Agenda item

John Ingleson spoke in objection to the application.

 

Rob Dance spoke in support of the application.

 

The officer introduced the report which recommended that condition 13 to planning permission 09/00079/COU be varied.

 

The officer explained that although the site itself was in Wiltshire, the adjacent road was maintained by Swindon Borough Council. Planning permission to extend the site had been granted in 2009, and condition 13 of that permission had set a start and completion date for the importation of fill to the site, which subsequently expired in December 2013.

 

The Committee then had the opportunity to ask technical questions of officers and it was confirmed that 282,000 cubic meters of fill was required to complete construction. 192,000 cubic meters had been delivered. Approximately 141 HGV movements would occur from the site each day.

 

Members of the public then addressed the Committee as detailed above.

 

The local member, Cllr Groom was absent and Cllr Lay spoke on her behalf. She noted the condition of the adjacent road and questioned its suitability for use by HGVs.

 

It was resolved;

 

That planning permission be GRANTED subject to conditions imposed under 09/00079/COU together with minor amendments to wording of conditions so as to reflect the fact that development has already commenced, including conditions 03 (Ecology), 08 (hours of operation), 12 (duration of construction phase) and additional condition 14 (survey of highway damage), to read as follows :

 

1)    All soft landscaping comprised in the approved details of landscaping shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding season following the first occupation of the building(s) or the completion of the development whichever is the sooner; All shrubs, trees and hedge planting shall be maintained free from weeds and shall be protected from damage by vermin and stock. Any trees or plants which, within a period of five years, die, are removed, or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size and species, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the local planning authority. All hard landscaping shall also be carried out in accordance with the approved details prior to the occupation of any part of the development or in accordance with a programme to be agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.

 

REASON: To ensure a satisfactory landscaped setting for the development and the protection of existing important landscape features.

 

2)    Development shall take place in complete accordance with the approved surface water drainage scheme for the site (prepared by DJP Consulting Engineers, April 2009), which was based on sustainable drainage principles and an assessment of the hydrological and hydrogeological context of the development. In particular, run off from the site following development to not exceed Greenfield rates calculated on page 2 of the letter from DJP Structural and Civil Engineers dated 21 October 2009

 

Reason: To prevent the increased risk of flooding, to improve and protect water quality, improve habitat and amenity and ensure future maintenance of these.

 

3)    Within 3 months of the date of this planning permission, an updated Landscape and Ecological Management Plan, including long-term design objectives, management responsibilities and maintenance schedules for all landscaped areas shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning authority. The Landscape Management Plan shall be carried out as approved and any subsequent variations shall be agreed in writing by the Local Planning authority. The Scheme shall include the following elements:

 

a)    design details of all water features to ensure they are designed to maximise the benefits for biodiversity. Lakes should have significant areas of shallows and be planted with native wetland plants

 

b)   suitably sized buffer strips of vegetation left between the water features and the main fairways. These strips should be left to develop with limited management. They will provide protection for the water features from intensive management such as fertilise spraying

 

c)    drainage channels and SUDS should be designed to maximise their benefits for biodiversity

 

d)   chemical treatments for green/fairways should be limited and sufficient distances from water features, should always be maintained during these operations to prevent them being impacted by direct application or spray drift.

 

Reason: To ensure protection of wildlife and supporting habitat and secure opportunities for the enhancement of the nature conservation value of the site in line with national planning policy

 

4)    The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in complete accordance with the approved Construction and Environmental Management Plan (prepared by MJ Church, dated 13^th July 2011).

 

Reason: To minimise the impact on construction vehicles on Junction 16 of the M4

 

5)    The importation of inert fill to the site shall take place in complete accordance with the Environmental Permit (permit number: EPR/AB3804CL), which transferred to the current operator (Earthline) by the Environment Agency on 13^th October 2013.

 

Reason: To safeguard the amenities of local residents and the wider environment during the construction phase.

 

6)    No materials other than inert waste and topsoil shall be imported into and deposited on the site.

 

Reason: To control the type of waste imported.

 

7)    There shall be no screening or processing of inert waste material on the site at any time.

 

Reason: To safeguard the amenities of local residents and the wider environment during the construction phase.

 

8)    No operations relating the formation of the course, including HGVs entering and leaving the site, shall take place except between the following times:

 

07.30 – 17.00 Mondays to Fridays

 

No operations related to the formation of the course shall take place on Saturdays, Sundays, Bank or Public Holidays.

 

Reason: To safeguard the amenities of local residents and the wider environment during the construction phase.

 

 

9)    All vehicles, plant and machinery operated within the site shall be maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s specification at all times and shall be fitted with, and use, effective silencers. No reversing bleepers or other means of warning of reversing vehicles shall be fixed to, or used on, any mobile site plant other than white noise alarms or bleepers where noise levels adjust automatically to surrounding noise levels.

 

Reason: To safeguard the amenities of local residents and the wider environment during the construction phase.

 

10)During the permitted working hours the freefield equivalent continuous noise level (LAeq, 1 hour) for the period due to normal waste importing and depositing operations shall not exceed 55dB as recorded at the boundary of any inhabited property.

 

Reason: To safeguard the amenities of local residents and the wider environment during the construction phase

 

11)The deposit of waste and all earthworks required to form the approved development shall be completed no later than 31^st December 2016.  Within a period of a further 12 months (i) all plant and machinery shall be removed from the site (except which the local planning authority agrees in writing is required for future maintenance of the site); and (ii) the temporary access road shall be closed and the restored in accordance with a scheme first submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

Reason: To enable the Council to control the development and monitor the site to ensure compliance with the planning permission.

 

12)In complete accordance with the submitted details, no more than 141 heavy goods vehicle movements to and from the site shall occur on any working day.

 

Reason: To limit the volumes of traffic in the interests of the amenity of residents on and near the approaches to the site.

 

 

13)Within 2 months of the date of this planning permission, a photographic survey of Hay Lane between the M4 junction and the site entrance shall be carried out.  Upon completion of the construction phases, a post construction survey shall be carried out at the same locations.  Details and results of both before and after survey shall have been submitted to the Local Planning Authority (who will liaise with Swindon Borough Council as the Highway Authority) within 3 months of the first use or occupation of the development.  Those submitted details and results shall be accompanied by a plan and timing schedule for the repair of any damage identified and attributable to the construction of the development, to be carried out at the expense of the applicant, which shall have been agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority beforehand.

 

Reason:  So as to secure a scheme for the repair of the public highway following completion of substantive construction works.