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(1)       Mr K Gregory informed Committee that he was acquainted with one of the objectors as a former work colleague.  This did not constitute a close personal relationship and he was able to approach the determination of this application with a fresh mind.

(2)       Mr M Payne informed the Committee that although he had recently been appointed as the Deputy Cabinet member for Environment and Transport, he had no personal knowledge of this application beyond what was in the report.  He was therefore able to approach its determination with a fresh mind.

(3)       The Head of Planning Applications Group informed the Committee that the proposed completion of extraction date set out in paragraph 82 of the report should read “31 December 2023.” 

(4)       RESOLVED that  subject  to  the  prior  completion  of  an  amended  unilateral undertakingas setout inparagraphs55-56of the reportpermission be granted to the application subject toconditions, including  conditions covering  the extraction being completed  by  31  December  2023, with theremoval  of  plant  and equipmentand siterestoration being completedby 31December 2024; accessto the site being viaKertonRoadonly, with thisaccess beingremovedand thelandrestoredby 31December 2024; the sitebeingworkedand restoredfollowed by aftercareinaccordancewiththe approved drawings;  the sheetingofvehicles; the hours  of  operation  being0700 to 1800 on Mondays to Fridays and 0700 to 1300 on Saturdays with no workingon Sundaysand BankHolidays;  no morethan4 pre-loadedHGVsleaving thesitebetween0600 and 0700 on Mondays to Fridays;  vehicles,  plant  and  machinery  being  fully  maintained  together with theuse of  effective silencers; the processingplant,buildingsandweighbridge being permitted onlyas identifiedin the drawings, together with theremoval of PermittedDevelopmentrightsforanyother builtdevelopment, appropriatehandlingandstorageof fuel, oil andlubricants; noisefromoperations being withinspecifiedlimits; the retentionofnoisebunds; the dustriskassessment,monitoringandmitigationmeasuresbeingas identifiedin Chapter10.10and Appendix4 of the Environmental Statement; and maintenanceoftheconcretesurfaceoftheaccessroadtokeep it freeofmud and debris.