Issue - meetings

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

The report considers whether planning permission should be granted for a builidng materials hub to operate alongside an existing aggregate bagging facilitiy at Appleford Depot (planning permission no. MW.0054/17). It is a full application and no changes to the aggregate bagging facility itself are proposed. The building materials hub would generate an additional 6 HGV movements in addition to those already arising from the Sutton Courtenay complex.

The application is being reported to Committee because Sutton Coutenay Parish Council has objected to the application on the basis that local roads are at capacity and the additional HGVs would cause severe harm to the network however there is no technical objection from the Transport Development Control Officer and the recommendation is for approval of the application. The report also outlines further comments received and the recommendation of the Director for Planning and Place.

The development accords with the Development Plan as a whole and with individual policies within it, as well as with the NPPF. It is considered to be sustainable development in terms of environmental, social and economic terms. The proposed development would be beneficial as it would reduce the overall number of vehicle movements on the highway network and the total HGV miles travelled by allowing materials to be combined in single loads prior to delivery to customers. It is considered that potential impacts can be adequately addressed through planning conditions and a supplemental routeing agreement which ensures HGVs associated with the site pass along the A4130 Didcot Perimeter Road rather than through local villages.

It is RECOMMENDED that subject to the applicant entering into a supplemental routeing agreement to ensure that all HGVs associated with the development adhere to the routeing agreement covering the site under planning permission no. MW.0054/17, that planning permission for application MW.0097/18 be approved subject to conditions set out in Annex 1 to the report PN7.

Approved

The Committee considered (PN6) an application for a building materials hub to operate alongside an existing aggregate bagging facilitiy at Appleford Depot (planning permission no. MW.0054/17) generating an additional 6 HGV movements in addition to those already arising from the Sutton Courtenay complex. No changes were proposed to the aggregate bagging facility itself. The application had been reported to Committee because Sutton Courtenay Parish Council had objected to the application citing local roads already operating at capacity with any additional HGVs likely to cause severe harm to the network.

Having presented the report Ms Catcheside responded to questions from:

Councillor Fitzgerald-O’Connor – hours of operation were the same as for the existing bagging facility.

Councillor Johnston – as the proposal was for additional storage with no additional hardstanding or buildings there would be no impact on drainage.

Members were advised that Councillor Richard Webber who had been unable to attend this meeting had commented that he was content with everything in the report and, regarding traffic impact, although there had been recent issues with HGVs ignoring weight limits and routeing agreements he felt that as long as conditions addressed this issue then the objections lodged by Sutton Courtenay Parish Council would be answered.

RESOLVED: (on a motion by Councillor Reynolds, seconded by Councillor Phillips and carried unanimously) that subject to the applicant entering into a supplemental routeing agreement to ensure that all HGVs associated with the development adhered to the routeing agreement covering the site under planning permission no. MW.0054/17, that planning permission for application MW.0097/18 be approved subject to conditions set out in Annex 1 to the report PN7.