Application Reference Number S.15/12/403 W

To: Biffa Waste Services Limited Poplars Landfill Site Road WS11 8NQ

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990

PROJECTS REQUIRING AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

PERMISSION FOR DEVELOPMENT

Having previously permitted

S.37608 dated 21 December 1999 - Regularisation of the use of the site as a landfill facility for the disposal of domestic, industrial, commercial and inert wastes including special waste and restoration to grassland etc. at Meece Landfill Site,

Staffordshire County Council, pursuant to powers under the above-mentioned Act, and having taken into consideration the environmental information, hereby permit:

Application not to comply with (to vary) Conditions 1, 2, 10, 22, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30 and 31 of planning permission S.37608 in order to extend landfill operations to 30 September 2035, to extend the final restoration to 30 September 2036 and to amend the landfilling phasing, restoration and aftercare scheme at Meece Landfill Site, Yarnfield Road, Swynnerton, Coldmeece, Near Stone, Staffordshire subject to the condition(s) and reasons specified hereunder.

Definition of Permission

1. This planning permission shall only relate to the land edged red on drawing / plan no. Figure ML2 Application and Ownership Boundaries dated June 2015 hereafter referred to as ‘the Site’ and the development hereby permitted shall only be carried out within the Site in accordance with the approved documents and plans listed below: a) Approved documents and plans referred to in planning permission ref. S.37608 dated 21 December 1999:

• The application form received 23 April 1999 and registered 30 April 1999,

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• The Environmental Statement and the amended versions of Volumes 1 (Project Description) and 3 (Drawings) received on 14 May 1999. b) Approved details in accordance with planning permission ref. S.37608:

• S.37608 D1 dated 24 August 2001 approved submission of details under Condition 15 relating to noise monitoring scheme. • S.37608 D2 dated 17 January 2003 approved submission of details under Conditions 11, 22, 24, 25, 29 and 30 relating to fencing, restoration and aftercare.

As amended by: c) Approved documents submitted in support of this application (ref. S.15/12/403 W):

• Application form dated 31 July 2015 • Letter from Aecom dated 3 November 2015 - Meece Ecology • Supporting Statement • Supporting Statement - Appendix B - Restoration and Aftercare Scheme • Environmental Statement - Non-Technical Summary • Environmental Statement - Main text • Environmental Statement - Appendix A - Ecology Assessment • Environmental Statement - Appendix A - Ecology Assessment Figures A1 – A12 • Environmental Statement - Appendix B – Flood Risk Assessment • Environmental Statement - Appendix C – Noise Assessment • Environmental Statement - Figure ML1 Site Location • Environmental Statement - Figure ML2 Application and Ownership Boundaries • Environmental Statement - Figure ML3 Existing Situation • Environmental Statement - Figure ML4 Phase 1 • Environmental Statement - Figure ML5 Phase 2 • Environmental Statement - Figure ML6 Phase 3 • Environmental Statement - Figure ML7 Phase 4 • Environmental Statement - Figure ML8 Phase 5 • Environmental Statement – Drawing No. ML9 Restoration Details except in so far as the approved documents and plans listed above are amended by the conditions specified below.

Reason: To define the planning permission and to enable effective monitoring of the operations on the Site; and to ensure the permission is implemented in all respects in accordance with the submitted details. (This condition replaces condition 1 of planning permission S.37608).

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Commencement

2. The development hereby permitted shall be deemed to have commenced on the date of this planning permission.

Notification of Commencement

3. The operator shall notify the Waste Planning Authority in writing within two weeks of the following dates: a) The date of recommencement of ‘landfilling operations’ at the Site; b) The dates of commencement of landfilling within each phase of the development as shown on Figures ML4 – ML8; c) The date when ‘restoration operations’ have commenced within each phase of the development; and, d) The date when ‘aftercare’ has commenced within each phase of the development.

Refer to definitions of ‘landfilling operations’, ‘restoration operations’ and ‘aftercare’ at the end of the conditions.

