Agenda item

The Committee received a presentation from the Case Officer setting out the main issues in respect of the application, which was recommended for approval, and drawing attention to the late items.

There were no technical questions.

Mr Howard Strawford, on behalf of the applicant, spoke in support of the application.

On hearing the views of Cllr Jane Scott, the local member, who spoke with regard to the traffic implications of the application, if permitted, and after discussion by the Committee it was,

Resolved:

That the application be approved for the following reason:

The proposed permission for an additional Sunday instead of a Saturday is considered to be acceptable in terms of noise and traffic generation and therefore in accordance with policies C3 and NE18 of the North Wiltshire Local Plan 2011.

And subject to the following conditions:

1.                  The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

Reason: To comply with the provisions of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

2.                  One month’s notice of the implementation of this permission shall be given in writing to the local planning authority. Following implementation, race meetings shall be held on no more than 9 Saturdays in a calendar year and on no more than 3 Sundays in a calendar year and if there are 3 Sundays on which events are held at least one shall be held following an event on the immediately preceding Saturday.

Reason: In the interests of clarity.

3.                  The public address system shall not be used on the permitted days before 0900 hours (or in the case of the paddock Tannoy 0830 hours) or after 1830 hours and such use shall be limited to the purpose of commentary or announcement on racing and any race practising.

Reason: In the interests of amenity.

4.                  Before the use herby permitted is commenced, details of a scheme for the management of the traffic entering, leaving and circulating within the site shall be agreed with the local planning authority.

Reason: In the interests of highway safety.

5.                  The means of access to the site from the C164 Long Dean – Castle Combe road opposite Westway House shall not be utilised in connection with the use hereby permitted without the prior written agreement of the local planning authority.

Reason: In the interests of highway safety.

6.                  The use hereby permitted shall not take place on consecutive Sundays.

Reason: In the interests of residential amenity.

7.                  The local planning authority shall be notified of all race meetings involving a Sunday, no later than 28 days prior to the meeting.

Reason: In the interests of clarity.

8.                  The use hereby permitted shall not be carried out so as to result in more than two consecutive days of racing.

Reason: In the interests of residential amenity.

9.                  All vehicles or motorcycles should be tested in accordance with the appropriate section of the MSA British Motorsports Yearbook or ACU handbook and any subsequent revisions. No racing car shall exceed a noise level of 108dB(A) at 0.5 meters from the exhaust. No motorcycle shall exceed a noise level of 107dB(A) as measured in accordance with the ACU handbook.

Reason: To safeguard the amenity of local residents by reason of noise.

Informatives:

1.                  This decision relates to documents/plans submitted with the application, listed below. No variation from the approved documents should be made without the prior approval of this Council. Amendments may require the submission of a further application. Failure to comply with this advice may lead to enforcement action which may require alterations and/or demolition of any unauthorised buildings or structures and may also lead to prosecution.

Location plan dated 12^th July 2010.

2.                  That the applicant liaises with local emergency services prior to any full weekend or other major event at the Castle Combe Circuit, in order to mitigate negative impacts on local highways caused by traffic associated with such events by way of an agreed traffic management strategy.

Reason: In the interests of highway safety.