Agenda and minutes
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND SUBSTITUTIONS
To receive any apologies for absence and notices of substitutions under Standing Order 40. Additional documents: Minutes: Apologies were received from Michael Sydney. Denis Fuller substituted for Michael Sydney. |
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MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING
To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 10 December 2014. Additional documents: Minutes: The Minutes were approved as a true record of the previous meeting. |
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PETITIONS
To receive any petitions from members of the public in accordance with Standing Order 65 (please see note 7 below). Additional documents: Minutes: There were none. |
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PUBLIC QUESTION TIME
To answer any questions received from local government electors within Surrey in accordance with Standing Order 66 (please see note 8 below). Additional documents: Minutes: There were none. |
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MEMBERS' QUESTION TIME
To answer any questions received from Members of the Council in accordance with Standing Order 47. Additional documents: Minutes: There were none. |
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DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS
To receive any declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests from Members in respect of any item to be considered at the meeting.
Notes: · In line with the Relevant Authorities (Disclosable Pecuniary Interests) Regulations 2012, declarations may relate to the interest of the member, or the member’s spouse or civil partner, or a person with whom the member is living as husband or wife, or a person with whom the member is living as if they were civil partners and the member is aware they have the interest. · Members need only disclose interests not currently listed on the Register of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests. · Members must notify the Monitoring Officer of any interests disclosed at the meeting so they may be added to the Register. · Members are reminded that they must not participate in any item where they have a disclosable pecuniary interest. Additional documents: Minutes: There were no declarations of pecuniary interest.
George Johnson informed the committee that he had been notified of political comments made on item 7 without his knowledge. He would take part in that item with an open mind. |
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This application is for the extraction of sand and gravel and restoration to landscaped lakes for nature conservation after-use at Manor Farm, Laleham and provision of a dedicated area on land at Manor Farm adjacent to Buckland School for nature conservation study; processing of the sand and gravel in the existing Queen Mary Quarry (QMQ) processing plant and retention of the processing plant for the duration of operations; erection of a concrete batching plant and an aggregate bagging plant within the existing QMQ aggregate processing and stockpiling areas; installation of a field conveyor for the transportation of mineral and use for the transportation of mineral from Manor Farm to the QMQ processing plant; and construction of a tunnel beneath the Ashford Road to accommodate a conveyor link between Manor Farm and QMQ for the transportation of mineral.
The recommendation is that, subject to the prior completion of a section 106 legal agreement to secure the long term aftercare management, (including bird management) of the land at Manor Farm and to limit the number of HGV movements in combination with planning permission refs SP07/1273 (SP13/01238) and SP07/1275 (SP13/01239) to no more than 300 HGV movements (150 two way HGV movements) on any working day for which draft Heads of Terms are set out in the Annex, to PERMIT subject to conditions and informatives.
Additional documents: Minutes: Two update sheets were tabled and are attached as Annexes 1 & 2 to the Minutes.
Declarations of interest: None.
Officers: Alan Stones, Planning Development Control Team Manager Nancy el-Shatoury, Principal Lawyer Caroline Smith, Transport Development Planning Team Manager Susan Waters, Principal Planning Officer
Speakers:
David Lavender, a local resident, made representations in objection to the application. The following points were made:
· There had been no offer to the community of compensation such as road safety measures. · The restoration would results in land being transformed into fenced off lakes, without public access. · Spelthorne contributes substantially to the Mineral Plan already. · Many lorries are on the roads before 6.30am. · Severe impact on local residents from noise. · There are no arbitration mechanisms
Stephen Bishop, a local resident, made representations in objection to the application. The following points were made:
· Long-standing resident of Laleham. Spoke at the first Manor Park application which failed. · There is a lot of new housing and local schools which will be affected. · The Mineral Plan is meant to protect the Green Belt but this application breaches that intention. · The site should be fully restored and not left as deep lakes. · The Manor Farm and adjacent sports ground site has archaeological potential. · The lake would bring the potential for breeding mosquitos. · Eric Pickles had recently raised the heightened risk of flooding caused by old gravel pits which had been filled with deep water. · The lake would be 40 feet deep and people would be at risk of drowning.
Jenny White, a local resident, made representations in objection to the application. The following points were made:
· Lives on Brightside Avenue. · Her property would be severely impacted by the development. · There had been a cumulative and qualitative impact on the local community of minerals extraction sites. · The length of time that the extraction and restoration would take was unacceptable. · Spelthorne Borough Council supports objections. · More than 300 local residents had attended a recent public meeting on the application and a large number of residents had signed a petition against the application. · The lake would cause insect swarms. · There would be more than 300 operational days a year and so the public would not get relief from the noise. · The prevailing acoustic environment means that the noise impact was dependent on wind direction and wind strength. · There was much concern about the potential for future flooding. · The mitigating actions proposed are not adequate.
