Decision details

A report was presented on a retrospective application for the change of use ofland and building as an extension to the existing adjacent waste transfer station and for the storage of skips on land at Lidun Park Industrial Estate, Off Boundary Road, Lytham.

The Committee was reminded that a report on this application was presented to their last meeting on the 25^th May 2016.  At that meeting it was resolved that consideration of the application be deferred to allow the Committee to visit the site.

The Committee visited the site on the 8 July 2016.

The Development Management Officer presented a PowerPoint presentation which included an aerial photograph of the site and the nearest residential properties. The Committee was also shown an illustration of the site layout plan and landscaping scheme and photographs of the site from various viewpoints.

The officer reported orally that a number of comments had been received in relation to this and a linked planning application at agenda item 7.  These included the response of the applicant to the comments of Fylde Borough Council's Environmental Health Officer, a further representation from a local resident and officer advice in relation to such. These were set out in the Update Sheet circulated at the meeting (copy set out at Annex A to the Minute Book and published as a supplementary report to the agenda).

A local resident and the applicant addressed the committee in relation to this application and the linked planning application at agenda item 7.  Details of the representations made in respect of both applications are set out in the Minute to item 7.

Officers responded to concerns raised by the Members in relation to the noise generated by the operations on the site, following which it was Moved and Seconded that:

"The application be granted subject to the imposition of additional conditions requiring:

·  The access road to be resurfaced

·  Covers to be fitted on lifting chains on all HGV skip wagons to reduce noise during movement".

On being put to the vote the Motion was Lost

Following further debate and advice from the Officers, it was Moved and Seconded that: 

"The application be granted subject to the imposition of an additional condition requiring covers to be fitted on lifting chains on all HGV skip wagons to reduce noise during movement."

On being put to the vote the Motion was Carried

The additional condition is included in the Minutes for completeness:

'11.  Within two months of the date of this planning permission, details of measures to be employed to reduce noise arising from skip lifting chains fitted to HGV's shall be submitted to the County Planning Authority for approval in writing.

The measures contained in the approved scheme shall be fitted to all HGV's removing skips from the land subject to this permission and the land permitted for waste transfer uses by virtue of planning permission ref 5/08/0326. The approved measures shall be implemented within one month of the date of the approval of the details by the County Planning Authority and shall thereafter be employed and maintained in working condition at all times.

Reason: To safeguard the amenities of adjacent properties and to conform with Policy DM2 of the Lancashire Minerals and Waste Local Plan.

Conditions 11 and 12 to be renumbered accordingly'.

Resolved:  That planning permission be Granted subject to the conditions set out in the report to the Committee and the additional condition as set out above.