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Members of the Regulatory Planning Committee voted in favour of the planning application for the Proposed Waste Centre at Lower House Farm. All of the Conservative members (6 in total) voted in favour of the scheme, with 4 Councillors voted against and 1 abstaining. This decision is deeply disappointing. I would like to say a big thank you to all the 60 or so who came to support the 'No To Waste Centre' campaign at Shire Hall and all of you who have supported the campaign over the last 12 months. Special thanks are needed for Steve Turner, Chairman of WECA who has put in a valiant effort on this campaign. We would say that we are appraising the planning meeting and its decision and taking advice on our future action. We will keep you all informed of the latest developments.
06/07/09 Information just received..... We have been told by the Case Officer at WCC Sue Broomhead that the Routeing Agreement (proposed by the applicant to address road concerns taking traffic approaching the A5 Dordon Island from the M42 end to Grendon Island to perform a U-Turn) has not been accepted by Highways Agency and now does not form part of the application. Click here (File size 2.7MB) to view the Proposed Highway Works which the Highways Agency have said they now require. They would want the 2 lanes approaching the Island coming from Grendon toward M42 reduced to one lane to aid the turning of HGV's......as you will see they do not address the problem of 55 foot bulk waste HGV's turning right at A5 Dordon Island!
Above is bulk waste vehicle photographed negotiating the Crossroads at Two Gates, Tamworth - as you can see from the photo the vehicle is taking up most of the junction by carrying out a right turn. Also still some places left on the coach for 28th July Decision meeting at Shire Hall (Families/children welcome), please email us with contact details to book seats on coach.
30/06/2009 Firstly the preliminary report from the Case Officer was put before the Regulatory Committee at Warwickshire County Council earlier today for members to vote on whether they felt a site visit was necessary and the motion was heavily supported in favour of a site visit. The site visit will take place on Monday 20th July at 10.00-10.30am, where Committee members will visit the proposed site, the existing site at Grendon and the surrounding villages of Wood End and Dordon. Secondly, WECA (Wood End Community Association) are holding a meeting on Monday 6th July at 7.30pm at Wood End Village Hall, where amongst other items the Application for the proposed waste centre will be discussed, people will be updated on the latest developments and we will discuss our strategy for the Decision Meeting which takes place on 28th July. Members of local Parish Councils are also invited to attend this meeting to discuss our co-ordinated approach to July Meeting. As mentioned above the Decision Meeting is still scheduled for Tuesday 28th July 10am at Shire Hall, Warwick. We very much intend to take a coach or two, anyone who requires a seat please email us with name and contact telephone number.
03/06/2009 CHANGE OF DATE FOR DECISION MEETING Not another delay I hear you all groan, but honestly this one is good news! Following discussions at latest WECA meeting, it came to our attention that due to County Council Elections on 4th June, members of the Planning Regulatory Committee can change (ie some current members may not get re-elected) and as the selection meeting for the new Committee was not until 23rd June (1 week before the decision meeting on 30th). We decided to query this with WCC and request the decision to be postponed until the July meeting, to give new members the chance to become familiar with the site at Lower House Farm. We have now had a response back from WCC to say that although all the paperwork is prepared, they will mention the application at the 30th June meeting, invite all new Committee members to attend a site visit and the application will be submitted in full to the July meeting for a decision. July Meeting is on 28th July and we plan to take a coach or two, so please email to book a seat.
11/05/2009 Just received news from Sue Broomhead at Warwickshire County Council - the application for the proposed Waste Centre at Lower House Farm will be on the agenda of the 30th June 2009 Planning Regulatory Committee The application will be heard at the June Planning Committee Meeting At Shire Hall, Warwick on 30th June Planning
Committee meetings are held at; We would like as many as possible to attend the meeting and intend to make our voices heard to all attendees of the Meeting. If possible please could you indicate if you are able to attend the meeting and please let us know if anyone requires transport.
02/02/2009 Due to ongoing discussions between the applicant, Warwickshire County Council and the Highways Agency regarding concerns over transport links to the site - the application will NOT be on the agenda at the Planning Regulatory Committee on 17th February. We have been told that the application will not rescheduled until a satisfactory conclusion can be achieved regarding traffic concerns. Watch this space -as soon as any further developments occur they will be put on the website ASAP.
On Monday night the Planning Board of North Warks Borough Council again looked at the application in light of the amendments and AGAIN they have put forward a formal objection to the application. They have gone as far to recommend that they believe no development of this nature is built on the site due to continued concerns over traffic and the suitability of the site. As you are all aware it is Warks County Council who get the final say, but Councillors from North Warks Borough Council were keen to put forward their dissatisfaction that their concerns were not addressed by the Applicant. Anyone who would like to attend the Planning Meeting in Warwick on 17th February and would like to book a seat on the coaches organised by WECA (£3.00 approx per head - tbc) please email info@notowastecentre.co.uk your details including a contact telephone number.
