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Apologies for Absence To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Councillors D Brown, P Edwards, Mrs M Hollins and C Thorley. |
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Declarations of Interest To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any personal and/or prejudicial interests and for Members to declare if they have made a pre-determination in respect of any item on the agenda. Minutes: (During this item Councillor D Hough arrived to the meeting).
Councillor J Hammond declared a personal interest in application 09/4074N-Proposed Manufacturing Building on the Former B Block Site, Including Ancillary Infrastructure Comprising Site Access Road, Security Gatehouse, Car Parking and an Internal Firing Range, BAE Systems, Land Systems Munitions, Radway Green, Alsager, Near Crewe for Mr K Mellis, Bae Systems Properties Ltd by virtue of the fact that he was a member of Haslington Parish Council which had been a consultee on the application and in accordance with the Code of Conduct he remained in the meeting during consideration of the application.
Councillor J Hammond declared a personal interest in application 09/2291W-South Eastern Extension of Existing Silica Sand Quarry, Arclid Quarry, Near Sandbach, Cheshire for Archibald Bathgate Group Limited by virtue of the fact that he was a member of the Cheshire Wildlife Trust which had been a consultee on the application and in accordance with the Code of Conduct he remained in the meeting during consideration of the application. |
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Minutes of the Previous Meeting To approve the minutes as a correct record. Minutes: RESOLVED
That the minutes be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman subject to the inclusion of Councillors B Moran, G M Walton and J Wray in the list of those present and subject to the inclusion of the word ‘cycleway route’ after the word ‘footpath’ in the last paragraph of Minute No.163. |
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Public Speaking A total period of 5 minutes is allocated for the planning application for Ward Councillors who are not members of the Strategic Planning Board.
A period of 3 minutes is allocated for the planning application for the following individuals/groups:
Minutes: RESOLVED
That the public speaking procedure be noted. |
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To consider the above application. Minutes: (During consideration of the application Councillor J Wray arrived to the meeting).
Consideration was given to the above application.
RESOLVED
That the application be approved subject to the following conditions:-
1.Time Limits: Reserved Matters
2.Development in accordance with approved plans
3.Travel Plan to be submitted and implemented
4.Development to be undertaken in accordance with submitted site management scheme
5.Management scheme to be submitted for the wild grass land area
6.Unless agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority, no felling of the trees to the north of the rile range as defined in the Design & Access Statement
7.Noise attenuation scheme for the proposals relating to the indoor firing range
8. Construction management plan – to include routing for construction traffic
In addition it was agreed that that an informative be added to the decision notice to include the following wording:-
The applicants are advised that goods vehicles arriving to and leaving the BAE facility subject to this application, should be directed to the main highway network principally the A5078 south of the site entrance. The A5077 Butterton Lane leading to Crewe should only be used in exceptional circumstances due to the narrow width of the road and its unsuitability for frequent use by goods vehicles. |
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To consider the above application. Minutes: Councillor B Moran declared that he had been copied into a number of emails and letters from both Sandbach Town Council and the agent for the applicant, the content of which he had noted. The first was an email sent by the agent to Sandbach Town Council on 8 February 2010. The second was an email from the agent to Sandbach Town Council sent on 9 February 2010. The third was an email sent from Sandbach Town Council to the agent attaching the Town Council’s Planning Committee minutes sent on 9 February 2010. The fourth was a letter form Sandbach Town Council to the Head of Planning and Policy dated 9 February 2010).
Consideration was given to the above application.
(Mr Goodwin, the agent for the applicant attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application).
RESOLVED
That the application be deferred for further information on the financial analysis of the site, including a housing needs analysis, as well as the views of Sandbach Town Council.
(The recommendation from the Officer was originally one of approval. This recommendation was then altered to one of refusal, however after further information was submitted by the agent of the applicant the recommendation reverted back to one of approval). |
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Consideration was given to the above application. Minutes: Consideration was given to the above application.
RESOLVED
That the application be approved subject to referral of the application to the Government Office for North West, subject to the Secretary of State deciding not to ‘call-in’ the application under the Departure from the Development Plan procedures, subject to the following:-
(1) A planning obligation under Section 106 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 be entered into with the applicant to provide for; (a) The provision of a 15 year aftercare and management scheme from the date of the completion of restoration of the South Eastern Extension (b) Annual monitoring and reporting of protected and Cheshire BAP species during the 15 year aftercare and management plan period (c) Footpath maintenance and management during the 15 year aftercare and management plan period And subject to the following conditions:- 1. All relevant conditions of 8/07/0222/CPO 2. Standard 3. Written notice for commencement of development 4. Written notice for commence of extraction in each phase 5. Written notice for completion of extraction in each phase 6. Written notice for completion of restoration in each phase 7. Approved plans 8. Duration of consent until 31.12.2035 9. Sand only to be transported to North Arclid via underground pipeline 10. Protection of breeding birds 11. Submit updated bat surveys throughout the life of the project prior to commencement of work in Phases S2, S3, S4, E2 and E3. 12. Submission of an aquatic invertebrate survey of the ponds to be lost prior to the implementation of the GCN mitigation. 13. Detailed Management/habitat creation plan including proposals for monitoring and on-going survey work 14.Design for replacement ponds. 15.Recommendations in the ES regarding nature conservation mitigation 16.Plant gaps in boundary hedges 17. Submission approval and implementation of detailed phasing plans 18. Northern Screening Mound constructed around the northern perimeter of the eastern block shall be removed in the final phase of the development 19.Stockpile heights for topsoils, subsoils and screening bunds and seeded to prevent erosion. 20.Scheme of soil handling, restoration and aftercare to safeguard soil quality implemented in accordance with Appendix 2 of Chapter 10 of the Environmental Statement. 21.No soils/overburden to be removed off site. 22.Remove PD rights 23.Any plant/machinery coloured dark green 12B29 as specified in colour code BS4800 24.Hours of operation – as existing 25.Noise; best available techniques and noise attenuation on plant/machinery 26.Revise the existing noise monitoring scheme submitted for written approval 27.Noise limits 28.Dust management/mitigation scheme 29.Best available techniques for dust mitigation 30.Programme of archaeological works 31.Watching brief during topsoil stripping 32.Restoration and aftercare scheme submitted for approval 12 months post approval and implemented in full accordance with the scheme 33.Water pollution control 34.Revise existing Water Management Plan to include SEE area and mitigation to maintain normal flow of Arclid Brook as detailed in Section 3 of the existing WMP and subsequent continued submission and implementation of annual report throughout the life ... view the full minutes text for item 175. |
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To consider the Appeal Summaries. Minutes: Consideration was given to the above report.
RESOLVED
That the appeals be noted. |
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Planning Policy Statement 4 Planning for Sustainable Economic Growth (PPS4) To consider the above report. Minutes: (During consideration of the item Councillor J Wray left the meeting and returned).
Consideration was given to the above report.
RESOLVED
That the report be noted. |
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Management of S106 Planning Agreements To consider the above report. Additional documents:
Minutes: This item was withdrawn prior to the meeting. |