Agenda and decisions
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Members are required to notify any substitutions by midday on the day of the meeting.
Late substitutions will not be accepted and Members attending as a substitute without having given the due notice will not be able to take part in the meeting. Decision: Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Ruth Brown.
Having given due notice, Councillor Steve Jarvis substituted for Councillor Brown. |
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MINUTES - 1 OCTOBER 2026 To take as read and approve as a true record the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on the 1 October 2026. Decision: RESOLVED:That the Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee held on 1 October 2026 be approved as a true record of the proceedings and be signed by the Chair. |
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NOTIFICATION OF OTHER BUSINESS Members should notify the Chair of other business which they wish to be discussed at the end of either Part I or Part II business set out in the agenda. They must state the circumstances which they consider justify the business being considered as a matter of urgency.
The Chair will decide whether any item(s) raised will be considered. Decision: There was no other business notified. |
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CHAIR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS Members are reminded that any declarations of interest in respect of any business set out in the agenda, should be declared as either a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest or Declarable Interest and are required to notify the Chair of the nature of any interest declared at the commencement of the relevant item on the agenda. Members declaring a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest must withdraw from the meeting for the duration of the item. Members declaring a Declarable Interest, wishing to exercise a ‘Councillor Speaking Right’, must declare this at the same time as the interest, move to the public area before speaking to the item and then must leave the room before the debate and vote. Decision: (1) The Chair advised that, in accordance with Council Policy, the meeting would be recorded.
(2) The Chair drew attention to the item on the agenda front pages regarding Declarations of Interest and reminded Members that, in line with the Code of Conduct, any Declarations of Interest needed to be declared immediately prior to the item in question.
(3) The Chair clarified matters for the registered speakers.
(4) The Chair confirmed the procedure for moving to debate on an item.
(5) The Chair advised that Section 4.8.23(a) of the Constitution applied to the meeting.
(6) The Chair confirmed the cut off procedure should the meeting proceed at length.
(7) The Chair confirmed the meetings on 19 November 2026 and 17 December 2026 had been cancelled and that the final meeting of the year would therefore take place on 3 December 2026. |
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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION To receive petitions, comments and questions from the public. Decision: The Chair confirmed that the registered speakers were in attendance. |
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26/01224/S73 LAND WEST OF ASHWELL ROAD, BYGRAVE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG7 5EB REPORT OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION MANAGER
Variation of Condition number 26 (CTMP) (as amended by information received 16 July 2026): vary the number of daily articulated lorry visits and the permitted hours of construction vehicle movements, of planning permission reference 22/00741/FP granted on 17.06.2024 for: Ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) farm including battery energy storage; continued agricultural use, ancillary infrastructure, security fencing, landscaping provision, ecological enhancements and associated works (as amended by information received 29 January 2024). Additional documents:
Decision: RESOLVED: That application 26/01224/S73 be GRANTED planning permission subject to:
A) The submission of a further revised CTMP addendum that commits to amending the matters set out in paragraphs 4.4.19 to 4.4.24 inclusive.
B) The conditions set out in the report with delegated powers provided to the Development and Conservation Manager to update conditions and informatives with minor amendments as required.
C) The following amendments to Conditions 5 and 24, as outlined in the Supplementary Document Pack.
‘Condition 5
Articulated vehicle deliveries shall be restricted to between 09.00hrs and 15.00 hrs and other HGV vehicle deliveries shall be restricted to between 09.30 and 14.30 hours Monday to Friday and no articulated or HGV vehicles at any time on Saturdays, Sundays or bank holidays unless there are exceptional circumstances as defined through the CTMP and any associated addendum and as secured by condition 26 of this permission.
Reason: In the interest of minimising noise and disturbance for the occupiers of nearby residential properties and in the interests of highway safety in accordance with Policies D3 and T1 in the Local Plan.
Condition 24
(a) The construction and operational phases shall be carried out in complete accordance with the Soil Management Plan as approved under reference 26/00313/DOC unless otherwise approved in writing by the local planning authority. (S73)
(b) Prior to the decommissioning of the solar farm, a Soil Management Plan shall be submitted to approved in writing by the local planning authority. The decommissioning shall thereafter be carried out in complete accordance with the approved Plan.
Reason: To protect soil quality and so enable the reinstatement of its agricultural land quality following the cessation of the solar farm use of the land in accordance with the NPPF, Defra guidance and policy NE12 in the Local Plan.’ |
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REPORT OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION MANAGER
To update Members on appeals lodged and any decisions made. Additional documents:
Decision: The Principal Planning Officer (Development Management) provided an update on Planning Appeals. |