(Public Pack)Minutes Document for Planning and Regulatory Committee
Minutes of the meeting of Planning and regulatory committee held at Council Chamber, The Shire Hall, St Peter's Square, Hereford, HR1 2HX on Wednesday 23 January 2019 at 2.45 pm Present: Councillor PGH Cutter (Chairperson) Councillor J Hardwick (Vice-Chairperson) Councillors: BA Baker, CR Butler, PJ Edwards, DW Greenow, KS Guthrie, MD Lloyd-Hayes, FM Norman, AJW Powers, NE Shaw and SD Williams In attendance: Councillors WLS Bowen, H Bramer and BA Durkin Officers: 105. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Apologies were received from Councillors EL Holton, TM James and WC Skelton. 106. NAMED SUBSTITUTES None. 107. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST None. 108. CHAIRPERSON'S ANNOUNCEMENTS None. 109. 181523 - CASTLE FARM, UPTON BISHOP, ROSS-ON-WYE, HR9 7UW (Proposed extension and expansion of existing B1 facility comprising of: 1) change of use of grain store to new production facility, 2) extension to provide additional office space and research and development facilities, 3) additional car parking provision, and 4) production waters treatment plant.) The Principal Planning Officer gave a presentation on the application, and updates/additional representations received following the publication of the agenda were provided in the update sheet, as appended to these minutes. In accordance with the criteria for public speaking, C Rusby, of Upton Bishop Parish Council spoke in opposition to the Scheme. Mr M Rusby, a local resident, spoke in objection. Mr J Lambe, the applicant, and Mrs V Simpson, the applicant’s agent, spoke in support. In accordance with the Council’s Constitution, the local ward member, Councillor BA Durkin, spoke on the application. He made the following principal comments: The applicant’s company was ethical, well-run, contributed to economic prosperity and he supported its expansion.
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