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049981 - General Matters Application - Erection of Kelsterton Converter Station comprising valve halls, a control building and a spares building together with outdoor electrical equipment and associated infrastructure, security fencing, landscaped ar

Meeting: 12/12/2012 - Planning & Development Control Committee (Item 121)

121 Full Application - Erection of Kelsterton Converter Station comprising valve halls, a control building and a spares building together with outdoor electrical equipment and associated infrastructure, security fencing, landscaped areas and habitat creation at Connah's Quay Power Station, Kelsterton Road, Connah's Quay (049981) PDF 25 KB

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Decision:

That officers be authorised to defend the proposal based on refusal reason 1 but without any specific reference to noise.

Minutes:

The Committee considered the report of the Head of Planning in respect of this application. The officer detailed the background to the report and reminded Members that the application had been refused at the Planning and Development Control Committee meeting held on 10^th October 2012 on the grounds of noise and visual impacts. (The report to that committee was circulated with the late observations) He advised that as an appeal had been lodged the view of an external noise consultant had been sought and the advice given was that the noise issue was not defendable on appeal. The Head of Planning said that if agreed at this Committee, then the appeal would continue with the refusal reason of visual impact and advised Members that an application had now been received for an alternative site on the north side of the river.

Councillor R.B. Jones proposed the recommendation to authorise officers to defend the proposal based on refusal reason 1 minus any specific reference to noise which was duly seconded.

Councillor A.I. Dunbar said that residents would not be happy with the proposal to remove noise as a reason for refusal and asked whether the evidence from the noise study could be provided. Councillor R.C. Bithell reminded the Committee of the gypsy site application at Ewloe which did not include noise in the reason for refusal but when the decision was appealed, the Inspector included noise as one of the reasons to dismiss the appeal. He therefore queried whether the Inspector would think that the issue of noise should have been mentioned in the refusal reasons. In response, the Head of Planning said that the difference on this application was that it had been mentioned but there was no evidence to support the refusal for this reason.

RESOLVED:

That officers be authorised to defend the proposal based on refusal reason 1 but without any specific reference to noise.