To be made available on conservation.ecclesfieldgroups.com [Version dated 2018-10-23 by JP]

Agenda for the Conservation meeting of
2018-10-23 at 19:00 in “The Stocks”

C.    Chair: RT.

D.    Agenda Items

1. Reports by members attending Dr. Ian Fairlie’s lecture on Fracking wastes.

2. Report of baseline radioactivity measurement of Blackburn Brook.

3. Our bank account.

4. Christmas tree for 2018/19.

5. Conservation Banners.

X.    Any Planning Concerns. See the penultimate section.

Y.    Any questions or comments on the “Emails received”, “Information watch”, or “Issues remaining”. sections below; or any other business.

Z.     Confirmation, or change to the scheduled next meeting date, of 27^th November..

On the Agenda Items

1. The Government’s consultation on permitted development rights for fracking closes on 25^th October.

In case anybody wants to look into it further and perhaps register some comments, the Environment Agency (EA) are consulting on an industry proposal to “benefit some waste activities and installations though a reduction in their subsistence charges” [Exec summary]. I think these subsistence charges rise with “scores” which the EA derive by adding together amounts for each infringement. They give the example of a firm that releases NOx, SOx, and CO, and whose three scores would currently be totaled. Under the new proposals, they might only be penalized one score [Section 4.1]. Also, whereas currently, the EA only suspend scores for 6 months, even if improvements are still being carried out, they are now proposing that “...scores will be suspended for six months, and after this point we will carry out a review in order to consider extending the period of suspension further.” [Section 4.2]. Although the proposal seems to me like a relaxation, I don’t understand the constraints under which the EA have to work, or even parts of the proposal document itself. Also, the EA reported a major increase in fines for environmental offenses to £25.5 million for 2017, so I assume that they are doing some things right. The consultation ends on 29^th October 2018.

3. RBS in Ecclesfield is closing, as is explained at https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/5040981/rbs-bank-branches-closing-job-losses-closure-list/

The items in the next few sections will not be gone through one by one, but can be discussed in any other business if any member wishes to bring them up.

Communications, e.g. on ecclesfield.conservation@gmail.com.

• We received a further complaint from SM about signs and bright lights outside the player’s bar spoiling the view of the church from Reneville Drive.

Information watch

• The Government is consulting on National Parks

• The latest HS2 publication mentioned the “electrification of the Midland Main Line between Clay Cross and Sheffield Midland Station”, saying “This work is required to enable HS2 services to connect to Sheffield via Chesterfield”.

• Ecclesfield Primary school appeared in a list of SCC schools containing asbestos.

• The Star reported that No 8 and 8a bus services will be diverted via Chaucer Road and Yew Lane, due to parked cars on Greaves Road. Also, No. 20 will be diverted via Monteney Road, and the No.7 at 11:35 canceled.

• South Yorkshire Police have warned that an “X” appearing over a carriageway on the smart motorway sections of the M1 indicate mandatory lane closure. The police say that vehicles have remained in those lanes while emergency vehicles were trying to get to an accident, and they might have to prosecute offenders.

Issues completed

• I cleaned the heritage boar|

Outstanding issues

If any members can help, or want to bring any of the following up for any other reason, they can do so in any other business.

* Our on-line archive and website need attention.
*    Designs for the pop-up banners are still in progress.
*      We have a fireproof trunk for storing archive material. Members might prefer a more generally accessible location if one can be found [As well as perhaps other things such as our Gazebo].
*      We still have plans to survey major trees within the Conservation Area.
*      Sheffield City Council’s alcohol licensing system is still not on-line. This not only makes it difficult for anybody to find out what restrictions apply to any licenses granted in the past, but we may be missing some of their new decisions, since we can only see the latest (2 week?) decisions.

New planning applications

The following planning applications and appeals were found by searching for Ward = “East Ecclesfield”, Parish = Ecclesfield Parish Council”, postcodes S35 9?? and S35 1TE, validated from 11^th Sept to 21st Oct 2018. [You may be able to click on the underlined links, and then the [Documents] tab to see the drawings etc. Otherwise, just go to planningapps.sheffield.gov.uk/online-applications/, then enter the “Ref. No” for the application you are interested in.
The contents of brackets and italics are my interpretation - made after briefly scanning some of the planning documents]

• Erection of single-storey side/rear extension (resubmission of 18/00194/FUL
  145 Yew Lane Sheffield S5 9AP
  Ref. No: 18/03858/FUL | Received: Fri 12 Oct 2018 | Validated: Fri 12 Oct 2018
  [2018-10-23 Awaiting decision - See the earlier application below. This is part of the nearest pair of semi-detached houses to Ecclesfield in the row of semis set back from Yew Lane. No 145 is the half of the semi furthest from Ecclesfield, and the extension, although set back, brings the building to what is marked as 800mm to its neighbour.]
  
