Variation of Conditions 5 and 6 of
F/2001/768 to extend the opening hours (as per Planning Statement
submitted with this application) to allow for continued use of land
as motocross track on a permanent basis and variations to
conditions
This application was referred to the
Development Control Committee because the applicant was related to
a Forest Heath District Councillor and in light of the Parish
Council having raised objections, which were contrary to the
Officer recommendation of approval, subject to conditions, as set
out in Paragraph 69 of Report No DEV/FH/17/032.
The Committee was advised that in addition to
Mildenhall Parish Council, objections had also been received from
neighbouring Isleham Marina Parish
Council and East Cambridgeshire District Council.
As part of his presentation the Principal
Planning Officer made reference to the long and complex planning
history of the site.
Two minor inaccuracies were highlighted within
the report; a small typographical error in Paragraph 3 and
clarification that a reference within Paragraph 60 to a table in
Paragraph 44 should have read Paragraph 53.
Members were advised of the following updates
since publication of the agenda papers:
·
Mildenhall Parish Council had confirmed that they continued to
object to the application;
·
Isleham Parish Council had provided an
image showing the proximity of the application site to the village,
in light of which they continued to uphold their objection;
·
An Environmental Health Officer from East Cambridgeshire District
Council had submitted a further response stating that they did not
object to the temporary planning permission recommended subject to
monitoring being undertaken;
·
Several further representations had been received from residents of
Isleham Marina, all of which raised
concerns/issues cited in previously received submissions;
·
A letter had been received from a holiday let owner in Isleham Marina who raised specific concerns on the
perceived detrimental impact the application would have on their
business. Within the representation the
date of 25 March 2017 was cited as a date on which the disturbance
from the motocross circuit was particularly
significant. However, the Case Officer
advised the Committee that on investigation he had established that
the motorcross circuit had not operated
on that date, but the neighbouring Mildenhall Stadium had, which
was likely to have been the source of the noise in question;
·
Correspondence had been received from the solicitors of the
neighbouring residential property ‘Fenland’ (the
complex related legal history of which was made reference to in
Paragraphs 3 and 4 of the report). They
objected to the application on the basis of the Supreme
Court’s ruling, however, Planning Officers had sought legal
advice and were continuing to recommend the application for
approval.
Speakers: William Taylor (neighbour) spoke
against the application
Cliff Bastick (operator of the motocross circuit) spoke
in support of the application
Councillor David
Bowman raised questions with regard to the monitoring of the
vehicles. The Senior Public Health and
Housing Officer present drew attention to conditions 7 and 8 within
the report and explained that the test results were undertaken by
the track operator. However,
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