Archived decisions

AT A MEETING of the REGULATORY COMMITTEE of HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL held at The Castle, Winchester on Wednesday 7 June 2006.

PRESENT:

135. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors F. Allgood JP,

J. V. Bryant and Mrs A. Buckley.

136. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Members were mindful that, where they believed they had a personal or personal

prejudicial interest in any matter to be considered at the meeting, they should

normally at the time of the debate declare their interest and, having regard to the

circumstances described in paragraphs 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the County Council's

Code of Conduct, consider whether to leave the meeting whilst the matter was

discussed.

137. MINUTES

The Minutes of the meeting held on 26 April 2006 were confirmed by the

Committee, as amended and signed by the Chairman.

138. CHAIRMAN'S COMMUNICATIONS

The Chairman reported that Mr John Priest, the previous administrator to the

Committee had retired after many years of service. The Committee thanked

Mr Priest for his dedication to the County Council and expressed its appreciation

for all his hard work and service to both Members and the Committee.

It was reported that a training session for Members of the Regulatory Committee

would be held on Wednesday 19 July 2006 following the meeting in the morning.

The Committee was advised that the Annual Members Tour would be held on

4 September 2006 looking at mineral sites in the west of the county visiting

Blue Haze, Mockbeggar and The Ridge appeal site in Romsey.

139. MINUTES OF THE REGULATORY COMMITTEE - 19 OCTOBER 2006

The Committee considered the report of the Chief Executive (Item 6 in the Minute

Book) seeking to regularise the minutes of the Regulatory Committee at its meeting

on 19 October 2005 relating to the recycling facility for processing of inert

construction and demolition material at Rookery Farm Landfill Site, Botley Road,

Swanwick and the extraction of sand and gravel, constructing a vehicle access and

environmental banks, restoration of lakes, woodland and agricultural lakes at

Downton Manor Farm, Milford-on-Sea.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the Regulatory Committee held on 19 October 2005 relating to

Rookery Farm Landfill Site and Downton Manor Farm as set out in the corrected

versions of minutes 45 and 46 in the report be endorsed.

140. APPEAL DECISIONS

The Committee received and noted the report of the Chief Planning Adviser (Item 7

in the Minute Book) on appeal decisions received in respect of Green Waste

Composting and Soil Recycling Facility at Blackmoor Estate, recycling of

construction and demolition waste and associated development at Ridge Quarry,

Ridge Lane, Ridge near Romsey and the development and upgrading of

Shirrell Heath Scrap Yard, Bishops Lane, Shirrell Heath.

Members noted the proposed action in respect of the restoration of Ridge Quarry

and that a report on the progress would be made to the September meeting of the

Committee.

141. APPLICATION FOR A PUBLIC FOOTPATH DIVERSION ORDER FOR

FOOTPATH NO. 5 IN THE PARISH OF BRAMSHILL

The Committee considered the report of the Director of Recreation and Heritage

(Item 8 in the Minute Book) on an application to divert Footpath No. 5 in the Parish

of Bramshill.

RESOLVED:

That the diversion of Footpath No. 5 in the Parish of Bramshill from the current

definitive alignment to a new route running from Point A (GR 474610 161912) on

the eastern verge of Ford Lane to point G (GR 476148 162778) on the western verge

of New Mill Lane as shown on the map attached to the report.

142. NEW FIRST FLOOR CLASSROOM EXTENSION AND LISTED BUILDING

AT WEST MEON PRIMARY SCHOOL, CHURCH LANE, WEST MEON,

PETERSFIELD )APPLICATION NO. 06/01128/HCS W05273/04LB)

(COUNTY COUNCIL REF. WRE051)

Messrs D. Golland (neighbour), P. Willcox (parent/governor), R. Gaisford (parent)

and K. McArdle (Architect - Property, Business and Regulatory Service,

Hampshire County Council) made deputations in respect of this item.

A copy of photographs provided by Mr Golland was circulated to Members in

relation to the Committee's consideration of the item.

The Committee considered the report of the Chief Planning Adviser (Item 10 in

the Minute Book) on an application for planning permission and Listed Building and

Conservation Area Consent for the provision of a new classroom as a first floor

extension at West Meon Primary School, West Meon.

The Chairman read out a statement from the local Ward Member, Councillor

Felicity Hindson who had given her apologies for not attending the meeting due to

a prior commitment and wished to declare a personal interest as a Trustee appointed

by the County Council, of The National School with Mary Touchet's Charity,

West Meon. She set out her reasons for supporting the application based on the

accommodation at the school being inadequate for delivering the curriculum and the

need for increased accommodation to maintain its excellent performance and serve

the needs of the community.

