Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Cllr Charles Howard and Cllr Chris Humphries.

To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 14 March 2012. (Copy attached)

Resolved:

To confirm and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 14 March 2012.

There were no declarations of interest.

There were no Chairman’s announcements.

The Council welcomes contributions from members of the public.

Statements

Members of the public who wish to speak either in favour or against an application or any other item on this agenda are asked to register in person no later than 1.50pm on the day of the meeting.

The Chairman will allow up to 3 speakers in favour and up to 3 speakers against an application and up to 3 speakers on any other item on this agenda. Each speaker will be given up to 3 minutes and invited to speak immediately prior to the item being considered. The rules on public participation in respect of planning applications are detailed in the Council’s Planning Code of Good Practice.

Questions

To receive any questions from members of the public or members of the Council received in accordance with the constitution which excludes, in particular, questions on non-determined planning applications. Those wishing to ask questions are required to give notice of any such questions in writing to the officer named on the front of this agenda (acting on behalf of the Director of Resources) no later than 5pm on Monday 2 April 2012. Please contact the officer named on the front of this agenda for further advice. Questions may be asked without notice if the Chairman decides that the matter is urgent.

Details of any questions received will be circulated to Committee members prior to the meeting and made available at the meeting and on the Council’s website.

The Committee noted the rules on public participation and the manner in which the meeting would be held.

Members of the public addressed the Committee as set out in Minute No 23, as detailed below.

There were no questions received from members of the public or members of the Council.

A report by the Case Officer is attached.

(a)          Application No N/09/02159/WCM

The following people spoke objecting to the proposal:

Mr Mike Blane, a local resident

Dr Glenda Orledge

Mrs Anne Lock, a local resident

The following person spoke in support of the proposal:

Mr John Salmon, the agent

The Committee received a presentation by the Case Officer which set out the main issues in respect of the application.  He introduced the report which recommended that planning permission be granted.

A site visit had taken place earlier that day in respect of this application, which had been attended by Cllr Mark Connolly, Cllr Christine Crisp, Cllr Andrew Davis, Cllr Peter Fuller, Cllr Francis Morland, Cllr Stephen Petty and Cllr Tony Trotman, together with Cllr Dick Tonge and Cllr Peter Davis, as local Members.

Members of the Committee then had the opportunity to ask technical questions after which the Committee received statements from members of the public as detailed above, expressing their views regarding the planning application.

Members then heard the views of Cllrs. Dick Tonge and Peter Davis, as local Members who both objected to the proposed routing of the vehicles to and from the site and the proposed new access road. 

After discussion,

Resolved:

To grant planning permission for the following reasons and subject to the conditions set out below:-

Reasons

The development will provide a superior means of access to Park Lane Quarry than the existing consented access and would enable lorries accessing the mine to utilise more appropriate routes in the locality.  The development is judged to be in accordance with the Development Plan and there are no material considerations to indicate that permission should be withheld.

The policies relevant to this decision are policies DP1, C1, C2, C3, C5, HE2 and MSP3 of the Wiltshire and Swindon Structure Plan 2016, MCS4, MCS8, MCS9 and MCS10 of the Wiltshire and Swindon Minerals Core Strategy Development Plan Document, MDC1, MDC2, MDC5, MDC6, MDC7, MDC8 of the Wiltshire and Swindon Minerals Development Control Policies Development Plan Document and policies C1, C3, NE6, NE9, NE15, NE18 and HE8 of the North Wiltshire Local Plan 2011.

            Conditions

1.         The development hereby permitted shall begin not later than three years from the date of this permission.

Reason: In accordance with Section 51(1) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

          2.         The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:

Plan Ref: 528/7 Dated November 2009

Plan Ref: 528/9 Dated November 2009

Plan Ref: 528/10 Dated November 2009

Plan Ref: 921/PL4 Dated December 2011

Plan Ref: 921/PL5 Dated December 2011

Plan Ref: 921/PL6 Dated December 2011

Plan Ref: 921/PL7 Dated December 2011

Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.

3.         No development shall commence on site until full construction details of the proposed access, access road and alterations to the existing highway have been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Mineral Planning Authority. No part of the development shall be first brought into  ...  view the full minutes text for item 23.

Any other items of business which, in the opinion of the Chairman, should be taken as a matter of urgency.

There were no urgent items of business.