Reasons (2 and 3): To define the permission, to enable the Waste Planning Authority to monitor operations, to ensure compliance with this permission and ensure that the Site is properly restored in accordance with the submitted plans within a reasonable timeframe in the interests of the environment, and the amenity of local residents in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework (sections 7, 8, 10, and 11); the National Planning Policy for Waste (paragraph 7 and Appendix B); the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Waste Local Plan (policy 4.2) and The Plan for Borough (Local Plan) (2011 – 2031) (policy N1, N4 and N8). Also in order to comply with the provisions of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1990, as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act, 2004.

Cessation of the Development and Expiry of the Permission

4. The landfilling hereby permitted shall cease within 15 years of the date of re- commencement (notified in accordance with Condition 3a) or no later than 30 September 2035, whichever date is the sooner, hereafter referred to as ‘the cessation date’. The Site shall be restored no later than one year after the cessation date or by 30 September 2036, whichever date is the sooner, in accordance with the approved Restoration and Aftercare Scheme (Conditions 33 to 38).

5. No later than 12 months after the cessation date or by 30 September 2036, whichever date is the sooner, the Site shall be cleared of all office accommodation, buildings, weighbridge, wheel cleaning facility and structures, plant, and machinery. All internal roads, compacted hardcore bases and hardstanding areas

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Application Reference Number S.15/12/403 W shall be removed unless they are required in accordance with the approved phased Restoration and Aftercare Scheme (Conditions 33 to 38).

6. This planning permission shall expire when the Waste Planning Authority have provided written confirmation that the Site has been restored and subject to aftercare in accordance with the requirements of the approved Restoration and Aftercare Scheme (Conditions 33 to 38).

Reasons (4 to 6): To define the permission, to enable the Waste Planning Authority to monitor operations, to ensure compliance with this permission and ensure that the landfill is properly restored in accordance with the submitted plans within a reasonable time following its completion in the interests of the environment, and the amenity of local residents in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework (sections 7, 8, 10, and 11); the National Planning Policy for Waste (paragraph 7 and Appendix B); the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Waste Local Plan (policy 4.2) and The Plan for Stafford Borough (Local Plan) (2011 – 2031) (policy N1, N4 and N8). These conditions replace conditions 2, 3 and 28 of planning permission S.37608. Also in order to comply with the provisions of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1990, as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act, 2004.

Knowledge of the Permission

7. The terms of this planning permission and any documents subsequently approved in accordance with this planning permission shall be made known and be accessible to any person(s) given responsibility for the management or control of the activities/operations on the Site.

Reason: To enable easy reference and to encourage compliance with the requirement of the planning permission so as to ensure the orderly operation of the Site. This condition replaces condition 32 of planning permission S.37608.

Site Access, Vehicle Movements and Highway Safety

8. Vehicular access to the Site from the public highway and egress from the Site to the public highway shall only be obtained via the access from Yarnfield Road at the ‘Site Access’ shown on the Figure ML2 ‘Application and Ownership Boundaries’. The hard-surface of that access shall be maintained in a sound condition and its gates shall open away from the highway.

9. The number of daily HGV movements to and from the Site shall not exceed 120 movements (60 in and 60 out) per full working day.

10. No vehicles shall leave the Site in a condition whereby mud, dirt, dust or other deleterious material shall be deposited on the public highway.

11. The wheel cleaning facilities shall be retained, operated and maintained in place in full working order until such time as they are no longer required in accordance with the approved Restoration and Aftercare Scheme (Conditions 33 to

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38). All vehicles leaving the Site shall use the wheel cleaning facilities as necessary to prevent the deposit of mud, dirt, dust or other deleterious material on the public highway.

12. In the event that the wheel cleaning facilities are not available then vehicles associated with the permitted operations shall not leave the Site until alternative arrangements have been put in place to prevent the deposit of mud, dirt, dust or other deleterious material on the public highway.

Reasons (8 to 12): In the interests of highway safety; to assist with the effective monitoring of the planning permission; and to protect the amenity of local residents in accordance with: the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Waste Local Plan (policy 4.2); The Plan for Stafford Borough (Local Plan) (2011 – 2031) (policy N1); .the National Planning Policy for Waste (paragraph 7 and Appendix B); and the National Planning Policy Framework (sections 4, 7, 8, 10, and 11). The conditions replace conditions 4 and 5 of planning permission S.37608.

Explanatory note: the daily vehicle limit shall cover the various waste management facilities permitted to operate within the boundary of the landfill site.

