Planning Application Details

The development hereby permitted shall be begun not later than 5 years from the date on which this planning permission was granted. Reason: To comply with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. That at the expiration of a period ending on 1 March 2005, or when the site has been completely infilled, whichever is the sooner, the development specified shall cease and any buildings, plant or machinery shall be removed from the land unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority and the land restored to agricultural or woodland use by March 2006 or within one year of completion of infilling, whichever is the earlier. Reason: To minimise the duration of disturbance from the tipping operation. With the exception of the use of the Civic Amenity Site or works necessary to avoid danger to persons or animals or to prevent any pollution of any water system or as may be agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority, no operations permitted or required by this permission shall be carried out except between the following times: 0700 - 1800 on Mondays to Fridays 0700 - 1300 on Saturdays and no operations permitted or required by this permission shall be carried out on Sundays or Bank Holidays. Reason: In the interests of the amenities of the area. The hours of use of the Civic Amenity Site shall not be other than as follows: Operational hours: 0730 - 1630 Monday to Saturday 0800 - 1630 Sundays and Bank Holidays Public opening times: 0830 - 1600 Monday to Saturday including Bank Holidays 0900 - 1600 Sundays Reason: To protect the amenities of local residents. Except with the prior agreement of the Local Planning Authority in writing, no operations shall take place on the Civic Amenity Site during the permitted operational hours in the periods before and after the public opening hours other than the compaction, netting and movement of bins and general tidying of the site. Reason: To minimise disturbance and to protect the amenities of local residents. A detailed scheme for landscaping and tree/hedge planting of the restored site shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority in writing within six months of the date of this permission. The scheme shall specify the species, size, spacing and numbers and general layout of planting. The works approved shall be carried out in the first planting season following the completion of the development in accordance with a phased programme agreed with the Local Planning Authority. Any trees or shrubs which within a period of 5 years from the date of planting, die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species unless the Local Planning Authority gives written consent to any variation. Reason: To improve the appearance of the site in the interests of visual amenity. Details of provision to be made for the protection of existing trees and hedgerows on the site shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority in writing within six months of the date of this permission. Any trees or hedgerows damaged as a result of site works shall be replaced with trees or hedgerow shrubs of such size and species as may be agreed by the Local Planning Authority in writing. Reason: To preserve the said trees and hedgerows in the interests of the amenities of the area. No additional bildings or structures shall be erected on site unless details, including location, elevations and materials to be used have been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. Reason: To ensure that necessary buildings and structures are properly controlled. No reversing bleepers or other means of warning of reversing vehicles shall be fixed to, or used on, any mobile plant except in accordance with details to be agreed by the Local Planning Authority. Reason: To protect the amenities of occupiers of nearby properties from unreasonable noise intrusion. That the existing equipment for washing wheels of vehicles using the site shall be retained and properly maintained. No heavy goods vehicle shall leave the site unless all its wheels have been cleaned sufficiently to prevent mud being carried onto the highway. Reason: In the interests of highway safety. That all internal site haul roads shall be maintained in a condition free from pot holes while in use and shall be removed when no longer required or during the course of site restoration, whichever is the sooner. Sections of haul road formed to a higher level than one metre below the final restoration level shall be removed before overburden and soils are respread over the road. All sections of these haul roads shall be ripped beore being covered with overburden soils during restoration. Reason: To ensure the site is satisfactorily restored and to minimise noise disturbance to neighbouring residents. All tanks (other than those which are an integral part of plant or equipment), containing fuel, oil or chemicals shall be sited on a concrete or other impervious base surrounded by bund walls or other structure capable of retaining at least 110 per cent of the tank(s) volume or any spillages from fill or draw pipes. Rainwater shall not be allowed to accumulate within the bund walls and shall be periodically removed and disposed of via an oil interceptor. The bund walls shall be built and subsequently maintained in a condition such as to prevent pollution of groundwater. Reason: To prevent pollution of groundwater. Dust suppression measures shall