Agenda item

23/1928W - SOMERFORD FARM, HOLMES CHAPEL ROAD, SOMERFORD

To consider the above planning application.

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the above planning application.

 

The following attended and spoke in relation to the application:

 

Objectors: Mr Bob Douglas

 

Supporters: Ms Karen Jinks

 

Agent / Applicant: Mr David Walton

 

RESOLVED:

 

For the reasons set out in the report, the application be APPROVED as RECOMMENDED, subject to a S106 Agreement with the following Heads of Terms:

 

S106 

Amount 

Triggers 

Off-site groundwater monitoring  

Provision of off-site groundwater boreholes and associated monitoring    

To be installed and then monitored in accordance with the provisions set out in the Somerford Water Monitoring Scheme’ by Stantec December 2023’ contained with the Environmental Statement Addendum Appendix D 

 

And the following conditions:

 

 

1.    Commencement and notification 

2.    Approved plans 

3.    Restrictions on depth of working 

4.    Timescales for operations and restoration  

5.    Hours of operation 

6.    Restrictions on site access and routing to avoid south of Wallhill Lane 

7.    Wheel cleaning 

8.    Deposits on the highway 

9.    Sheeting of vehicles  

10.Number of HGV movements 

11.Control over the importation of material other than soils and minerals 

12.New quarry access to be provided prior to phase 1 and thereafter maintained and used throughout the development   

13.Restrictions on transport of mineral to the Bent Farm Plant site by road 

14.Soil handling in accordance with soil management plan  

15.No export of soils  

16.Noise limits 

17.Noise mitigation and monitoring 

18.Maintenance of plant and machinery 

19.Implementation of dust management plan 

20.Submission of construction environmental management plan incorporating emergency spill response plan, precautionary working method statement, construction access arrangements   

21.Compliance with water monitoring scheme   

22. Compliance with the Flood Risk Assessment and Surface water management strategy  

23. Implementation of water quality mitigation identified in the Hydrological Impact Assessment 

24. Storage of materials harmful to water quality  

25. Compliance with Arboricultural impact assessment and submission of arboricultural method statement and updated tree protection plan. 

26. Restoration of the site in accordance withthe restoration plans and submit a habitat creation plan for approval 

27. Implementation of contaminated land scheme 

28. Compliance with Ecological mitigation in the EcIA and sHRA 

29. Landscape Environmental Management Plan which includes details for translocation of bluebells, details for new or enhanced ponds, reasonable avoidance measures for amphibians, brown hare, hedgehogs and polecats, updated bat surveys and tree assessments, bat mitigation report, revised lighting details  

30. Nesting birds  

31. Updated badger surveys 

32. Submission of aftercare management and future maintenance plan and aftercare timescales 

33. Submission of a construction traffic management plan 

34. Submission of details of archaeological mitigation  

35. Implementation of soil management plan   

36. Details of bund adjacent to RB23 

    

In the event of any changes being needed to the wording of the Committee’s decision (such as to delete, vary or add conditions/informatives/planning obligations or reasons for approval/refusal) prior to the decision being issued, the Head of Planning has delegated authority to do so in consultation with the Chairman of the Strategic Planning Committee, provided that the changes do not exceed the substantive nature of the Committee’s decision. 

 

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