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Development and Regulation Committee Development and Regulation Committee Committee Room 1, Friday, 25 October 10:30 County Hall, 2013 Chelmsford, Essex Quorum: 3 Membership: Councillor R Boyce Chairman Councillor J Abbott Councillor K Bobbin Councillor A Brown Councillor P Channer Councillor M Ellis Councillor C Guglielmi Councillor J Lodge Councillor M Mackrory Councillor Lady P Newton Councillor J Reeves Councillor S Walsh For information about the meeting please ask for: Matthew Waldie, Committee Officer Telephone: 01245 430565 Email: [email protected] Page 1 of 124 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. A map and directions to County Hall can be found at the following address on the Council’s website: http://www.essex.gov.uk/Your-Council/Local-Government-Essex/Pages/Visit-County- Hall.aspx There is ramped access to the building for wheelchair users and people with mobility disabilities. The Council Chamber and Committee Rooms are accessible by lift and are located on the first and second floors of County Hall. If you have a need for documents in the following formats, large print, Braille, on disk or in alternative languages and easy read please contact the Committee Officer before the meeting takes place. If you have specific access requirements such as access to induction loops, a signer, level access or information in Braille please inform the Committee Officer before the meeting takes place. For any further information contact the Committee Officer. Induction loop facilities are available in most Meeting Rooms. Specialist head sets are available from Duke Street and E Block Receptions. The agenda is also available on the Essex County Council website, www.essex.gov.uk From the Home Page, click on ‘Your Council’, then on ‘Meetings and Agendas’. Finally, select the relevant committee from the calendar of meetings. Please note that an audio recording may be made of the meeting – at the start of the meeting the Chairman will confirm if all or part of the meeting is being recorded. Page 2 of 124 Part 1 (During consideration of these items the meeting is likely to be open to the press and public) Pages 1 Apologies and Substitution Notices The Committee Officer to report receipt (if any) 2 Declarations of Interest To note any declarations of interest to be made by Members 3 Minutes 9 - 16 To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 27 September 2013. 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 Minerals and Waste 5a Former Goods Yard, land off Brook Street, Chelmsford 17 - 70 Erection and use of a concrete batching plant and ancillary water and aggregate recovery and recycling facilities Location: Former Goods Yard, land off Brook Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1SU Ref: ESS/32/13/CHL DR/41/13 5b Sandon Quarry - erection of fence 71 - 78 Retrospective planning application for the erection of a 43.2m x 2m high acoustic mitigation fence along the northern boundary of the access road to Sandon Quarry. Location: Sandon Quarry, Molrams Lane, Sandon, Chelmsford CM2 7TE Ref: ESS/43/13/CHL DR/42/13 Page 3 of 124 6 County Council Development 6a Woodlands Comprehensive School, Basildon 79 - 90 Construction of a new full size ‘3G’ Artificial Grass Pitch (AGP) with fencing, replacing an area of hard play and grass playing fields. Location: Woodlands Comprehensive School, Takely End, Basildon, SS16 5BA Ref: CC/BAS/48/13 DR/43/13 7 Enforcement Update 7a Land adjacent to The Cock Inn, Boreham 91 - 94 Unauthorised importation, deposition crushing and processing of construction and demolition waste (including concrete, brick other rubble and road scalpings). Location: Land adjacent to The Cock Inn, Boreham Ref: ENF/SA DR/44/13 7b Land at A120/B1256 intersection, Braintree 95 - 98 The importation, deposition and spreading of waste materials on the land, substantially raising the land levels (unauthorised development). Location: Land at intersection of A120 and B1256 (Stortford Road), Braintree, Essex Ref: ENF/0673 DR/45/13 Page 4 of 124 7c Land at Dairy House Farm, Great Holland 99 - 102 The unauthorised extraction and exportation of sand and gravel from the land and the importation and deposition of waste materials and consequential raising of the land levels (the unauthorised development). Location: Land at Dairy House Farm, Little Clacton Road, Great Holland. CO13 0EX DR/46/13 7d Land at Springvale Farm, Navestock 103 - 104 A material change of use from agricultural land to the use of the land for the importation, depositing, storing and processing of waste materials. Location: Land at Springvale Farm, Goatswood Lane, Navestock, Essex. RM14 1HE DR/47/13 7e Land at Armigers Farm, Thaxted 105 - 108 A material change of use from agricultural land to land used for agriculture and for the importation, deposit, stockpiling and processing of inert waste materials. Location: Land at Armigers Farm, Thaxted, Great Dunmow, Essex DR/48/13 8 Appeal Update Page 5 of 124 8a Land adjacent to Manning Grove, Great Bromley - 109 - 120 Appeal decision Construction of an agricultural reservoir, by the extraction and removal from the site of sand, gravel and surplus soils, together with the construction of an internal haul road, ancillary buildings and the widening of the existing access on Hall Road (B1029) Location: Land adjacent to Manning Grove, Carringtons Road, Great Bromley, Essex ECC Reference: ESS/56/11/TEN Planning Inspectorate Reference: APP/Z1585/A/12/2182774 DR/49/13 9 Information Items 9a Applications, Enforcement and Appeals Statistics 121 - 124 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. DR/50/13 10 Date of Next Meeting To note that the next meeting will be held on Friday 22 November 2013. 11 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. 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. Page 6 of 124 12 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 7 of 124 Page 8 of 124 27 September 2013 Unapproved 1 Minutes MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION COMMITTEE HELD AT COUNTY HALL, CHELMSFORD ON 27 SEPTEMBER 2013 Present Cllr R Boyce (Chairman) Cllr T Higgins Cllr K Bobbin Cllr J Lodge Cllr P Channer Cllr Lady P Newton Cllr M Ellis Cllr C Seagers Cllr I Grundy Cllr S Walsh 1. Apologies and Substitution Notices Apologies were received from Cllrs J Abbott, A Brown, C Guglielmi (substituted by Cllr I Grundy), M Mackrory (substituted by Cllr T Higgins) and J Reeves (substituted by Cllr C Seagers). 2. Declarations of Interest Cllr Grundy declared a non-pecuniary interest in item 5a, as a member of Chelmsford City Council, but added that he had not taken part in any discussions of this issue. 3. Minutes The Minutes and Addendum of the Committee held on 23 August 2013 were agreed and signed by the Chairman. The meeting noted that under Item 9, Enforcement Update, that legal advice was still being sought in the matter of Dannatts Farm, so a report would be submitted to the Committee at either its October or November meeting. 4. Identification of Items Involving Public Speaking The persons identified to speak in accordance with the procedure were identified for the following item: Erection and use of a concrete batching plant and ancillary water and aggregate recovery and recycling facilities Location: Former Goods Yard, land off Brook Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1SU Ref: ESS/32/13/CHL The Chairman informed the meeting that he was exercising his discretion and allowing a second speaker for Chelmsford City Council. Public Speakers: Cllr Jean Murray speaking against Derek Stebbing speaking against Michael Higgins speaking against Mike Courts speaking for Local Member Cllr Mike Mackrory. Page 9 of 124 Minutes 2 Unapproved 27 September 2013 5. Former Goods Yard, off Brook Street, Chelmsford The Committee considered report DR/39/13 by the Head of Planning, Environmental and Economic Growth. The Members of the Committee noted the contents of the Addendum attached to these minutes. Policies relevant to the application were detailed in the report. Details of Consultation and Representations received were set out in the report.
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