Agenda item

This application will consider details of a Construction Environment Management Plan (CEMP), submitted pursuant to Condition 9 of planning permission SP13/01553/SCC dated 25 September 2014.

An update sheet was tabled and is attached as Annex 1 to the Minutes.

Officers:

Alan Stones, Planning Development Control Team Manager

Nancy el-Shatoury, Principal Lawyer

Caroline Smith, Transport Development Planning Team Manager

Stephen Jenkins, Deputy Planning Development Manager

Mark O’Hare, Senior Planning Officer Development Control

William Flaherty, Planning Officer (Eco Park)

Speakers:

There was one registered speaker, who was not present for the start of the item so officers were asked to present the application.

Key points raised during the discussion:

1.    The Planning Development Control Team Manager introduced the report and informed the Committee that this item covered the Construction Environment Management Plan.  He stated that the noise impact of construction would be monitored by specialists and SCC, an action plan would be developed to mitigate issues including dust management.  He added that discharge from site could only be picked up by specialists and this was a re-statement of what had previously been agreed.

2.    There was a discussion around the number of vehicle movements per day and officers informed the Committee that movements during the construction stage would be less than the number when operational.  There would be 260 vehicle movements per day when the Eco Park is operational but just 50 during the construction stage (apart from two days when it would exceed 50).

3.    The Committee was informed that double yellow lines had been established outside the site and was a matter for enforcement that vehicles did not park there.  It was added that persistent offenders would be banned from the site.

4.    Officers stated that the reason concrete crushing was not permitted on site was the noise this creates and the need for proportionate control.

5.    Within the action plan it was stated that there would be dust and air quality monitoring on site.

6.    The Committee raised concern over the destruction of soft landscape and queried whether bushes were as important as trees.  Officers explained that soft landscape can re-generate therefore plans only focused on trees.  The Committee agrees to add an informative to protect vegetation.  The Committee discussed the height of stockpiles.  The Committee emphasised that a baseline survey of air quality and dust was required before work commenced.

Actions/Further information to be provided:

None.

RESOLVED:

·         The Committee resolved to APPROVE the details of the CEMP subject to conditions set out in the report: (as shown in Construction Phase Environmental Management Plan, Revision J, Document No: HP-00-002, dated 23 February 2015; Covering letter dated 23 February 2015 from SITA Surrey Ltd; letter dated 05 March 2015 from SITA Surrey Ltd providing Noise and Vibration clarification; letter reference: P00094_PM_CEMP_150304_PGo from M+W Group UK providing Air Quality and Dust clarification; and letter dated 06 March 2015 from SITA Surrey Ltd providing Tree Protection clarification) submitted pursuant to Condition 9 of planning permission reference: SP13/01553/SCC dated 25 September 2014, contained in application reference: SP13/01553/DC1, subject to the condition set out in the report.

·         The Committee also agreed that two informatives should be added. Informative 6 only refers to the replacement of trees which were damaged and/or destroyed during the course of the development and so another informative (No.9) was added to extend the obligation to replace hedges and bushes. An additional informative (No. 8) was added which advises that the applicant provides temporary signage at all junctions along the A244 between Walton Bridge to the south and the A308 to the north to direct all construction related traffic to access the site from the A244 and Charlton Lane only.