Agenda

LOCATION:       Ex Gas Works, Land To The West Of Afan Way, Port Talbot

PROPOSAL:     Variation of Condition 2 (List of Approved Plans and Documents) of Planning Permission P2018/0436 (relating to a 20MW gas-powered standby electricity generating plant) to amend the design and location of the plant/equipment, together with a scheme for the installation of a new acoustic screen 4m-6.5m high plus 2.4m high security fencing with 1m high electric fence; plus the variation of Conditions 3 (samples of materials), 8 (external lighting scheme), and 14 (noise rating and silencers), and agreement of details relating to Conditions 9 (accident management plan), 10 (surface water drainage), 16 (piling scheme), 19 (contaminated land desktop assessment) and 20 (remediation scheme) (Amended information received 18/10/19 and 04/02/20 regarding drainage and odour report)

1)            That planning permission be granted in accordance with Officer’s recommendation and subject to the conditions contained in the circulated report:

2)                 That while approving the application on the grounds within the Officer’s report, Officers write, in the strongest terms, to the developer to express the Planning Committee’s dissatisfaction that the developer choosing to proceed with the changes to the development on site in advance of such matters having been raised with and approved by the Council.