Issue - meetings

Application for removal of condition 3 attached to planning permission 23/00239/FUL.

Late items received after preparation of agenda:

Consultations:-

Witherley Parish Council:

Since the publication of the report the following comments have been received from Witherley Parish Council;

“1. Traffic travelling through the village at all hours of the night with noise and headlamp pollution

-         Most people using cars for family purposes will travel to/from the storage facilities during weekday daytimes/evenings and daylight hours at weekends.

-         Most night time traffic is likely to be commercial - vans and light trucks (under

7.5t) - with higher levels of noise and with headlamp pollution than car traffic.

-         The premises would become a 24/7 'distribution hub' functionally, not a mere

storage centre.

2. The above situation would become exacerbated once the current owner builds five houses for which planning permission is already granted at Rookery Farm, with boundary on to the Extra Storage facility ie the future residents will be affected in addition to all those currently affected, and for which the condition was imposed.
3. The same business owns a storage facility at the Redgate junction on the A5 which is removed from the residential area and for which extension has been applied. This would be a far more suitable location for 24/7 day operation.
4. Condition 3 current restrictions overlap with local bat population feeding times in that area. Bat Conservation Trust provides guidance that feeding areas – not just roosts - should be protected from lighting and disruptive activities. 24/7 operation, and with visiting vehicles described as above, would generate such adverse effect.
5. Very importantly, the reasons for which the original conditions were imposed have not changed; point 2 suggests that retaining condition 3 is more needed than ever when considering quality of life and number of affected residents adjacent to Extra Storage property.”

Application for removal of condition 3 attached to planning permission 23/00239/FUL.

Having declared a non-registrable interest in this item, Councillor Cook left the meeting at 7.04pm.

An objector, the agent and a representative of the parish council spoke on this application.

It was moved by Councillor Bray, seconded by Councillor R Allen and

RESOLVED –

(i)            Permission be granted subject to the conditions contained in the officer’s report;

(ii)          The Head of Planning be granted authority to determine the final detail of planning conditions.

Councillor Cook returned to the meeting at 7.22pm.