Address:       Secondary Aggregate Recycling Plant, Herons Farm,

Mancroft Road, Aley Green, Luton, LU1 4DR

Store materials at a height of 5 metres for a temporary period of two years as a variation to the height restriction attached to Lawful Development Certificate issued on 3^rd December 2010 (retrospective).

Applicant:    Mr Sayers

The Committee had before it a report regarding Planning Application No. CB/17/05518/MW for the storage of materials at a height of 5 metres for a temporary period of two years as a variation to the height restriction attached to the Lawful Development Certificate issued on 3 December 2010 at the Secondary Aggregate Recycling Plant, Herons Farm, Mancroft Road, Aley Green, Luton, LU1 4DR.

The Committee was aware that the reason for the application was to enable the storage yard to be upgraded through the provision of a concrete pad.  The proposed additional storage height would enable the applicant to continue to store a similar volume of material whilst the pad was being constructed.

In advance of consideration of the application the Committee’s attention was drawn to an update to the report and additional/amended conditions/reasons as set out in the Late Sheet.

No representations were made under the public participation scheme.

A ward Member for Caddington, who was also a member of the Committee, read out a statement on behalf of the other Member for that ward, who had called in the application but who had been unable to attend the meeting due to another commitment.  The former advised that Caddington Parish Council, which was not represented at the meeting because it had not been aware that the item was to be considered, concurred with the comments, concerns and suggestions within the statement.

However, and whilst sympathetic to the content of his colleague’s statement, the ward Member acknowledged that the Committee was restricted in its response to any issues arising from the application before Members and could not consider the wider operational impact of the site.

On being put to the vote 9 Members voted for approval, 0 voted against and 2 abstained.

RESOLVED

that Planning Application No. CB/17/05518/MW relating to the Secondary Aggregate Recycling Plant, Herons Farm, Mancroft Road, Aley Green, Luton, LU1 4DR  be approved as set out in the Schedule attached to these minutes.