Planning Applications for 18 January, 2010
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Planning Applications for 18 January, 2010 1 MC/09/0961 Peninsula 3 Application for deemed planning permission under Section 90 (2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended, to construct and operate an extension to the existing Damhead Creek CCGT Power Station which will provide an additional 1,000 (mw) of power generating capacity together with ancillary infrastructure Damhead Creek Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Power Station, Kingsnorth, Rochester, Kent 2 MC/09/1078 Twydall 94 Erection of a two storey building to include ground floor A1 to Hot food take away (A5) and 2 one bed flats at first floor level Shell Garage 16-22 London Road Rainham Gillingham ME8 6YX 3 MC/09/2471 Twydall 110 Listed building application for the demolition of existing church and church hall buildings Holy Trinity Church, Twydall Lane, Twydall, Gillingham, ME8 6JU 4 MC/09/1397 Strood Rural 115 Construction of single storey rear extension and change of use from shop (Class A1) to hot food takeaway (Class A5) and parking area to rear 47 Wainscott Road Wainscott Rochester ME2 4LA 5 MC/09/1230 Rainham North 123 Change of use from agricultural land to recreational use with construction of permanent lined ponds and ephemeral (seasonal) ponds linked by connecting drainage ditches; improved DDA compliant footpath (site to be managed as part of a reintroduction scheme for great crested newts) Bloors Field, Riverside Country Park, Lower Rainham Road, Gillingham, Kent ME7 2XH 6 MC/09/1376 Rochester West 130 Construction of pitched roof, new staircase and first floor extension into rear to facilitate 1-bedroomed flat within existing first floor, ground floor extension to rear and installation of vertical flue bin store 146 High Street, Rochester, Kent, ME1 1ER Page no. 1 7 MC/09/1377 Rochester West 139 Listed building consent for internal alterations at ground floor level, construction of pitched roof first floor extension and new staircase to rear to facilitate 1-bedroomed flat within first floor, ground floor extension to rear, railings and bin store 146 High Street, Rochester, Kent, ME1 1ER 8 MC/09/1638 Rochester West 145 Construction of a single storey extension to accommodate a new classroom, multi-purpose room and store. Existing playground to be extended up to new extension. St. William of Perth RC Primary School, Canon Close, Rochester, Kent, ME1 3EN 9 MC/09/1803 Rochester East 151 Change of use of 1st and 2nd floors from B1 Surveyors office to D1 Medical/health services. 77 High Street, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4EE 10 MC/09/1804 Rainham South 159 Change of use for caravan site, stationing of one mobile home, one touring caravan, one small portacabin with associated hard standing and cess pool – temporary period of 5 years Land Adjoining Kings Langley, Matts Hill Road, Rainham, Gillingham, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 7XA 11 MC/09/1977 Luton & Wayfield 167 Construction of a 2-bedroomed detached dwelling Land adjacent to 37 Dagmar Road, Luton Chatham, Kent, ME4 5HB 12 MC/09/2552 Strood Rural 174 Conversion of part of double garage to habitable room 6 Hawkenbury Rise, Strood, Rochester, Kent, ME2 3SG Background Papers The relevant background papers relating to the individual applications comprise: the applications and all supporting documentation submitted therewith; and items identified in any Relevant History and Information section and Representations section with a report. Any information referred to is available for inspection in the Planning Offices of the Council at Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham. Page no. 2 1 MC/09/0961 Date Received: 18 June, 2009 Location: Damhead Creek Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Power Station, Kingsnorth, Rochester, Kent Proposal: Application for deemed planning permission under Section 90 (2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended, to construct and operate an extension to the existing Damhead Creek CCGT Power Station which will provide an additional 1,000 (mw) of power generating capacity together with ancillary infrastructure Applicant: ScottishPower (DCL) Limited Agent: Mr R Wearmouth Parsons Brinckerhoff Ltd Amber Court William Armstrong Drive Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 7YQ Ward Peninsula _________________________________________________________________ Recommendation of Officers to the Planning Committee, to be considered and determined by the Planning Committee at a meeting to be held on 6 January, 2010. Recommendation - The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change be advised that Medway Council raises no objection to deemed planning permission being granted for the construction and operation of a extension to the existing Damhead Creek Power Station which will provide an additional 1,000 Mega-Watts (mw) of power generating capacity, by way of Combined Cycle Gas Turbines (CCGT), together with ancillary infrastructure, subject to the following: A) The conclusion of an agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to secure: i) A financial contribution of £238,000 towards reducing the material impact on the Four Elms Roundabout during the construction period. ii) The installation of the necessary plant and pipework to ensure that A) the power station can supply heat through Combined Heat and Power (CHP) to a district heating or other similar system to ensure that fuel is used more efficiently by capturing and using heat and generating electricity in a single process; and B) the necessary plant and pipework is ready for use, within a reasonable period Page no. 3 iii) To keep the land identified for the purposes of Carbon Capture Storage for that purpose and to provide Carbon Capture Storage as soon as technically and economically viable, unless released by the appropriate Secretary of State from this obligation, whilst actively seeking to utilise the land for intervening employment purposes ensuring that the Carbon Capture Storage land does not become sterilised. To carry out and comply with the measures identified for ecological mitigation as agreed with Natural England and detailed in Section 13 and Section 20 of the Environmental Statement dated June 2009, the Plan entitled “Site Plan and Indicative Habitat Creation, Figure B” dated 7 December 2009, the Indicative “Reptile Mitigation Scheme – Figure 2” dated 24 September 2009 and as detailed in the letter from the “ Parsons Brinckerhoff” planning agent dated 16 November 2009. To ensure that, during the construction phases of the proposed development, the developer and their contractors shall endeavour to meet the council’s workforce training commitment and to use reasonable endeavours to provide employment opportunities for local apprentices, potentially secured through a requirement to provide and subsequently implement a Construction Training and Employment Method Statement. B) The imposition of conditions covering the following subject headings, with the full wording to be agreed between the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, the applicant and by the Director of Medway Council’s Regeneration and Development under the Council’s delegated authority: 1 The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission. 2 Prior to commencement of development, details of the siting, design, external appearance (including colour, materials and surface finishes) and dimensions for any new buildings and structures associated with the proposed development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details and shall be retained thereafter; 3 Prior to commencement of development details of the on-site landscaping works, including a specification of the plant types, sizes and numbers to be used and a programme for the implementation and management of the landscaping shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details and shall be retained thereafter; 4 Prior to commencement of development details of a Code of Construction Practice/Construction and Environmental Management Plan, as described in the Summary of Mitigation and Monitoring of the Environmental Impact Assessment dated June 2009, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The Code of Construction Practice/ Construction and Environmental Management Plan shall include: Page no. 4 • the control of noise and vibration; working hours; dust minimisation; access point locations; wheel cleaning/chassis cleaning facilities; • the protection of surface and groundwater resources; • disturbance from activity from a large-scale construction project of this type on the adjacent designated sites through release of contaminants to air and water and incorporated best practice measures for pollution prevention; • arrangements and details for the storage of oils, fuels or chemicals ensuring that they are sited on impervious bases and surrounded by impervious bund walls. The volume of the bunded compound should be at least equivalent to the capacity of the tank plus 10%. (If there is multiple tankage, the compound should be at least equivalent to the capacity of the largest tank or the combined capacity of interconnected tanks plus 10%). All filling points, vents, gauges and sight grasses must be located within the bund. The drainage system of the bund shall be sealed with no discharge to any watercourse, land or underground strata. Associated pipe work should be located above