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Continuation of the development permitted by MW.0044/08 (the construction and operation of an energy from waste and combined heat and power facility together with associated office, visitor centre and bottom ash recycling facilities, new access road

 

 

Meeting: 08/01/2018 - Planning & Regulation Committee (Item 4)

4 Continuation of the development permitted by MW.0044/08 (the construction and operation of an energy from waste and combined heat and power facility together with associated office, visitor centre and bottom ash recycling facilities, new access road and weighbridge facilities and the continuation of landfill operations and landfill gas utilisation with consequent amendments to the phasing and final restoration landform of the landfill surface, water attenuation features and improvements to the existing household waste recycling centre) without complying with conditions 1 and 3, in order to allow an import of 326,300 tonnes per annum to the Ardley Energy Recovery Facility - Application MW.0085/17 pdf icon PDF 1013 KB

Report by the Director for Planning & Place (PN6).

 

This application seeks to increase the maximum tonnage permitted to be imported to Ardley Energy Recovery Facility from 300,000 tonnes per year to 326,300 tonnes per year and is being reported to the Planning & Regulation committee because it is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment and there has been an objection from Bucknell Parish Council who object to the principle of changing conditions on the consent and the fact that an increased tonnage would exacerbate existing impacts from the plant.

 

There have been no objections from other parish councils or consultees and no third-party representations received.

 

The proposed increase to the tonnage is considered to accord with development plan policy and other material considerations. Impacts arising from the development are controlled by conditions on the consent.

 

It is RECOMMENDED that subject to a supplementary legal agreement to ensure that the provisions of the existing Section 106 and routeing agreements are carried forward that planning permission for Application  MW.0085/17 be approved subject to conditions as on consent MW.0044/08 amended as set out in Annex 1 to the report PN5.

 

Decision:

Approved

Minutes:

The Committee considered (PN6) an application to increase the maximum tonnage permitted to be imported to Ardley Energy Recovery Facility from 300,000 tonnes per year to 326,300 tonnes per year

 

Mary Thompson presented the report.

 

Chris Herbert commended the proposal and responded to questions from:

 

Councillor Phillips – the application was more about flexibility in tonnage now that the plant was fully operational and consistency with the maximum tonnage of 326,000 as allowed on the environmental permit.

 

Referring to the concerns expressed by Bucknell Parish Council and the views of many who still considered that the plant should not have been sited in this location at all Councillor Reynolds recognised that the increase was small and so moved the officer recommendation as set out in the report. Councillor Johnston seconded the motion which was then put to the Committee and -

 

RESOLVED: (unanimously) that subject to a supplementary legal agreement to ensure that the provisions of the existing Section 106 and routeing agreements were carried forward that planning permission for Application  MW.0085/17 be approved subject to conditions as on consent MW.0044/08 amended as set out in Annex 1 to the report PN6.