Issue - meetings

Construction of a solar farm and associated infrastructure including three substations, cables, CCTV and security fencing (pursuant to the variation of condition 2 on planning permission 23/01383/FUL to vary the layout/design and drainage and vary conditions 3,4,5,6,8,9,10,11,15,16 and 20 to agree pre commencement details).

It was proposed by Councillor Sandra Thornberry and seconded by Councillor Martin Bottoms:

“That the application be approved subject to delegation back to the Chief Officer Planning and Climate Change to resolve all outstanding issues with the Local Lead Flood Authority regarding Condition 9, and subject to the conditions in the Committee Report.”

Upon being put to the vote, 13 Councillors voted in favour of the proposal with none against and no abstentions, whereupon the Chair declared the proposal to have been carried.

Resolved:

That the application be approved subject to:

·       delegation back to the Chief Officer Planning and Climate Change to resolve all outstanding issues with the Local Lead Flood Authority regarding Condition 9;

and subject to the following conditions:

1.     Timescale.

2.     Accord with approved plans.

3.     Contaminated land assessment.

4.     Construction management plan.

5.     Details of access point works for construction traffic.

6.     Archaeological investigation.

7.     Employment skills plan.

8.     Tree protection measures.

9.     Flood risk and drainage measures.

10.  Biodiversity Gain Plan, including management, maintenance and monitoring plans for at least 30 years.

11.  Scheme for facilitating access over drainage bunds.

12.  Verification report of implemented drainage.

13.  Landscaping plan and maintenance.

14.  Surveying and repair any damage to Bailrigg Lane.

15.  Details and precise locations of fencing and security poles.

16.  Scheme for provision of temporary moveable structures within 30 metre buffer of pylon, no development/structures within 15 metres.

17.  25-year period (or 12mths of no electricity generation) and decommissioning plan.

18.  Implement ecology report mitigation.

19.  Geotextile lined, grass seed and maintain level changes for drainage and substations.

20.  Maintain access and easement to pylon.

21.  Underground cabling.

22.  No development/structures over 4 metres tall within buffer of electricity lines.