Decision Maker: Planning Committee
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
The Committee had before it a * report of the Head of Planning and Regeneration regarding the above application. The Principal Planning Officer outlined the contents of report providing an overview of the work on the site and highlighted that the flare, offices and weighbridge had not been part of the previous application and therefore the application sought to rectify the situation retrospectively, the conditions set out in the previous applications would apply. The officer provided an aerial view of the site which identified the existing structures and photographs from various aspects of the site. Information was provided with regard to the need for the second CHP unit in that it was in place to cover maintenance issues with the original CHP unit; there would be no additional transport movement and an acoustic bund would be built around the CHP units.
The officer provided answers to the questions posed in public question time: the enforcement notice had not been issued as it was on hold until the determination of the current application. The conditions of the previous application state that only 500kw average could be produced, the second CHP unit was an operational issue.
Consideration was given to:
· The previous report which had considered enforcement action against the second CHP unit
· Dealing with a retrospective application and the changes requested
· The reasoning for the second CHP unit
· The strict conditions that were in place and the Environment Agency Permit
· The need to regularise what was in place
RESOLVED that planning permission be granted, subject to conditions as recommended by the Head of Planning and Regeneration.
(Proposed by Cllr P J Heal and seconded by Cllr Mrs H Bainbridge)
Notes-:
(i) Cllr Mrs F J Colthorpe declared a personal interest as she had met members of the landowner’s family;
(ii) Cllrs D J Knowles, B A Moore and R F Radford declared personal interests as the landowner and some of the objectors were known to them;
(iii) Mr Manley (Applicant) spoke;
(iv) Cllr R F Radford spoke as Ward Member;
(v) Cllrs R Evans and R F Radford requested that their vote against the decision be recorded;
(vi) The following late information was reported:
21st December 2016 - Halberton Parish Council strongly opposes any variation to the existing plans.
No further information has been received to be able to make any comment.
15th December 2016 - DCC Archaeology has confirmed that the condition 6 of 15/01034/MFUL has been completed and no further mitigation is required.
With this in mind there is to be no further archaeology requirements on site with the resultant removal of any condition required with this variation.
15th December 2016 - Willand Parish Council considers that the noise concerns relating to operation and transport have not been fully considered with possible increase traffic with damage to roads cannot justify this location. With the most stringent conditions attached as to operating times and tonnage for the retention of the extra plant.
23rd December 2016 – Environmental Health -The Environmental Health Officer has been consulted throughout the proposal of this AD plant and including the latest variation of condition, the subject of this application. Their conclusion is set out in the E-mail received on the 23rd December 2016 and included within this documentation. The view is that there are sufficient safeguards with the proposed conditions set out in the committee report.
With regard to Transport there is to be no increase in traffic to that already approved under 15/01034/MFUL, all relevant conditions will be pulled through onto this application.
14th December 2016 - Burlescombe Parish council - No Comments
22nd December 2016 -Devon County Council Flood and Coastal Risk Management - No in-principle objection, at this stage.
The relevant condition relating to drainage will be placed on this proposal as set out in 15/01034/MFUL
22nd December 2016 -CPRE Devon - Concern over the lack of information submitted with regard to noise.
(vii) *Report previously circulated, copy attached to minutes.
Publication date: 11/01/2017
Date of decision: 04/01/2017
Decided at meeting: 04/01/2017 - Planning Committee
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