To receive any apologies from Members.

Apologies were received from Councillor A West and Councillor C Wise.

To confirm the minutes of the Planning and Licensing Committee held on 24 October 2023 and receive an update on any actions agreed in the minutes of the previous meeting.

Consideration was given to the minutes of the meetings held on 24^th October 2023.

RESOLVED

a)   That the minutes of the meeting on the 24^th October 2023 be APPROVED.

In accordance with the Regulations, Members are invited to declare any disclosable interests under the Code of Conduct and the nature of those interests in respect of items on this Agenda and/or indicate if Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 applies to them.

Councillor N Begy declared a personal interest in item 5a, Planning Applications, application 2022/0647/MAF as he was the Ward Member, therefore, he would step down as Chair and step away from the Committee at that point but would still speak as Ward Member on the application.

Requests to speak on planning applications will be subject to the Council’s Public Speaking Scheme for Planning Applications.

To request to speak regarding a planning application, please send an email to democraticservices@rutland.gov.uk

In accordance with the Planning and Licensing Committee Public Speaking Scheme, the following deputations were received on item 5, Planning Applications:

In relation to 2022/0647/MAF, David Hodson spoke as a member of the public opposing the application, Ken Edward spoke as the Chair of Greetham Parish Council, Councillor N Begy spoke as the Ward Member and Liam Toland spoke as the agent.

To receive Report No.172/2023 from the Strategic Director for Places.

Report No.172/2023 was received from the Strategic Director of Places.

Item 5a – 2022/0647/MAF – Land North of Stretton Road Greetham 

Development of a limestone quarry together with its progressive restoration at Land North of Stretton Road, Greetham 

(Parish: Greetham; Ward: Greetham)

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At 7.02pm Councillor Begy stepped down as Chair and Councillor Brown became the Chair of the meeting.

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Nick Thrower, Principal Planning Officer introduced the application and gave an executive summary, recommending approval subject to conditions outlined in the report.

Prior to the debate the Committee received deputations from David Hodson who spoke as a member of the public opposing the application, Ken Edward who spoke as Chair of Greetham Parish Council, Councillor N Begy who spoke as the Ward Member and Liam Toland who spoke as the agent. The Committee also had the opportunity to ask questions of the speakers.

Through questions it was confirmed by the agent that with regards to the monitoring of noise and dust, the plans from the applicant currently had not been agreed with the Council, the applicant would submit what they thought to be appropriate for the site and those plans would also include discussions with the Environmental Health Officer and the Parish Council. This would be done via a discharge of condition application.

Members raised concerns on the cumulative impact of the dust, officers confirmed that there would be a requirement for monitoring secured through a condition around the PM10 monitoring and dust frisbees which would be located at the identified sensitive properties. The site would also have meteorological masts and dust sensors around the permitter of the site. Any trigger would be investigated, and processes are in place when that would occur.

If a trigger was to be set off in either quarry or neither quarry would take liability for a trigger, there is a potential for the Council to require them to send it off for testing to determine where the dust had come from.

It was explained to Members that Condition 14 within the report stated that Monitoring would be undertaken periodically, the duration and frequency of which was to be set out in the Dust Management Plan. 

It was agreed through officers that additional conditions be added: -

-       within MCS Policy 7 – Residential and Sensitive Land Uses – for a liaison group to be set up.

-       require the precise details of secure fencing to the boundary with appropriate signage.

Members requested for a footpath to be added to the application, but officers explained it would have to be reasonable and necessary to the application but on this application officers felt it was unreasonable to add a footpath when there was not one currently at the site already.

It was moved by Councillor D Wilby and seconded that the application be approved subject to the conditions in the report, additional conditions requested during debate and the amended condition within the addendum. Upon being put to the vote with nine votes in favour, the motion was unanimously carried.

RESOLVED

a)    That the application 2022/0647/MAF be APPROVED subject to the conditions outlined by the Planning Officer.

b)    The full list of reasons can be found on the planning application page of the Council’s website.

https://www.rutland.gov.uk/planning-building-control/planning/search-planning-applications-decisions

To receive Report No.173/2023 from the Strategic Director for Places.

Report No.173/2023 was received from the Strategic Director for Places. Justin Johnson, Development Manager, presented the report which listed for Members’ information the appeals received since the last ordinary meeting of the Planning & Licensing Committee and summarised the decisions made.

RESOLVED

a)    That the contents of the report be NOTED.

To consider any other urgent business approved in writing by the Chief Executive and Chairman of the Committee.

There were no items of urgent business.

Tuesday, 12^th December 2023.

Tuesday, 12^th December at 6pm.