The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of 3 years from the date of this permission.

The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans received by the local planning authority on 25 May 2021 and listed as follows: 20007-112-A; 20007-113-K; 20007-110-D; 20007-111-D; 20007-101-J; 20007-102-D; 20007-106-C; 20007-120; 20007-121; 01.0 A; 02.0 B; 06.0 B; 05.0 B; 03.0 B; 11.0 A; 10.0 B; and received on 2 June 2021 and listed as follows: D177.001 B & D177.002 B.

Before any construction commences with respect to the new build element of the scheme, samples of the facing materials to be used in the external construction of this development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved materials shall then be used in the construction of the development.

Before work commences on the different window treatments types R, S1, R1, N, N1 & N2 as indicated within the Window Strategy (dated 17.03.21), additional detailed cross section drawings (scale 1:2 or 1:5 or similar) shall be cross referenced to the Window schedule in Appendix A and shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved drawings shall be implemented in full unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.

Before work commences on types 1, 2, 3 and 5 ceiling treatment as indicated on Drawing No. 20007-120 (dated 17.03.21), detailed cross section drawings (scale 1:2 or 1:5 or similar) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved drawings shall be implemented in full unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.

As recommended in the Phase II Site Investigation Report accompanying the application, no development shall take place until a suitable remediation scheme has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme must include the proposed remediation objectives and remediation criteria, and a description and programme of the works to be undertaken including the verification plan. As a minimum, the scheme must ensure that the site will not qualify as contaminated land under Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 in relation to its intended use. The approved remediation scheme shall be implemented and a verification report submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, prior to the development (or relevant phase of development) being brought into use.

In the event that contamination is found at any time when carrying out the approved development that was not previously identified it must be reported immediately to the Local Planning Authority. Development on the part of the site affected must be halted and a risk assessment carried out and submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Where unacceptable risks are found remediation and verification schemes shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. These shall be implemented prior to the development (or relevant phase of development) being brought into use.

All School Road Markings and associated traffic signs and posts associated with the development site must be removed and replaced with No waiting at any time (double yellow line) restrictions at both entrance points. Details of the scheme together with a programme for the completion of the works must be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. No part of the development shall be brought into use until the required highway improvement works have been carried out in accordance with the approved details.

No tree felling, scrub clearance, vegetation management, ground clearance and/or building works are to take place during the period 1 March to 31 August inclusive. If it is necessary to undertake works during the bird breeding season then buildings, trees, scrub, and vegetation are to be checked first by an appropriately experienced ecologist to ensure no breeding birds are present. If present, details of how they will be protected are required to be submitted for approval.

The development hereby permitted shall not be occupied until details of bat boxes to include number, type and location on an appropriately scaled plan as well as timing of installation, has been provided for approval and implemented in accordance with those details.

Prior to installation of the bat boxes, details of location and type shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the local planning authority, in connection with the mitigation submitted within section 4 of the Bat Emergence Survey Reports (details below) they shall be installed following completion of works and prior to first occupancy.

Common Pipistrelle bats were present, therefore appropriate habitat compensation for this would be two bat boxes erected on the site. Mitigation will include:

• Two x 2F Schwegler Crevice Bat Boxes (or similar) to be erected onto the exterior of the newly converted building following completion of the works. These will be erected more than 3 metres above ground, facing south, south-west or south-east.

Prior to commencement of works to the listed building,  the Local Planning Authority must be provided with a copy of a licence issued by Natural England pursuant to Regulation 55 of The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (as amended) authorising the specified development to go ahead or until the local planning authority has been provided with confirmation in writing that the site has been registered under the mitigation class licence to allow low impact work on bat roosts (CL21) and the structures provided as mitigation should be retained as bat roosts in Perpetuity.

An information leaflet shall be included in all sales packs for the proposed dwellings, informing residents of the presence and importance of European sites and how residents can help protect them, including a ‘responsible user code.’ A copy of the leaflet must be provided to the Council for review and approval prior to first occupation of any part of the development site.

