Issue - meetings

The Head of Planning and Environment Services reported that, following negotiations with the applicant, Worcestershire County Council's Highways Partnership (Bromsgrove) had expressed concern over the proposals for HGV access arrangements and related turning facilities to serve the application site.

He stated that the applicant and Highways Partnership were seeking agreement on an alternative scheme and added that his recommendation, as contained in the report, would be amended in order that he may be granted delegated authority to determine the application upon receipt of a suitable access/turning scheme.

RESOLVED:

(a)       that the Head of Planning and Environment Services be authorised to approve the application upon the receipt of a satisfactory scheme for the provision of HGV access arrangements and turning facilities to serve the application site, subject to the conditions and notes set out or referred to on page 64 of the report, and any additional conditions recommended by Worcestershire County Council's Highways Partnership (Bromsgrove); or

(b)       that the Head of Planning and Environment Services be authorised to refuse the application in the event that a satisfactory scheme for the provision of HGV access arrangements and turning facilities to serve the application site has not been agreed with Worcestershire County Council's Highways Partnership (Bromsgrove) by 26th December 2007.