  

• Single-storey rear extension - the extension is 4.5 metres from the rear of the dwelling house, ridge height no more than 3 metres and height to the eaves of 3 metres
  145 Yew Lane Sheffield S5 9AP
  Ref. No: 18/03553/HPN | Received: Mon 17 Sep 2018 | Validated: Mon 17 Sep 2018 | Status: Decided
  [ 2018-10-23 See above for the replacement application. This initial application was rejected on the basis that the extension was more than twice as wide as the original 1948 building, and therefore required a full planning application ]
  
  

• Erection of a detached dwellinghouse with detached double garage and erection of a single garage to serve existing property 
  Within The Curtilage Of 348 The Wheel Sheffield S35 9ZB
  Ref. No: 18/03341/FUL | Received: Fri 31 Aug 2018 | Validated: Thu 27 Sep 2018
  [ 2018-10-23 Awaiting decision. This is the large house and grounds, largely hidden from the road, just beyond the terrace at the far end of The Wheel. The proposal adds a house and garage for 4 cars.]
  
  
  

• Erection of production and warehouse unit with ancillary offices (Use Classes B2 and B8) including formation of site access, provision of car parking and service yard, and landscaping works
  Land Between 7 And 11 Cowley Way Sheffield S35 1QP
  Ref. No: 18/03189/FUL | Received: Mon 20 Aug 2018 | Validated: Wed 12 Sep 2018 | Status: Awaiting decision
  [2018-10-23 Awaiting decision. Cowley way is the access road into the industrial estate on Smithy Wood. It has its own queuing-lane on the Cowley Lane, just before our J35 M1 roundabout. The proposal includes parking spaces for 67 cars (including 3 spaces designed for use by disable people), 3 motorcycles and 8 cycles would be provided, plus areas for HGV manoeuvring and parking. The travel plan also mentions Car Share South Yorkshire https://liftshare.com/uk/account/register?selectedcommunity=qwwy  ] 

Still pending

• Demolition of existing single-storey rear extension and rear conservatory, erection of single-storey rear extension, and rendering of side and rear elevations of dwellinghouse
  27 Nursery Grove Sheffield S35 9XW
  Ref. No: 18/03385/FUL | Received: Wed 05 Sep 2018 | Validated: Mon 10 Sep 2018 | Status: Awaiting decision
  [2018-10-23, This is the semi at the very end of Nursery Grove, and appears to involve only the back of the house]
  
  

• Demolition of rear porch and erection of a single/ two-storey rear extension to dwellinghouse
  52 Town End Road Sheffield S35 9YY
  Ref. No: 18/03139/FUL | Received: Thu 16 Aug 2018 | Validated: Thu 23 Aug 2018 | Status: Awaiting decision
  [2018-10-23 This is a middle terrace house. The proposal includes the extension backwards of both the kitchen and a bedroom above]
  
  

• Change of Use of warehouse (Use Class B8) as a gymnastics club (Use Class D2)
  P & H Snacks Direct Ltd 3 Hydra Business Park Nether Lane Sheffield S35 9ZX
  Ref. No: 18/02037/CHU | Received: Fri 25 May 2018 | Validated: Tue 19 Jun 2018
  [ 2018-10-23 Awaiting decision. SCC requested an extension to 14^th August (2018). However, this has now attracted, perhaps 39 letters of support.
  This is an application by Phoenix Gymnastics Academy  https://phoenixgymnasticsacademy.weebly.com/, which I guess is already up and running, offering activities from baby to adult. Unit 3 is some distance from Nether Lane, on the side of the Industrial estate next to the railway line and away from any houses.]
  
