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 41. Additional documents: Minutes: Apologies have been received from Keith Taylor, Andrew Povey and Mary Angell. Barbara Thomson will be substituting for Mr Taylor.
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MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING
To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on (07 August 2019). Additional documents: Minutes: The Minutes were APPROVED as an accurate record of the previous meeting. |
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PETITIONS
To receive any petitions from members of the public in accordance with Standing Order 84 (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 85 (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 68. Additional documents: Minutes: There were none. |
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DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS
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.
Additional documents: Minutes: There were none. |
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This is an application for the retention and extension of an existing well site, HH1 and HH2 wells, and vehicular access to allow: the drilling of four new hydrocarbon wells and one water reinjection well; the construction of a process and storage area and tanker loading facility; new boundary fencing; well maintenance workovers and sidetrack drilling; and ancillary development enabling the production of hydrocarbons from six wells, for a period of 25 years.
Additional documents: Minutes: An update sheet was tabled at the meeting and is attached as Annex 1 to the minutes. Officers: Caroline Smith, Interim Planning Group Manager Stephen Jenkins, Interim Planning Development Manager Duncan Evans, Senior Planning Officer Nancy El-Shatoury, Principal Lawyer Helen Forbes, Lawyer
Speakers: Mr James Knapp, made representations in objection to the application. The following key points were made:
Mr Julian Everett spoke on behalf of Vicki Elcoate and made representations in objection to the application. The following key points were made:
Ms Lynette von Kaufmann, made representations in objection to the application. The following key points were made: · Newdigate resident- there have been around 172 tremors recorded since 1 April 2018. · Residents have felt 13 of the earthquakes, an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.2 was felt by 1600 people. · Damage to property has been recorded, mostly crack to walls and brickworks- worried house prices will fall and insurance premiums will go up. · If oil well activity continues imagine what will happen with earthquakes when more are approved. The decision should be deferred until conditions around things such as having a full 3D seismic survey, traffic light system and ongoing seismic monitoring are put in place. Ms Pat Smith, made representations in objection to the application. The following key points were made: · Have lived in Dorking for over 48 years and have concerns around the conditions. · Involved in monitoring oil operations at Brockham alongside the council. Concerns around the reliability of the operator and want detailed and precise conditions. · There should be a pre-commencement condition around the monitoring of methane gases throughout the project and the water reinjection element of the application should be removed. · There should be a break clause every five years with the application and there should be a condition on community engagement.
Mr Chris Lowe, made representations in objection to the application. The following key points were made: · Lives within 800 yards from the site- Stephenson case declares key provision within the NPPF illegal- ask council to seek independent legal advice on this matter. · Council is seeking to reduce emissions but this permission would not be consistent with this policy. · Assume financial resilience of the ... view the full minutes text for item 37/19 |
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DATE OF NEXT MEETING
The next meeting of the Planning & Regulatory Committee will be on 16 October 2019. Additional documents: Minutes: The date of the next meeting was noted. |