Agenda and minutes

An apology for absence was received from Councillor S R Kirk.

The Chief Executive reported that under the Local Government (Committee and Political Groups) Regulations 1990, he had appointed Councillor R A Renshaw to the Committee, place of Councillor Mrs J Killey, for this meeting only.

It was noted that all members of the Committee had received an email from residents objecting to the application (minute 13).

Councillor Stephen Roe requested that a note should be made in the minutes that he would speak as the local Division Member and would not vote (minute 13).

RESOLVED

That the minutes of the previous meeting of the Committee held on 5 June 2917, be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

The Committee received a report in connection with the latest position of all current Traffic Regulation Orders and petitions received since the previous meeting of the Committee.

RESOLVED

That the report be received and the receipt of petitions be noted.

(Note: Councillor Mrs M J Overton MBE requested that a note should be made in the minutes that she was a member of North Kesteven District Council but kept an open mind about the application. Councillor L A Cawrey requested that a note should be made in the minutes that she was a member of North Kesteven District Council and a member of the Central Lincolnshire Joint Strategic Management Committee. Councillor I G Fleetwood requested that a note should be made in the minutes that he was West Lindsey District Council's "Reserve Member" on the Central Lincolnshire Joint Strategic Management Committee).

Since the publication of the report a response to consultation had been received and was detailed in the update to the Committee which could be viewed on the Council's website as follows:-

Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue and the Planning Services Manager's Response

Parish Councillor David Rowson, Chairman of South Hykeham Parish Council, an objector, commented as follows:-

·         Compared to a similar business in the north of the county which was located in an isolated place the application before the meeting was located on a narrow lane where there had been accidents.

·         HGV traffic movements would increase and cause road safety issues for the nearby village of South Hykeham and surrounding area.

·         It was calculated that there would be one vehicle every four minutes leaving and accessing the site.

·         The junction of Boundary Lane and Newark Road was dangerous and well used and if this application was approved it would exacerbate the problem at this junction.

·         There were two Public Houses, a Hotel and in the future it was proposed to build another 2000 houses in the area and the application site could find itself located in the middle of a housing estate.

·         The proposal for the site to receive two tonnes of hazardous waste, to shred waste on site, problems of odour, fumes and fire risk would harm the local neighbourhood and it was the view of my Parish Council that the application would pose a great risk.

Parish Councillor David Rowson responded to questions from the Committee as follows:-

·         It was noted that the objector had raised concerns about the increase in traffic but the land adjacent to the application site was allocated for industrial purposes and this was likely to generate an increase in HGV traffic in the future. David Rowson stated that if the application was approved this would increase HGV movements.

·         What were the accident statistics for Boundary Lane? David Rowson stated that he travelled on the road regularly and was aware of three accidents in recent times.

·         Because of the new housing planned for the area was not this the best time to examine road infrastructure for the area? David Rowson stated that while this was an option with the increase in traffic Boundary Lane would need to be widened.

Nick Grace, representing the applicant, commented as follows:-

·      He was a member of the RTPI (Royal Town Planning Institute).

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