Agenda and minutes

Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 19th July, 2017 10.00 am

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Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received on behalf of County Councillor M Dad.

2.

Disclosure of Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests

Members are asked to consider any Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests they may have to disclose to the meeting in relation to matters under consideration on the Agenda.

Minutes:

County Councillors B Yates and J Marsh declared a non pecuniary interest in agenda Item 4 as members of South Ribble Borough Council.

 

3.

Minutes of the last meeting held on 28 June 2017 pdf icon PDF 67 KB

The Committee are asked to agree that the Minutes of the last meeting held on 28 June 2017 be confirmed and signed by the Chair.

Minutes:

Resolved: That the Minutes of the meeting held on the 28 June 2017 be confirmed and signed by the Chair of the Committee.

4.

South Ribble Borough: Application number LCC/2017/0029
New primary, secondary and tertiary treatment plant with new sludge treatment plant, extension of the waste water treatment works, ground reprofiling with surplus excavated material, and landscaping at Blackburn Waste Water Treatment Works, Cuerdale Lane, Samlesbury pdf icon PDF 191 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

A report was presented on an application for a new primary, secondary and tertiary treatment plant with new sludge treatment plant, extension of the waste water treatment works, ground re-profiling with surplus excavated material, and landscaping at Blackburn Waste Water Treatment Works, Cuerdale Lane, Samlesbury.

 

The report included the views of South Ribble Borough Council, the County Council's Highways Development Control, County Ecology Service, County Archaeology Service, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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 an illustration of the existing and proposed site layout plans, landscaping works and photographs of the site from various viewpoints.

 

Officers responded to concerns raised by the Committee with regard to the potential for noise and odour, following which it was:

 

Resolved: That planning permission be granted subject to the conditions set out in the report to the Committee.

5.

Planning Applications determined by the Head of Planning and Environment in accordance with the County Council's Scheme of Delegation. pdf icon PDF 80 KB

Minutes:

It was reported that since the last meeting of the committee on 28 June 2017, one planning application had been granted planning permission by the Head of Service Planning and Environment in accordance with the County Council's Scheme of Delegation.

 

Resolved: That the report be noted

 

6.

Urgent Business

An item of urgent business may only be considered under this heading where, by reason of special circumstances to be recorded in the Minutes, the Chairman of the meeting is of the opinion that the item should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency.  Wherever possible, the Chief Executive should be given advance warning of any Member’s intention to raise a matter under this heading.

Minutes:

There were no items of urgent business.

7.

Date of Next Meeting

The next meeting of the Development Control Committee will be held on Wednesday 13 September 2017 at 10.00 a.m. in Cabinet Room B - the Diamond Jubilee Room, County Hall, Preston.

Minutes:

Resolved: That the next meeting of the Committee be held on Wednesday 13 September 2017.