Site Appearance

13. All buildings, structures, plant, machinery and hard-surfaces shall be maintained in good order and fit for purpose for the duration of the permission. The perimeter fencing around the Site shall also be maintained to prevent unauthorised access throughout the operational and restoration phases.

Reason: In the interests of visual amenity and safety, and to safeguard the site against occurrences that could delay its completion and restoration. Also to accord with the National Planning Policy Framework (sections 7, 8, 10 and 11); the National Planning Policy for Waste (paragraph 7 and Appendix B); The Plan for Stafford Borough (Local Plan) (2011 – 2031) (policy N1).and the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Waste Local Plan (policy 4.2); The condition replaces condition 6 of planning permission S.37608.

Hours of Operation

14. Except in the case of an emergency, site security, and environmental monitoring, no vehicle shall enter the Site and no landfilling operations and restoration operations shall be carried out within the Site other than between the following hours:

• 07:30 to 18:00 Mondays to Fridays;

• 07:30 to 16:40 Saturdays and Sundays and Bank Holidays (other than Christmas Day and Boxing Day). For the 12 days immediately following Bank Holidays, the Site may remain open and operate until 18.30 Mondays to Fridays and 17:00 on Saturdays.

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Reason: To protect the amenity of local residents in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework (sections 4, 10 and 11); the National Planning Policy for Waste (paragraph 7 and Appendix B); The Plan for Stafford Borough (Local Plan) (2011 – 2031) (policy N1); and, the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Waste Local Plan (policy 4.2); The condition repeats and updates condition 7 of planning permission S.37608.

Waste types

15. No waste shall be deposited on the Site other than inert, non-hazardous and hazardous waste as defined in the Environmental Statement accompanying planning permission S.37608 referred to in Condition 1.

Reason: To accord with the provisions of the application and to protect the environment and amenity of local residents in accordance with: the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Waste Local Plan (policy 4.2); The Plan for Stafford Borough (Local Plan) (2011 – 2031) (policy N1 and N4); the National Planning Policy Framework (sections 4, 7, 8, 10 and 11); the National Planning Policy for Waste (paragraph 7 and Appendix B). Waste materials outside these categories raise environmental and amenity issues which would require fresh consideration. The condition repeats and updates condition 8 of planning permission S.37608.

Note - the Environmental Permit issued by the Environment Agency defines the detailed waste types within these broad categories.

Landfill construction

16. The landfill shall be constructed as a containment landfill as described in the Environmental Statement Volume 1 (Project Description paragraph 3.15) referred to in planning permission ref. S.37608 dated 21 December 1999.

Reason: To protect the environment and amenity of local residents in accordance with: the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Waste Local Plan (policy 4.2); The Plan for Stafford Borough (Local Plan) (2011 – 2031) (policy N1 and N4); the National Planning Policy Framework (sections 7, 10 and 11); the National Planning Policy for Waste (paragraph 7 and Appendix B).The condition repeats and updates condition 9 of planning permission S.37608.

Phasing

17. Deposition of waste shall take place only within the phases shown to be engineered for that purpose in Figures ML4 Phase 1, ML5 Phase 2, ML6 Phase 3, ML7 Phase 4 and ML8 Phase 5.

Reason: To protect the environment and amenity of local residents in accordance with: the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Waste Local Plan (policy 4.2); The Plan for Stafford Borough (Local Plan) (2011 – 2031) (policy N1 and N4); the National Planning Policy Framework (sections 7, 10 and 11); the National Planning Policy for Waste (paragraph 7 and Appendix B). The condition replaces condition 10 of planning permission S.37608.

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Impermeability specification for capping of each completed phase

18. The final layer of waste deposited in each phase shall be capped with low permeability material comprising either natural or man-made materials as specified in the Environmental Permit issued by the Environment Agency for the Site.

Reason: To ensure adequate separation between the waste and the soils which will support the vegetation of the restored site, and in accordance with: the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Waste Local Plan (policy 4.2); The Plan for Stafford Borough (Local Plan) (2011 – 2031) (policy N1 and N4); the National Planning Policy Framework (sections 7, 10 and 11); the National Planning Policy for Waste (paragraph 7 and Appendix B). The condition updates condition 12 of planning permission S.37608.