12/01/2009 ** IMPORTANT** I have received an email (late Monday afternoon) from the Planning Officer at Warwickshire County Council. The application for the proposed Waste Transfer & Household Waste Recycling Centre at Lower House Farm will NOT be on the agenda at the January Planning Committee meeting on 20th Jan. The reason for this is that the Highways Agency report has still not been formally submitted in writing. It is likely that it will be on the agenda at the Planning Committee meeting on 17th February instead. Due to amendments
being made to the application, the application must be put before North
Warwickshire Borough Council again. It will be on the agenda on Monday
nights meeting (Monday 19th January 2009 at Council Offices, South
Street) It would be really good if we can again make our voices heard
and show Local Councillors the strength of feeling on this matter. Those
wishing to attend please meet in Public Car Park behind Council Offices
at 5.45pm - bring banners, posters etc. 06/01/2009 - Planning Committee The application will be heard at the January Planning Committee Meeting At Shire Hall, Warwick (Tuesday January 20th) Planning
Committee meetings are held at; Although we are aware that Warwick is a bit of Journey, but we would like as many as possible to attend the meeting and intend to make our voices heard to all attendees of the Meeting. If possible please could you indicate if you are able to attend the meeting and please let us know if anyone requires transport. Although the Highways Agency report has not yet been submitted in writing the Case Officer has been given the contents verbally and we have been told that the Applicant (I.e. Warwickshire County Council) have made the following suggestion to the Highways Agency - They propose that HGV's accessing the site from Tamworth side travel down the A5, straight over at Dordon Island and go to Grendon Island where they can turn round and come back to Dordon Island and turn left, therefore eliminating the need for right turn at Dordon which they accept will be a dangerous manoeuvre. This could be written into Haulage Contracts. Of course those of us with common sense will see that this doubles the amount of traffic at Dordon Island (HGV's will have to cross the island once to go straight over and again to turn right) and that is the 'cheap option' instead of moving and/or widening the A5 Dordon Island. It is not too late to email/write to your local Councillors' reminding them of your concerns, especially in light of the suggestion of increasing HGV's movements across A5 Dordon Island!
03/12/08 - Amendments to Application Warwickshire County Council have submitted Revised Design and Access Statement and Revised Drawings. The amendments to the proposals at Lower House Farm include:-
All of these amendments can be viewed by clicking here. The revised Statement and drawing are at the bottom of the boxes on their site. 03/11/08 - Change of Case Officer PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT RICHARD FORBES, CASE OFFICER FOR THIS APPLICATION HAS BEEN REPLACED BY SUE BROOMHEAD (CONTACT 01926 412934)
The latest news from the Planning Officer, Mr Richard Forbes, at Warwickshire County Council is that the Highways Report on the application has still not been received by W.C.C. which is needed before the Case Officer can write his report for the Planning Committee Meeting - therefore it is very unlikely that the Application for the proposed development at Lower House Farm will be discussed at the Planning Committee meeting on November 18th. Due to the outstanding reports and the time it takes to produce the Case Officers report, it is now most likely that the Proposed Development at Lower House Farm will be discussed at the Planning Committee Meeting on January 20th 2009 at Shire Hall, Warwick. GOOD NEWS - There is now more time to ensure that everyone who wishes to comment on this application now has the time to make sure they post or email their comments to Mr R Forbes at Warwickshire County Council - Please ask all neighbours, friends, work colleague, family if they have commented and if not tell them it is not too late and get commenting!!! As soon as a definite date is known, the website will be updated and in the meantime if I or anyone else has any further updates please let us know. We will be attending the Planning Committee Meeting and still intend to organise a coaches - anyone interested please email: info@notowastecentre.co.uk 13/10/08 - North Warks Borough Council Meeting
A big THANK YOU to all who were able to attend the 'protest' outside the North Warwickshire Borough Council Offices, Atherstone on Monday night. NWBC were hold their monthly planning meeting and although the application for the waste centre will be decided by Warwickshire County Council, item No 1 on the agenda was the Borough Council's response to the proposed Waste Centre as they are 'consulted' under the County Council's planning process. North Warwickshire Borough Council formally objected to the planning application, with the local Councillors stating their concerns - which were mainly traffic related. It is good news for the campaign but we can not be complacent!!! Keep sending those objection letters in! So far some 250 objections have been received by Warwickshire County Council. The campaign appeared on BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Radio's Breakfast Show on Monday, click here for their coverage of the issue Us on BBC Coventry & Warwickshire News There was an information meeting held at Dordon Village Hall on Friday 3rd October, please visit Dordon Parish Council website for more details - www.dordonparishcouncil.co.uk
We are looking for anyone who is interested in going to Shire Hall, Warwick for the Committee Meeting which will decide on the application, If numbers are sufficient, we may be able to look at a coach - please can anyone who is interested please email us info@notowastecentre.co.uk and let us know potential numbers.
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