Clean Power proposal rejecting by Dudley Planners
Residents demonstrate before council meeting. Planning committee hears the pros and cons of development proposals. Proposal turned down by councillors.
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Residents turn out to express their objections to the planning application
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Express and Star on planned demo by Brierley Hill residents at tonight’s planning committee #cleanpower twitter.com/Brierley_Hill/s… -
#cleanpower demonstrators gather at council house for crucial planning meeting. twitter.com/Brierley_Hill/s… -
Always polite in Brierley Hill. Note the “please” #cleanpower twitter.com/Brierley_Hill/s… -
Cllrs Zaf Islam and @DudleyCllrJudy express their views #cleanpower demo twitter.com/Brierley_Hill/s… -
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Listen to Tim Lee explaining residents objections
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Tim Lee explainea residents’ objections #cleanpower boo.fm/b1568941 via @audioboo”
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Because of the number of objectors the meeting was moved from the committee room into the council chamber itself
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Council chamber as meeting starts #cleanpower twitter.com/Brierley_Hill/s… -
Packed public gallery for #cleanpower. twitter.com/Brierley_Hill/s… -
The Meeting
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Preliminaries at the meeting #cleanpower
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The Debate
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Debat on #cleanpower now starting. Officer reporting. Describing site and application.
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Cllr John Martin expresses a interest as he has actively opposed the application. He quite rightly withdraws and takes no part in the debate and decision.
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Officers outline their views on the application
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#cleanpower 195000 tonnes of waste a year. 24/7. Significant objections.
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#cleanpower shortfall if waste management sites across Black Country.
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#cleanpower potential impact on highways and residential can be taken into account.
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#cleanpower conditions could be applied to prevent highways problems.
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#cleanpower applicant has agreed restrictions on delivery towns.
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#cleanpower odour potential is an issue. EA say proposed measures could work but high potential that it wouldn’t.
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#cleanpower residences 20m from application site. Homes likely to suffer from odour problems. Legal opinion obtained by both sides.
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#cleanpower councils legal opinion is that this is an acceptable issue to take into account.
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At Dudley planning meeting: ward cllrs hope plan by Clean Power Properties for huge energy centre in Brierley Hill will be thrown out
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Officers recommendation: refusal because of potential odour issues
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Benefits of application would not outweigh detriment of odour. Therefore recommendation form officers is for refusal. #cleanpower
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Slides of #cleanpower site being shown to councillors.
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Local resident Tim Lee speaks on behalf of objectors
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Chair asks Tim Lee to speak in behalf if objectors. Three minutes to put case #cleanpower
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Cumulative issues from waste sites. BH in danger of becoming waste dump of west Mids. Will deter investment in homes and jobs #cleanpower
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Concerns over transport issues and offensive odours.
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Proposal to build so close to homes beggars belief. Near conservation area too. Contravenes open space policy #cleanpower
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Urges rejection. Applause.
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Ward councillor Zafar Islam gets his three minutes to register the concerns of local councillors.One of the joys of auto text that ‘cllrs’ gets autocorrected to ‘clots’. Sorry guys. Should be ‘cllrs’. Definitely ‘cllrs’. Really, really ‘cllrs’.
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Cllr Zaf Islam speaks as ward councillor. clots have listened to arguemrnt. Not enough evidence of jobs.
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Operation of #cleanpower will adversely affect lives of residents. Transport big issue. Monitoring will be very difficult.
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#cleanpower transport in big lorries will place burden on roads and bridges. Will cost great deal to upgrade.
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Roads too narrow for example for #cleanpower proposals. Need to protect residents.
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Should look at potential f residential #cleanpower
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Dr Nicholas Davey responds on behalf of Clean Power – refutes suggestion of odour problems
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Dr Nicholas Davey speaks on #cleanpower behalf.
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Odour assumption is incorrect. EA have not objected to this application. No reason why plant can’t operate under conditions #cleanpower
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#cleanpower describes steps on processing to avoid odour. Sealed unit. Deliveries timing. Technology. This will control odour
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#cleanpower strict controls in place.Will have to demonstrate effectiveness before plans are operational. Odour not valid reason for refusal
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After hearing from opponents and the applicant councillors move on to debate the proposal.
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Cllr Perks
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#cleanpower moves on to debate. Cllr Perks. Expresses concerns. 17 lorries an hour. Narrow streets.
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Cllr Wright
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Cllr Wright. Should visit a site to explore issues and defer tonight. Has worries about location in residential area. I wouldn’t like…
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…to live next to it. Wouldn’t better use if land be homes *applause* #cleanpower
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Cllr Ken Turner
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Cllr Turner. There are positives. Job creation. Recycling. #cleanpower
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Can see the objections to #cleanpower. Odours from vehicles will be damaging too. 650 tonnes of mixed waste a day. Working in 6 day cycle.
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Cllr Turner: difficult for residents in area.Vehicles >7t difficult to get there.Several hundred vehicls a day. Risk to children #cleanpower
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Cllr Turner – look at sites for residential use #cleanpower
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Cllr Roberts
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Cllr Roberts. This is in wrong location #cleanpower
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Cllr Westwood
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Cllr Westwood. Problem. #cleanpower
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Cllr Casey
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Cllr Casey. #cleanpower biggest issue impact in residential amenity and road transport.
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Chair sums up the debate – recapping on both positives and negatives
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Chair now summing up. Useful to hear views. Is requirement for this type of facility. #cleanpower
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But can’t see this development #cleanpower beneficial to residents. Unnecessary burden on local residents. Disaster for the borough.
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Vote on proposal for a site visit – defeated
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Chair puts vote on site visit. Defeated. #cleanpower
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Vote on resolution – planning application rejected
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Chair puts #cleanpower to vote. Recommendation to refuse carried – all against with one abstention. *applause and cheers*
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Clean Power Properties plan for B Hill refused
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Next steps
Although the council has turned down the application, Clean Power has the right to go to appeal to planning inspectors. -
@Brierley_Hill is that a final decision? No appeals to sneak it through the back door?
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@gutbobs No, everyone has the right of appeal to planning inspectors. Cncil will defend its position and has taken legal advice #cleanpower
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You’re too kind!
June Girvin expresses thanks for the live tweeting. I always feel guilty about clogging up timelines! -
@Brierley_Hill Thanks for live tweeting this. Good to hear how it went.
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@JuneinHE You’re welcome! Thanks for the feedback. Always feel a bit guilty about clogging folks’ timelines!
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