consist of spraying water on haul roads sufficient to prevent the creation of dust clouds by H.G.V.s and this method shall be implemented whenever a dust problem arises. Reason: In the interests of the amenities of the area. That no floodlighting shall be erected on site except at the Civic Amenity site and at the tipping face during the approved hours of use without the prior approval of the Local Planning Authority in writing. Reason: In the interests of the amenities of the occupiers of nearby properties. That the position and construction details of any leachate or landfill gas treatment or control plant but not boreholes or pipes shall be in accordance with a scheme to be approved by the Local Planning Authority in consultation with the Environment Agency. In any event such plant shall not be constructed on land that has not been made up to final restored levels. Reason: To ensure adequate facilities are provided to monitor leachate and landfill gas on the site. That with the exception of the Civic Amenity Site, as shown on the approved plans, no waste materials shall be imported to the site for the purposes of sorting for sale. Reason: To minimise lorry movements and the time taken to complete the landfill operations. Noise from operations on the site, including the fixed plant and mobile machinery shall be monitored once every six months and shall not exceed 7dB(A) above the background level agreed by the Local Planning Authority in consultation with the District Environmental Health Officer when measured 3.5m from the facade of any noise sensitive property and the operator shall take such measures to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority, which may include the insulation of fixed plant, and the silencing of vehicles and mobile machinery and the provision of screening as may be necessary to ensure that these noise levels are not exceeded. Reason: To minimise the noise disturbance experienced by neighbouring residents. Details of any fences to be erected on the boundaries of the site shall be submitted for approval by the Chief Planning Officer before the development commences. Reason: In the interests of visual amenity. Before the development commences, details of the surface water drainage, storm water disposal and soakaway system shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority for approval in writing. The details should include the size of catchment areas, the normal capacity of the ditch system, the normal and worse scenario storm water flows, the details of the disposal arrangements in the soakaway and balancing pond, the normal and high water levels in the balancing pond and its capacity. Reason: To ensure effective and satisfactory drainage of the restored site and prevent the pollution of groundwater. Plant or vehicle movements shall be confined to clearly defined haul routes agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority and shall not cross areas of topsoil and subsoil except for the express purpose of soil stripping or replacement operations. Reason: To minimise damage to existing and restored soil reserves. The handling and movement of soils during both stripping and replacement operations should only be carried out in suitable weather conditions, and when soils are dry and friable, to prevent compaction, smearing and loss of structure. Reason: To minimise damage to existing and restored soil reserves. Before any part of the site is excavated or traversed by heavy vehicles or machinery (except for the purpose of stripping that part or stacking topsoil on that part), or is built upon, or used for the stacking of subsoil, soil making material or overburden or for the construction of the road, all available soils should be stripped from that part. Reason: To minimise damage to existing and restored soil reserves. All storage bunds intended to remain in situ for more than 6 months other than in the area identified for screening and shown on plan Nos. 022/GR/13 2-7 inclusive or over the winter period are to be grassed over and weed control and other necessary maintenance carried out to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority. The seed mixture and the application rates are to be agreed with the Local Planning Authority not less than one month before it is expected to completed the formation of the storage bunds. Reason: To preserve the existing soil resource and prevent weed spread. Details of pre-settlement contours along with the method of their derivation shall be submitted for approval in writing by the Local Planning Authority following consultation with the Environment Agency within 6 months of the date of this permission. The final surface of the infill is to be at such a level to follow the final pre-settlement contours as specified in the submitted details. Once infilling is complete on any phase or part phase, the operator shall give the Local Planning Authority 5 working days notice to enable an inspection of the site to be made. Reason: To ensure the proper development of the site and to facilitate its proper drainage. The top metre of the inert fill shall consist of either overburden or clean fill and, in either case, be free of any objects which are likely to be an obstruction to deep cultivations or underdrainage. Reason: To facilitate the acceptable subsequent agricultural use of the land. Where it is intended to use imported soils or soil making materials as agricultural soils in the restoration