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Dismissed13 September 20223297769

C S H Environmental Ltd, Greenacres Packards Lane, Wormingford, Colchester, CO6 3AH

Planning appeal 3297769 at C S H Environmental Ltd, Greenacres Packards Lane, Wormingford, Colchester, CO6 3AH (Essex County Council) was dismissed on 13 September 2022 by Inspector Chalk M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed extension of operating hours on the living conditions of nearby residents.

Erection of Clean Materials Recycling Facility at Existing Established Recycling/Recovery Facility, Relocation of Existing Staff Welfare Facility, Provision of Additional Staff Parking, Culverting Section of Existing Swale, Additional Landscaping, Rainwater Harvesting together with amendments to site operating hours and HGV movement times to permit 24 HGV Movements between 07:00- 16-30 hours on Good Fridays without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref ESS/09/18/COL, dated 29 August 2019

Authority
Essex County Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
minerals-waste · Other minor developments
Inspector
Chalk M
Postcode
CO6 3AH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed extension of operating hours on the living conditions of nearby residents
  • The effect on the character of the area, with particular regard to the effect of site lighting

What decided it

The significant harm to the living conditions of nearby residents from increased HGV movements and earlier operating hours outweighed the operational benefits to the appellant.

the benefits of quicker HGV journeys, increased recycling time and reduced congestion/emissions did not outweigh the significant harm to the living conditions of nearby residents

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 10Policy 12Policy SP 1Policy ENV5Policy DM15

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