Control and Management of landfill gas and surface water

19. The systems for control and management of landfill gas and surface water shall be carried out as described in Chapters 4 and 6 of the approved Volume 1 Project Description, and shall only be varied from those descriptions with the prior written approval of the Waste Planning Authority.

Reason: To ensure adequate gas management and drainage of the site in accordance with: the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Waste Local Plan (policy 4.2); The Plan for Stafford Borough (Local Plan) (2011 – 2031) (policy N1 and N4); the National Planning Policy Framework (sections 7, 10 and 11); the National Planning Policy for Waste (paragraph 7 and Appendix B). The condition repeats condition 13 of planning permission S.37608

Noise

20. No later than 6 months after the date of this permission, a Noise Monitoring Scheme (‘the Scheme’) shall be submitted for the written approval of the Mineral Planning Authority.

The Scheme shall include details of: a) The noise monitoring equipment; b) The precise noise monitoring locations; c) The frequency of measurements; d) The presentation of results; and, e) The procedures to be adopted in the event that noise levels exceed the limits approved or in the event that complaints are received.

Noise monitoring shall be carried out in accordance with the approved Scheme.

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21. Best practicable means shall be employed to minimise the noise generated by the operations hereby permitted. The means shall include but may not be limited to those listed below: a) All vehicles, plant and machinery used on the Site shall be operated with closed engine covers; b) All engines shall be fitted with effective silencers which shall be regularly maintained in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions; and, c) All vehicles required to be fitted with reversing alarms shall be fitted with broadband ‘white’ noise reversing alarms or other suitable non-audible reversing aids and these shall be maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations and specification.

22. Site attributable noise shall not exceed the noise limit at the noise monitoring locations shown in the table below, other than temporary operations and phase- capping operations.

Noise Monitoring Locations Noise Limit dB(A) LAeq 1 Hour (free field) Pilstones Cottage 52 Finials 49 New Birch House 47

23. Notwithstanding Condition 22 above, temporary operations, including phase- capping and restoration works, shall be permitted to be carried out for the period of 8 weeks in any one calendar year, provided that at each of the noise sensitive properties shown below, the corresponding level is not exceeded:

Noise Monitoring Locations Noise Limit dB(A) LAeq 1 Hour (free field) Pilstones Cottage 70 Finials 60 New Birch House 60

One week's prior notification in writing of the commencement of the temporary operations shall be given to the Waste Planning Authority.

Reasons (20 to 23): To minimise potential adverse environmental effects from noise, and to protect the amenity of local residents in accordance with: the Staffordshire and Stoke- on-Trent Waste Local Plan (policies 1.1 and 4.2); The Plan for Stafford Borough (Local Plan) (2011 – 2031) (policy N1 and N4); the National Planning Policy for Waste (paragraph 7 and Appendix B); and the National Planning Policy Framework (sections 7, 8, 10 and 11). The conditions repeat and update conditions 15 - 18 of planning permission S.37608.

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ECOLOGY

24. Prior to re-commencement of landfilling operations at the Site (notified in accordance with Condition 3a) further ecological surveys shall be submitted for the written approval of the Waste Planning Authority if the surveys which formed part of the approved documents (condition 1) are no longer within date*. Landfilling shall resume in accordance with the recommendations of the surveys.

25. In the first suitable season after the date of this permission, a Grassland Habitat and Open Habitats Survey shall be undertaken and be used to inform the amendments to the approved Restoration and Aftercare Scheme (condition 35).

*Note: The frequency of the ecological surveys should comply with Natural England advice (‘Check the survey date’).

Reasons (24 and 25): In order to protect the environment and protected species if the Site continues to be mothballed and ecological surveys submitted with the application become out-of-date. Also given the timing of the Phase 1 Survey and potential limitations further survey work is required. Also to accord with the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Waste Local Plan (policies 1.1 and 4.2); The Plan for Stafford Borough (Local Plan) (2011 – 2031) (policy N1 and N4); and the National Planning Policy Framework (sections 7, 8, 10 and 11).

26. No vegetation removal shall take place in the bird breeding period (March – August inclusive) unless immediately preceded by a bird breeding survey carried out by a suitably qualified ecologist or ornithologist that demonstrates that no breeding would be affected.

