Agenda item

APPLICATION No:

EPF/0659/20

SITE ADDRESS:

Land lying to the South of Coppice Row,

Theydon Bois

CM16 7DR

PARISH:

Theydon Bois

WARD:

Loughton St Johns

Theydon Bois

DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL:

a) Construction of a reinforced grass / concrete block spillway to the earth embankment dam

b) A permanent lowering of water levels in the lake, to mitigate leakage issues

c) Regrading the varying dam crest levels to a common datum, with construction of a gravel emergency access track along the dam crest to include geogrid reinforcement so as to form a root protection platform for construction and future maintenance vehicles.

d) Construction of an approx.. 700m long gravel haul road through the site, for the purposes of construction access and future maintenance access to the dam.

DECISION:

Grant Permission (With Conditions)

1

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

2

The development hereby permitted shall be carried out and retained strictly in accordance with the following approved plans: 100-82800006- 01A, 02, 03, 04A, 05, 06 and 07, and Location of Works plan 30 July 20.

3

Prior to the commencement of the development, details of surface water drainage and a scheme for the introduction of natural flood management measures between the dam subject of the application and the existing open watercourse abutting Loughton Lane, including measures for the clearance / regrading of the open watercourse, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The agreed works shall be fully implemented prior to the completion of all of the works to the lake hereby approved.

4

Tree protection, methodology for construction adjacent to trees and Arboricultural site supervision shall be undertaken in accordance with the submitted Tree Survey/ Arboricultural Method Statement unless the Local Planning Authority gives its prior written approval to any alterations. Tree protection shall be implemented as described within the submitted Tree Assessment Report prior to any machinery or vehicles accessing the Deer Sanctuary to undertake the proposed works. It shall remain in place until the completion of the project.

5

The access road hereby permitted shall be constructed as shown on City of London Highway Design and Construction drawing number 100-82800006-04 rev A dated Feb 2020 unless the Local Planning Authority gives its written consent to any variation.

6

If any tree, shrub or hedge shown to be retained in the submitted Arboricultural reports is removed, uprooted or destroyed, dies, or becomes severely damaged or diseased during development activities or within 3 years of the completion of the development, another tree, shrub or hedge of the same size and species shall be planted within 3 months at the same place, unless the Local Planning Authority gives its written consent to any variation. If within a period of five years from the date of planting any replacement tree, shrub or hedge is removed, uprooted or destroyed, or dies or becomes seriously damaged or defective another tree, shrub or hedge of the same species and size as that originally planted shall, within 3 months, be planted at the same place.

7

The access road hereby permitted shall be used for purposes relating to monitoring and maintenance of the land on which it is located and for no other purposes.