Agenda

The Minutes of the last Planning Meeting held on the 19^th of February 2025 were submitted for approval as a correct record.

Recommended – That the minutes be received and approved as a correct record.

The Head of Planning and Transportation submitted reports setting out recommended action on the following Planning Applications.

Full: Proposed Lighting Installation to an Existing Hard-Surfaced Sports Court/Pitch

Recommended - That the application be granted subject to the following conditions:

Conditions/Reasons:

1.    The development hereby approved shall be commenced before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

Reason: To ensure that the Local Planning Authority retains the right to review unimplemented permissions and to comply with Section 91 (as amended) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

2.    The development shall be carried out in accordance with the following documents:

(a)  The planning application forms and location plan received by Hyndburn Borough Council on 27^th November 2024.

(b)  Submitted drawings, namely: Drawing(s) number:

BS 24-250/01 (Existing Site Plan);

BS 24-250/02 (Existing Plan);

BS 24-250/03 (Proposed Plan); and,

BS 24-250/04 (Proposed Site Plan), received by Hyndburn Borough Council on 27^th November 2024;

Lighting Design Project Number LD4708; Dated 18.12.2024 (Bell Lighting Ltd), received by Hyndburn Borough Council on 30^th December 2024.

Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and to enable Hyndburn Borough Council to control the development and to minimise its impact in accordance with policies Env6 and Env7 of the Hyndburn Core Strategy, DM26 and DM29 of the Hyndburn Development Management Development Plan Document of Hyndburn Borough Council.

3.    Notwithstanding the generality of Condition 2, any external source of lighting shall be effectively screened from the view of a driver on the adjoining public highway at all times of operation, in order to avoid glare, dazzle or distraction to passing motorists.

Reason: In the interests of highway safety, in accordance with Policy DM32 of the Hyndburn Development Management Development Plan Document of Hyndburn Borough Council.

4.    Unless otherwise approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority the floodlighting hereby granted shall only be illuminated between dusk and 22:00 on Mondays to Fridays; and, dusk to 17:00 on Saturdays, Sundays, and Bank Holidays.

Reason: In the interest of residential amenity in accordance with the provisions of Hyndburn Core Strategy Policy Env7 and Development Management Development Plan Document Policy DM29.

5.    No development shall take place, until a construction method statement has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved statement shall be adhered to throughout the construction period. It shall provide for:

                     I.        The parking of vehicles of site operatives and visitors

                    II.        The loading and unloading of plant and materials

                  III.        Details of working hours

                  IV.        Routing of delivery vehicles to/from site

Reason: In the interests of highway safety, in accordance with Policy DM32 of the Hyndburn Development Management Development Plan Document.

Full: Planning Obligation Modifications: S106 Agreement Dated 23 June 2009 for

Planning Application 11/09/0487 (Varied by Application 11/21/0487) Under S106A of

the Town and Country Planning Act.

Recommended - That delegated authority be given to the Chief Planning and Transportation Officer to modify the wording of the s.106 Agreement dated 23 June 2009 accordingly.