Garlaff landfill Site, Skares - Barr Ltd - East Ayrshire Council

Under the existing planning consent for the Garlaff site (Ref. No.
CD/95/0273/DPP, the approved working hours allow operational
activities between 0800 to 1200 hours on a Sunday. However, the
applicant has chosen not to operate the site on Sundays and to a
greater degree, the residents in the locality and on vehicle routes
have become accustomed to this practice. In terms of improving
environmental standards, it is considered that the maintenance of
this practice of no Sunday working is desirable and would mirror
similar controls imposed on opencasting operations. The exception
to this would be the operation of the Civic Amenity site which
would require to be operational 7 days per week.
3.9 East Ayrshire Council’s Roads and Transportation Division note that the
traffic assessment for the above proposals confirm the following:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
operations within the extended landfill site will not commence until the
existing permission for Garlaff ends in 2002;
domestic waste will be imported at the same rate as the current
operation;
future HGV movements will be at existing levels; and
95% of HGV’s currently use the B7046 road to the east of the site to gain
access, the remaining 5% use the section of the B7046 to the west of the
site to access local communities in the area.
Noted.
Nevertheless any changes in market conditions are likely to have an impact on
future traffic activity. It is also unlikely that the developer will be able to control the
routing of all vehicles entering and leaving the site. It is therefore recommended
that a number of issues are addressed by either a Section 75 Agreement or
suitable planning conditions, as appropriate, to protect the interests of road
users and the neighbouring community. The issues to be addressed are as
follows:
(a)
commercial vehicles operated by the developer or other organisations
contracted to the developer shall use the A70/B7046 eastern route to and
from the site.
The routing of vehicles can be addressed through obligations
incorporated within a Section 75 Agreement under the Town and
Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997. The applicant has expressed
a willingness to enter into such an agreement.
(b)
infrastructure improvements shall be implemented in Skares to
discourage speeding and the movement of extraneous traffic to and from
the site, the work to be completed at the developer’s expense before
bringing the extended landfill site into use.