Agenda item

(1)          The Chairman informed the Committee that he had met Mr S Gallagher from the Gallagher Group on a number of occasions.  This did not constitute a close personal relationship. He had not discussed this or any other planning application with Mr Gallagher.

(2)          Mr B J Sweetland and Mr N S Thandi were present for this item pursuant to Committee Procedure Rule 2.27 and spoke.

(3)          Mr Robin Theobald (Shorne PC) and Mr John Grey (Higham PC) addressed the Committee in opposition to the application.  Ms Angela Watts (SLR Consulting) spoke in reply on behalf of the applicants.

(4)          Mr T A Maddison moved, seconded by Mrs E D Rowbotham that the recommendations of the Head of Planning Applications Group be agreed subject to the cladding on the building being a shade of green to be agreed by the Head of Planning Applications Group.

(5)          The mover and seconder of the above motion agreed to accept amendments to the proposed Informative which set out that the forum’s terms of reference should enable the local community to raise operational concerns with R S Skips. The forum should meet every six months with invitations being sent to the landowner and other operators from the industrial estate as well as the Parish Councils, local community groups and the two Local Members.

(6)          On being put to the vote, the motion set out above was carried by 14 votes to 2 with 2 abstentions.

(7)       RESOLVED that:-

(a)         permission be granted to the application subject to conditions, including conditions covering  the operation being carried out in accordance with the approved drawings and submitted documents; a restriction on HGV movements to a daily maximum of 74; hours  of  operation being0700 to 1800 onMondays  to  Fridays,  0700 to 1330  on Saturdays with no workingon Sundaysand BankHolidays; therestriction of noiselevelsat thenearestresidentialbuildingsat the Queens Farmcomplexand neighbouringindustrialpropertiesto42dB LAR,1hr(asoutlinedin paragraph81 of the originalreport); the restriction of vibrationlevelsat neighbouringindustrialproperties(asset outinparagraph83 of the original report); the maintenanceofplantandequipment; the submissionof a DustManagementPlanforallstagesofwastehandlingand for vehiclesleavingthesite, includingwheel andchassiscleaningand containment of wasteloads(lorrysheeting); the submissionofan OdourManagementPlanassessingrisk,proposingmitigation and detailingactionstoaddressnuisance; the submission of a Schemedetailing the proposedmaterialstobe usedon thebuilding,includingthe use of green cladding (with the shade being agreed by the Head of Planning Applications Group); the submissionofa lorryrouteingscheme(reflectingtheinformationintheTransport Assessment), including referencetothe vehicle trackingdata; an Archaeological  watching  brief  (if  significant  groundworks  are  required  for  the constructionof the building); and a ContaminatedLand watchingbrief(ifsignificantgroundworksarerequiredforthe constructionof the building); and

(b)                      the operator be encouraged by Informative to set up aforum for dialoguewith thelocal community. This forum’s terms of reference should enable the local community to raise operational concerns with R S Skips. The forum should meet every six months with invitations being sent to the landowner and other operators from the industrial estate as well as the Parish Councils, local community groups and the two Local Members.