Decision details

A report was presented on an application for an amendment to conditions 3, 8 and 9 of planning permission LCC/2020/0061 which related to a green waste composting operation at Iron House Farm. These would permit amended hours of operation, to allow up to 75,000 tonnes of green waste, waste timber or other waste materials for the purposes of producing compost to be imported per annum and to amend the limitation on the numbers of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) exporting compost to an average of 5 per day over a 12-month period.

The report included the views of Out Rawcliffe Parish Council. Wyre Borough Council and the Environment Agency had no comments to make and no representations had been received.

Committee's attention was drawn to the Update Sheet which included comments from Lancashire County Council Highways.

The Head of Development Control presented a Powerpoint presentation showing site location plans, an air photograph of the application site, and photographs of the site access off Lancaster Road and the site for the proposed building.

The legal officer read out the following written representation from County Councillor John Shedwick, local county councillor, Thornton and Hambleton division:

'I support the objection to the application by the Out Rawcliffe Parish Council on the grounds of impact on the rural environment and public nuisance. I also consider that the local road network is inadequate and that there is insufficient information in relation to frequency of vehicle movements. I am also concerned about a loss of seasonality with greater impact on the residents, an increase in plastic waste as evidenced from local hedgerows and a likely increase in mound heights which frequently exceed the permitted levels.'

After a discussion, it was:

Resolved:  That planning permission be granted subject to conditions controlling time limits, working programme, highway issues, tonnage restrictions, hours of operation, noise and dust, drainage and landscaping as set out in the Committee report.