the principles contained in numbers 1 to 8 of the elevational treatment list (including references to proposed colours) at paragraph 4.21 of the design and access statement.

(3) Work No. 1(b) must be finished in a light grey colour and must not be less than 100 metres in height measured from existing ground level, nor exceed 105 metres in height measured from existing ground level and its diameter must not exceed 5 metres.

(4) Save in relation to Work No. 1(l), for which micrositing within a distance of 10 metres from its position shown on the elevations plan is permitted, Work Nos. 1(a) to (d), (f) to (j), (p) and (s) comprised in the authorised development must accord with the elevations plan.