Agenda and minutes

A webcast of the meeting can be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrlN4_PKzPXjar7IOtLtNZvIwZ4xT_8yU

The minutes of the meeting held on 3 October 2024 were taken as read, confirmed and signed.

The Chief Executive reported that no questions had been received under Standing Order 34.

The Chief Executive reported that no questions had been received under Standing Order 7(3) and 7(5).

There were no urgent items for consideration.

The Chairman invited members who wished to do so to declare any interest in respect of items on the agenda for the meeting.

It was noted that all members who were also members of a Parish, Town or District Council, or Liaison Committee would have personal interests in those applications which relate to areas covered by those authorities.

No declarations were made.

The Chief Executive reported that no petitions had been received under Standing Order 35.

The Board considered a report of the Director of Environment and Transport, a copy of which, marked ‘Agenda Item 7’, is filed with these minutes.

RESOLVED:

That a new Tree Preservation Order be created at Roman Way, Market Harborough to protect Lime Trees T1 and T2 from being removed.

The Board considered a report of the Chief Executive, a copy of which, marked ‘Agenda Item 8’, is filed with these minutes. The Board was also in receipt of an Addendum report which corrected typographical errors in the main report.

In accordance with the procedures for making representations to the Board Mrs. Phyllis Gilbert and Mr. Paul Webster spoke as local residents and Mr. Chris Nicoll (Heidelberg Materials UK) spoke on behalf of the applicant.

In response to a question from a member about traffic on Cliffe Lane it was clarified that a diversion was not proposed, instead it was proposed that the existing road would be kept open until the new road was constructed.

With regards to a suggestion from the local member Mr. P. Bedford CC MP that the applicant should introduce a community fund to offset the environmental impact, it was explained that a community fund was not part of this planning application and it could not be imposed as a planning requirement as it was not considered to be necessary.

With regards to proposed condition no. 46 which required operations at the site to be suspended during adverse weather conditions, it was explained that the condition did not refer to a specific strength of wind because this would not be enforceable and it was better to give the Planning Authority flexibility on when to intervene.

RESOLVED:

That the application be permitted subject to:

(a)        The conditions nos. 1-74 as set out in Appendix A to the report;

(b)        The prior completion of a legal agreement to secure provisions for a liaison committee (to include dust and blasting sub-liaison committees).

The Board considered a report of the Chief Executive, a copy of which, marked ‘Agenda Item 9’, is filed with these minutes. The Board was also in receipt of an Addendum report which proposed amendments to proposed conditions nos. 36, 49 and 51.

In response to a question from a member it was clarified that the proposed amendments to conditions nos. 36, 49 and 51 would mean that the trigger point for the provision of the groundwater monitoring scheme, landscaping and restoration and aftercare scheme would now be a time period of 12 months from the date of planning permission being granted, rather than the trigger point being when Phase 7/A commenced.

RESOLVED:

That the application be permitted subject to:

(a)        The conditions nos. 1-53 as set out in the appendix to the report, subject to amendment to conditions 36, 49 and 51 as set out in the Addendum report;

(b)        The prior completion of a legal agreement to ensure existing obligations are attached to the new permission.

The Board considered a report of the Chief Executive which set out the delegated planning decisions issued between 1 July 2024 and 30 September 2024, a copy of which, marked ‘Agenda Item 10’, is filed with these minutes.

In response to a question from a member it was explained that the reason for the amount of applications from Severn Trent Water was that they all related to one project but separate planning applications had to be submitted for the individual parts of that project.

RESOLVED:

That the contents of the report be noted.

The Chairman advised that the next meeting of the Board would take place on Thursday 9 January 2025 at 2.00pm.