Decision details

Wyre Borough: application number. LCC/2016/0084
Change of use of existing buildings and land to use for the production of agricultural bedding materials from imported waste paper products including installation of drying equipment and biomass boi

Decision status: Recommendations approved

Is Key decision?: No

Decisions:

A report was presented on a change of use of existing buildings and land to use for the production of agricultural bedding materials from imported waste paper products including installation of drying equipment and biomass boiler, installation of flue and weighbridge, erection of new storage building, formation of hard standing, access alterations and siting of two portacabin buildings for offices / rest rooms and toilet / shower block at Foggs Farm, Hobbs Lane, Claughton-on-Brock.

 

The report included the views of Wyre Borough Council, Claughton on Brock Parish Council, the Environment Agency and the County Council's Specialist Adviser (Ecology). The Committee noted that no letters of representation had been received in respect of this application.

 

The Development Management Officer presented a PowerPoint presentation showing an aerial photograph of the site, the site layout plan and photographs of the site from various viewpoints.

 

The officer reported orally that the County Council's Highways Development Control had raised no objection to the proposals. They felt that the development would have a negligible impact on highway safety and highway capacity in the immediate vicinity of the site and that the proposed route for HGVs was acceptable. They advised that if planning permission were granted, a condition should be attached requiring that no development should commence until the access has been approved in accordance with a scheme to be approved by the Highways Authority under section 278 of the Highways Act.

 

The officer advised that Condition 6 requires the access improvements contained in the applicant's transport statement to be undertaken prior to any waste material being imported. This was considered to be an appropriate way to address the highway impacts. The officer also advised that the following note should be added to the permission advising the applicant that the access improvement works would need to be the subject of a section 278 agreement as they involve works within the public highway:

 

'Note: This consent requires the construction, improvement or alteration of an access to the public highway.  Under Section 184 of the Highways Act 1980, the County Council, as Highway Authority, must specify the works to be carried out.  Only the Highway Authority or a contractor approved by the Highway Authority can carry out these works.  Before any works to the access commence you should contact LCC Highways, Cuerden Way, Bamber Bridge, Preston, PR5 6BS, Tel: 01772 658560 quoting the planning permission reference.'

 

Officers responded to concerns raised by the members in relation to the impacts of the development on the local road network; from the potential odours arising from the operations on the site; and the potential impacts on barn owls.

 

Following further debate it was:

 

Resolved: That planning permission be granted subject to conditions set out in the report to the Committee with the addition of the Note as set out above.

 

Report author: Jonathan Haine

Date of decision: 01/03/2017

Decided at meeting: 01/03/2017 - Development Control Committee

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