Agenda item

Consideration was given to the above application.

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 of the site

35.Implementation of recommendations with respect to monitoring and mitigation contained within section 5 of the Hydro-geological Impact Assessment and within the Water Management Plan.

36.Comprehensive Tree Protection Plan including details of stand-offs

37.Arboricultural method statement including remedial works for existing trees

38.Detailed restoration Masterplan and replacement landscaping scheme including advanced and progressive planting areas and additional planting in the area to the north of the application site, to be implemented in the first available planting season and thereafter retained

39.Revised final phasing plan

40.Revised restoration cross sections to account for changes to restoration Masterplan

41.Submission of details of measures taken to establish a Residents Liaison Committee.