Agenda item

Peninsula

Construction of a road tanker loading facility. 

Discussion:

The Development Manager advised the Committee that consideration of this planning application had been deferred on 29 January 2014 to enable Officers to discuss with the applicant the possible provision of a traffic light controlled junction at the site access with the A228/B2001 or a roundabout.

He further advised that the applicants had declined to provide either option and the reasons supplied were set out in full within the committee report on pages 126 and 127.

As part of his presentation, the Development Manager displayed photographs of the site entrance and its relationship with the road so as to give an indication of the level of visibility to drivers. He informed the Committee that the applicants had stated that should the Committee deem it necessary to make further improvements to the visibility of the road junction, the applicants had suggested realigning the fence line at the road junction and pruning the trees in the area.

The Principal Transport Planner reported that that there was good visibility at the junction and that vehicles at the access point could be seen from some distance. In addition, the speed limit on this stretch of road was 40mph and there was adequate street lighting. Consideration had been given to the application having regard to the low number of vehicle movements into and out of the application site and it was not considered that this level of vehicle movements justified provision of a controlled junction.

In response to questioning, the Principal Transport Planner advised that it was possible for the average speed cameras to be extended to cover this stretch of road if this was considered necessary.

The Development Manager also suggested that if the Committee was minded to approve the application, proposed conditions 7 and 10 be revised as set out in the supplementary agenda advice sheet.

Decision: 

Approved with conditions 1 – 6, 8 and 9 and 11 – 18 as set out in the report for the reasons stated in the report and conditions 7 and 10 revised as set out below:

7.         A desk top study, investigation and risk assessment, in addition to any assessment provided with the planning application, must be completed in accordance with a scheme to assess the nature and extent of any contamination on the site, including risks to groundwater, whether or not it originates on the site.  The scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to commencement of the development.  The desk study, investigation and risk assessment must be undertaken by competent persons and a written report of the findings must be produced.  The written report shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of development. The report of the findings must include:

(i) a survey of the extent, scale and nature of contamination;

(ii) an assessment of the potential risks to:

·            human health

·            property (existing or proposed) including buildings, crops, livestock, pets, woodland and service lines and pipes.

·            adjoining land,

·            groundwaters and surface waters,

·            ecological systems,

·            archeological sites and ancient monuments;

(iii) an appraisal of remedial options, and proposal of the preferred option(s).

This must be conducted in accordance with DEFRA and the Environment Agency's 'Model Procedures for the Management of Land Contamination, CLR 11'.

Reason: To ensure that the development is undertaken in a manner which acknowledges interests of amenity and safety.

10.       In the event that contamination is found at any time when carrying out the approved development that was not previously identified it must be reported in writing immediately to the Local Planning Authority.  An investigation and risk assessment must be undertaken in accordance with the requirements of condition 7, and where remediation is necessary a remediation scheme must be prepared in accordance with the requirements of condition 8, which is subject to the approval in writing of the Local Planning Authority.

Following completion of the measures identified in the approved remediation scheme a verification report providing details of the data that will be collected in order to demonstrate that the works set out in condition 8 are complete and identifying any requirements for longer-term monitoring of pollutant linkages.

Reason: To ensure that the development is undertaken in a manner which acknowledges interests of amenity and safety.