Agenda item

Application No: P2016/0078 - Proposed alternative restoration and aftercare scheme in respect of the former Margam Surface Mine, comprising engineering and landscaping works including: Pumping, earthworks, soil relocation, installation of an overflow drainage channel, re-introduction of rights of way across the site, agricultural (rehabilitation) works to establish vegetation and drainage (amendment to the restoration and aftercare scheme approved under planning permission reference P2006/1727. Former Margam Surface Mine, Fford Y Gyfraith, Cefn Cribwr, CF32 0BS

Minutes:

(Note: Three amendment sheets in relation to P2016/0078 were circulated prior to the meeting, on which the Chair confirmed that version 3 was for consideration at today’s meeting.  The Chair allowed sufficient time for Members to read, in respect of application items on the published agenda, the Chairperson had permitted urgent circulation/consideration thereof at today’s meeting, the particular reasons and circumstances being not to further delay the planning process, unless the Committee itself wanted to defer any applications and to ensure that Members take all extra relevant information into account before coming to any decision at the meeting).

 

Officers made a presentation to the Planning Committee on this Application as detailed in the circulated urgent report.

 

RESOLVED:

That in accordance with Officers recommendations Application No. P2016/0078 be approved with conditions as detailed in the circulated urgent report, and also subject to the amended conditions as detailed in the circulated amendment sheet (version 3) as follows:

 

(12) At all other times outside of the hours specified in condition 11 above the noise levels arising from the operations at the site shall not exceed 42 dBLAeq (hour) freefield under the measurement criteria of BS4142 and as measured at any noise sensitive property.

 

Reason:

 

In the interest of the amenities of the area.

 

(23) Prior to any clearance of scrub/trees the vegetation shall be checked for dormouse nests by a suitably trained and licensed ecologist and notwithstanding these checks but having regard to their findings, a comprehensive mitigation scheme shall also be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The approved mitigation shall be undertaken in full accordance with the agreed details.

Reason:

 

In the interest of nature conservation.

 

(26) Prior to any clearance of scrub/trees, works of restoration or the construction of the outfall channel, and notwithstanding the details submitted in relation to the Reasonable Avoidance Measures for Great Created Newt, a mitigation scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The approved mitigation shall be undertaken in full accordance with the approved details.

 

Reason:

 

To protect against the possibility of Great Crested Newts being harmed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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