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Development and Regulation Committee Committee Room 1, Friday, 23 June 10:30 County Hall, 2017 Chelmsford, CM1 1QH Quorum: 3 Membership: Councillor C Guglielmi Chairman Councillor J Abbott Councillor M Garnett Councillor M Hardware Councillor I Henderson Councillor J Henry Councillor S Hillier Councillor R Massey Councillor M Mackrory Councillor R Moore Councillor J Reeves Councillor A Wood For information about the meeting please ask for: Matthew Waldie, Committee Officer Telephone: 033301 34583 Email: [email protected] Page 1 of 162 Essex County Council and Committees Information All Council and Committee Meetings are held in public unless the business is exempt in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Act 1972. Most meetings are held at County Hall, Chelmsford, CM1 1LX. 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Page 2 of 162 Part 1 (During consideration of these items the meeting is likely to be open to the press and public) Pages 1 Apologies for Absence The Committee Officer to report receipt (if any). 2 Declarations of Interest To note any declarations of interest to be made by Members in accordance with the Members' Code of Conduct 3 Minutes 7 - 8 To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 26 May 2017. 4 Identification of Items Involving Public Speaking To note where members of the public are speaking on an agenda item. These items may be brought forward on the agenda. 5 County Council Development 5.1 New Junction 7a on the M11 9 - 102 To consider Report DR/24/17, relating to the construction of a new motorway junction (Junction 7a) on the M11 between existing junctions 7 and 8, a link road and related road improvements Location: Gilden Way and Sheering Road, public highways and land between, Sheering Road and M11 Motorway, Harlow Reference: CC/EPF/08/17 5.2 Land to west of Cambridge Road, Harlow 103 - 122 To consider Report DR/25/17, relating to the creation of a new road junction to create a new junction between Cambridge Road and River Way including off site ancillary operations and off site mitigation. Location: Land to the west of, and adjacent to, Cambridge Road, Harlow Ref: CC/HLW/21/17 Page 3 of 162 5.3 Evegate and 3 Thistley Green Road, Braintree 123 - 142 To consider Report DR/26/17, relating to the change of use of Evegate and 3 Thistley Green Road from Use Class C3 (Dwelling houses) to Use Class C2 (Residential Institutions) to provide bedroom flats for adults with learning difficulties, with other related building and demolition work. Location: Evegate & 3 Thistley Green Road, Braintree CM7 9SE Ref: CC/BTE/54/16 6 Minerals and Waste 6.1 Great Dunmow Water Recycling Centre 143 - 156 To consider Report DR/27/17, relating to the erection of two buildings to house electrical control equipment . Location: Great Dunmow Water Recycling Centre, Chelmsford Road, CM6 1LL Ref: ESS/15/17/UTT 7 Enforcement Update 7.1 Waterworks Spring Farm, Doddinghurst 157 - 160 To consider Report DR/28/17, relating to the enforcement of planning control relating to the importation, deposition, storing and spreading of waste materials on the land, substantially raising the land levels (the unauthorised development.) Location: Land at Waterworks Spring Farm, Dagwood Lane, Doddinghurst, Essex CM15 0RX Ref: ENF/0834 8 Information Items 8.1 Applications, Enforcement and Appeals Statistics 161 - 162 To update Members with relevant information on planning applications, appeals and enforcements, as at the end of the previous month, plus other background information as may be requested by Committee. Report DR/29/17 9 Date of Next Meeting To note that the date of the next Committee meeting is scheduled for Friday 28 July 2017. 10 Urgent Business To consider any matter which in the opinion of the Chairman should be considered in public by reason of special circumstances (to be specified) as a matter of urgency. Page 4 of 162 Exempt Items (During consideration of these items the meeting is not likely to be open to the press and public) To consider whether the press and public should be excluded from the meeting during consideration of an agenda item on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as specified in Part I of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 or it being confidential for the purposes of Section 100A(2) of that Act. In each case, Members are asked to decide whether, in all the circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption (and discussing the matter in private) outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information. 11 Urgent Exempt Business To consider in private any other matter which in the opinion of the Chairman should be considered by reason of special circumstances (to be specified) as a matter of urgency. __________________ All letters of representation referred to in the reports attached to this agenda are available for inspection. Anyone wishing to see these documents should contact the Officer identified on the front page of the report prior to the date of the meeting. Page 5 of 162 Page 6 of 162 Friday, 26 May 2017 Minute 1 ______________________________________________________________________ Minutes of the meeting of the Development and Regulation Committee, held in Committee Room 2 County Hall, Chelmsford, CM1 1QH on Friday, 26 May 2017 Present : Cllr C Guglielmi (Chairman) Cllr I Henderson Cllr M Garnett Cllr S Hillier Cllr M Hardware Cllr M Mackrory Cllr J Henry Cllr R Moore Cllr J Jowers Cllr J Reeves 1 Apologies for Absence Apologies were received from Cllr J Abbott, Cllr A Brown (substituted by Cllr J Henry), Cllr R Massey and Cllr A Wood (substituted by Cllr J Jowers). 2 Declarations of Interest Cllr Guglielmi declared that he is the local member for Tendring Rural West, in which there is ongoing enforcement activity. Item 7 below refers. Cllr Henderson declared that he is the local member for Harwich, in which there is ongoing enforcement activity. Item 7 below refers. 3 Appointment of Vice -Chairman Councillor Reeves proposed and Councillor Guglielmi seconded the election of Councillor Andy Wood as Vice-Chairman of the Committee. There being no other proposals, Councillor Wood was duly appointed. 4 Minutes The minutes of the meeting held on 21 April 2017 were agreed and signed by the Chairman. 5 Identification of Items Involving Public Speaking There were no public speakers identified. Committee Protocol 6 Changes to Committee Protocol The Committee considered report DR/21/17 by the Acting Head of County Planning. The Members of the Committee noted the changes to section 3 - Member Training. Members noted that a more comprehensive review of the Committee Protocol would be undertaken in due course but the purpose of the item was to seek the Committee’s endorsement of an update to make D&R Committee Member Page 7 of 162 Friday, 26 May 2017 Minute 2 ______________________________________________________________________ training mandatory. Consequently, the Committee ENDORSED the revised Protocol, as submitted. Enforcement 7 Enforcement of planning control The Committee considered report DR/22/17, updating members of enforcement matters for the period 1 January to 30 April 2017. The Committee NOTED the report. Information Item 8 Applications , Enforcement and Appeals Statistics The Committee considered report DR/23/17, applications, enforcement and appeals statistics, as at end of the previous month, by the Acting Head of County Planning. The Committee NOTED the report. 9 Date of Next Me eting The Committee noted that the next meeting would be held on Friday 23 June 2017 at 10:30am in Committee Room 1, County Hall. There being no further business the meeting closed at 11:01am. Chairman Page 8 of 162 AGENDA ITEM 5.1 DR/24/17 committee DEVELOPMENT & REGULATION date 23 June 2017 COUNTY COUNCIL DEVELOPMENT Proposal: Construction of a new motorway junction (Junction 7a) on the M11 between existing junctions 7 and 8, to be located approximately 6km north of existing Junction 7, to the north of Moor Hall Road/Matching Road crossing and to the south of Sheering Village and the proposed construction of a new link road and roundabout to link the proposed Junction 7a to Gilden Way (B183) and Sheering Lower Road, to the north-east of Harlow Town in the district of Epping Forest.