News Premature site work slammed by councillor
Work has begun in earnest on the Centreport site, which will eventually create 5,000 new jobs. (15-02-39 GT)
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Contractors have now started work in earnest on Goole's Centreport project - but the plans have come under attack once more from a local councillor.
Detailed planning consent was granted to developers by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council on Friday, February 2 and work has already begun on the centre, which will include a Tesco warehouse, a hotel and car showroom and is expected to create around 5,000 jobs.
But Goole Town councillor Kester Dean told this newspaper that planning conditions dictated that a working drainage scheme should have been approved before work began.
"There was supposed to have been a working drainage scheme approved before work started, but the developers are there now with six or eight massive earth-movers," said Cllr Dean, who showed this newspaper a copy of the planning conditions.
He pointed out condition 27, which states: "No development approved by this permission shall be commenced until a scheme for the provision and implementation of surface water run-off limitation has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority."
"They haven't complied with the planning conditions," said Cllr Dean and suggested that this could deter companies from locating to the site.
However, a spokesman for the ERYC said: "The council is aware work has started on site. We are monitoring it on a regular basis.
"We are in dialogue with the applicants and statutory consultees in respects of issues covered by the conditions."
The Goole Times was told that the views of the Environment Agency, the internal drainage board and Yorkshire Water had been taken into account in the planning process and that the applicant had employed consultants to prepare a proper drainage regime in consultation with the drainage authorities - a process which is ongoing.
A press release from the ERYC also said: "The legal agreement requires the developer to provide money to support local leisure and recreation provision (known in planning language as a 'commuted sum') and funding from this source will be used as an environmental gain to support the new Oakhill Country Park next to the Centreport site.
"The development will also result in completion of a new link road through the site between the M62 and Goole docks."
Cllr Stephen Parnaby, leader of East Riding of Yorkshire Council and its spokesman for economic generation, said: "The Centreport development is excellent news for Goole and represents a huge investment opportunity with many quality new jobs.
"A brighter and better future for Goole now beckons and I commend all those who have brought this scheme to fruition."
Robert Beaumont, spokesperson for developers Sterling St James, added: "The developers have bent over backwards to abide by the all the planning regulations required of them.
"We are reassured by the council's view that all this is in the hands of experts.
"However, it is fair to say that we are getting increasingly frustrated by Cllr Dean's continual attacks on the development."
Cllr Dean insisted he was not against the Centreport project, but against what he called 'irresponsible' development.
Published on 15th February 2007 in News.
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