Paull ‘Stone Crushing Works’ plan causes concern
| February 26, 2013 | Filled under Campaigns, Community, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Paull |
A PLANNING APPLICATION to use a former brickworks in Paull as a storage compound for construction materials has caused concern amongst village residents who fear that the increased HGV traffic will make village roads dangerous.
The proposal from Stoneledge Ltd is for a compound to be constructed on Thorngumbald Road to store bricks, concrete, wood and other materials from construction sites. The compound would also be used for crushing and sorting rubble. However, it is the prospect that the site might increase heavy goods traffic in the village that has prompted residents to express their concerns.
The planning application states that the use of the site would be dependent on contracts and be intermittent and, according to the application, “when used on a more regular basis for 2-3 days at a time there would only be 10 vehicle movements”. However, rumours were soon circulating on Facebook that there might dozens of lorries visiting the site every day.
Any increase in traffic, particularly HGV vehicles, would increase the risk of road traffic accidents to children and elderly people, claim residents. It would also impact on the character of the small village. Additionally, many residents deem the existing access roads, to and through the village, to be unsuitable for the existing traffic levels.
Concerns have also been expressed about the potential noise and dust from any rubble crushing operation.
The planning application can be viewed and comments left via the East Riding Council’s Planning Access website.
You need to agree to the Council’s conditions by ticking the box at the bottom of the page and then to see this application, type reference number 12/04794/STPLF into the search box.
You can register and log-in to make comments by Friday 1st March 2013.
HU12 Online says: Credit must be given to the Paull Village Hall’s Facebook Page which very quickly brought this planning application to the attention of local residents! While there was some initial misinformation based on residents genuine alarm, this was quickly corrected, enabling local people to get organised and comment on the matter in a meaningful way.
Ref my earlier comment (see below – Feb 28th) I’ve been in constant contact with interested parties on this, and have spoken to E.R.Y.C.Planning Officers, and Parish Councils at Paull and Thorngumbald (plus a gent in Hedon who keeps his horses at livery nearby and a regular visitor to the nature reserve) to ensure that the interests of objectors are not overlooked.
I’m pleased to notify bloggers that the application is being withdrawn. Hopefully for good, but you never know.
We must keep an eye on developments as the application may come back with amendments, and if so, the matter would need looking at very carefully. .
I think it’s relevant to point out in this matter that Stoneledge have brought to Planning Officers attention about a ‘flyer’ that was circulated in the village that indicated that the planning application “could mean that between 80 – 160, 20 ton lorries passing through either Back Lane or Main Street in Paull per day”.
Stoneledge have dismissed this as “totally inaccurate” and in a letter to some residents circulated in the village have declared it as “wilful scare mongering”.
The ‘flyer’ appears to be anonymous and it is not clear how far it was circulated – however it does appear to have had the effect of alarming residents resulting in the heightened interest in the planning application.
Stoneledge in their letter are keen to point out that they “envisage the operation to be fairly low key with the site having no activity whatsoever for days possibly even weeks… On a day where we will be operating we would estimate a maximum of 2/3 wagons just serving villages to the East of the County.”
The letters from Stoneledge and the ‘flyer’ are available to view on the Council’s Planning Access website.
[...] DennisFebruary 28, 2013 at 8:12 am [...]
I’m in touch with Paull and Thorngumbald P.C.s who have both objected to the scheme.
The case officer at ERYC has had many individual letters too, but a little technical hitch means they are not displayed on their website yet.
If necessary, I wil register to speak at the committee meeting and recommend refusal, on many grounds, including traffic through the villages, inadequate road access, inappropriate use of agricultural land, noise and dust, and disturbance to the birds on the Sanctuary across the road.
I strongly recommend all bloggers object in writing. The more objections, the better chance of having this application rejected.
John Dennis
Cllr. E.R.Y.C
Ward Member SWHolderness
I would like to know where the HGVs will be going from and to. What, if any, increase in HGV traffic will there be on other nearby roads, particularly B and smaller roads?