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PLANNING & REGULATION COMMITTEE - 17 OCTOBER 2005 - ADDENDA

 

1. Apologies for Absence and Temporary Appointment

Apology

Temporary Appointment

Councillor Sushila Dhall

Councillor David Turner

Councillor Terry Joslin

Councillor Larry Sanders

Councillor Chris Wise

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4. Petitions and Public Address

Speaker

Item

Representative, Fulbrook Parish Council (tbc)
Gill Pawson (Agent for the Applicant)
Councillor Jim Couchman (Local Member)

Vince Maltese, Local Resident (The Gallery, Sonning Eye)
Molly Haskey, Local Resident (Botany Bay)
John Grimes, Local Resident (Botany Bay)
Mike Pendock, (Lafarge, Applicants)
Councillor Carol Viney (Local Member)

District Councillor Barry Wood (representing Finmere Parish Council)

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8. Foxley Fields Farm Quarry and Landfill Site, Finmere

  1. Continuing Sand and Gravel Extraction and Progressive Restoration to Water Based Restoration and Nature Conservation at Caversham Quarry

Additional Representations

Resident, Botany Bay – letter attached

An email (also sent to members) from Mr Howard Crews is attached

South Oxfordshire District Council – Planning development Control

Recommend approval subject to the following conditions;

  1. a nature reserve be incorporated in the restoration plan

  2. there be a phased programme of archaeological investigation

  3. full details of the new access be submitted before any development commences

  4. as much of the existing vegetation, particularly hedgerows are retained

  5. details of any floodlighting or security lighting are submitted and approved by OCC

  6. dust suppression measures are incorporated

  7. any temporary operations are limited to 8 weeks in every 12 months

  8. the hours of operation do not exceed those set out in the application

  9. full details of the soil bunds and acoustic barriers are provided and thereafter implemented in accordance with approved details

  10. noise limits should be imposed for mineral extraction activities at Homestead Cottage, The Flowing Spring PH, Botany Bay, Spring Lane Cottages and Lakeside cottages -55dB LAeq (1 Hour) and 70 dB LAeq (1 hour) for temporary operations

  11. noise limits be imposed for processing operations not to increase the L90 dB (A) y more than 3 dB at Playhatch House, Willow Cottage and Dunsden Lodge.

Water at Botany Bay.

Lafarge appointed an independent hydrological consultant to investigate the potential impact of the proposed working on the water supply at Botany Bay. An existing borehole would be monitored as working moved towards Botany Bay. Lafarge consider it highly unlikely that there would be any effect on the water supply. Notwithstanding this point, a mains water supply would be installed and Lafarge is willing for this to be contained within a legally binding S106 Agreement.

Revised Recommendation

The Committee is RECOMMENDED that:

(a) subject to a legal agreement to secure mains water to Botany Bay, a footpath and long term management that Application No P05/E0130/CM for the continuing sand and gravel extraction and progressive restoration to water based nature conservation at Caversham Quarry be approved subject to conditions set out in Schedule 1 to the report PN6,
  1. the Head of Sustainable Development be authorised to refuse the application if the legal agreement referred to in (a) above was not completed within 10 weeks of the date of this meeting on the grounds that it would not comply with OMWLP policy PE13 in that satisfactory proposals would not have been made for the restoration and after use of the site.
  1. Progress report on Matters at Foxley Fields Farm Quarry and Landfill Site, Finmere

Comments of Head of Sustainable Development

Following a site visit on 12 October by the County Council's Minerals and Waste Monitoring officer and submissions by the site owners it is now clear that conditions of the permission and the legal agreement are being sufficiently adhered to. These conditions are noted in recommendations (a) and (b) of the report PN8. The exception is the condition that limits the height of waste, which is noted in recommendation (c).

Therefore recommendations (a) and (b) of the report PN8 should be deleted.

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