Decision details

A report was presented on an application for a new building to house biomass boilers including 2 x 9m high flues at Hapton Valley Colliery Site, Accrington Road, Hapton.

The report included the views of Burnley Borough, Hapton Parish Council, the Coal Authority, the Environment Agency, LCC Highways Development Control and details of two letters of representation received.

The Development Management Officer presented a PowerPoint presentation showing an aerial photograph of the site and the nearest residential properties. The Committee was also shown a site layout plan, illustrations showing the elevation and design of the proposed buildings and photographs of the existing site. 

The Officer reported that due to uncertainties over the extent of the existing Environmental permit at the wider Hapton Valley waste management site to control surface water management associated with the biomass boiler building, an additional condition was recommended as follows:

'Within 3 months of the date of this permission details of a surface water sustainable drainage system for the biomass building shall be submitted to the County Planning Authority for approval in writing.  The details shall include:

a)  Information about design storm period and intensity (1 in 30 & 1 in 100 year +30% allowance for climate change), discharge rates and volumes (both pre and post development), surface water discharge point(s) and the methods employed to delay and control surface water discharged from the building.

b)  Demonstration that the surface water run-off will not exceed greenfield runoff rate.

c)  Details of flood water exceedance routes, both on and off site.

The approved surface water sustainable drainage system shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details within 6 months of approval by the County Planning Authority and thereafter operated and maintained while the building is present on site. 

Reason:  To seek to ensure that drainage from the site can be adequately controlled and to minimise flood risk and to conform with Policy GP3 of the Burnley Local Plan.'

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