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planning and regulation committee 3rd of June I'm cancer in Fleetwood to my immediate right I have my vice-chairman council Charlotte Vernon For people watching we have a committee assembled around us offices Straight across the meeting room and in the in the bear pit. We have democratic and Legal we have had the fire alarm this morning, I believe So if you hear a fire alarm, please exit the building to the rear of me Congregate outside the front and we will do a body count to make sure Everybody's there water at the back of the room. Should you need it toilets for visitors? Just outside to the rear again Item one is apologies for absence anything there, please. Thank you chairman. We have apologies from council read Councillor Sia and Councillor Hall We're not very popular today Okay item two is decorations of members interests. I need to declare under 5.1 that I know the applicant I don't know the agents The applicant I believe is a district Councillor And part of a political group of which I'm leader of However, having said that I don't have a close relationship with the applicant. And so therefore I don't believe that's going to create any issues with regard to Me dealing with the application unless legal would prefer me not to deal with the application and pass over to vice-chairman Chairman Apologies chairman and on the basis that you consider yourself open-minded to determine the application. I'm content for you to continue. Thank you So I am open-minded And obviously I as I say I don't have a close personal relationship with the applicant anybody else Councillor Smith Thank You chairman. I just also like to declare on the same lines as yourself chairman for very similar reasons And and as is yourself, I am completely open-minded and haven't discussed this with the applicant in any way Okay, so therefore I'll move on to the next item minutes the previous meeting held 13th of May 2024 previously circulated. I'm happy to move them. Secondly by cancer Skinner all in favor, please show That is unanimous. Thank you very much I will sign those in a moment. We'll move on therefore to traffic items 4.1 Donington on Bain Jan, please Thank you, I'm Jan Gibson program leader for traffic and the first report today is Donington on Bain Next slide, please So we received a request from the parish council for some way to me strictions at these two junctions with main road concerns about parking associated with the school and Evidence on site indicated that parking was taking place in these areas and resulting in obstruction to visibility for both vehicles and pedestrians We therefore proposed the no waiting at any time restriction are shown on appendix a And received one objection based on the impact on the availability of parking in the area and the objective feels also that the Restrictions are unnecessary However in the interests of highway safety The recommendation in this report is that this objection is overruled so that these restrictions may be introduced. Thank you Thank you open to committee Anybody want to comment about Donington on Bain Councillor Ashton Happy to move approval, Mr. Chairman Skinners got his microphone on was yours Councillor Skinner Thank you very much chairman. I too know Donington by it's a lovely little village. I'm quite happy to second the Paper, it's a real sensible suggestion You've been me to it on that one, but I don't mind. That's fine. Anybody else wishing to speak Proposed and seconded all in favor, please show Thank you anybody against any abstentions Okay, that's clearly carried item 4.2 then Sheppo stow which is the 1166 drove Road Jan, please So The B 1166 drove road to Sheppo stows currently subject to a 40 mile an hour limit next slide, please Had a request from a resident for this 40 to be reduced to 30 mile an hour So in our course with our policy this relies on the speed mean speed of traffic being at or below 33 miles per hour In this case, it was 35 which renders it a borderline case in accordance with the policy Therefore the committee may give approval for the statutory consultation for 30 mile an hour limit at this location Thank you Thank you, Jan I've got an apology to make to the committee in that I often say that I've been to a lot of places in Lincolnshire And I have a confession to make in that. I can't honestly remember having having traveled along this road But I'm going down to Spalding soon. So I will go and have a look anyway However, we have somebody with knowledge and that's Councillor pepper Thank You chairman. You just don't know what you're missing. I Know this location extremely. Well, I travel it very frequently And I'll be up front from the start to let you know. I've received a small amount of lobbying However, I do have an open mind about the application The request there's been this request for speed limit because of the fairly recent linear development of houses on both sides of the road The plan we had there a few seconds ago Is slightly dated because actually more houses now than what there is on that plan Just to say there's presently an unenforceable Voluntary speed limit along the road and has been for a while with local hauliers and local drivers agreeing to not travel in excess of 30 mile an hour The links you road safety partnership speed camera van regularly visits list this location and local volunteers also operate speed watch What seals the reduction from 40 to 30 for me is the close proximity to the primary school And we all know what traffic is like at school times The plans gone now But if we looked at the plan where the there's a staggered Junction the school is right on that Junction and another thing is there's no footpaths apart from just in front of the school and Mean that children and parents if they walk to school they have to walk along the road Mr. Chairman for these brief reasons stated I wish to move the recommendation in support of the 31 hour limit Thank You council pepper Thank you very much indeed and I am also familiar with Sheffy stone have visited Previously in the local area and I'm very happy to support the councilors recommendation by seconding. Thank you