Issue - meetings

Report by the Director for Planning & Place (PN8)

The report updates members on the regular monitoring of minerals and waste planning permissions for the period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 and on the progress of planning enforcement cases.

It is RECOMMENDED that the Schedule of Compliance Monitoring Visits in Annex 1 and the Schedule of Enforcement Cases in Annex 2 to the report PN8 be noted.

Approved

The Committee considered (PN8) a report on the regular monitoring of minerals and waste planning permissions for the period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 and progress of planning enforcement cases.

Presenting the report David Periam and along with Bill Stewart-Jones responded to members’ questions as follows:

Regarding Shellingford Quarry extensive tarmacking would improve the situation with regard to mud on the road.  Similarly, as reported under Item 6, improvements had been made to the haul road at the Hatford site to improve conditions there.

Shipton on Cherwell - a S73 application had been submitted to address some of the breaches there and that was currently being validated.

Sutton Courtenay Landfill site - Councillor Webber had referred to a number of complaints received regarding odour.  Mr Periam advised that he was unaware of any such complaints but undertook to speak with Councillor Webber after the meeting.

Councillor Roberts - the County Council did not specifically send out a questionnaire to parish councils regarding performance but there were a number of liaison groups operating at a number of the larger sites where issues were discussed and parishes represented.  He would also look into the number  of visits in Cherwell which Councillor Roberts had felt were low.

Alkerton - Mr Stewart-Jones confirmed minerals were being removed under the old permission as part of the ROMP. Regarding land south of Barford Road Mr Periam undertook to look into the issue of unauthorised deposit of waste and respond to Councillor Reynolds after the meeting.

Regarding Harwell UKAE Mr Stewart-Jones advised that he had been due to try and visit the site but the Covid restrictions had prevented that.  Mr Periam added that Harwell was a secure and strictly regulated site and because of that it had been generally felt to be low priority for additional visits to those already carried out by the nuclear regulatory authorities.

RESOLVED: (nem con) that the Schedule of Compliance Monitoring Visits in Annex 1 and the Schedule of Enforcement Cases in Annex 2 to the report PN8 be noted