Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Peter Stevens.

Any Member who is substituting for another Member should so indicate together with the name of the relevant absent Member.

Councillor Sara Mildmay-White attended the meeting as substitute for Councillor Peter Stevens.

(Councillor Peter Stevens had previously indicated that to avoid the perception of pre-determination and bias due to his close association with the applicant in his capacity as Portfolio Holder for Operations, he would not be present during the consideration of Planning Application No: DC/17/0521/FUL.)

Report No: DEV/SE/17/039

Creation of municipal operational hub comprising waste transfer station, household waste recycling centre (including reuse building), fleet depot (including offices), public realm maintenance depot and associated infrastructure including accesses, internal roads, parking, weighbridges and landscaping scheme

(Councillors Robert Everitt, Paula Fox, David Nettleton and David Roach declared local non-pecuniary interests as Members of Suffolk County Council and remained in the meeting for the consideration of this item.)

Planning Application DC/17/0521/FUL - Creation of a municipal operational hub comprising waste transfer station (WTS), household waste recycling centre (HWRC) (including reuse building), fleet depot (including offices), public realm maintenance depot and associated infrastructure accesses, internal roads, parking, weighbridges and landscaping scheme

This application had been originally referred to the Development Control Committee on 19 July 2017 because it was a Major Development, the Parish Council had objected, and because the applicant was the Council.

The application was deferred from consideration at the 19 July meeting to enable Officers to source further information on the following matters, for reporting back to the Committee:

·         Whether provision of the proposed shared cycle/foot path could be removed from the application;

·         Whether vehicular access to the proposed development could be facilitated from the Southern roundabout at Compiegne Way; and

·         Whether, in the interests of pedestrian and highway safety, any traffic calming measures could be introduced along the A134 and C735 Fornham Road.

Following the Committee meeting on 19 July the applicants submitted the following information on 10 August 2017:

·         Amended plans proposing removal of path to South of Barton Hill

·         A134/A143 Roundabout Access Appraisal Summary report

·         Revised Travel Plan

·         Letter regarding Highway Authority pre-application advice on speed limits

·         Indicative ‘signs and lines’ drawing

·         Additional information on HGV vehicles and movements report

·         Letter regarding electric vehicle charging points (subsequently amended on 29 August 2017)

On receipt of this information Officers had undertaken a full re-consultation on the application.

The Case Officer advised on the following updates further to the publication of the agenda:

·         Attention was drawn to the ‘late papers’ produced and circulated in supplement to the agenda, which contained responses from the Health and Safety Executive and the Lark Valley Travel Group;

·         Since the late papers were produced further representations objecting to the application had been received from the following (the contents of which were verbally summarised):

Ø  Lark Valley Gravel Group

Ø  Suffolk West Action Group

Ø  Kingsbury Hill Wood, Fornham St Genevieve

Ø  Park Farm, Fornham St Genevieve

Ø  A promotor of a site at Park Farm

Ø  An unknown address

·         The Committee were informed of an application which had recently been submitted to the Planning Authority for an agricultural storage building on the land adjacent to the application site.  Members were advised that this had no significant bearing on the scheme seeking determination.

·         Lastly, the Officer explained that an additional condition was to be added to the recommendation, for the avoidance of doubt:

“In accordance with the amendments received 10 August 2017, notwithstanding any reference in the application, planning permission is not given for path to the South of Barton Hill.”

A second Member site visit had been held prior to the meeting.  Officers were continuing to recommend that the application be approved, subject to the conditions set out in  ...  view the full minutes text for item 351.