OVERVIEW This Report establishes fundamental reasons why Star Works, Knowl Hill is not a suitable location for inclusion within the Joint Waste and Minerals Plan. The Green Belt site was granted permission for Waste Disposal on the grounds of restoration and, following many years of impact to Residential amenity, is due to complete by 2021 Remove Star Works from the Proposed Plan NOW STAR WORKS PERMANENT WASTE FACILITY Star Works, Star Lane, Knowl Hill, Berkshire RG10 9YB Removal of Star Works, Knowl Hill from the Joint Waste & Minerals Plan - Report - 1 October 2018 Table of Contents UNDERSTANDING THE SITE ............................................................................................................... 4 EARLY HISTORY ..................................................................................................................................... 4 EARLY INDUSTRIALISATION ...................................................................................................................... 6 TWO WORLD WARS & RECONSTRUCTION .................................................................................................. 7 PLANNING CONTROL .............................................................................................................................. 8 THE IBSTOCK ERA .................................................................................................................................. 9 THE GRUNDON ERA ............................................................................................................................... 9 CURRENT PERMISSIONS .................................................................................................................. 10 CLASSIFICATION BY THE COUNCILS ................................................................................................. 11 CLASSIFICATION BY WOKINGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL ............................................................................... 11 CLASSIFICATION BY ROYAL BOROUGH OF WINDSOR AND MAIDENHEAD COUNCIL ............................................ 11 HURLEY AND THE WALTHAMS NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN .............................................................................. 12 CURRENT CONSIDERATIONS WITH REGARDS THE VIABILITY OF STAR WORKS ............................... 14 PREVIOUS CONSIDERATIONS IN THE PLANNING PROCESS .............................................................. 16 APPLICATION NOS: 340429 AND 426466 – 1994 37 ............................................................................ 16 APPLICATION NO: PM/2004/1209 – 2004 38 .................................................................................... 17 APPLICATION NO: MIN/2004/2560 – 2004 39 .................................................................................. 18 PLANNING PERMISSIONS & SELECTED CONDITIONS ....................................................................... 22 APPLICATION NOS: 340429 AND 426466 – 1994 37 ............................................................................ 22 1996 – VA/1996/64328 ................................................................................................................... 23 1997 – 97-31210-OBCM ................................................................................................................... 23 1997 – 344446 ................................................................................................................................ 23 1998 – 83301 ................................................................................................................................... 24 1999 – 99-68884-O-OUTLINE ............................................................................................................. 24 2000 – F/2000/2856 ........................................................................................................................ 24 2001 – VAR/2001/3833 ................................................................................................................... 24 2002 – F/2002/7041 ........................................................................................................................ 24 2002 – TL/2002/7928 ...................................................................................................................... 26 2003 – F/2003/0395 ....................................................................................................................... 26 2003 – SO/2003/9698 ..................................................................................................................... 26 2004 – 83479 ................................................................................................................................... 26 2004 - F/2004/2797 ......................................................................................................................... 26 2004 - MIN/2004/2154 ................................................................................................................... 27 2004 - MIN/2004/2560 40................................................................................................................. 27 2004 - PM/2004/1209 ..................................................................................................................... 28 2005 - F/2005/3960 ........................................................................................................................ 29 2005 - TP/2005/4702 ....................................................................................................................... 29 1 Removal of Star Works, Knowl Hill from the Joint Waste & Minerals Plan - Report - 1 October 2018 2007 - CON/2007/3041 ................................................................................................................... 29 2008 - F/2008/1171 ........................................................................................................................ 40 2008 - VAR/2008/0333 ................................................................................................................... 40 2008 - VAR/2008/0334 ................................................................................................................... 40 2010/2011 - VAR/2010/1795 / 10-30015-SMI / 10-30021-SMI / 11-30008-SMI ............................... 41 2015 - VAR-2015-0670 / 15-30010-SMI / 15-30026-SMI ................................................................... 44 2016 - 16-153171 ............................................................................................................................. 45 2016 - 16-153172 ............................................................................................................................. 51 ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY PERMITS .............................................................................................. 62 STAR WORKS LANDFILL - ENVIRONMENT AGENCY PERMIT NUMBER EPR/CP3435PR ..................................... 62 STAR WORKS TREATMENT PLANT - ENVIRONMENT AGENCY PERMIT NUMBER EPR/YP3237SD ........................ 63 OFFICE OF THE TRAFFIC COMMISSIONER OPERATING LICENCE ...................................................... 65 OPERATING CENTRE - OTC OPERATING LICENCE OH1045311 .................................................................... 65 GRUNDON’S POSITION TOWARDS PLANNING CONTROL. ............................................................... 67 ESTATES OFFICE 2004 .......................................................................................................................... 67 ESTATES OFFICE 2012 .......................................................................................................................... 67 CURRENT GRUNDON NEWSLETTER .......................................................................................................... 68 PREVIOUS REPORTS ON NOISE........................................................................................................ 70 THE SOUTHDOWN REPORT 2007 ........................................................................................................... 70 2018 REPORTS OF OPERATING BREACHES TO ENVIRONMENT AGENCY .......................................... 71 WASTE VESSELS STORED OUTSIDE OF PERMITTED STORAGE AREAS ................................................................ 71 NOISE FROM THE HYDROCLAVE WEIGH-BRIDGE / ROLLER SHUTTERS ............................................................ 72 ENVIRONMENT AGENCY FINDINGS .......................................................................................................... 73 CONCLUSION ...................................................................................................................................... 73 2018 REPORTS OF OPERATING BREACHES TO WOKINGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL ......................... 74 1 - OPERATIONS WITHOUT PLANNING PERMISSION: ................................................................................... 74 2 - OPERATIONS OUTSIDE OF PERMITTED OPERATING HOURS ...................................................................... 74 3 - NOISE POLLUTION (DURING BOTH PERMITTED HOURS AND OUTSIDE OF PERMITTED HOURS) .......................... 74 4 - LIGHT POLLUTION (EVENINGS AND WINTER) ......................................................................................... 74 5 - PEST CONTROL - FLIES ETC. ............................................................................................................... 74 CONCLUSION .....................................................................................................................................