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County Councillor Hayhurst joined the meeting at this point in the proceedings.

A report was presented on an application for the remodelling of The Laurels Golf Course, Preston Road, Charnock Richard, without complying with condition 11 of permission LCC/2019/0054.

The report included the views of the Charnock Richard Parish Council, the County Council's Highways Development Control and three 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 photographs of the site entrance and access road and illustrations showing the proposed swept path analysis and signage plan.

The Officer reported orally that it was proposed to amend the list of approved drawings in condition 4b as set out in the Update Sheet at item 4 of the agenda.

The Committee was informed that the highway improvements originally recommended by the Highways Authority and the subject of this application, were no longer felt necessary given the applicant proposed to limit HGV movements to 1 inbound and 1 outbound movement per hour during the permitted hours of working of the site. The direction of the movements from the site in Standish on the A49 had also been confirmed.

Following questions to the officers with regard highway safety concerns, it was Moved and Seconded that the application be refused for the following reason: 

"The highways improvements required by Condition 11 of Planning Permission LCC/2019/0054 are required in order to protect highways safety on the A49. The applicant's proposal to limit the numbers of HGVs would not be sufficient to eliminate the risk of conflicts between the vehicles at the access into the site and on the A49.  Without the highway works required by condition 11, the development would give rise to an unacceptable impact on highways safety contrary to paragraph 109 of the National Planning Policy Framework and Policy DM2 of the Lancashire Minerals and Waste Local Plan."

On being put to the vote the Motion was Carried, it was therefore:

Resolved: That the application be refused for the following reason:

The highways improvements required by Condition 11 of Planning Permission LCC/2019/0054 are required in order to protect highways safety on the A49. The applicant's proposal to limit the numbers of HGVs would not be sufficient to eliminate the risk of conflicts between the vehicles at the access into the site and on the A49.  Without the highway works required by condition 11, the development would give rise to an unacceptable impact on highways safety contrary to paragraph 109 of the National Planning Policy Framework and Policy DM2 of the Lancashire Minerals and Waste Local Plan.