Issue - meetings

[To consider the planning application]

Having declared an interest, Councillor Roger Lawrence left the meeting room whilst the application was considered.

The Committee considered a report regarding 18/00911/FUL - Construction and operation of an Incinerator Bottom Ash Recycling Facility.

Phillip Walker, Senior Planning Officer, reported that since the agenda had been published, landscape plans had been received but were not acceptable and further work was required to achieve an acceptable landscaping solution.

Resolved

That the Strategic Director of Place be given delegated authority to grant planning application 18/00911/FUL subject to:

(i) A Section 106 agreement for the following:

• Transfer of land strip adjacent to Cross Street North and Cannock Road junction
• £3600 maintenance sum for landscape works to the strip of land

(ii) No overriding objections received from neighbours in respect of the amended process plant drawings;

(iii) Receipt of acceptable plans for a landscape bund and planting within the southern part of the site;

(iv) Any appropriate conditions including:

• Use restricted to IBA and no other waste activity;
• 10% renewable energy;
• No additional openings in process plant building;
• Details of external loading hopper;
• External Materials including hard surfacing;
• Implementation of landscaping including the land strip alongside canal;
• Full details of boundary treatments including, fencing, security fence panels, access gates, acoustic / metal screens and retaining walls;
• Lighting layout;
• Details of material pens;
• Provision of acoustic screens;
• Requirement to damp down externally stored IBA product;
• Site levels;
• Drainage details;
• Raw and aggregate material shall only to be stored in those areas shown on the approved plans;
• Raw material stockpliles to be no taller than 8 metres;
• Aggregate / product material stockpiles to be no taller than 12 metres;
• Traffic Regulation Orders;
• Archaeological watching brief;
• Provision and retention of car parking;
• Bin stores;
• Cycle stores;
• Electric vehicle charging points;
• Hours of construction;

·    0800 to 1800 Monday to Friday

·    0800 to 1300 Saturday,

·    at no time on Sundays or Bank and Public Holidays.

• Hours of processing and handling of IBA on site:

·    0700 to 2100 Monday to Friday

·    0700 to 1600 Saturday,

·    at no time on Sundays or Bank and Public Holidays.

• Hours of deliveries and despatch:

·     0700 to 1800 Monday to Friday

·     0800 to 1600 Saturday,

·     at no time on Sundays or Bank and Public Holidays.

• Additional hours for maintenance operations only:

·    1300 to 1700 Saturdays

Councillor Roger Lawrence returned to the meeting.