Reasons: To protect breeding birds in accordance with: the Staffordshire and Stoke-on- Trent Waste Local Plan (policy 4.2); The Plan for Stafford Borough (Local Plan) (2011 – 2031) (policy N1 and N4); and, the National Planning Policy Framework (section 11).

27. No later than 6 months after the date of this permission, a detailed Great Crested Newt Mitigation Strategy and Method Statement (‘the Strategy and Statement’) shall be submitted for the written approval of the Waste Planning Authority. The Strategy and Statement shall include survey of ponds TN13 and TN14 (shown on the Environmental Statement - Appendix A – Ecology Assessment - Figure 3 Phase 1 Habitat Survey) in the first available survey season following the date of this permission; and requirements for all site operatives to be subject to training regarding protected species legislation and protection. The development hereby permitted shall thereafter be carried out in accordance with the approved Strategy and Statement.

28. A survey of any mature trees to be felled or lopped for use by bats in accordance with s.8.1.1 of Environmental Statement - Appendix A - Ecology Assessment shall be submitted for the written approval of the Waste Planning Authority in the survey season prior to felling/lopping. The survey shall include mitigation proposals for loss of bat roosts or potential bat roosts. Any felling or

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Application Reference Number S.15/12/403 W lopping of mature trees shall be carried out in accordance with the approved survey and mitigation proposals.

29. An annual survey for badgers shall be submitted in accordance with s. 7.4.3 of Environmental Statement - Appendix A - Ecology Assessment.

30. No later than 6 months after the date of this permission an Invasive Plant Species Method Statement (‘the Statement’) shall be submitted in accordance with s.8.1.1 of Environmental Statement - Appendix A - Ecology Assessment for the written approval of the Waste Planning Authority. The Invasive plant species shall be controlled in accordance with the approved Statement.

31. No later than 6 months after the date of this permission a Little Ringed Plover Mitigation Strategy (‘the Strategy’) shall be submitted for the written approval of the Waste Planning Authority. The Strategy shall describe the steps to be taken to identify suitable nest site areas, measures to be taken to protect such areas and measures to be taken to protect nests in the event that they are found. No works shall take place in these areas other than between September and March unless immediately preceded by a bird breeding survey carried out by a suitably qualified ecologist or ornithologist to confirm that breeding birds are not present. Little Ringed Plover shall be protected in accordance with the approved Strategy.

32. No later than 6 months after the date of this permission a Barn Owl Habitat Management Plan (‘the Management Plan’) shall be submitted for the written approval of the Waste Planning Authority. The Management Plan shall include details for the provision of barn owl boxes. The barn owl boxes shall be provided in accordance with the approved Management Plan.

Reasons (27 to 32): To protect the environment and protected species and to accord with the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Waste Local Plan (policies 1.1 and 4.2); The Plan for Stafford Borough (Local Plan) (2011 – 2031) (policy N1 and N4); and the National Planning Policy Framework (sections 7 and 11).

RESTORATION AND AFTERCARE

33. Each completed and capped landfill phase shall be restored to a standard compatible with agricultural after-use by the placement of at least 1 metre depth of soil / subsoil material capable of promoting plant growth. Of this, the top 0.2 metre (minimum) shall be topsoil. This restoration shall be carried out within eight months of the completion of the capping works carried out in accordance with condition 18 above.

34. The Site shall be progressively restored to agriculture and nature conservation in accordance with: a) the Supporting Statement Appendix B: Restoration and Aftercare Scheme; and,

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Application Reference Number S.15/12/403 W b) the Restoration Details (being Drawing No. ML9); hereafter referred to as ‘the approved Restoration and Aftercare Scheme’.

35. Within 6 months of the date of this permission an amendment to the approved Restoration and Aftercare Scheme (Condition 34 above) shall be submitted for the written approval of the Waste Planning Authority. The amended Scheme shall provide further detail of the following: a) an amended woodland planting mix (locally appropriate native species); b) an amended Butterfly Conservation Planting Mix (locally appropriate native species, including food plants of the butterfly species recorded on and close to the site and suitable for the proposed management); c) specifications for pond design and planting d) evidence of how protected species have been taken into account; and, e) further aftercare details as an addendum to Appendix B of the Supporting Statement.