No development shall take place until the applicant has submitted a written programme of archaeological building investigation and recording for approval in writing by the local planning authority. The work shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the approved programme.

No development shall take place until a Site Waste Management Plan, confirming how demolition and construction waste will be recovered and re-used on the site or at other sites, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved Plan shall be implemented in full unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.

Prior to the commencement of development a Construction Management Plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The provisions of the Construction Management Plan shall be implemented in full during the period of construction and shall not be varied unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.

Detailed drawings shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority before any work is commenced to the new building to indicate the finished site and ground floor levels intended at the completion of the development in relation to the existing site levels and the levels of the adjoining land and the development shall be carried out and completed in accordance with the details so approved.

On insertion the windows hereby approved at ground, first and second floor to the most southern facing elevation which are secondary windows to the flats within the new building shall be fitted with fixed and obscure glazing up to a height of 1.7m from the finished first floor internal floor level and shall be permanently retained in that condition thereafter.

Prior to the first occupation of the development arrangements for the storage and disposal of refuse, including recycling facilities, and vehicle access thereto, shall be made within the curtilage of the site, in accordance with details to be submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved details shall be implemented in full unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.

Prior to first occupation of the flats, details of secure covered cycle parking and/or storage facilities must be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  These facilities shall be provided in accordance with the approved details and made available for use prior to the first use of the development hereby permitted and shall be retained for use at all times thereafter.

Before work commences to the listed building in relation to the ceiling treatment; for type 4 ceiling treatment as indicated on Drawing No. 20007-120 (dated 17.03.21), further investigation is required to confirm that no ornate ceiling exists; documentation and photographic evidence. For avoidance of doubt a detailed cross section drawings (scale 1:2 or 1:5 or similar)  shall be submitted confirming type 4 ceiling treatment. Evidence and drawings shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved drawings shall be implemented in full unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.

Before the new fire doors identified on Drawing No.  20007-121(dated 17.03.21) are installed, further vertical and horizontal cross sections drawings (scale 1:2 or 1:5 or similar) of the architrave surround and door shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved drawings shall be implemented in full unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.

No development shall commence until detailed plans and particulars of the sustainable drainage system, in the form of a ‘Confirmed / Final’ Sustainable Drainage Strategy, (based on the ‘Below Ground Drainage Outline Drainage Strategy’ drawing reference S2 / 220-127 / RSM / AJP / XX / 00 / DR / C / 3010 / rev P02 dated 21 July 2020 / The Alan Johnston Partnership), for the management and disposal of surface water from the site has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, in consultation with the Lead Local Flood Authority.

The surface water discharge rate from the site will be restricted to no more than 5 l/s and details of the ‘Confirmed / Final’ Sustainable Drainage Strategy must meet the requirements specified in the Terms of Condition and meet all requirements, including submission requirements, of Wirral Council’s ‘Sustainable Drainage Technical Guidance.’

A Construction Phase Surface Water Management Plan and a timetable for completion (including details of any phasing if applicable) must be submitted prior to commencement.

The development hereby permitted by this planning permission, including all components of the sustainable drainage system, shall be carried out in accordance with the approved final Sustainable Drainage Strategy, including any phasing embodied within, and maintained in perpetuity in accordance with an agreed Operation and Maintenance Plan, to be submitted for each development phase, approved by the Local Planning Authority, in consultation with the Lead Local Flood Authority.

The approved drainage scheme shall be fully constructed prior to occupation in accordance with the approved details, phasing and timetable embodied within the approved final Sustainable Drainage Strategy, or within any other period as may subsequently be agreed, in writing, by the Local Planning Authority in consultation with the Lead Local Flood Authority. ‘As built’ drainage design / layout drawings and a final Operation and Maintenance Plan, confirming asset details and maintenance arrangements, shall be submitted to the Lead Local Flood Authority, in accordance with any approved phasing, prior to occupation.