Development and Regulation Committee Committee Room 1, Friday, 25 July 10:30 County Hall, 2014 Chelmsford, Essex Quorum: 3 Membership: Councillor R Boyce Chairman Councillor J Abbott Councillor J Aldridge Councillor K Bobbin 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 354 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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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 354 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 7 - 16 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 Asheldham Quarry, Southminster 17 - 62 Extension of time to existing quarry for an additional 15 years to 31st December 2029 and amendments to existing operation to allow for the importation of inert waste material for restoration. Location: Asheldham Quarry, Southminster Road, Asheldham, Essex, CM0 7DZ. Ref: ESS/16/14/MAL DR/24/14 5b Slough Lane Gas Flare, Ardleigh 63 - 72 Installation of a 1000 Kilowatt (kWe) environmental flare compound comprising Gas Plant, Generator, storage tanks, transformer, Switch and meter room and associated close boarded and palisade fencing. Location: Slough Lane, Ardleigh, CO7 7RU. Ref: ESS/17/14/TEN DR/25/14 6 Enforcement Update Page 3 of 354 6a A120/B1256 intersection, Braintree 73 - 74 ENFORCEMENT OF PLANNING CONTROL - The importation, deposition and spreading of waste materials on the land, substantially raising the land levels (the unauthorised development). Location: Land at intersection of A120 and B1256 (Stortford Road), Braintree, Essex. Ref: ENF/0673 DR/26/14 6b Michelins Farm, Rayleigh 75 - 78 ENFORCEMENT OF PLANNING CONTROL - Unauthorised Development: A material change of use of the land from agricultural land to land used for the importation, deposition and spreading of waste materials, substantially raising the land levels. Location: Land at Michelins Farm, Southend Arterial Road, Rayleigh, Essex SS6 7NG. Ref: ENF/0614 DR/27/14 6c Quarterly Enforcement Report 79 - 82 To update members of enforcement matters for the period 1 April to 30 June 2014 (Quarterly Period 2). DR/28/14 7 Village Green 7a Mistley Quay, Mistley 83 - 334 Application to register land at Mistley Quay, Mistley, Essex as a town or village green. DR/29/14 7b Horsemans Green, Witham 335 - 350 Application to register land at Horsemans Green, Witham, Essex as a town or village green. DR/30/14 8 Information Items Page 4 of 354 8a Applications, Enforcement and Appeals Statistics 351 - 354 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/31/14 9 Date of Next Meeting To note that the next meeting will be held on Friday 22 August 2014 at 10.30am. Please note it will be held in Committee Room 2. 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. 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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 354 Page 6 of 354 27 June 2014 Unapproved 1 Minutes MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION COMMITTEE HELD AT COUNTY HALL, CHELMSFORD ON 27 JUNE 2014 Present Cllr R Boyce (Chairman) Cllr J Lodge Cllr J Abbott Cllr M Mackrory Cllr J Aldridge Cllr Lady P Newton Cllr K Bobbin Cllr J Reeves Cllr M Ellis Cllr C Seagers Cllr C Guglielmi Cllr S Walsh 1. Apologies and Substitution Notices Apologies were received from Cllr Penny Channer (substituted by Cllr Seagers). 2. Declarations of Interest Cllr Bobbin declared a personal interest in agenda item 5a, Terminus Drive, Pitsea, as a local Basildon Councillor, and would withdraw for the consideration of this item. Cllr Ellis declared a personal interest in agenda item 5a, Terminus Drive, Pitsea, as a local Basildon Councillor. 3. Minutes The Minutes and Addendum of the Committee held on 25 May 2014 were agreed and signed by the Chairman. 4. Identification of Items Involving Public Speaking Persons identified to speak in accordance with the procedure were identified for the following item: Change of use to waste recycling and materials recovery facility and erection of buildings, containment walls, hardstanding, roadways, fencing, parking, storage areas and ancillary development (part retrospective) Location: Land to the south of Terminus Drive, Pitsea Hall Lane, Pitsea, Essex SS16 4UH Reference: ESS/69/BAS Applicant: Heard Environmental Public Speakers: Trevor Hutchinson speaking against Russell Forde speaking for. Councillor Bobbin left the meeting at this point _______________________________________________________________ Page 7 of 354 Minutes 2 Unapproved 27 June 2014 5. Terminus Drive, Pitsea The Committee considered report DR/21/14 by the Director for Operations, environment and Economy. The Members of the Committee noted the contents of the Addendum attached to these minutes. The committee was reminded that an application had been previously considered by the Committee and Planning Permission had been issued in June 2013. However, following Judicial Review, ECC had agreed to the quashing of the permission. This was a revised application. Policies relevant to the application were detailed in the report. Details of consultation and representations received were set out in the report. The Committee noted the key issues that were: Need, principle and location Highway impacts Impacts on public rights of way Design, landscape and visual impacts Impacts on ecology Impacts on local and residential amenity Impacts on the historic environment and viability of Cromwell Manor Impacts on hydrology Economic benefits. In accordance with the protocol on public speaking the Committee was addressed by Trevor Hutchinson, planning agent for Cromwell Manor. Mr Hutchinson said: Any harm of loss to a heritage asset must be justified, and should be weighed against any public benefits of the proposal. This proposal clearly causes harm, but only brings limited benefits The venue is unlikely to remain attractive as a wedding venue if the proposals go through The test of benefit is whether a particular site is required to provide the benefit – but this site is not identified as a suitable site on any existing or emerging local waste plan The existing 15 jobs are outweighed by the economic benefits of Cromwell Manor as a wedding venue, with the potential loss of employment by those working at Cromwell Manor as well The lighting design is substandard The 7 pre-commencement conditions included in the previous consent have been totally disregarded.