PLANNING COMMITTEE 10.00 am THURSDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 2020 IMPORTANT NOTICE: THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD REMOTELY AND CAN BE VIEWED VIA: WWW.GLOUCESTERSHIRE.GOV.UK MEETING PAPERS PLANNING COMMITTEE TIME: 10.00 am DATE: Thursday 10 September 2020 VENUE: REMOTE MEETING A G E N D A ITEM TOPIC CONTACT 1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Andrea Griffiths 2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST To receive declarations by members of (a) personal interests Andrea Griffiths (including their nature) and (b) prejudicial interests under the Code of Conduct. 3. PUBLIC QUESTIONS To answer any written public questions about matters which are Andrea Griffiths within the powers and duties of the Committee. The closing date/time for the receipt of questions is 10am on Thursday 3rd September 2020. 4. MEMBERS' QUESTIONS To answer any written members’ questions about matters which Andrea Griffiths are within the powers and duties of the Committee. The closing date/time for the receipt of questions is 10.00am on Thursday 3rd September 2020. 5. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING (Pages 1 - 42) To approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on the 9th Andrea Griffiths July 2020. 6. APPLICATION NO: 20/0003/GLMAJW SITE: ALLSTONES SAND & GRAVEL CENTRE, LAND OFF MYERS ROAD, GLOUCESTER GL1 3QD (Pages 43 - 126) The Committee is asked to consider the proposal in relation to Linda Townsend the variation of Conditions. 7. APPLICATION NO: 19/0018/CWMAJW SITE: BADDOWN INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, BABDOWN AIRFIELD, TETBURY, GLOS GL8 8YL (Pages 127 - 182) The Committee is asked to consider the proposal regarding the Nick Bainton variation of condition 8. 8. APPLICATION NO: 19/0089/CMAJM SITE: LOADERS BARN, LAND OFF STATION ROAD, BLOCKLEY, GLOS (Pages 183 - 282) The Committee is asked to consider the proposal. Denis Canney GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS 1. In the event of the Committee not being able to complete the meeting, the Committee will reconvene at 10am on Friday 11th September 2020. 2. Members of the public will be able to view the Planning Committee via www.gloucestershire.gov.uk 3. Anyone who wishes to register to speak should contact Andrea Griffiths from 9:30am on Thursday 3rd September 2020 on 01452 324206; or Email: [email protected] 4. Registered speakers will be asked to provide the clerk with a copy of their speech at least 24 hours prior to the Committee Meeting. This is to ensure that in the event of any technological failures, the clerk will be able to present the speech, on the registered speakers behalf. 5. The recorded meeting will be posted on the GCC Website as soon as possible. NOTES MEMBERSHIP –Cllr Phil Awford, Cllr Robert Bird, Cllr David Brown, Cllr Dr John Cordwell, Cllr Bernard Fisher, Cllr Terry Hale, Cllr Stephen Hirst, Cllr Graham Morgan, Cllr Shaun Parsons, Cllr Alan Preest, Cllr Steve Robinson, Cllr Pam Tracey MBE, Cllr Robert Vines, Cllr Simon Wheeler and Cllr Will Windsor- Clive (a) DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST – Members requiring advice or clarification about whether to make a declaration of interest are invited to contact the Monitoring Officer: Rob Ayliffe 01452 328506 e-mail: [email protected] prior to the commencement of the meeting. (b) INSPECTION OF PAPERS AND GENERAL QUERIES - If you wish to inspect reports relating to any item on this Agenda or have any other general queries about the meeting, please contact Andrea Griffiths, Democratic Services Unit : 01452 324206 or e-mail: [email protected] (c) TRAINING/SUBSTITUTION – All members must have received recent training before they can sit on the Committee and take part in discussion and vote. Substitution arrangements are as set out in the Constitution. A list of trained Members is available from your Political Assistant. Agenda Item 5 PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on Thursday 9th July 2020 commencing at 10.00 am. PRESENT MEMBERSHIP: Cllr Phil Awford (Chairman) Cllr Graham Morgan Cllr Robert Bird Cllr Shaun Parsons Cllr David Brown Cllr Steve Robinson Cllr Dr John Cordwell Cllr Pam Tracey MBE Cllr Bernard Fisher Cllr Simon Wheeler Cllr Stephen Hirst Cllr Robert Vines Apologies: Cllr Terry Hale, Cllr Alan Preest & Cllr Will Windsor Clive 17. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Councillor Awford declared he represented GCC on the Wessex & Severn and Wye Regional Flood Coastal Defence Committees. 18. PUBLIC QUESTIONS No public questions were received. 19. MEMBERS' QUESTIONS No Member’s questions were received. 20. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Resolved That the Minutes of the meeting held 14th May 2020 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairperson. 