21 August 2013

Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Tickton and Routh Parish Council held in Tickton Village Hall, on Wednesday 21 August 2013

Present:                     Councillor Morris (in the Chair)

                                    Councillors Oliver, A Walker, N Walker

Apologies:                  Councillors Harbidge, Webster, Wells

In Attendance:           Ward Councillor Birmingham (for agenda items 1 to 5a – minutes 52 to 54a refer)

                                    Mrs Lloyd – Clerk (minute taker)

Public:                        There was one member of the public present

52          DECLARATION OF INTEREST

No declarations were made

PUBLIC FORUM

No items were raised.

53           MINUTES

Resolved –The minutes of 15 July 2013 are signed as a true and correct record.

54          PLANNING

Planning Applications

Ref 13/01946/PLF – Erection of a wind turbine (height 38m to hub and 49.5m to blade tip) access track, crane pad, meterhouse and associated works at Land East of Thornsbeck Main Street Arram HU17 7NR for Mr Eric McCune.

Resolved – An objection is to be raised as follows:

• We strongly object to the proposed siting of this turbine due to its close proximity to Pulfin Bog which is a haven for birds and 16 species of dragonfly (which haven’t been referred to in the application) and is a site of special scientific interest.  We feel placing it so close will destroy both the ecology of this area and have an adverse visual impact.

• We feel that this application is contrary to the current Beverley Borough Local Plan (E1, E13, E14, E15, and E16) for the above reasons.  The turbine placement does not preserve or enhance the natural heritage and it will have a significant adverse impact upon wildlife and the ecology of the area.  We do not believe that there exist any special reasons in favour of this application that outweigh the importance of the site.  The applicant accepts that it will impact on the visual amenity from Pulfin Bog (which is a walking route) and cannot give a guarantee that the ecology of the area will not suffer.  Indeed the statement given ‘this SSSI should not suffer any major impact’ is hardly reassuring

• In order to meet the criteria of PolicyIn13 proposals for renewable energy should meet all of the criteria.  This does not meet the ‘will not significantly detract from the appearance of the area’ criterion; nor does it meet the ‘will not affect an area of nature conservation’ criterion.

Additionally we are concerned that it does not appear that Yorkshire Wildlife Trust has been consulted and if this is correct we feel they should be immediately asked to comment before a decision is made.

If the planning officer is recommending a different decision, we request this application should be referred to the appropriate Committee/Sub-Committee

Ref 13/02492/PLF – Erection of a replacement dwelling at Inglenook 240 Hull Bridge Road Tickton HU17 9RT for Mr & Mrs Paul Ramsey.

Resolved – The following conditions should be imposed if the application is approved:

• Better attenuation plans must be in place than those in the plans to mitigate surface water run-off as flooding and flood risk is a major environmental concern of this Parish Council and ERYC (see draft rural strategy ENV1) and this land in particular does not soak away.

• All planned exterior hard surfacing, must be of proprietary porous or permeable type to reduce surface water runoff and contribution to flooding.

• The integrity of the footpath to the side of the property must be maintained with no alteration to the existing hedging.

Tree Applications

Fell tree in order to stop any further damage to neighbours drive at Land East of 7 Main Street, Tickton HU17 9SH for Mr George Smith

Resolved – No objections are raised

There being no further business the meeting closed at 8.05pm. The next ordinary meeting was scheduled for 16 September 2013.