36. No later than 5 years from the date of this permission and every 5 years thereafter a review of the previously approved Restoration and Aftercare Scheme (‘the Scheme’) shall be submitted for the written approval of the Waste Planning Authority. The review of the Scheme shall include an update to the Scheme and provide the following further details as necessary: a) The proposed final restoration contours, gradients and levels; b) The programme for the progressive restoration of the Site to the approved final restoration contours and for the management and aftercare of the restored Site for a period of five years from the completion of final restoration which shall include details of the depth and nature of topsoil and subsoil, and arrangements for regrading or replacing soils to achieve the final restoration contours; c) The programme for the retention, revision or removal of the access to the Site off Yarnfield Road; d) The cultivation and management of the agricultural land, woodland, individual trees, hedgerows and grassland; e) The management of water features; f) Weed control;

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Application Reference Number S.15/12/403 W g) The management techniques during the aftercare period which shall include the provision for replacement of failures of individual trees, shrubs and plant species to secure an 85% survival rate at the end of the aftercare period; h) The provision of fencing; i) The arrangements for annual meetings and annual reports describing the previous year's aftercare measures, including comments on the successes and failures and plans for the next year's aftercare; and, j) The phased programme for the implementation of the Scheme.

The Site shall be restored and subject to aftercare in accordance with the latest approved Scheme.

37. Notwithstanding Condition 33, above, in the areas shown for tree and hedgerow planting in Figure 1.9 approved by S.37608, the minimum depth of restoration soils shall be 1.5 metres.

38. With the exception of those trees affected by the leachate treatment plant, gas monitoring points and balancing pond, all existing trees shall be retained in the areas shown for tree retention on Figure 1. 9 approved by S.37608.

Reasons (33 to 38): To secure the restoration of the Site and to a beneficial use at the earliest opportunity and to high environmental standards given the rural location. Also to require the regular review of the restoration and aftercare of the site to ensure that it remains up to date and opportunities to enhance the environment and local amenity are maximised in accordance with: the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Waste Local Plan (policy 4.2); The Plan for Stafford Borough (Local Plan) (2011 – 2031) (policy N1 and N4); the National Planning Policy Framework (sections 7, 8, 10 and 11); the National Planning Policy for Waste (paragraph 7 and Appendix B); and, Planning Practice Guidance (Natural Environment sections). The conditions repeat, update and replace condition 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30 and 31 of planning permission S.37608.

Record Keeping

39. The following records shall be retained and shall be provided to the Waste Planning Authority within 7 days of a request being made except where a lesser time period is specified by the relevant condition or approved details. In making a request, the Mineral Planning Authority shall specify the dates between which the following records shall be provided: a) The date and time of all HGVs entering and leaving the Site (Condition 9); b) The hours of operation (Condition 14); c) The date and times of any emergency operations (Condition 14);

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Application Reference Number S.15/12/403 W d) The date and times of any temporary operations (Condition 23); e) The noise monitoring results (Condition 20); f) Any complaints received, and the steps taken to investigate and address them.

Reasons: To enable the Waste Planning Authority to monitor operations, to check compliance with this permission, to ensure that the Site operates to high environmental standards, all in the interests of the environment and the amenity of local residents in accordance with: the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Waste Local Plan (policy 4.2); The Plan for Stafford Borough (Local Plan) (2011 – 2031) (policy N1 and N4); the National Planning Policy Framework (sections 7, 8, 10 and 11); the National Planning Policy for Waste (paragraph 7 and Appendix B); and, Planning Practice Guidance

DEFINITIONS

Definition of the ‘landfilling operations’, the ‘restoration operations’ and the ‘aftercare’.

For the purposes of this permission: a) The term ‘landfilling operations’ shall mean any operations associated with the deposit of permitted waste types in the phases shown on Figures ML4 to ML8; b) The term ‘restoration operations’ shall mean the capping of each completed landfill phase and replacement of soils and /or the restoration operations described in the Restoration and Aftercare Scheme (Conditions 33 to 39); and, c) The term ‘aftercare’ shall mean the five year period described in the Restoration and Aftercare Scheme (Conditions 33 to 38).

INFORMATIVES

1. Site Liaison – To encourage the operator to maintain regular dialogue with neighbours concerning the operation of the site to ensure that any problems that arise are resolved at the earliest opportunity. To reinstate the arrangement of liaison meetings with local community representatives.

