Agenda and minutes

The Chairman will ask the Committee Administrator to draw attention to the emergency evacuation procedure as set out under Note 7

The Senior Democratic Services Officer read out the procedure

A Vice Chair was not required

An apology for absence was received from Councillor Lisa Brett whose Substitute was Councillor Manda Rigby. Apologies were also received from Councillors Bryan Organ and Martin Veal.

Members who have an interest to declare are asked to state:

(a) the Item No and site in which they have an interest; (b) the nature of the interest; and (c) whether the interest is personal or personal and prejudicial.

Any Member who is unsure about the above should seek advice from the Monitoring Officer prior to the meeting in order to expedite matters at the meeting itself.

There were no declarations of interest

There were no items of Urgent Business

(1) At the time of publication, no items had been submitted.

(2) To note that, regarding planning applications to be considered, members of the public who have given the requisite notice to the Committee Administrator will be able to make a statement to the Committee immediately before their respective applications are considered. There will be a time limit of 3 minutes for each proposal, ie 3 minutes for the Parish and Town Councils, 3 minutes for the objectors to the proposal and 3 minutes for the applicant, agent and supporters. This allows a maximum of 9 minutes per proposal.

The Senior Democratic Services Officer reported that there were various members of the public etc who had given notice to make statements on planning applications and that they would be able to do so when reaching those Items in Report 10.

The Committee noted.

To deal with any petitions or questions from Councillors and where appropriate Co-opted Members

There were no items from Councillors

To approve the Minutes of the previous meeting held on Wednesday 18^th May 2011 as a correct record

The Minutes of the previous meeting held on 18^th May 2011 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair

The Senior Professional – Major Developments to provide an oral update

The Development Manager updated Members on the Norton Radstock Regeneration development. After hearing a response by the Officer to a Member’s query concerning Reserved Matters for the various sites, the Committee noted the update.

The Committee considered

• The report of the Development Manager on various planning applications

• An Update Report by the Development Manager on Item 1 relating to Stowey Quarry, a copy of which is attached as Appendix 1 to these Minutes

• An amended version of Annex 2 to the Update Report on Stowey Quarry, a copy of which is attached as Appendix 1A to these Minutes

• Oral statements by members of the public etc on these applications, the Speakers List being attached as Appendix 2 to these Minutes

RESOLVED that, in accordance with their delegated powers, the applications be determined as set out in the Decisions List attached as Appendix 3 to these Minutes

Item 1 Stowey Quarry, Stowey Road, Stowey – Restoration of Stowey Quarry by landfilling of Stable Non-Reactive Hazardous Waste (SNRHW) and inert wastes – The Council’s Consultant reported on this application and the recommendation, namely, upon receipt of confirmation from the Council’s Ecology Officer that no significant effects were likely on the Chew Valley Lake Special Protection Area, authorise the Development Manager to Permit subject to numerous conditions. Reference was made to the Update Report which contained responses to further information received from the applicants. She recommended that amendments be made to various conditions. The public speakers then made their statements against and in favour of the proposals.

Members asked questions about the proposals to which Officers responded. The Chair then opened up the matter for debate. Councillor Les Kew considered that insufficient information had been provided. There were various issues that still needed consideration such as leaching, agricultural land sited below, dangers of asbestos, water diversion previously causing landslip etc. The Water Authority still objected. Assurances were required that there would be no danger caused by the proposals. He therefore moved that the Committee defer consideration for further information from the applicants. This was seconded by Councillor Neil Butters.

Members debated the motion and asked further questions to which Officers responded. Various Members commented on the proposals and generally supported the motion. It was queried whether earlier permissions could be revoked and whether a Bond could be provided by the applicants in respect of restoring the site at the end of the process. Officers responded and considered that these points could be explored with the applicants with the possibility that a S106 Agreement could be used to secure these matters. It was also requested that Bristol Water Authority be requested to provide an updated report on the application.

The motion was then put to the vote and was carried unanimously.

Item 2 Tennis Court Farm, Wells Road, Hallatrow – Erection of a pair of semi-detached dwellings following demolition of an agricultural barn together with the provision of off-street car parking for Nos. 2 – 5 (inclusive) Bloomfield – The Case Officer reported on this application and her recommendation to Refuse permission. The public speakers then made their statements against and in favour of the application.

Councillor Les Kew opened the debate and considered that there were various  ...  view the full minutes text for item 10.

To note the report

The Committee noted the report