12/3280M-Construction of a new fish & eel pass, and hydro electric power scheme adjacent to Styal Weir on the Bollin at Quarry Bank Mill, Quarry Bank Mill, Quarry Bank Road, Styal, Cheshire for Tom Slater, National Trust
Meeting: 28/11/2012 - Northern Planning Committee (Item 80)
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Minutes:
Consideration was given to the above application.
(At this point Councillor Miss C Andrew declared that she was life member of the National Trust).
(Sara Burdett, the Project Manager for the National Trust and Neil Forsythe, representing the Environment Agency attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application).
RESOLVED
That for the reasons set out in the report the application be approved subject to the following conditions:-
1. Commencement of development (3 years)
2. Development in accord with approved plans
3. Materials as application
4. Construction specification/method statement
5. Tree protection
6. Access Track
And subject to the following additional ecological conditions:-
Hedgerows / Landscaping
Prior to the installation of the turbine; a scheme for suitable re-planting of the hedgerows that are to be removed to facilitate the development shall be submitted to and agreed by the Local Planning Authority.
Non-invasive species
Prior to commencement of development a method statement for the removal of non-native invasive species shall be submitted to and agreed by the Local Planning Authority.
Breeding Birds
Standard breeding birds condition.
Contamination of the Bollin and fish mortality
Prior to the commencement of development a Sediment Management Method Statement shall be submitted.
Prior to the installation of the Fish Pass; details of appropriate intake fish screens shall be submitted to and agreed by the Local Planning Authority.
Bats
The proposed development to be undertaken in strict accordance with the submitted ecological mitigation proposals supplied by Ecologically bats.
(The meeting adjourned at 3.55pm and reconvened at 4.00pm).
(Prior to consideration of the following item, Councillor B Livesley left the meeting and did not return).