Agenda item

To consider application UTT/20/0561/FUL.

The Senior Planning Officer stated that the proposal, which was partly retrospective in nature, related to the following development/works:

·         demolition of existing dilapidated chicken shed building (sited at the

northern end of the site);

·         erection of a new storage barn building (to be erected on footprint of

chicken shed to be demolished);

·         retention of replacement cladding to an existing storage building (within the

existing building range);

·         retention of the construction of new access road (already partly carried

out);

·         formation of 3m high earth bunding (along the northern boundary of the

site with outer return section)

·         new native planting (to run parallel with the inside of the proposed access

road);

·         erection of 2m high timber screen fence (to run parallel with the outside of

the proposed access road).

He said that since the submission of the application, discussions had taken place between Council Officers and the applicant’s agent regarding the relocation of the proposed storage barn from the northern end of the site as originally shown to the southern end of the site with new car park area and new planting strip.

The application was recommended for approval with conditions.

Members discussed the issues of:

·         significant noise coming from the site,

·         the previous removal of the earth bund that had acted as a visual screen and had protected residential properties to the north of the site from noise from the commercial operations,

·         the poor state of the site and the need to clear up the rubble,

·         the hours of commercial operation,

·         bio-diversity issues,

·         the removal of the newly laid unauthorised access roadway and

·         the fact that the applicant was a well-established supplier of high quality water-based paint products that had provided long-term employment for local people.

The Senior Planning Officer said that discussions had taken place with Environmental Health and that no formal nuisance complaint had been established. He said the noise that affected neighbours would reduce with the relocation of the storage facility.

Members expressed strong support for a new bund to be put in place. It was stated that in the event of any accidents the bund could absorb spillages.

The Development Manager said that Condition 11 could be re-worded to protect the amenities of neighbouring residential occupiers and the hours of operation detailed in Condition 9 could be clarified to refer to the whole site rather than just the storage building.

Councillor Reeve proposed approval with revised Conditions 9 and 11 and Councillor Pavitt seconded the motion.

RESOLVED to approve the application with revised conditions.

Condition 9 to refer to the site.

Condition 11 to read “A scheme of site restoration works, to include the provision of a new landscaped earth bund, the precise positioning, height and planting specification to be agreed, and also the removal of the unauthorised access roadway laid down the eastern side of the site shall be submitted to the local planning authority for written approval within 3 months of the date of this decision notice. Subsequently, the site restoration scheme as approved shall be fully implemented within 6 months of the date of this decision notice”.  

Y Frayling and R Stretton spoke on the application.

The meeting was adjourned at 11.26 am and reconvened at 11.31.