Agenda item

(1)       The Head of Planning Applications Group informed the Committee of correspondence from the Local Member, Mr M J Whiting raising no objection to the application provided that the conditions were such as to assure that the operation remained small-scale and that the site was regularly monitored.

(2)       The Head of Planning Applications Group reported correspondence from Swale BC reaffirming its objection to the application.

(3)       The Committee amended the recommendations by specifying that the proposed planting was to be delivered and maintained for at least 7 years; that no waste was to be burned on site;  that there was to be no occupation or residency of the office or accommodation outside working hours; that records were to be kept of all the tank inspections and made available to KCC upon request; and that the netting on the fencing was to be maintained in a good state of repair.

(4)       On being put to the vote, the recommendations of the Head of Planning Applications Group were carried as amended in (3) above by 7 votes to 2.  

(5)       RESOLVED that the Appropriate Assessment made under The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations (2017) be endorsed as appended to the report and that permission be granted to the application subject to conditions, including conditions covering the permission being implemented within 3 years; the development     being carried out      in accordance   with the submitted documentation and plans; no waste being imported until the site infrastructure (including waste reception bay, concrete pad, drainage  channels, silt  traps, underground  storage  tank, sleeper walls and dust suppression system) is provided and that it be maintained in a good state of repair thereafter;  the submission, as referenced in the supporting statement,  of a site management plan consolidating the mitigation measures, including amongst other matters, the measures set out in the document titled ‘Supplementary Information: Dust Management’ dated 26 April 2019 (Reference: 2917); overall throughput being restricted to a maximum of 5,000 tpa; no skips, containers or waste / recyclable materials stored exceeding 3m in height; a copy of the permission being made available on site; withdrawal of permitted development rights; a maximum of 22 HGV movements per day (11 In / 11 Out); records of all HGV movements being kept by the site operator; HGVs being routed north along the Old Ferry Road toward the A249 corridor, unless delivering / collecting locally within Iwade or Lower Halstow; measures being taken to ensure that vehicles connected with the use do not deposit mud or other materials on the public highway; all  loaded  HGVs  entering  or  leaving  the  site  being  enclosed,  covered  or sheeted; thesiteaccessroadbeing upgradedandrepairedwithin4 monthsofthepermission; the provision  and  permanent  retention  of  the  vehicle  parking andvehicle loading/unloading and turning facilities; operating hours being limited to between 0700 and 1700 on Mondays to Fridays, 0700 and 1300 on Saturdays with no operations on Sundays and Bank Holidays; entrancegates beingclosed outsideof permittedoperational hours; the employmentofBestPracticableMeans(BPM)tominimisenoise,includingall vehicles,plantand machinerybeing fitted with closedenginecovers,effective silencersand beingeffectively maintained; plant,equipmentandvehiclesonlyworkingfromgroundlevelandnot operatingon stockpiles or storedmaterials; wastetypesbeingrestrictedtothose appliedfor; anycontaminantquantitiesof putresciblewastereceivedbeingremovedtoan authorisedfacilitywithin48 hours; allincomingwastebeing depositedwithinthewastereceptionbay,withnowaste destined forlandfill beingstoredbeyondtheconcretepad; allother sortedwastebeingstoredwithinthebayor thestoragecontainers proposed; nowastebeing depositedor storeddirectlyon thegroundoutside the receptionbay; no waste being burned on site; site infrastructure,including hardsurfaced areas, drainage channels,silttrapsand the storagetankbeingmaintainedina goodstateofrepair andinspectedregularly,with anydamage beingrepaired immediately; theundergroundsurfacewaterstoragetankbeing emptiedwhen necessarywiththecontentsbeing transportedtoa licencedfacilityfordisposal all through the lifetime of the development; measurestobe takenifunidentifiedcontaminationisfoundtobe presentduring construction; records being kept of all the tank inspections and made available to KCC on request; all foul drainage being connectedtomains drainage or asealedcesspool; allfuel,oilor chemicalsbeing storedinaccordancewithGovernmentGuidance/Regulations; noexternallightingor flood lighting (exceptfor thelow-levellightingproposedintheapplication)being installed on sitewithoutpriorwrittenapproval from the County Planning Authority; the submission    of    an    archaeological    watching    brief    and    its  subsequent implementation; the proposed   planting   being  delivered   within   the first   planting  season  following completionof thedevelopmentand being maintained for at least 7 years thereafter,withanydiseasedordying plants being replaced withsuitable planting stock; and the office building andfencing beingfinished in adarkgreen colour with the netting on the fencing being maintained in a good state of repair; and there being no occupation or residency of the office or accommodation outside working hours.