News Developers make bid to change plans
The East Riding of Yorkshire Council's (ERYC) planning committee is today to consider two planning applications to remove a number of conditions on land to the north and east of the Guardian Glass factory near Junction 36 of the M62.
The applicant, Leeds-based developer Sterling St James, has asked for permission to remove seven planning conditions from a successful application for planning permission, relating to a £60 million warehouse operated by Tesco on the Centreport business park near Goole.
In a second application, Sterling St James asks for permission to remove eight conditions relating to the same site.
The conditions were initially imposed as they were in the interest of preserving the residential amenity of affected properties, such as Shalom and New Potter Grange (left).
But Shalom has since been demolished and the now-vacated New Potter Grange was badly damaged in a fire last month.
Defending its case, the applicant said: "These conditions were each imposed to safeguard the future residential amenity of the affected properties. As Shalom and New Potter Grange will no longer be used for residential purposes, the conditions are no longer necessary."
Goole Town Council has objected to the applications due to the loss of trees and the threat to protected species.
Cllr Pat O'Neil, Goole Town Council leader, commented on the application: "These conditions relate to the residential properties to the south of this development and were put in place to protect them. I am against the removal of any of these conditions.'
An objection has also been submitted by the Friends of Oakhill group, which states: "The conditions should remain in place to provide a protection zone for rare species including whiskered bats, great crested newts, barn owls and water voles - this is why they were imposed in the first place.
"This degradation impacts upon the bat colony and owl roost."
Published on 10th January 2008 in News.
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