Issue - meetings

The Head of Planning and Regeneration Services reported the receipt of the following in respect of this application:

§         20 additional letters of objection;

§         an objection from the Joint Radio Company, on behalf of itself, EON Central Networks and the National Gas Network;

§         the comments of the Environmental Health Manager, in respect of noise;

§         the comments of Worcestershire Highways; and

§         photographs received from the applicant indicating that the proposed turbine would be of a juniper green colour.

At the invitation of the Chairman, Mrs. F. Griffin spoke in opposition to the proposals, whilst Mr. I. Smith spoke in favour.  Councillor Mrs. A. E. Doyle also addressed the Committee in her capacity as one of the Ward Members for the area in which the application site was located.

RESOLVED that permission be refused for the reasons referred to on page 75 of the report, together with the following additional reason:-

3.         The proposal is a noise generating development.  No information has been provided to show that the development would not cause unacceptable levels of noise, contrary to policy SD.2 of the Worcestershire County Structure Plan 2001, policies DS13 and ES14A of the Bromsgrove District Local Plan 2004, and the provisions of PPS1 and PPG24.