Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Strategy, Performance and Governance (copy enclosed, Members’ Update to be circulated)*.

Following the Officer’s presentation Councillor Lloyd of North Fambridge Parish Council, Mr Boden (an objector) and the Agent Mr Houghton addressed the Committee.

The Chairman then formally moved that the Officers’ recommendation as set out in the report be agreed.  This was duly seconded.

Both Ward Members addressed the Committee, providing some history regarding the site and raised concern regarding zonal funding, the proposed route of the pipeline and proposed conditions.  Deferral of the application until written agreements, pipeline plans had been agreed was suggested but not supported.

In response to a query regarding condition 13 and discharging this, the Senior Development Control Officer clarified that legal advice had been sought and it had been confirmed that the majority of the second part of this condition related to compliance.  The element that needed information submitted related to the confirmation of capacity which had been received.  It was clarified, that in discharging a condition Members were not removing the condition from the consent and it could therefore be enforced.  By discharging the Council was purely discharging particular elements of the condition.

A comment was raised in relation to the location of the pumping station, referred to by the public speaker and it was confirmed that approval of the pumping station had been given as part of a separate Reserved Matters application.  Following further comments regarding conditions, the Lead Specialist Place advised that any differences related to drafting styles.

The Senior Development Control Officer provided Members with information from Anglian Water with regards to installation of the rising main and how the proposed route of this was for them to agree.

Following further debate the Chairman put the earlier proposal of approval.  Upon a vote being taken this was agreed.

RESOLVED that the following conditions be DISCHARGED: