Decision details

A report was presented on an application for the variation of conditions 1, 2 and 25 of planning permission 02/99/0704 to allow the period for landfilling operations to continue until 31 December 2033 with a further 12 months to restore Jameson Road Landfill Site, Jameson Road, Fleetwood.

The report included the views of Wyre Borough Council, the Environment Agency, the county council's Highways Development Control, Jacobs (Ecology), Natural England and details of seven letters of representation received.

The Development Management Officer presented a PowerPoint Presentation showing an aerial view of the site and the nearest residential properties. The committee was also shown a site location plan and photographs of the site from various aspects.

The Officer also reported that the applicant had requested that the wording of that part of condition 9 relating to the exemption for landfilling of waste from household waste centres be modified so that it allowed such operations also on Sundays. It was therefore proposed that Condition 9 be reworded as follows:

'9.  No landfilling operations shall take place outside the hours of:

0730 to 1730 hours, Mondays to Fridays (except Public Holidays)

0800 to 1300 hours on Saturdays.

No landfill operations shall take place on Sundays or public holidays.

These hours shall not apply to the landfilling of waste originating from Household Waste Disposal Centres or to engineering or site restoration works which can be undertaken between the hours of 0700 to 1900 hours on Mondays to Sundays.

This condition shall not, however, operate so as to prevent the use of pumping equipment and the carrying out, outside these hours, of essential repairs to plant and machinery used on site.'

Officers responded to concerns raised by the Members with regard to HGV traffic routing, the potential for pollution to enter the River Wyre and the visual impact of the site from nearby residential properties.

Following discussion, it was agreed that the officers would investigate whether  HGV traffic could be encouraged to use Amounderness Way rather than Fleetwood Road when visiting the site.

Resolved: That subject to the inclusion of the amended wording to condition 9 as set out above, planning permission be granted subject to the conditions set out in the report to committee.