21. APPLICATION NUMBER: 17/0122/FDMAJM SITE: CLEARWELL QUARRIES LTD, STOWE, ST BRIAVELS, LYDNEY, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL15 6QW. The Head of Democratic Services facilitated the meeting and advised the Committee and registered speakers of the procedure which would be undertaken - 1 - Page 1 Minutes subject to their acceptance as a correct record at the next meeting during the course of the virtual meeting. For the benefit of the public watching via the live YouTube link the following Officers were introduced: Jason Betty: Senior Planning Officer for the current application, Sarah Pearse: Principal Planning Officer, Kevin Phillips: Planning Development Team Manager, Simon Excell: Lead Commissioner and Martin Evans: Solicitor. The facilitator introduced the following Technical Advisors: Professor John Gunn: Limestone Specialist Consultant, Natural England, Jenny Spencer: Air Quality Advisor, Atkins, Gary Kennison: County Ecologist, GCC, Rebecca Underdown: Planning Advisor, Natural England, Paul Horswill: Senior Planning Advisor, Natural England and Wendy Richards: Infrastructure Advisor, Atkins. The Planning Development Team Manager explained that the National Casework Team, who advises on Secretary of State on decisions, had contacted the Council regarding the application. It was not known at this stage if the Secretary of State would call in the application, but the Casework Team had informed Officers that if Committee resolved to accept the recommendation as published, they would consider whether the application should be called-in or not.. It was noted the legal advice was that the published officer recommendation did not need to be altered and the grant of permission would also be subject to the prior completion of a Section 106 Agreement. Members were advised that the case officer would elaborate on this during the course of his presentation. The Senior Planning Officer, prior to his formal presentation, brought to Member’s attention that the Mineral Planning Authority (MPA) had received 28 late objections to the proposal objecting on a variety of grounds. The Committee were advised that the MPA was of the opinion that all the matters raised in these late objections had been considered in the Officer Report and many would be mitigated through the proposed conditions as detailed in the report on pages 170- 194. It was explained that the late representations had also raised issues relating to the lack of public consultation, lack of publicity of the meeting, short notice of the meeting, lockdown restrictions effecting the democratic process, access to public buildings and that what consultation was carried out was inappropriate for such a sensitive and destructive proposal. Furthermore, objectors had requested that the planning meeting be postponed for 28 days to enable all those who wished to object to do so. Members were advised that in relation to the consultation on this planning application, the MPA had complied fully with the Councils adopted Statement of Community Involvement and was compliant with the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). The Senior Planning Officer stated that Chapter 5 of the report (pages 78-88) detailed the consultation and the publicity that was undertaken from December 2017 to January 2019 and involved 3 separate consultations including site notices, newspaper advertisements, letters and e-mails to near neighbours, contributors, Newland Parish Council and St Briavels Parish Council which resulted in almost - 2 - Page 2 Minutes subject to their acceptance as a correct record at the next meeting 300 objections being received from residents of Clearwell, St Briavels, Newland, Hewesfield and Coleford. Members were advised that there had been claims that people wishing to object were prevented from doing so via the Council’s public access system as there was a technical fault. The Officer had since ascertained one of the reason for this was due to the fact the objectors had been using a reference number relating to a previous application dating back to 2014 (14/0119/FDM) for the ‘Extension of Stowe Hill Quarry and retention of mineral processing plant at Clearwell Quarry’ which was withdrawn in December 2015. In order to address this and to assist the public who were trying to object to the proposal, the Senior Planning Officer had given them the opportunity to submit their objections and comments direct via his GCC e-mail or via the Development Control inbox. The Chairperson asked if Members had any questions based on the Officer’s opening statement. There were none at this stage. The Senior Planning Officer apologised for the length of the Committee report and presentation but felt it was necessary under the current unusual circumstances, in the absence of a site visit and the inability to display plans in the Council Chamber. The Committee was asked to consider the Planning Application 17/0122/FDMAJM submitted by, Clearwell Quarries Ltd, owned by Breedon for the Extension of Stowe Hill Quarry & Retention of Mineral Processing Plant at Clearwell Quarry. It was noted there were some amendments to the Officer Report, and these had been circulated to Members of the Committee prior to the meeting for information. The following amendments were noted as: - Paragraph 1.10 should read “The nearest residential properties to the proposed Extraction Area are Shop House Farm which its boundary lies approximately 105 metres to the north of the Phase 1 boundary and approximately 170m to the Shop House (dwelling) and approximately 105 metres from the Phase 2 boundary and approximately 220m to the dwelling.