Issue - meetings

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 1 June 2020 (PN3) and to receive information arising from them.

Approved

21/20 – Radley ROMP - Update in light of Counsel’s advice to delay a report to Committee to allow further discussions with the operator..

The minutes of the meeting held on 1 June 2020 were approved.

21/20 – Serving of the Prohibition Order for the Review of the Mineral Planning Permission (ROMP) at Thrupp farm and Thrupp Lane, Radley

On the advice of Counsel officers advised that they would be meeting with the operators to establish progress with regard to an application for the review of old mineral permission conditions.  The application for the conveyor belt, processing plant and bailey bridge etc to take away mineral that might be extracted from the ROMP area had been validated and was now out for consultation.  As part of that process officers had carried out a screening opinion to see if it constituted environmental impact assessment development and therefore required an environmental impact statement and had concluded  that due to potential environmental impact with the ROMP area, which was a Schedule 1 Development in its own right an EIS would be required.  The applicants had responded that they were in turn seeking a screening direction from the Secretary of State to the effect that it was not environmental impact assessment development and required no statement.  It was hoped to report in September.