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LW/799/CM(EIA)

 

 

Meeting: 25/07/2018 - Planning Committee (Item 10)

10 Environmental Impact Assessment application for the construction and use of plant, namely aggregate processing plant, aggregate bagging plant, concrete batching plant and buildings, ancillary offices and stores for processing and utilising aggregates landed at Newhaven Port and distribution of the products by road and rail together with access to the public highway and the extension of an existing rail siding. Fisher's Wharf, Newhaven Port, Newhaven - LW/799/CM(EIA) pdf icon PDF 304 KB

Report by the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

10.1    The Committee considered a report by the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport, together with an amendment to the Recommendation.  The revised Recommendation was proposed due to the publication of the revised National Planning Policy Framework which happened between publication of the agenda and the meeting, and recent publication of the South Marine Plan.

 

10.2    The following people spoke against the application:

Name

Organisation

Mr Geoff King

Petitioner

Mr Jim Skinner

Friends of Tide Mills

Mr Richard Cowser

Sussex Ornithological Society

Cllr Johnny Denis

Lewes District Councillor

Ms Rachel Fryer

Community Action Newhaven

Ms Penny Lower

Local Resident

 

 

10.3    Mr Gregor Mutch, Managing Director of Brett Aggregates (the applicant), spoke in support of the application. 

 

10.4    The written comments against the application of Councillor Grover, the Local Member, were read out to the Committee.  

 

10.5    The Committee has considered the officer’s report together with the amended Recommendation, and the comments of the public speakers and Local Member, and agree with the conclusions and reasons for the recommendation as set out in paragraph 7 of the report. 

 

10.6    RESOLVED, by a majority of 5 votes to 2:

 

(1) to approve the application and authorise the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport to grant planning permission subject to the conditions set out in paragraph 8.3 of the report (see Minute 10.7) and the following matters:

(i) that the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport confirms that the revised National Planning Policy Framework and the South Marine Plan have not led to a material change in the policy circumstances of relevance to this planning application;

(ii) the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government having confirmed that the application will not be called in; and

(iii) a section 106 Town and Country Planning Act Planning Obligation securing a contribution of £20,000 towards the Sussex Local Wildlife Sites Initiative and a contribution of £15,000 towards initiatives in the Newhaven Air Quality Action Plan having been completed;

 

(2) that should the Planning Obligation referred to in (1)(iii) above not be completed by 31 March 2019, then the application will be referred back to Committee for determination; and

 

(3) that should the requirement of paragraph (1)(i) not be met, then the application will be referred back to Committee for determination. 

 

10.7    The permission will be subject to the following conditions:

 

1.      The development hereby permitted shall be commenced before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

        

         Reason: To comply with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

 

2.      The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the drawings and documents listed in the Schedule of Approved Plans.

        

         Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.

 

3.      The site shall not be used for the development hereby permitted other than between the hours of 07.00 - 18.00 on Mondays to Fridays inclusive and 07.00 - 13.00 on Saturdays, except for the loading of train  ...  view the full minutes text for item 10