To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 7 March 2024 (enclosed).

The minutes of the meeting held on 7 March 2024, as circulated, were approved and signed as a correct record.

Considered – Report of the Senior Planning Officer.

22/0048/FUL

Elgin Energy EsCo Ltd

Ground mounted photovoltaic solar farm with an electrical generating capacity of approximately 20MW together with associated equipment, infrastructure and ancillary works.

Land North and South of Lychgate Lane, Aston Flamville

Public Speaking

Pursuant to Part 4, Section 7 of the Council’s Constitution in relation to public rights of participation in planning applications, the Chairman allowed the following to give a 5 minute presentation:

·         Mr Jonathan Legg – Agent

DECISION

THAT APPLICATION 22/0048/FUL BE APPROVED SUBJECT TO THE REVISED CONDITIONS SET OUT IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEM 4:

1.    Statutory 3 year condition.

2.    Development to be built in accordance with approved plans and documents.

3.    Permission granted for a period of 40 years from first export of electricity and site decommissioned and restored after this period.

4.    Decommissioning Scheme to be submitted and approved no later than 39 years from the date of the first export of electricity and implemented as approved.

5.    In the event of site is no longer required for purposes of electricity generation or ceases to operate for a continuous period of 12 months prior to the expiry of the 40 year period; a Decommissioning Scheme shall be submitted and approved.

6.    Prior to the commencement of development full details of final location, design, materials (including colour) and construction methods to be used for the panel arrays, substation, inverters, fencing, access tracks and CCTV cameras to be submitted and approved.

7.    Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (LEMP) to be submitted to and approved and to be adhered to for the lifetime of the development.

8.    Detailed scheme for landscaping the site to be submitted and approved, including details of replacement hedgerow at Parcel B access.

9.    Landscaping to be completed by end of first planting season following first export of electricity from the site.

10. Biodiversity Management Plan to be submitted and approved. Strategy to be based on submitted Biodiversity Net Gain metric and consistent with approved LEMP and adhered to for lifetime of the development.

11. Development to proceed in accordance with the recommendations of the submitted Ecology Report.

12. Tree and hedges on the site to be protected in accordance with the methods outlined in Arboricultural Impact Assessment and the Tree Protection Plan and adhered to during construction and decommissioning periods.

13. Details of any external lighting to be submitted and approved prior to its installation.

14. Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) to be submitted and approved and development implemented in accordance with the approved details.

15. Updated Construction Traffic Management Plan, including construction traffic routing, to be submitted and agreed and subsequently adhered to.

16. Construction works and operation of solar farm to be carried out in accordance with the submitted Noise Impact Assessment.

17. Methodology for soil stripping, storage and replacement to be submitted and agreed.

18. Details of surface water drainage to be submitted and approved.

19. Details of management of surface water during construction to be submitted  ...  view the full minutes text for item 273.