Minutes:
71.1 Item A
Application DC/19/03841
Proposal Planning Application. Retention of construction of extensions and elevational alterations to production facility.
Site Location EYE – Land, Eye Airfield, Castleton Way, Eye, In the Parish of Yaxley, Suffolk
Applicant Crown Chicken Ltd
71.2 Councillor John Matthissen arrived shortly after the presentation began, the Chair asked the Officer to repeat the introduction of the presentation so that Councillor Matthissen could take part in the item. The Case Officer presented the application to the Committee outlining the proposal before Members, the layout of the site, the contents of tabled papers, and the officer recommendation of approval.
71.3 The Case Officer and Chief Planning Officer responded to Members’ questions on issues including: that there were outstanding applications regarding renewable energy, that the built form was taller than what was originally proposed, and that the lighting scheme condition had yet to be discharged.
71.4 Members considered the representation from David Park, who spoke as the Applicant.
71.5 The Applicant responded to Members’ questions on issues including: the reasons why the application had been changed from the original proposal and why they had not sought advice from the Local Planning Authority, the size of the vehicles entering the site, the sustainability of the building and business as a whole, the movement of stock from the site, electric vehicle charging on the site, and whether there would be any electric bicycle charging.
71.6 Members considered the representation from the Ward Member, Councillor David Burn.
71.7 Members debated the application on the issues including: their disappointment that the Applicant had not contact the Local Planning Authority in the first instance and that the changes did not significantly alter the buildings impact.
71.8 Councillor Barry Humphreys MBE proposed that the application be approved as detailed in the officer recommendation with the amendments as follows:
- Add requirement for electric vehicle charging provision to be agreed (Condition 19)
- Add requirement for bicycle charging provision to be agreed (condition 20)
71.9 Councillor Peter Gould seconded the motion.
71.10 By a unanimous vote.
71.11 RESOLVED
That the Chief Planning Officer be authorised to GRANT Planning Permission subject those conditions attached to the original permission that he considers relevant and reasonable
1. Implementation time limit
2. Approved plans
3. Restrictions on use and change of use
4. Surface water disposal strategy
5. SuDS
6. Surface Water Management Plan
7. Construction Management
8. Hours of construction
9. Operation times
10. Landscaping scheme
11. Timescale for planting
12. Materials
13. Ecology
14. Archaeology: works
15. Archaeology: post investigation
16. Fire Hydrants
17. Highway access
18. Highway surface water
19. Provision of parking and turning – Provision for Electric Vehicle Charging TBA
20. Cycle parking – Requirement for Electric Bicycle charging TBA.
21. Travel Plan
22. Lighting
23. Renewable energy
24. Upon completion of the nearby strategic A140 roundabout works the vehicular access to the chicken processing plant shall be modified to a permanent left in left out arrangement as required by Suffolk County Council under a S278 Agreement.
Informatives: as required by SCC SuDS and as included on original permission
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