Agenda item

Application under Section 73 to vary condition 10 on planning permission C18/0125/17/MW to allow 5 HGV loads per day, Monday to Friday with no HGV movements on a Saturday.

LOCAL MEMBERS Councillor Dilwyn Lloyd, Councillor Aeron Maldwyn Jones and Councillor Edgar Owen

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Application under Section 73 to vary condition 10 on planning permission C18/0125/17/MW to allow 5 HGV loads per day, Monday to Friday with no HGV movements on a Saturday.

(a)     The Senior Planning Manager – Minerals and Waste expanded on the background of the application, noting that the operator was proposing to vary the relevant condition on each extant permission on site to remove the facility for HGVs access on Saturdays and, in turn, allow one extra movement per day Monday through Friday. This would result in a total of 21 HGVs accessing the site per week which represented an increase of only one extra movement per week.

         It was reported that the main advantages of the proposal would be to prevent vehicles from travelling through Penyffridd, Rhosgadfan and Rhostryfan on Saturdays, when it would be more likely that residents parked on the road, and more local traffic.

(b)     The local members (one a member of this Planning Committee; one not a member of this Planning Committee) noted the following main points:

·         Since establishing a Liaison Group over three years ago, there had been good collaboration between the quarry operator and the local community. By holding discussions, problems and concerns were resolved.

·         The application was proposing improvements to the existing system. This should be welcomed.

·         Supported the application.

(c)     It was proposed and seconded to approve the application.

(ch)   When discussing the application, one of the members noted that the company was managed well, did good work locally and employed local people.

RESOLVED to approve the application subject to the following amendment to conditions 4 and 10 of planning permission C18/0125/17/MW:

4.    Except in cases of emergency to maintain safe quarry working (which shall be notified to the Mineral Planning Authority as soon as practicable) or unless the Mineral Planning Authority has agreed otherwise in writing:

i)    operations associated with the removal of material from a mineral working deposit, soils and overburden removal, restoration works, servicing, maintenance and testing of fixed and mobile plant shall not be carried out at the site, with the exception of the following times:

·         07.30hrs to 18.00hrs Monday to Friday and 07.30hrs to 13.00hrs on Saturdays,

ii)   Crushing and screening operations shall not take place other than during the following hours:

·           10.00 to 15.00 hours Monday to Friday

iii)  No HGVs shall enter or leave the site except between the following times: 

·                 08.00hrs to 16.00hrs Monday to Friday 

iv) No operations other than those related to emergency or environmental monitoring or water pumping shall take place at the site on Sundays or on Public or Bank holidays.

10.     Except with the prior written agreement of the mineral planning authority, quarry output, alone or in combination with any other extant minerals planning permission at the site, shall not exceed a maximum rate of no more than five HGV loads per day Monday to Friday, with no HGV movements on a Saturday. Figures of the output from the site over any specified period shall be made available to the local planning authority within 21 days of request. 

Development to be subject to the same schedule of conditions under the previous
planning permission granted C18/0125/17/MW to control noise, dust, vibration, hydrology, protection of the water environment, sequence of operations, compliance with the application plans, archaeology, ecological mitigation, review of operations and progressive restoration.