process, these materials shall, unless otherwise previously agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority; a) be separately stored in a designated area previously agreed with the Local Planning Authority; b) be identified to, and agreed as suitable with, the Local Planning Authority prior to placement c) be free of objects which are likely to cause any obstruction to cultivations. Reason: To protect intact any existing soil resources and to facilitate the acceptable subsequent agricultural use of the land. The total soil depth is to be spread to an even settled depth of 1 metre over the existing domestic waste cell within the site as shown on Drawing No. 022/GR/13 1 of 11 so as to follow the final pre-settlement contours. The top 400mm of the soil profile shall be chalky subsoil material with a layer of subsoil up to 100mm in depth spread over chalk bedrock. The restored area is to be ripped in suitable dry soil conditions in such a matter as to disturb the whole soil profile, to a depth of 300mm. Reason: To facilitate the acceptable subsequent agricultural use of the land. The depth of soil shall be 0.8 metre over the remainder of the site as shown in phases 3-8a inclusive on plan No. 022/GR/13 1 of 11. The top 400mm of soil shall be chalky subsoil material. The restored area is to be ripped in suitably dry soil conditions in such a manner as to disturb the whole soil profile to a depth of 300mm. Reason: To facilitate the acceptable subsequent agricultural use of the land. The applicant shall notify the Local Planning Authority at least 5 working days in advance of the commencement of the final subsoil placement on each phase, or part phase, to allow a site inspection to take place. Reason: To enable the Local Planning Authority in consultation with MAFF to monitor final restoration. In any part of the site where differential settlement occurs during the restoration and aftercare period, the applicant, where required by the Local Planning Authority shall fil lthe depression to the final settlement contours specified with suitable imported soils, to a specification to be agreed with the Local Planning Authority. Reason: To facilitate the acceptable subsequent agricultural use of the land. That aftercare of the site shall be carried out in accordance with the schemes agreed under conditions 31 and 32 for a period of five years from the time any particular area is restored in accordance with the aftercare scheme as approved by the Local Planning Authority. Reason: To ensure an acceptable standard of afteruse is established. That unless otherwise agreed by the Local Planning Authority in writing, deposit of waste shall not continue unless an outline of the aftercare scheme for the agricultural and woodland afteruse of the site has been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority in writing within six months of the date of this permission. The scheme shall specify in outline the programme of aftercare steps it is proposed to carry out during the aftercare period. Aftercare steps to be included in this aftercare scheme shall include: a) cropping patterns, if appropriate; b) cultivation patterns, if appropriate; c) remedial treatment; d) field drainage; and e) amenity grassland and woodland. The programme shall include provision for an annual site meeting to discuss the detailed steps necessary on the restored land. Reason: To bring the land to the standard required for agricultural use. That no later than 4 weeks before each annual meeting referred to in condition 31 above a detailed scheme for the aftercare of the restored land shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority. No later than 2 weeks following the annual meeting a detailed scheme (revised as necessary following the annual meeting) shall be submitted for the approval of the Local Planning Authority in writing. Reason: To bring the land to the standard required for agricultural and woodland use. With the exception of the Civic Amenity facility, only Category A waste material shall be deposited on the landfill site. Reason: To prevent pollution of groundwater supplies. The development shall be carried out in phases as described in Plan Nos, 022/GR/13 1 of 11 to 11 of 11 unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority. Reason: To ensure the proper phasing of the development. Prior to the commencement of the development details of the measures to protect and restore the existing engineered cells containing putrescible waste in Phases 1 and 2 shall be submitted for approval in writing by the Local Planning Authority following consultation with the Environment Agency. These measures shall be undertaken within six months of the grant of this permission. Reason: In order to ensure there is no damage to the existing waste containment system and to prevent pollution of groundwater supplies. Prior to the development commencing, a scheme for the installation of additional groundwater monitoring boreholes around the periphery of Phases 1 and 2 as shown on Plan No. 022/GR/13 1 of 11 shall be submitted for approval by the Local Planning Authority following consultation with the Environment Agency. Reason: To prevent the pollution of groundwater. A detailed scheme for the reinstatement of the existing pond shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority within 6 months of the date of this permission. Reason: To enhance the ecological value of the pond as a landscape feature.