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054631 - Full Application - Installation of 400 kw Solar Array Including Panels, Security Fencing, Control Room, Customer Cabin and Invertor Cabin at Brookhill Landfill Site, Brookhill Way, Catheralls Industrial Estate, Buckley
Meeting: 24/02/2016 - Planning & Development Control Committee (Item 135)
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Decision:
That planning permission be granted subject to the conditions detailed in the report of the Chief Officer (Planning and Environment) and that a letter be sent to the Chief Officer (Streetscene and Transportation) on behalf of the Committee to seek a community benefit in connection with the development.
Minutes:
The Committee considered the report of the Chief Officer (Planning and Environment) in respect of this application. The usual consultations had been undertaken and the responses received detailed in the report.
The officer detailed the background to the report and explained that this was a similar proposal to the previous application but was for a 400kw solar array.
Councillor Chris Bithell proposed the recommendation for approval which was duly seconded. He queried whether a similar condition as that requested for the previous application was also required for this application.
The Local Member, Councillor Carol Ellis, said that she had been assured that the proposal would not have a detrimental impact on residents. She raised concern about a footpath that had previously been diverted and queried whether it would still be available. In referring to landfill tax, Councillor Ellis asked whether any benefit to the community would be provided and commented on the nearby Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and skateboard park.
In response, the officer advised that the footpath was a definitive line footpath that connected to the railway line but the definitive route was no longer walkable. On the issue of community benefit, he suggested that a similar letter be sent to the Chief Officer (Streetscene and Transportation) to explore possibilities. Councillor Bithell and the seconder agreed to add this suggestion to their proposal.
RESOLVED:
That planning permission be granted subject to the conditions detailed in the report of the Chief Officer (Planning and Environment) and that a letter be sent to the Chief Officer (Streetscene and Transportation) on behalf of the Committee to seek a community benefit in connection with the development.