Agenda and minutes

Planning and Regulatory Committee - Wednesday, 13 December 2017 10.30 am

Venue: Ashcombe Suite, County Hall, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 2DN. View directions

Contact: Huma Younis or Emma O'Donnell  Email: huma.younis@surreycc.gov.uk / Email: emma.odonnell@surreycc.gov.uk

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255/17

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND SUBSTITUTIONS

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    To receive any apologies for absence and notices of substitutions under Standing Order 41.

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    Apologies for absence were received from Cllr Bernie Muir.  There were no substitutions.

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MINUTES OF THE LAST TWO MEETINGS pdf icon PDF 654 KB

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    To confirm the minutes of the meetings held on 18 October 2017 and 15 November 2017.

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    The Minutes were APPROVED as an accurate record of the previous two meetings.

257/17

PETITIONS

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    To receive any petitions from members of the public in accordance with Standing Order 84 (please see note 7 below).

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    There were none.

258/17

PUBLIC QUESTION TIME

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    To answer any questions received from local government electors within Surrey in accordance with Standing Order 85 (please see note 8 below).

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    There were none.

259/17

MEMBERS' QUESTION TIME

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    To answer any questions received from Members of the Council in accordance with Standing Order 47.

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    There were none.

260/17

DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS

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    All Members present are required to declare, at this point in the meeting or as soon as possible thereafter

    (i)            Any disclosable pecuniary interests and / or

    (ii)           Other interests arising under the Code of Conduct in respect of any item(s) of business being considered at this meeting

    NOTES:

    ·         Members are reminded that they must not participate in any item where they have a disclosable pecuniary interest

    ·         As well as an interest of the Member, this includes any interest, of which the Member is aware, that relates to the Member’s spouse or civil partner (or any person with whom the Member is living as a spouse or civil partner)

    ·         Members with a significant personal interest may participate in the discussion and vote on that matter unless that interest could be reasonably regarded as prejudicial.

     

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    Dr Andrew Povey declared a non-pecuniary interest in that he is a Trustee of the Surrey Hills Society.

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GU17/P/01585 COBBETT HILL EARTH STATION, COBBETT HILL ROAD, NORMANDY, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU3 2AA pdf icon PDF 368 KB

    Change of use to waste paper and waste cardboard recovery and transfer facility; overnight HGV parking.

     

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    An update sheet was tabled at the meeting and this is attached at Annex A.

     

    A site visit was conducted last month and was well attended by Members.

     

    Officers:

    Caroline Smith, Planning Development Manager

    Stephen Jenkins, Deputy Planning Development Manager

    Jeffrey NG, Planning Officer

    Kirsty Wilkinson, Senior Transport Development Planning Officer

    Nancy El-Shatoury, Principal Lawyer

     

    Speakers:

    Nick Sutcliffe, local resident, made the following points:

    1. Concerned about the absence of a condition to control HGV access routes on arrival at the site.
    2. The restriction allows 7.5 tonne HGVs on an access only basis but the road is too narrow to allow any other vehicle to pass a HGV when coming the other way.
    3. The report states that a condition was recommended by the County Highway Authority but the report does not reveal what this suggested condition would be.
    4. The case is built on the Green Belt report which fails to reveal the other sites that were available at the time of submission of this application.
    5. Raised with the applicant company’s Managing Director (MD) that Chambers Waste Management site, located in Burpham, was available.  The MD advised this was ruled out as it was too expensive; however very special circumstances does not operate on this basis.
    6. Questioned what challenge was made to the dossier of sites considered by the applicant and whether it was independently reviewed.
    7. Concerned with the analysis of the very special circumstances case.

     

     

    Ross Dibsdall, local resident, made the following points:

    1. Objections based on safety and suitability of the development in the area.
    2. Cobbett Hill Road has lanes with a width of 2.2m in places.  HGVs can be up to 2.55m wide.  The site is already used by a coach and truck breakdown company, therefore there is a high probability of two large vehicles meeting and being unable to pass one another.
    3. HGVs veering into the opposite carriageway is a safety hazard to other road users, and video evidence of this has been circulated to Members.  The video shows a TGM lorry illegally accessing the site from the A323. 
    4. The Earth Station has B1 use, but this paper facility requires B2 use therefore it cannot be located here.
    5. Site is in the Green Belt, on SSSI land, the road is unsafe for larger vehicles; therefore no clear reason why this should be considered as a special circumstances case.
    6. Littering is still possible despite the three metre high fence. 

     

     

    Nick Williams, local resident, made the following points:

    1. Objects to the application as an increase in HGV traffic is unsuitable for the area.
    2. A map, several photographs and a video have been circulated to Members. 
    3. Applicant states 154 HGV movements per week.  These HGVs will be 18, 26 and 32 tonnes.  The applicant company’s catchment area is Farnham and Guildford.  Due to the 7.5 tonne weight restriction on the smaller lanes, the only alternative route from Guildford would be past Fox Corner, with a near 90 degree turn, and through Pirbright Village.  This would result in a large increase of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 261/17

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DECISION ON PLANNING APPEAL REF: APP/B3600/X/16/3160668, LAND WEST OF SHEEPWALK, SHEEPWALK, SHEPPERTON pdf icon PDF 189 KB

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    The applicant appealed this decision to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government by way of the Planning Inspectorate.  A copy of the appeal decision letter is attached for information purposes. 

     

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    Members noted the appeal decision.

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DATE OF NEXT MEETING

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    The next meeting of the Planning & Regulatory Committee will be held on Wednesday 24 January 2018.

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    The next meeting of the Planning and Regulatory Committee will be held on 24 January 2018.