Michael Nevins, a local resident, made representations in objection to the application. The following points were made:
· A longstanding resident of Staines and local estate agent. · Many insurance companies now refuse to insure properties within 400m of deep water. · The onus is on the insured parties to declare the creation of a gravel pit. · He could give examples of under offer properties where the sale had collapsed as building insurance had been refused. · He highlighted a number of roads and local schools whose insurance would be affected. · It would be irresponsible and immoral of the Council ... view the full minutes text for item 7/15 |
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This application is for the siting and use of a conveyor to transport mineral extracted from Manor Farm to the mineral processing plant at Queen Mary Quarry as an alternative to the conveyor proposed in planning application ref: SP12/01132.
The recommendation is, subject to planning permission being granted to planning application ref. SP12/01132 for the extraction of mineral from Manor Farm, to PERMIT subject to conditions and informatives. Additional documents: Minutes: An update sheet was tabled and is attached as Annex 3 to the Minutes.
Declarations of interest: None.
Officers: Alan Stones, Planning Development Control Team Manager Nancy el-Shatoury, Principal Lawyer Caroline Smith, Transport Development Planning Team Manager Susan Waters, Principal Planning Officer
The local Member had not registered to speak.
Key points raised during the discussion:
1. Members agreed that the main points had been raised during the discussion on item 7.
Actions/Further information to be provided: None.
RESOLVED: That, subject to planning permission being granted to planning application ref. SP12/01132 for the extraction of mineral from Manor Farm, that the application be PERMITTED subject to conditions and informatives, for the reasons set out in the report.
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This application is for the use of land as a soil processing facility, utilising imported builders construction and demolition waste, including: the siting of a screener, single storey portacabin, portaloo, two metal containers, concrete hardstanding, stockpiles of soils and rubble, perimeter soil bunds, lighting, water mist sprinklers, access gates, wheelwash, and the provision of car parking and fuel storage.
The recommendation is to PERMIT subject to conditions.
Additional documents: Minutes: An update sheet was tabled and is attached as Annex 4 to the Minutes.
Declarations of interest: None.
Officers: Alan Stones, Planning Development Control Team Manager Nancy el-Shatoury, Principal Lawyer Caroline Smith, Transport Development Planning Team Manager
The local Member had not registered to speak.
Key points raised during the discussion:
1. The Planning Development Control Team Manager introduced the report and highlighted the revised condition in the update sheet (Annex 4). He said that officers no longer wanted to recommend the removal of the word ‘retained’ but did recommend the insertion of the new wording. He explained the history to the site and the reason why a new planning application was being made. 2. Members queried whether any enforcement activity was underway and highlighted comments in the objections that relate to activity that wouldn’t even be permitted through this application. Officers confirmed that the site continued to operate and that as the applicant was participating in a process to gain planning permission it had been decided not to pursue enforcement at present. The points made about the concrete crusher should be set aside.
Actions/Further information to be provided: None.
RESOLVED: That the application be PERMITTED subject to conditions, for the reasons set out in the report.
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This application is for the demolition of Manby Lodge and two demountable classroom buildings and one brick built classroom block; erection of single and two storey extensions to main building to provide teaching, admin and ancillary facilities; laying out of new car park and other external works and provision of new cycle store.
The recommendation is to PERMIT subject to conditions. Additional documents: Minutes: An update sheet was tabled and is attached as Annex 5 to the Minutes.
Declarations of interest: None.
Officers: Alan Stones, Planning Development Control Team Manager Nancy el-Shatoury, Principal Lawyer Caroline Smith, Transport Development Planning Team Manager
The local Member, Christian Mahne, would speak as a member of the committee.
Key points raised during the discussion:
1. The local Member supported the application and requested that an informative be added asking that Highways address the blocked drainage at the back of the site as the extra loading would exacerbate problems. This was agreed.
Actions/Further information to be provided: None.
RESOLVED: a) That the application be PERMITTED subject to conditions, for the reasons set out in the report. b) That an informative be included asking that Highways address the blocked drainage at the back of the site as the extra loading would exacerbate problems
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DATE OF NEXT MEETING
The next meeting of the Planning & Regulatory Committee will be on 25 February 2015. Additional documents: Minutes: The date of the next meeting was noted. |