Okay, no further speakers proposed and seconded all in favor, please show Thank you. That is unanimous, but I will say anybody against and any abstentions Obviously not so okay. We'll move on to 4.3 then and that is to Hackington st. Andrews Street and Church Street Jan, please Thank you So there's two sites in Hackington that were we're concerned with today Next slide, please Both in the center of the village next slide, please St. Andrews Street is very narrow and currently there are several lengthy h-bar markings which have been applied over a long period of time to discourage parking along the narrow sections of the road and the proposal is to replace these with enforceable double yellow lines as shown in Appendix B and Church Street Church streets a busy route and parking adjacent to the junction with Cameron Street does cause issues for traffic maneuvering through this area and And again, the other lines are proposed as shown you've had two objections and one for each site and Really around the displacement of parking parking being removed from residents frontages And also the displacement of parking that might result the restrictions proposed both locations will maintain traffic flow and improve highway safety and The recommendation therefore is that the objections are overruled. Thank you So therefore open to committee and I'm looking around to see somebody with some local knowledge for this area I've been down to whole beach quite a bit For various reasons over a period of time Hackington cracking up here. I Don't have a problem with the recommendations, so I'm going to move it council Ashton Happy to second Any speakers Right propose and second all all in favor, please share Thank you, that's unanimous again, so Therefore we'll move on to 4.4. I don't need to say abstentions and Anybody against on that one because we are unanimous 4.4 whole beach chan, please Thank you final one today is the proposed puffing crossing facility on Spalding Road at whole beach next slide, please So concerns have been raised in particular regarding School children crossing the road here as it is in the vicinity of William Stuke Lee school The recruitment of the school crossing patrol has proved difficult at this site and So we received a request for a crossing facility and subsequently a survey was carried out which gave us a result of 0.82 This justifies a zebra crossing in accordance with the policy however, given the high traffic flow a Zebra is precluded where you have an average of over 500 vehicles per hour so the first part of this Excuse me. The first part of this the recommendation in the report is that the committee Agrees to the upgrade of a zebra to a puffing crossing facility as they are permitted to in the policy Should they Well, we subsequently advertised the puffing crossing And received a number of objections to the locations shown here It comes with its associated zigzag markings and these will remove on-street parking the Objections have been received from a number of businesses and Members have been in receipt of a large number of objections that have come in recently from various members of the public also the objections relate to the loss of parking and the impact that this will have on nearby businesses and there is a question for the need for a crossing at this location and That should be other options should be explored of crossing move to another location. So it does not impact on businesses in this area I Think Firstly the proposed location of the crossing does reflect the desire line of pedestrians using this area It's important that we build an installation where it's used. Otherwise, it will not be utilized fully And in terms of loss of parking we can see that existing waiting restrictions are in place On Spalding Road is shown So that the crossing the zigzags of the crossing actually only displays parking for about three vehicles although Clearly on double yellows you can load and unload and blue badge holders can park but and the zigzags will prevent this from happening so bearing in mind the fairly minimal impact on on on street parking and the Availability of parking either side of the crossing and on side streets the second recommendation in the report is that the objections are overruled so that it may be introduced as part of the Community crossing initiative. Thank you So one line we have Councillor Tracy Carter the local member who's going to give us a little bit of information Tracy are you there? I Certainly am can you hear me chairman? I Fabulous, thank you. Thank you chairman There isn't much to add to this obviously already what what's been presented and what's in the in the report? But I felt it was particularly important To be here to show that I am in very much in strong support of this and the importance of it I actually was the one that submitted the request for this crossing as a priority need in my division and That was due to the number of requests that I received from from residents from parents of the school The school have been wanting this crossing for a number of years as have many parents I was contacted by one particular parent who had Quite a severe scary incident with them and their daughter I want to avoid that happening to anybody else at all That's be visiting the school or also the public park that is also in front of the school So for me, I fully appreciate the comments of the businesses locally For example, the pub is one that I've enjoyed many Sunday lunches in and it is a fabulous Facility, but but I do consider the safety elements far outweigh that concern and actually there is very close parking Very very close proximity to the pub for their customers to still enjoy which is also free parking as well So I think those safety concerns really do outweigh the impact that could you know, really realistically be felt at the public house Other locations as Gianna said were considered and absolutely this needs to be the maximum use which will benefit the pub For the customers crossing the road as well as the school Just for anyone who isn't clear on the location of it. The school is actually behind a wall and a park So a lot of people who are traveling through