Decision details

A report was presented on an application for the variation of condition 3 of permission 06/10/0169 to vary the hours of operation of the shredder to 07.30 to 17.30 Monday to Friday (except bank holidays) 07.30 to 13.00 on Saturdays with no metal processing operations to be undertaken by the shredder recycling plant at any time on Sundays and public holidays.

The Committee was reminded that at their meeting on the 2 March 2016, they had resolved to refuse the application having concluded that the proposal would be likely to result in unacceptable harm to the amenities of the area. The Committee further resolved that the application should be reported back to the next available committee to confirm the draft reasons for refusal.

The Development Management Officer reported orally that the County Council had received a request from the applicant to speak at the Committee to explain that a further package of mitigation measures was being developed to address the impacts of the operation and that further consideration of the application should therefore be deferred. An email from the applicant requesting such and containing further details of the mitigation measures was circulated at the meeting (copy set out at Annex A to the Minute Book).

The Committee was reminded that the applicant had addressed the Committee at the 2^nd March meeting and therefore, under public speaking rules, was not able to make a further presentation. However, the officer advised that the request to defer consideration of the application should be considered.

The committee was also advised that if the application was refused, the applicant would be able to appeal and could resubmit the application providing details of the further mitigation measures that could be employed. Alternatively, if the County Council considered that there was some merit in considering further mitigation measures, it could reasonably defer consideration of the application to allow such further measures to be developed and submitted for consideration.

Following debate and questions to the officers with regard to the additional mitigation measures, it was Moved and Seconded:

"That the application be deferred for a period of 3 months to allow the Officers to explore with the applicant, a further package of mitigation measures to address the impacts of the operation.

On being put to the vote it the Motion was carried whereupon it was:

Resolved:  That the application be deferred for a period of 3 months to allow the Officers to explore with the applicant, a further package of mitigation measures to address the impacts of the operation.