Decision details

West Lancashire Borough: application number. LCC/2020/0007
Change of use of land and building to storage of recycled aggregate materials as an extension to an existing waste management site/ waste transfer station and skip business. City Centre C

Decision Maker: Development Control Committee

Decision status: For Determination

Is Key decision?: No

Purpose:

DC Committee report

Decisions:

The Committee considered a report on an application for the change of use of land and building to the storage of recycled aggregate materials as an extension to an existing waste management site/ waste transfer station and skip business atCity Centre Commercials, Tower House, Simonswood Industrial Estate, Stopgate Lane, Simonswood, Kirkby.

 

The report included the views of Simonswood Parish Council, the Environment Agency, the County Council's Highways Development Control, the Health and Safety Executive and details of four 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 various photographs of the site including one showing the proximity of the railway to the site.

 

The Officer reported orally that that since the committee report had been finalised, the county council had received a representation from Network Rail. Full details were set out in the Update Sheet circulated the meeting and attached at item 4 of the agenda. In response to the concerns raised by Network Rail with regard to the proximity of the proposal to the railway, it was proposed to add a further condition to require the retention of the existing bund:

 

12.   The existing bund along the southern boundary of the site shall be retained in its current dimensions throughout the duration of the development. There shall be no drainage through the bund onto the railway to the south.

 

Reason: In the interest of the safety of the railway and to conform with Policy DM2 of the Lancashire Minerals and Waste Local Plan.

 

Following questions to officers in relation to the control of HGV movements to and from the site, it was Moved and Seconded that:

 

'An additional condition be imposed requiring the site operator to provide details of the measures that they propose to take to inform all hauliers of the roads that shall be used to access and egress the site'

 

On being put to the vote the amendment was Carried.

 

The additional condition is set out below for completeness:

 

'13.   The stockpiling area shall not be brought into use until a scheme of traffic management measures has been submitted to the County Planning Authority and approved in writing. The scheme shall contain details of the measures that the site operator will take to inform all hauliers of the roads that shall be used to access and egress the site taking into account the traffic regulation orders that operate on Stopgate Lane and Shevingtons Lane.

 

Reason: In the interests of highway safety and local amenity and to conform with Policy DM2 of the Lancashire Minerals and Waste Local Plan.'

 

Resolved:  That subject to the inclusion of the additional conditions 12 and 13 as set out above, planning permission be Granted subject to the conditions set out in the report to the Committee.

 

Divisions Affected: West Lancashire East;

Contact: Jonathan Haine Email: jonathan.haine@lancashire.gov.uk Tel: 01772 531948.

Report author: Jonathan Haine

Date of decision: 04/03/2020

Decided at meeting: 04/03/2020 - Development Control Committee

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