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Apologies for Absence / Changes in Membership Additional documents: Minutes: Apologies were received from Mrs A Cranmer. |
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Declarations of Interest To disclose any Personal, Disclosable or Prejudicial Pecuniary Interests. Additional documents: Minutes: There were no declarations of interest. |
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The minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 14 January 2019, to be confirmed as a correct record. Additional documents: Minutes: RESOLVED: The minutes of the meeting held on 14 January 2019 were AGREED as an accurate record and were signed by the Chairman. |
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Minutes: Mrs G Crossley, Development Management Officer, Buckinghamshire County Council (BCC), reminded Members that the application was first presented to the Committee in July 2018 where it was recommended for approval and members voted in favour of the officer’s recommendation with the addition of a road condition survey. It had come before the committee again for consideration due to the material changes that had occurred since the matter was considered in July 2018.
Mrs Crossley highlighted the following points:
• The site benefitted from permitted development rights [granted under The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015] to railway undertakers for the movement of traffic by rail. • The landowner was Network Rail who was a Railway Undertaker. • The applicant was Breedon Southern Limited who was not a Railway Undertaker. • The concrete batching plant was not covered by the permitted development rights. • The certificate of proposed lawful use or development may have caused some confusion. This provided evidence of the permitted development rights but even without this the permitted development rights would exist and these were considered a fall-back in planning terms. • The proposed development required planning permission which was why it was being presented to the Committee. • The site was an existing railway siding which was safeguarded for rail use in the Core Strategy and in the emerging Local Plan. • The site lay within the green belt and was considered inappropriate but very special circumstances applied. • The key objections raised to the application were highways and air quality matters.
There were three main material changes that had occurred since the application was brought to the Committee last year:
• South Bucks District Council (SBDC) had declared the Iver Air Quality Management Area (AQMA). SBDC Environmental Health Officers (EHO) were re-consulted on the application and they requested mitigation in the form of a contribution towards the progression of the Air Quality Action Plan (AQAP) (recommendation 4 should read ‘AQAP’ rather than Clean Air Zone) • Damage Cost Calculation had been reviewed – used to quantify the financial cost of air quality pollutants (NO2 and PM10) generated by HGVs associated with the development, as there was no alternative mechanism. This methodology was originally suggested by Slough Borough Council (SBC) and agreed by the applicant as being an appropriate means of calculating the air quality impact. BCC had received contradictory views from the applicant and SBC and therefore were taking independent advice from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to ensure correct assessment was being made and adequate mitigation was sought. The figure provided within the recommendation was put forward by the applicant following a request from Officer’s to use a particular category and other inputs as suggested by SBC and also to follow newly published guidance (January 2019). This figure (£39,841) was the latest at the time the report went to print. Since then, Mrs Crossley stated she had received further revised calculations from the applicant, SBC and DEFRA. ... view the full minutes text for item 4. |
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Date of Next Meeting Additional documents: Minutes: Monday 1 April 2019 at 9.30 am in Mezzanine Rooms 1 and 2, County Hall, Aylesbury. |
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Exclusion of the Press and Public To resolve to exclude the press and public as the following item is exempt by virtue of Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12a of the Local Government Act 1972 because it contains information relating to an individual Additional documents: Minutes: RESOLVED
That the press and public be excluded for the following item which is exempt by virtue of Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12a of the Local Government Act 1972 because it contains information relating to an individual. |
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Confidential Minutes |
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Enforcement Report |