Hampshire County Council Regulatory Committee Meeting

Councillors Juliet Henderson, Lesley Meenaghan, Sarah Pankhurst and Roger Price gave their apologies. Councillors Louise Parker-Jones and Wayne Irish attended as the Independent Group and Liberal Democrat substitutes respectively.

Members were mindful that where they believed they had a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in any matter considered at the meeting they must declare that interest at the time of the relevant debate and, having regard to the circumstances described in Part 3, Paragraph 1.5 of the County Council's Members' Code of Conduct, leave the meeting while the matter was discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with Paragraph 1.6 of the Code. Furthermore Members were mindful that where they believed they had a Non-Pecuniary interest in a matter being considered at the meeting they considered whether such interest should be declared, and having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 2 of the Code, considered whether it was appropriate to leave the meeting whilst the matter was discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with the Code.

The minutes of the last meeting were reviewed and agreed, subject to the correction that Councillor Louise Parker-Jones had attended the meeting.

The Chairman confirmed that there were five deputations in attendance for the meeting who would have up to 10 minutes each to speak. There was also one County Councillor in attendance to speak.

The Chairman invited the Lead Planning Officer to remind Members of the Community Toolkit (Flooding) Member drop in sessions being held on Monday and Thursday next week.

REVISED APPLICATION - Retrospective planning application for the change of use to open storage of recycled aggregate materials; the retention of ancillary office, workshop and hardstanding; and associated works at Shedfield Equestrian Centre, Lockhams Recycling Ltd, Botley Road. Shedfield Hampshire SO32 2HN (No. 24/00807/HCS) WR228

Deputations were heard from Jo Harvey, Richard Osborn (on behalf of the applicant), Councillor Francesca Byrne from Shedfield Parish Council, Ian Donohue (on behalf of Shedfield Parish Council), Councillor Vivian Achwal from Winchester City Council and Councillor Malcolm Wallace from Hampshire County Council on this item.

Following discussion, it was,

RESOLVED:

That this item be deferred to a future meeting to allow further information, including on need, countryside location, enforcement activity and restoration works being taken by Winchester City Council within adjoining sites, drainage and flooding, proposed landscaping and planting mitigation and highway safety related matters to be sought.

Lawful Development Certificate: Use of land as shown on site location plan for the management and recycling of inert waste materials at Aldershot Recycling Facility, Gold Farm, Government Road, Aldershot (No. 24/00315/HCC) (Site ref: RM030)

A deputation was heard from Adrian Lynham (on behalf of the applicant) on this item.

During the discussion, Members were advised that the Committee were to consider the information provided to the Waste Planning Authority to determine whether a lawful use was established. The planning merits were not relevant to this application, the site and its determination.

It was confirmed that a Liaison Panel could be established for this site and this would be included in the appropriate documentation.

RESOLVED:

1.    That a Lawful Existing Development Certificate be granted under Section 191 of the Town and Country Planning Act (1990) for ‘Use of only the land shown edged green on the plan [EA Permit number EPR/GB3933 ‘Environmental Permit Boundary 002’ (March 2012)] for the ‘Treatment of inert waste, consisting only of sorting, separation, screening, crushing and blending, for disposal or for recovery as a soil, soil substitute or aggregate’ classed as a B2 use’.

2.    Based on the evidence provided a certificate is granted for the use for the importation and treatment, consisting only of sorting, separation, screening, crushing and blending, of inert waste for disposal or for recovery as a soil, soil substitute or aggregate [(B2 use)] with the nature and intensity of the use at the date of the grant of the certificate as follows:

i) That the site operates between the hours of 0700-1800 (Monday[1]Friday) and 0700-1300 (Saturday) and not at all on Sundays and recognised Bank and Public Holidays.

ii) The maximum quantity of waste imported to the Land is no more than 100,000 tonnes per annum.

iii) Storage and treatment of wastes for the purposes of disposal is no more than 50 tonnes per day.

iv) The waste imported to the Land is inert waste consisting of concrete, bricks, tiles, ceramics, clean glass, road base and road planings (other than those containing tar), track ballast, soils and stones only

Voting:

Favour: 13 (unanimous)