(iv) the importance of this building to the future viability of Charles Street is to be stressed. RESOLVED THAT, subject to the above, the Minutes of the Meeting of the Town Regeneration Environmental Action Team held on the 7th April, 2016, be approved and adopted. 358. PUBLIC WORKS AND PLANNING COMMITTEE: The Minutes of the Meeting of the Public Works and Planning Committee held on the 11th April, 2016, were moved by the Chairman, Councillor E. R. Harries. (a) Minute 330 (b) – Removal of Green Waste: A Member asked why the staff did not use compost bins to dispose of green waste at the Cemetery. The Chairman, Councillor E. R. Harries, explained that this particular subject has been debated endlessly and other possibilities investigated. It is absolutely essential that this Council is seen to be disposing of waste material in a legal and appropriate way and the Committee, therefore, is recommending this course of action. (b) Minute 331 (b) – Planning Application No. 15/1231/PA – Proposed Residential Development comprising 117, Houses, Flats and Bungalows at Thornton, Milford Haven: A Member pointed out that this resolution states that ‘the following points are to be added to the Chairman’s observations’. He said that the Chairman’s points are not recorded in the Minutes. He asked the Chairman to draw Members’ attention to them. The Chairman then read out the following: (i) The development appears to lack amenities such as a shop, Post Office and play areas. It is distant from infant and junior schools and has no public transport. It should also be noted that the existing infant and junior schools are oversubscribed. This development will generate a large adult population and the absence of a polling station in the Steynton area is significant. (ii) A wooden boundary fence is easily scaled and breached. There is need for a more substantial boundary to safeguard the secondary school premises. (iii) Measures need to be in place to ensure that vehicular access on to the Thornton Road is substantial and is not permitted through the Westhill Estate. (iv) The application contends that easy access is available from the site to the secondary school. It does not appear to demonstrate that.
(iv) the importance of this building to the future viability of Charles Street is to be stressed. RESOLVED THAT, subject to the above, the Minutes of the Meeting of the Town Regeneration Environmental Action Team held on the 7th April, 2016, be approved and adopted. 358. PUBLIC WORKS AND PLANNING COMMITTEE: The Minutes of the Meeting of the Public Works and Planning Committee held on the 11th April, 2016, were moved by the Chairman, Councillor E. R. Harries. (a) Minute 330 (b) – Removal of Green Waste: A Member asked why the staff did not use compost bins to dispose of green waste at the Cemetery. The Chairman, Councillor E. R. Harries, explained that this particular subject has been debated endlessly and other possibilities investigated. It is absolutely essential that this Council is seen to be disposing of waste material in a legal and appropriate way and the Committee, therefore, is recommending this course of action. (b) Minute 331 (b) – Planning Application No. 15/1231/PA – Proposed Residential Development comprising 117, Houses, Flats and Bungalows at Thornton, Milford Haven: A Member pointed out that this resolution states that ‘the following points are to be added to the Chairman’s observations’. He said that the Chairman’s points are not recorded in the Minutes. He asked the Chairman to draw Members’ attention to them. The Chairman then read out the following: (i) The development appears to lack amenities such as a shop, Post Office and play areas. It is distant from infant and junior schools and has no public transport. It should also be noted that the existing infant and junior schools are oversubscribed. This development will generate a large adult population and the absence of a polling station in the Steynton area is significant. (ii) A wooden boundary fence is easily scaled and breached. There is need for a more substantial boundary to safeguard the secondary school premises. (iii) Measures need to be in place to ensure that vehicular access on to the Thornton Road is substantial and is not permitted through the Westhill Estate. (iv) The application contends that easy access is available from the site to the secondary school. It does not appear to demonstrate that.
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