For:      KTH Group Ltd per Gill Pawson Planning, Westman House, Chapel Lane, Nr. Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 7ER

 

Ward: Bromyard

The receipt of a further letter of objection was reported.

 

In accordance with the criteria for public speaking, Hazel Edwards the Agent acting on behalf of the applicant spoke in favour of the application.

 

Councillor B Hunt the Local Ward Member felt that approval of the application would enable greater control over the activities which would take place on the site but noted the concerns of local residents.  He felt that it was essential for a the site to be adequately landscaped to improve the amenity of the adjoining properties.

 

RESOLVED

 

That planning permission be granted subject to the prior submission of a landscaping scheme which was acceptable to the Officers named in the Scheme of Delegation to Officers and subject to the following conditions:

 

1 -     A01 (Time limit for commencement (full permission) )

 

         Reason: Required to be imposed by Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

 

2 -     The development hereby permitted shall be undertaken in accordance with the operational details found at paragraphs 2.0 - 2.4 inclusive of the submitted supporting statement dated October 2006.

 

         Reason: To define the terms under which permission for change of use is granted.

 

3 -     A11 (Change of use only details required of any alterations )

 

         Reason: To define the terms under which permission for change of use is granted.

 

4 -     No waste materials shall be deposited or sorted in the building, outside the hours of 08.00 to 18.00 hours Monday to Friday unless otherwise agreed in advance in writing by the local planning authority.

 

5 -     Before the development commences a scheme for a water misting system in the yard shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.  The scheme shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details.  The installed system shall be maintained in good working order and used to damp down all stored materials kept out of doors whenever dry weather allows dust to blow around the site.

 

         Reason: To protect the amenity of local residents and to minimise any adverse effects of dust, in accordance with Herefordshire Unitary Development Plan (Revised Deposit Draft) policies S2 and DR9.

 

6 -     Before the development commences a detailed scheme for a ventilation and air extraction system within the building, including dust particle arrestment, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.  The scheme shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details and the ventilation system used and maintained in good working order throughout the use of the waste transfer station.

 

         Reason: To prevent pollution and dust emissions to atmosphere, in the interests of health and safety and the amenity of local residents in accordance with Herefordshire Unitary Development Plan (Revised Deposit Draft) policies S2, DR4 and DR9.

 

7 -     All waste tipping and sorting shall take place within the building with the doors kept closed.

 

         Reason: To protect the amenity of local residents and to ensure the efficiency of the ventilation system required by condition 6 of this permission, in accordance with Herefordshire Unitary Development Plan (Revised Deposit Draft) policies S2 and DR9.

 

8 -     No unsorted waste materials shall be stockpiled or stored outside the building unless otherwise agreed in advance in writing by the local planning authority.

 

         Reason: To protect the amenity of the local area in accordance with Herefordshire Unitary Development Plan (Revised Deposit Draft) policy S2.

 

9 -     No wastes or waste materials other than those specified in this application shall be received at the application site.

 

         Reason: To prevent pollution in accordance with Herefordshire Unitary Development Plan (Revised Deposit Draft) policies S2 and DR4 and because any other type of waste materials would raise environmental and amenity issues that would require further consideration by the local planning authority.

 

10 -   No burning, incineration, crushing, screening or otherwise treatment or processing of any waste materials shall take place at the premises.

 

         Reason: To prevent pollution and protect the amenity of the occupiers of nearby properties in accordance with Herefordshire Unitary Development Plan (Revised Deposit Draft) policies S2, DR4 and DR9.

 

11 -   All wastes brought into or taken out from the site shall be transported in securely covered or enclosed skips or vehicles.

 

         Reason: In the interests of road safety and to prevent pollution or nuisance, in accordance with Herefordshire Unitary Development Plan (Revised Deposit Draft) policies S2, DR4 and W3.

 

12 -   F28 (No discharge of foul/contaminated drainage )

 

         Reason: To prevent pollution of the water environment.

 

13 -   If, during development, contamination not previously identified is found to be present at the site then, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the local planning authority, no further development shall be carried out until a Method Statement detailing how the unsuspected contamination shall be dealt with has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.  Thereafter development of the site shall be carried out in accordance with the approved Method Statement. 

 

   Reason: To ensure that the development complies with approved details in the interests of protection of the environment and harm to human health.  [Environment Agency's required condition, - see informative note 2]

 

14 –    (Adapted) G04 (Landscaping scheme (general) ) (Landscaping/planting scheme for SE boundary to be submitted within 12 months of the permission)

 

         Reason: In order to protect the visual amenities of the area.

 

15 -    (Adapted) G05 (Implementation of landscaping scheme (general) ) (implementation of approved landscaping in first planting season following scheme approval)

 

            Reason:  In order to protect the visual amenities of the area.

 

INFORMATIVES

 

1 -     To protect local amenity in accordance with Herefordshire Unitary Development Plan (Revised Deposit Draft) policies S2 and DR13, it would be of great benefit to residential neighbours if a scheme of noise mitigation for the existing bagging hopper could be produced and agreed with the local planning authority, to include either relocating the hopper away from residential neighbours, or enclosing it or lining it with sound insulating material.

 

2 -    Condition 13 refers to mitigation for the possibility of contaminated material being inadvertently imported with the construction waste, and also to any alterations to the surface of the yard or to the building, including changes to the inspection pit currently at the site.

 

3 -     If the inspection pit will be filled in, only inert material should be used.  Only clean uncontaminated rock, subsoil, brick, rubble or ceramic should be permitted as infill. Such other materials as timber, paper, plasterboard, plastics, or any other material capable of producing polluting leachate, should not be permitted, to prevent pollution.

 

4 -     The applicant should contact the Environment Agency local regulatory waste team regarding a Waste Management Licence, available on 08708 506506.

 

5 -     HN01 - Mud on highway

 

6 -     N15 - Reason(s) for the Grant of PP/LBC/CAC