Minutes:
Grid Ref: 324385 258094
Valid Date: 25/04/2016
Officer: Thomas Boothroyd
Community Council: Old Radnor Community Council
Applicant: Tarmac Trading LTD
Location: Dolyhir and Strinds Quarry, Dolyhir, Old Radnor, Presteigne, LD82RW
Proposal: Proposed northern extension to Dolyhir Quarry: construction of screening landform to the north and west of Dolyhir Quarry; related surface water management ponds and drainage infrastructure; construction of new agricultural access to the public highway and new perimeter agricultural access track; continued use of existing processing and secondary treatment plant at Dolyhir/Strinds Quarry; relocation of washing plant from Dolyhir Quarry to Strinds Quarry during phase 5 of development scheme; diversion of services; continued development of Strinds Quarry in accordance with the current working scheme; implementation of comprehensive restoration strategy; and consolidating of the overall Dolyhir and Strinds Quarry extension area and screening landform into one overall planning unit.
Application Type: Full Planning Permission
County Councillor E.M. Jones spoke as the local representative and then, having declared a prejudicial interest, left the meeting room.
Councillor R. Burton spoke on behalf of Old Radnor Community Council.
Mr M Law spoke for the applicant.
The Chair advised that he would consider the application under the following headings: principle of development; cultural heritage; landscape and visual impact; ecology; highways and rights of way and any other issues under “catch all”.
In response to questions the Planning Officer advised that the phasing of the scheme would be to 2111. The restoration was ongoing and also depended on the rate of extraction. A condition had been recommended which required the submission of restoration and after care plans if the extraction process ceased. Concerns were raised that there were examples of sites across Powys where restoration and aftercare had not been completed. The Committee considered that if the quarry ceased at any point in time the County Council should not be liable for the restoration and after care costs. In response to questions regarding the ability of requesting a bond from the applicant, the Professional Lead Development Management advised that he was only aware of bonds being requested for coal and wind farm schemes. In addition he advised that recently a bond requested in respect of Garreg Llwyd windfarm was deemed to not be required by the Welsh Government. In response to a question the Planning Officer advised that the applicant had previously carried out acceptable restoration work and complied with restoration plans.
The Planning Officer in response to questions regarding dust monitoring advised that this would be covered under other legislation and be monitored by the Environmental Health Officer. The Profession Lead Development Management advised that although planning should not duplicate other legislation a condition could be added if the Committee was minded to approve the application.
The Committee noted that the £10k contribution made by the applicant to the Authority, referred to by the applicant, was a contribution towards mitigating any impact of the public rights of ways network.
It was proposed and duly seconded to defer consideration to enable officers to consider the issue of securing a bond for the future restoration and aftercare of the site, as the Council had a responsibility to future generations to ensure the environmental and health & safety impact can be dealt with. The Professional Lead Development Management advised that he considered that delegation to him in consultation with the Chair and Vice Chair to agree a suitable Bond where appropriate, which would be secured by a S106 agreement, was an option for Committee to consider. In light of this the proposer and seconder for the deferment agreed to withdraw their proposal.
RESOLVED: |
Reason for decision: |
that the application be granted consent, subject to the conditions set out in the report which is filed with the signed minutes and subject to the addition of a condition in respect of dust monitoring and delegation to the Professional Lead Development Management in consultation with the Chair and Vice Chair to agree a suitable Bond, which would be secured by a S106 agreement in respect of the restoration and aftercare of the site.
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As officers recommendation as set out in the report which is filed with the signed minutes.
In order to ensure that sufficient finance is set aside to ensure to enable that restoration obligations are fully achieved. |
County Councillors P.C. Pritchard arrived at the meeting. County Councillors P.C. Pritchard and G.I.S. Williams moved to the public area for the next application as they had not previously considered the following application which had been deferred from the meeting on 26 October, 2017.
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