Planning Application Details

Submission of details required by condition 7 (Soft Landscaping) of planning permission 20/02568/FUL: Notwithstanding the approved plans, prior to development beyond slab level, full details of soft landscape works shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Submitted soft landscape details shall include plans, drawings, and sections at an appropriate scale together with supporting text to describe the following: a)Details of all trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants and grass areas including species, stock size, precise locations, planting or seeding rates as appropriate. b)Details of the proposed methods and standards for planting of trees shrubs and herbaceous plants in soft areas including specifications for ground preparation, subgrade construction, topsoil depths, pit dimensions and growing medium, root barriers, staking or guying, watering system and surface finishes as appropriate. c)Details of the proposed methods and standards for planting of trees in hard surfaced areas and adjacent to roads and paths, including specifications for ground preparation, subgrade construction, tree pit dimensions and growing medium, root barriers, tree staking or guying, watering system and surface finish to the tree pit. d)Details of the proposed standards and methods for laying turf and grass seeding including ground preparation and topsoil depths. e)Full details of the proposed maintenance and management of the soft and hard landscapes including watering programmes, grassland management, pruning, weed control, mulching, fertilisers and additives, canopy management and thinning, landscape sundries (watering tubes, tree protection, stakes, ties etc) and replacement planting. Reason: In the interests of the appearance of the completed scheme, as required by South Cambridgeshire Local Plan 2018 Policies HQ/1, NH/2 and NH/4.