Holbridge are not aware that school is there which is one of the reasons why? There has been so many kind of quite near-miss incidents So for me, it's it's absolutely is a reason and I am 100% support behind this and obviously I hope that you do too any localized questions, obviously, I'm happy to answer but thank you for the opportunity to speak. Thank you Thank you for those comments Carter I think on those recommendations. I'm quite happy to propose the report I could see cancer peppers indicating hard followed by cancer Skinner Yes, thank you chairman. I think I do know the area quite well the local members sums it up. Well I'm aware of those late Objections to it And it only gives up three vehicle spaces. I think I read so I'm more than happy to second it chairman Thank You chairman, I'm very much in support of this I actually worked in Holbeach for a number of years Since then I've been back quite a few times. I Think this is very much needed that road has got extremely busy. So I'm fully in support. Thank you. Thank you I don't hear any questions. I don't see any other speakers. So I'll put it to the vote all in favor. Please show That is unanimous any abstentions anybody against seeing none So therefore that's carried and that is the end of the traffic items. Thank you, Jen will now move on to five point one, which is the Anaerobic digester at Hemsworth cliff. So mr. McBride, are you ready? Thank you chairman. Good morning councillors you have a planning paper this morning takes us to Hemsworth and Planning permission is sought to construct a six megawatt anaerobic digestion plant with associated waste reception building vehicle at fueling station free free digesters gas bag and New access road to land to the west of Hemsworth Biogas limited Hemsworth cliff And also the application is Subject to an environmental impact assessment, which has been submitted pursuant to the town and country planning environmental impact assessment regulations the environmental statement has been submitted at which has assessed the potential impacts of the proposed development along with the Mitigation measures proposed to avoid reduce and if possible remedy any significant adverse impact So I'll just take you through the slides to start off with the first slide shows the Location to the north of the 63 sorry a six free one which as many councils will know goes from basically from Gainsborough to Canby corner the Red line shows the application area and adjacent is the existing Anaerobic digestion plant and you'll see some photographs of that shortly and you can also see on that plan the Buildings which are part of the former hangers from the Hemsworth former Hemsworth airfield Next slide, please Slightly closer in to show the red line area and also the existing anaerobic digestion plant slide please This plan Recognized probably isn't that easy to to see in detail, but this shows the proposed elevations and what we'll see in some photographs shortly is the existing plant and largely the proposed Elevations are very similar in design and size to the existing ad plant So you'll get an idea of what it will look like from those photographs shortly next slide, please So Through go through a series of photographs. This is the first photograph looking eastwards towards Hemsworth village on the a6 3-1 and Right in the foreground. There is the access or the junction into the into the Into the site and the former airfield next slide, please So this is looking the in the opposite direction You can see it's a straight piece of carriageway and this is looking westwards again so in the access point into the airfield Slide please So this slide is looking northwards and you can see the existing anaerobic digestion plant in the background The access in towards the industrial estate in the foreground and to the left to the right Are the hangers or former hangers which are now used for a variety of industrial purposes? the application site is on the left-hand side of the Existing ad plant so just to give you a context as to where it is and the existing backdrop in terms of existing buildings on the on the complex next slide, please And this is a Photograph from the access looking on to the a6 3-1 so you can see that it's a wide access Plenty of room for vehicles to turn in either direction and and maneuver as necessary next slide, please So this slide is a bit closer up to the existing ad plant so you can see there the Scale and the design of the existing buildings With the proposed site in the foreground, which is currently used for in for agricultural purposes next slide Again just just showing the proposed site and currently used for And agricultural land and the Existing site just on the corner of that slide and slide, please Again just showing the the landscape to the west of the Application so I can see it's largely agricultural land and open countryside next slide, please And these last few slides are just to show you the general sort of nature and character the area in particular of the The former airfield and associated buildings which are now pretty much in various Used for various industrial type purposes with the existing ad plant in the foreground and slide, please Again just giving that context next slide And this is just from a different direction, but again you can see what's what's currently on the On the former airfield and obviously it's industrial Character in use. I think the next one's a final slide And This is just one of the former hangers which is currently used for an industrial type purpose That's the last one Yeah, okay So that's just to give you some context to the application site and what's proposed I'll just go through now the the main points in the committee report just to highlight the bits that just want to draw your attention to so The first part of the report just gives a bit of background And that permission was first granted for an anaerobic digestion plant in this location in 2012 and since then the operations has expanded As further planning permissions have been granted so what currently has permission is the the ad planet you saw on the photos and currently the Throughput for that facility is up to 