2. Heavy Good Vehicle (HGV) Routing – To remind the operator to continue to maintain signposting, road markings and site instructions to prevent any landfill and /or soil treatment HGVs approaching from or leaving towards the north via Swynnerton. Also to remind drivers of the route of HGV’s which should be to and from the south via Yarnfield Road, which leads into Meece Road, which joins the B5026 and links to the A34 at Walton in Stone.

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3. Monitoring Visits - fees payable

Regulations that came into effect on 6 April 2006 provide for the payment of fees to Mineral and Waste Planning Authorities in England when they carry out monitoring visits to sites with mineral extraction and / or landfill permissions to help in ensuring that those permissions are monitored in accordance with good practice.

For more information and contact details visit the Regulation page on the Staffordshire Planning web site at www.staffordshire.gov.uk/planning

IMPORTANT NOTICES THAT AFFECTS YOUR PLANNING PERMISSION

This permission does not purport to convey any approval or consent which may be required under any enactment other than Section 57 of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1990 (as amended).

BACKGROUND TO THE DECISION

On 3 December 2015, the Planning Committee accepted the recommendation in a report to PERMIT the Regulation 3 application by Staffordshire County Council for an application not to comply with (to vary) Conditions 1, 2, 10, 22, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30 and 31 of planning permission S.37608 in order to extend landfill operations to 30 September 2035, to extend the final restoration to 30 September 2036 and to amend the landfilling phasing, restoration and aftercare scheme at Meece Landfill Site, Yarnfield Road, Swynnerton, Coldmeece, Near Stone, Staffordshire. For details refer to the Planning Committee report and minutes.

THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT PROCEDURE)(ENGLAND) ORDER 2015 (PART 6, ARTICLE 35(2))

Statement of the Positive and Proactive steps taken

In accordance with the above, when dealing with planning applications, the government require local planning authorities to make a statement about how we have worked with the applicant in a positive and proactive manner based on seeking solutions to problems arising in relation to dealing with a planning application.

In this case we worked in a positive and proactive manner with the applicant to resolve the following issues arising in handling the planning application:

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• An updated noise assessment was submitted by the applicant to satisfy the requirements of the County Council Noise Engineer.

• Additional ecological information was submitted by the applicant in addition to suggested conditions for submission of further information to satisfy the requirements of the County Council Environmental Specialists.

NOTIFICATION FOR APPLICANTS

THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT PROCEDURE)(ENGLAND) ORDER 2015 (PART 6, ARTICLE 35(3) AND SCHEDULE 5):

Appeals to the Secretary of State

If you are aggrieved by the decision of your local planning authority to refuse permission for the proposed development or to grant it subject to conditions, then you can appeal to the Secretary of State under section 78 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

If an enforcement notice is served relating to the same or substantially the same land and development as in your application and if you want to appeal against your local planning authority’s decision on your application, then you must do so within:

• 28 days of the date of service of the enforcement notice, or,

• within 6 months of the date of this notice, whichever period expires earlier.

If you want to appeal against your local planning authority’s decision then you must do so within 6 months of the date of this notice.

Appeals must be made using a form which you can get from the Planning Inspectorate at Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol BS1 6PN (Tel: 0303 444 5000) or online at www.planningportal.gov.uk/planning/appeals/online/makeanappeal

The Secretary of State can allow a longer period for giving notice of an appeal but will not normally be prepared to use this power unless there are special circumstances which excuse the delay in giving notice of appeal.

The Secretary of State need not consider an appeal if it seems to the Secretary of State that the local planning authority could not have granted planning permission for the proposed development or could not have granted it without the conditions they imposed, having regard to the statutory requirements, to the provisions of any development order and to any directions given under a development order.

Please note, only the applicant possesses the right of appeal.

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APPROVED APPLICATION DOCUMENTS AND PLANS

Please note that we no longer return stamped approved copies of the submitted application documents and plans with the decision notice. Instead we will specify the approved documents and plans in the decision notice. We will also publish copies of the approved documents and plans on our Staffordshire Planning web site www.staffordshire.gov.uk/planning (‘Applications Register’).

[Electronic Copy; Signature Removed] Dated this 18th day of December 2015 On behalf of Staffordshire County Council

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