Planning – Application Comments

Comment Date: Tue 31 Mar 2026

Thank you for consulting Ecology on p.a. 25/01057/DISC_A|DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 15 AND 16 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 25/01057/F - Construction of and use of site as dog boarding kennels| Oak Bungalow Oxborough Road Stoke Ferry King's Lynn Norfolk PE33 9TA.

The following documents have been submitted in support of this application and are relevant to these comments:
' Statutory Metric Rev A (Polly Godfrey [Philip Parker Associates], 30/07/2025) [received 10/03/2026]
' Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan V2 (HMMP) (Philip Parker Associates, 09/02/2026) [received 10/03/2026]
' Biodiversity Gain Plan (BGP) [received 10/03/2026]

Condition 15: No Objection to discharge
`The Biodiversity Gain Plan shall be prepared in accordance with the Statutory Metric Rev A ' 30/07/2025 and completed by Naomi Parker of Philip Parker Associates Ltd.`

I have no issues with the Metric BGP submitted in support of the discharge of this condition in accordance with the Metric and BGP.

Condition 16: No Objection to partial discharge
`The development hereby approved shall not commence until a Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan (the HMMP), prepared in accordance with the approved Biodiversity Gain Plan and including:
' a non-technical summary;
' the roles and responsibilities of the people or organisation(s) delivering the HMMP;
' the planned habitat creation and enhancement works to create or improve habitat to achieve the biodiversity net gain in accordance with the approved Biodiversity Gain Plan;
' the management measures to maintain habitat in accordance with the approved Biodiversity Gain Plan for a period of 30 years from the completion of development; and
' the monitoring methodology and frequency in respect of the created or enhanced habitat to be submitted to the local planning authority,
has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the local planning authority.

The created and/or enhanced habitat specified in the approved HMMP shall be managed and maintained in accordance with the approved HMMP. Monitoring reports shall be submitted to local planning authority in writing in accordance with the methodology and frequency specified in the approved HMMP. Notice in writing shall be given to the Council when the:
(a) HMMP has been implemented; and
(b) habitat creation and enhancement work, as set out in the HMMP have been completed.`

I have no issues with the HMMP submitted in support of the discharge of this condition. However, the second part of the condition cannot be discharged until this document has been implemented. I therefore support only a partial discharge of the condition.