Agenda and minutes

Minutes of the Meeting held on 25 July 2018 (previously circulated)

RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meeting held on 25 July 2018 be signed as a correct record.

Items which in the opinion of the Chairman should be considered at the meeting as matters of urgency.

There was no item raised as a matter of urgency.

Report of the Chief Planner (PTE/18/42), attached

(Councillor Gribble declared a Personal Interest in this item by virtue of being a Member of Teignbridge District Council) 

Councillor A Davis (for the Waste Disposal Authority, Devon County Council) and Mr C Herbert (on behalf of the applicant) attended under the Council’s Public Participation Scheme and spoke to this item in support of the application).

The Committee considered the Report of the Chief Planner (PTE/18/42) on an application for the variation of conditions 3 and 5 of planning permission 05/3070/04 to allow for a further 5 years to utilise the permitted landfill capacity at the site and consequential variation of the phasing and restoration plans.

The Chief Planner’s Report gave a reasoned assessment of the proposal, referring to all relevant policies and summarising the comments and views of interested parties received prior to the meeting. He also reported recent representations from Councillor J Christophers, Councillor R Keeling (both Teignbridge District Council) and a local resident objecting to the application. The Chief Planner also reported and circulated details of proposed amendments to planning conditions 1 (Temporary Permission); 5 a and b (Hours of Operation) and 9 (Noise); and 12 (Restoration and Aftercare (original conditions 12 and 13 combined).

The matter having been debated and having regard to the main material planning policies and requirements,

it was MOVED by Councillor Brook, SECONDED by Councillor Sanders and

RESOLVED that, subject to the signing of a legal agreement containing a requirement that the heathland areas on land within the planning permission boundary are appropriately managed for a period of ten years, planning permission to vary conditions 3 and 5 of planning permission 05/3070/04 be granted subject to the conditions set out in Appendix I (as amended to incorporate the changes as circulated at the meeting) to the Report with any subsequent non-material changes to the wording of the conditions being agreed in consultation with the Chair and the local County Councillor.

Report of the Chief Planner (PRE/18/43) attached

The Committee received the report of the Chief Planner (PTE/18/43) of action taken under delegated powers.