The Chairman stated that he had received a letter of support from Councillor Kirk,

the Executive Member for Education which had not been circulated to the

Committee as the Head of Corporate and Legal Services had advised that to do so

would be contrary to Standing Order 21 of the County Council's Constitution.

In considering the application, the Committee supported and appreciated the need

for additional accommodation at the school and the interests of the community but

felt that the concerns of the adjacent neighbour had to be taken into account. They

were concerned about the height of the extension, the building materials and

apparent lack of protection from the weather. Members requested that these issues

be investigated and asked the Architect to look again at the design proposals and

report back to the next meeting of the Committee.

RESOLVED:

That consideration of the planning application in respect of a new first floor

classroom extension at West Meon Primary School, Church Lane, West Meon,

Petersfield (Application No. 06/01127/HCS) be deferred and that a report covering

the concerns expressed by the committee be submitted to the next meeting of the

Committee on 19 July 2006.

143. RECYCLING FACILITY FOR PROCESSING OF INERT CONSTRUCTION,

DEMOLITION AND EXCAVATION WASTE INCLUDING THE

IMPORTATION OF COMPOST FOR ON SITE SOIL CONDITIONING,

IMPORTATION OF SAND FOR BLENDING, ERECTION OF

ADDITIONAL SCREENING BUNDS AND REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING

OFFICE AND WELFARE ACCOMMODATION AT ROOKERY FARM

LANDFILL SITE, BOTLEY ROAD, SWANWICK

(APPLICATION NO. P/06/0443/CC)

Councillor Price declared a personal interest as a Fareham Borough Councillor.

Messrs P. Osmond, T. Martin, P. Collins, S. Cole (Raymond Brown Group),

S. Bowley, (Stephen Bowley Planning Conmsultancy), R. Berry (on behalf of

Mr and Mrs Hindle) made deputations in respect of this item.

The Committee considered the report of the Chief Planning Adviser (Item 9 in the

Minute Book) on an application for a recycling facility for processing of inert

construction and demolition material at Rookery Farm Landfill Site, Botley Road,

Swanwick.

In considering the application, the Committee raised concerns about the

consequences of potential Drought Orders on the operation of the dust suppression

system and considered that a meeting of the Liaison Panel involving Members,

Officers and residents should be convened to discuss the detailed management issues

arising from the site operations. Officers agreed to report back on drought issues to

the next meeting of the Committee.

RESOLVED:

That planning permission in respect of the recycling facility for processing of inert

construction and demolition material at Rookery Farm Landfill Site, Botley Road,

Swanwick (Application No. P/06/0443/CC) be granted for the reason set out in the

report and subject to the conditions specified therein.

144. ANTON JUNIOR SCHOOL, BARLOWS LANE, ANDOVER - PROVISION

OF 6 FLOODLIGHTS FOR 5-A-SIDE FOOTBALL PITCH

(APPLICATION NO. 06/00948/HCC3N) (COUNTY COUNCIL REF. TVE028)

The Committee considered the report of the Chief Planning Adviser (item 11 in the

Minute Book) on an application for the installation of six floodlights at the existing

five-a-side football pitch, Anton Junior School, Barlows Lane, Andover.

In considering the application, the Committee considered that Condition (2) should

be amended to exclude the use of the floodlights on Public Holidays and to allow the

floodlights to be used only for supervised sessions.

RESOLVED:

That permission for the provision of six floodlights for a five-a-side football pitch at

Anton Junior School, Barlows Lane, Andover (Application No. 06/00948/HCC3N),

be granted for the reason set out in the report and subject to conditions specified

therein and the amendment to Condition (2) as detailed above.

145. THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAND WITHOUT COMPLYING WITH

CONDITION 1 OF PLANNING PERMISSION NO. 82559 AND THE

VARIATION OF THAT CONDITION TO ALLOW THE CONCRETE

BATCHING PLANT AND ASSOCIATED ACCESS AND HARDSTANDING

TO REMAIN UNTIL 31 MARCH 2007 AT RINGWOOD QUARRY,

ELLINGHAM DROVE, IBSLEY (APPLICATION NO. 87850)

The Committee considered the report of the Chief Planning Adviser (Item 12 in

the Minute Book) on an application for the retention of the concrete batching plant

and associated hardstandings at Ringwood Quarry, Ibsley for a further period until

31 March 2007.

Members felt that the noise issue should be investigated further as the Monitoring

Officer had stated that the noise from the plant was associated with lorries reversing

and loads leaving the site before 6am.

RESOLVED:

That permission for the retention of the concrete batching plant at Ringwood Quarry,

Ibsley until 31 March 2007 (Application No. 87850) be granted an eight month

extension of time for the reasons set out in the report and subject to conditions

specified therein.