Venue: Ashburton Hall - HCC
Contact: Email: members.services@hants.gov.uk
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Apologies for absence To receive any apologies for absence received. Minutes: Apologies were received from Councillors Mike Ford, Gary Hughes and Lulu Bowerman. Councillor Sarah Pankhurst and Hugh Lumby were in attendance as deputies. |
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Declarations of interest All Members who believe they have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in any matter to be considered at the meeting must declare that interest and, having regard to Part 3 Paragraph 1.5 of the County Council's Members’ Code of Conduct, leave the meeting while the matter is discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with Paragraph 1.6 of the Code. Furthermore all Members with a Personal Interest in a matter being considered at the meeting should consider, having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 4 of the Code, whether such interest should be declared, and having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 5 of the Code, consider whether it is appropriate to leave the meeting while the matter is discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with the Code. Minutes:
Members were mindful that where they believed they had a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in any matter considered at the meeting they must declare that interest at the time of the relevant debate and, having regard to the circumstances described in Part 3, Paragraph 1.5 of the County Council's Members' Code of Conduct, leave the meeting while the matter was discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with Paragraph 1.6 of the Code. Furthermore Members were mindful that where they believed they had a Non-Pecuniary interest in a matter being considered at the meeting they considered whether such interest should be declared, and having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 2 of the Code, considered whether it was appropriate to leave the meeting whilst the matter was discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with the Code. |
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Minutes of previous meeting PDF 209 KB To confirm the minutes of the previous meeting Minutes: The minutes of the last meeting were reviewed and agreed. |
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Deputations To receive any deputations notified under Standing Order 12. Minutes: The Chairman confirmed that due to the number
of deputations received, Section 9 of the Planning Code of Conduct
had been waivered to extend the hour for deputations and allow 7
minutes per deputation. |
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Chairman's Announcements To receive any announcements the Chairman may wish to make. Minutes: The Chairman confirmed that due to the amount of interest in the item, the meeting would be web streamed into the Mitchell room as well as on YouTube via the Hampshire County Council website. |
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To consider a report of the Assistant Director of Waste, Planning and Environment regarding a proposed Energy Recovery Facility in Alton. Additional documents:
Minutes: Development of an Energy Recovery Facility and Associated Infrastructure at Alton Materials Recovery Facility, A31, Alton GU34 4JD (No. 33619/007) (Site Ref: EH141)
The Committee considered a report from the Assistant Director of Waste, Planning and Environment (item 6 in the minute book) regarding an application for an Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) at the Alton Materials Recovery Facility (MRF).
The
Chairman introduced the item, highlighting the significance of the
application and the two update reports that had been circulated
with some minor amendments.
The
applicant spoke to support the application, stating how the County
was running out of landfill, exports commercial and industrial
(C&I) wastes the importance of finding an alternative for
businesses to manage C&I waste. It was confirmed that 365,000
tonnes was currently being exported or going to landfill each year.
The ERF is a well-established technology. Carbon Capture Storage
(CCS) technology would be implemented once the technology was
available and regulated. The ERF was focussed on C&I waste
rather than municipal solid wastes . The emissions would also be
safe and closely monitoring by an Environmental Permit regulated by
the Environment Agency.
During questions of the officer, the following points were clarified: · Assessment work included in the Environment Statement on the emissions and potential health effects and it concluded that there would be no risk to human health. Public Health England, the Public Health team at Hampshire County ... view the full minutes text for item 42. |