200,000 tons per annum Principally comprising of Catering food waste and from various Locations in the East Midlands and Yorkshire and Humberside And then going through the going through the report paragraph 6 Lists the various buildings and equipment that are proposed From this for this application. I won't go into into any detail It's all set out there in terms of the dimensions of the various buildings and what sir what those buildings are proposed for? And moving on you can see a paragraph 15 Sets out the proposed Feed stock which is very similar in nature to what the existing ad planter Uses in terms of catering disused catering waste and from a food waste and from supermarkets and again The proposal is for the the new facility to process up to 200,000 tons per annum Paragraph 16 confirms that the application is For a development which is classed as environmentally impact assessment type development and therefore An environmental statement had to be submitted with the application. You'll see there that although the application has been With us for a little while now that there's been a need to request further information from the applicant and now we are content that we have all the environmental information for us to properly assess the application and Then the subsequent paragraphs set out the various topics that the environmental statement deals with and Addresses the conclusions or summarizes the conclusions for each of those specialist topics Moving on paragraph 61 Lists the responses from the various statutory consultees You'll see there that whilst a number of those statutory consultees raised issues at the start of the process as further information Has been provided by the applicant those concerns have now pretty much all being addressed and for the key Statuary consultees no objection is raised from from those to the application Paragraph 62 you'll see that as normal we've undertaken a statutory publicity In terms of site notices and press notices and that no Objections or representations have been received as a result of that Statuary consultation. I'm sorry Statuary publicity and also West Lindsay District Council did not wish to raise any objection to the application Then paragraph 64 to the end of the report is the conclusion section where we've listed the principal issues to be considered and Each of those topic sections deals with the relevant policies both national and development plan policies Setting out the consultation responses that have been received and then a summary as to whether The application in terms of those different topics is in compliance with the relevant planning policies Bringing it all together. The recommendation is in two parts in terms of the part a in terms of the environmental statement Requirements and part B that planning permission be granted subject to the 16 conditions set out in the report Thank you, mr. McBride, I know that we have the agent present But they haven't registered the wish to speak but they are willing to take any questions Should the committee have any so now is your opportunity if you would want to ask any questions of the agent? Seeing none, I'll therefore open it to committee and to debate councillor Ashton, please Thank you very much chairman, thank you for the comprehensive report taking us through those issues I think it's very clear that this is located alongside an existing anaerobic digestion plant and for me It's reassuring that the feed stuff For this anaerobic digester unlike several that we see around isn't going to be taking up Agricultural land is not going to be taking land. Otherwise in the food production. It's effectively an extension to recycling which is I feel Quite strongly where this stuff should really be at on that basis and appreciating that there are effectively No objections to which again is quite unusual that we've got an application of this nature The parish council has no objections. The environment agent has no objections and even natural England have no objections you know the Don't see any other course mr. Chairman other to move approval with those conditions that's printed. Thank you councillor, right, please It's cancer Carrington, I'm cracking you all cancel cancer Cartwright is fondly remembered in this When we were both he's now retired from being a counselor, but when we were both counselors at North Coast even It was interminable. I was often called cancer Cartwright. He was called cancer character the clue I used to give them Chairman is my glasses. I am the natural blonde, but we'll We'll skate over that. I just wanted to second this chairman. It's a really interesting application. I thank the officers For preparing and mr. McBride for presenting a very full report report These are complex applications and it's very helpful to have it distilled so well I particularly like the fact that we are using waste material to generate electricity to enable Recycling to take place in an even greener way than would have happened. Otherwise There's a lovely demonstration There which which should be followed on a wider scale As cancer Ashton has said this is already a site which has a plant on it So to a degree that part of the neighborhood is industrialized. There are excellent transport links and remarkably I Agree with cancer Ashton on this not a single objection. So I'm very happy to support very sound proposal Thank you for your comments and apologies to you councillor Carrington. Of course, we do remember councillor Cartwright Our IP of course was also called Ian. It wasn't that right here We're getting too many Ian's involved anybody else wishing to speak No, the comments have been made Jim council Murray Just to say chairman. I agree Carrington It's a real win-win for Lincoln here Okay, so with those comments, I don't think it's anything to come back to the officer with proposed by councillor Ashton seconded by councillor Carrington all in favor please show now That is unanimous Anybody against any abstentions therefore that is granted. Thank you very much That also brings us to the end of the planning meeting. So thank you for attending and safe journey home You You You You You [MUSIC PLAYING] [BLANK_AUDIO]