242 Land at Three Maids Hill off A272 Winchester PDF 230 KB
To consider a report of the Director of Economy, Transport and Environment regarding a planning application for Development of an Inert Waste Recycling Facility at Land at Three Maids Hill, off A272, Winchester SO21 2QU (Application No. 20/01765/HCS) (Site Ref: WR243).
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Development of an Inert Waste Recycling Facility at Land at Three Maids Hill, off A272, Winchester SO21 2QU (No. 20/01765/HCS) (Site Ref: WR243
The Committee considered a report from the
Head of Strategic Planning (item 6 in the minute book) regarding a
proposed development at Three Maids Hill in Winchester.
The officer summarised the report, which had been presented to
Committee and deferred in December 2020 pending a site visit.
Following a national lockdown in the New Year, the site visit was
done virtually using footage and images from the proposed site
location and surrounding area.
Since the previous Committee meeting the reservations from
Winchester City Council around highways and landscaping had been
resolved, and the applicant had proposed a three metre bund to the
south of the site as opposed two metres to assist in further
shielding site activity.
The Committee received five deputations. David Bowe spoke on behalf
of Littleton Stud against the application, sharing his concerns
about the welfare of the horses and impact on the business. The
measures in place were felt to be weather dependent and the
landscaping would take 7 years to flourish and have full effect.
Councillor Stephen Burgess spoke on behalf of Littleton &
Harestock Parish Council and also
shared concerns over noise and HGV traffic in the local area.
Councillor Mel Iredale from
Headbourne Worthy Parish Council spoke
against the application on the basis that it was not appropriate
for a greenfield site and the potential impacts of traffic in the
local area.
Luke Bridges and Steve Austin addressed Committee on behalf of the
applicant, and reassured deputations and Committee that it would be
a highly regulated site with hard infrastructure and procedures in
place to minimise noise and dust. The site would not open until 7am
and the largest plant machinery would not be used until 8am each
day. It was also proposed that a liaison group be set up to enable
open communication between the applicant and local residents.
Finally, local Hampshire County Councillor Jan Warwick spoke
against the application and the use of the proposed land due to it
not being extraordinary circumstances and there being no
justification for the site being in that location.
During questions of the deputations, the following points were
clarified:
· The horses are played music in the barns, but the road noise from the A34 was constant and very different to sporadic noise coming from a site;
· The number of horses on the Stud varied between 65 and 120;
· The Section 106 agreement, 3 metre bund and liaison had all been developments proposed since the application was deferred at the December 2020 Regulatory Committee meeting;
· ‘Push’ noises had replaced the usual ‘beeping’ on site vehicles;
· Access to the main highway network had been an important factor in determining the location and therefore the top of the field had not been proposed due to being further away;
· The default position of the application was that dust did not leave the site;
· Ecological bunds had been ... view the full minutes text for item 242