Agenda item

Erection of packing shed (150 sqm) and horticultural glass house (1080 sqm) (revised scheme) [Haxby and Wigginton Ward] [Site Visit].

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Members considered a major full application, submitted by Mr A Carby, for the erection of a packing shed (150sqm) and a horticultural glass house (1080sqm) (revised scheme).

Officers updated with the following information and recommended the following amendments:

• Amendment of Condition 9, regarding hours of work to state:               Monday – Saturday 07.30am – 07.00pm

Not at all on Sundays and Bank Holidays;

• Condition 6 regarding landscaping the applicants to note that any scheme should not be in a linear form but a more natural scheme;
• that the heavy goods vehicles visiting the site would be a maximum of 3.5 tonnes;
• Access to the public bridle way would be safeguarded by the means of a number of measures including the erection of a 5mph sign at the entrance to the bridleway and the use of a trained banksman to control reversing operations to reduce the risk of accidents;
• The Environment Agency had no objections in respect of the method of drainage subject to the imposition of standard drainage conditions.

Member’s felt that conditions should be imposed to ensure that the access to the site, through the existing bridleway, was upgraded and a maintenance plan agreed with the increase in use proposed. Officers confirmed that as a public right of way the applicant would be liable for any damage caused to the bridleway by vehicles.

The Chair referred to the appeal decision in relation to adjacent land used for car boot sales on Sundays throughout the year. Access to this land was also by means of this public bridleway access. The appeal had allowed 20 car boot sales per year on the adjacent land, which involved up to 600 buyers and 250 sellers on site at anyone time.

In answer to Members questions Officers confirmed that the revisions to this scheme involved the repositioning of the packing shed and glass house towards the western boundary, a reduction in height and a gable rather than hipped roof to the packing shed with additional planting to screen the development.

RESOLVED:             That the application be approved subject to the conditions listed in the report and the following amended condition and informative:^1.

                        Amended Condition 9:

         The use hereby permitted shall be confined to the following hours:

                                       Monday to Saturday                                                7:30 to 19:00

                                       Not at all on Sundays and Bank Holidays

INFORMATIVE: The applicant is advised that in order to satisfy the landscaping scheme the layout of the screen planting should not be carried out in a linear manner as shown on the approved plans. It should be carried out on a more informal basis. A scheme should be submitted for the approval of the Local Planning Authority.

REASON:                  In the opinion of the Local Planning Authority the proposal, subject to the conditions listed, would not cause undue harm to interests of acknowledged importance, with particular reference to green belt policy, scale and external appearance, sustainability, highway safety and environmental protection. As such the proposal complies with Planning Policy Guidance (1995) "Green Belts", Planning Policy Statement no.1 (2005) "Delivering Sustainable Development", Planning Policy Statement no.7 (2004) "Sustainable Development in Rural Areas", policy P2 of the Regional Spatial Strategy for Yorkshire and Humber (2004), policy E8 of the North Yorkshire County Structure Plan 1995, and Policies SP2, GB1, GP1, GP4a, GP9, GP14 and T4 of the City of York Local Plan Deposit Draft 2005.