  

• Alterations and extension to disused barn to form a dwellinghouse (Re-submission of 16/03650/FUL) Lower Butterthwaite Farm 125 Butterthwaite Lane Sheffield S35 9WA
  Ref. No: 17/04006/FUL | Received: Mon 25 Sep 2017 | Validated: Tue 17 Oct 2017.
  [ 2018-10-23 Awaiting decision: An extension of time has been agreed until 14^th July. From Green Lane, this is the first farm on the right, after the railway bridge. The white square windows and corrugated metal roof of the barn are just visible behind the farm house. The previous submission was rejected, with the “re-cladding in stone”, and “additional dormer window” being mentioned by in the officer’s report. I am not sure what problems the dormer windows create, but they still seem to be in the plans.]

• Demolition of training facility and single storey building for use as a restaurant with associated drive-thru, car parking and landscaping and associated works and installation of 2 Customer Order Displays with associated canopies
  Land Adjacent South Yorkshire Police Divisional Headquarters The Common Sheffield S35 9WL
  Ref. No: 16/01781/FUL | Received: Thu 12 May 2016 | Validated: Fri 13 May 2016.
  [ 2018-10-23  Awaiting Decision. Apart from a couple of neighbour’s letters to 31^st Jan 2018, I found no activity in the SCC’s planning document list since the 8^th November extension of time (until 31^st December  2016). ]

• Illuminated freestanding 12 metre high totem sign
  land Adjacent South Yorkshire Police Divisional Headquarters, The Common, Sheffield S35 9WL
  Ref. No: 16/01778/ADV | Received: Thu 12 May 2016 | Validated: Thu 12 May 2016.
  [ 2018-10-23  Awaiting Decision - see above.]

• 1 illuminated gateway sign, 6 illuminated totem signs, 1 illuminated panel sign, 2 illuminated freestanding directional signs and 1 post mounted directional sign, 3 post mounted banner signs and 21 parking signs - all non-illuminated
  Land Adjacent South Yorkshire Police Divisional Headquarters The Common Sheffield S35 9WL
  Ref. No: 16/01777/ADV | Received: Thu 12 May 2016 | Validated: Thu 12 May 2016.
  [ 2018-10-23 Awaiting Decision - see above.]

• Ref. No: Provision of one illuminated logo sign, three illuminated individual letter signs and two illuminated fascia signs
  Land Adjacent South Yorkshire Police Divisional Headquarters The Common Sheffield S35 9WL
  Ref. No: 16/01780/ADV | Received: Thu 12 May 2016 | Validated: Mon 16 May 2016.
  [2018-10-23  Awaiting Decision - see above.]

• Erection of a motorway area including proposed facilities building, hotel, filling station, parking facilities for all vehicles, access and circulation internal roads, structured and natural landscaping with outside picnic space and dog walking area, associated infrastructure and earthworks (Town and Country Planning (EIA) Regulations 2011 Schedule 2 proposal) (Amended plans received 11 July 2014)
  Smithy Wood Cowley Hill (Adjoining Junction 35 Of M1 Motorway) Sheffield 35
  Ref. No: 14/01079/OUT | Received: Tue 25 Mar 2014 | Validated: Fri 11 Jul 2014.
  [ 2018-10-23 Awaiting Decision, with an extension of time until 2018-12-31. Pagasus Group have just responded to the objection of August 2018 from the Woodland Trust saying that it “failed to properly consider” the 2018 revision of the National Planning Policy Framework. The response claims that the “Extra MSA application at J35” is supported by “wholly exceptional reasons” and the existence of a suitable compensation strategy. This Pegasus explains means that the decision has to be taken by weighing (alongside other material considerations) the “public benefit” against the “loss or deterioration of habitat…”, and “The test relating to alternative sites ... solely … relates to significant harm to biodiversity.” However, the (alternative?) proposal for a Motorway Service Station on the M1 at Junction 33, showed no further documents since 12 Sept 2017.  http://rotherham.planportal.co.uk/?id=RB2017/1347].
  
  
  

The next SCC Planning Committee meetings are on 16 October and 8 November 2018. Anybody interested may want to check the agendas as they are published at...
democracy.sheffield.gov.uk/ieListMeetings.aspx?CommitteeId=373 .

Decided

• Installation of freestanding retail unit within car park
  Morrisons Supermarket 299 The Common Sheffield S35 9WJ
  Ref. No: 18/02715/FUL | Received: Mon 16 Jul 2018 | Validated: Tue 14 Aug 2018 | Status: Awaiting decision
  [2018-10-23 Grant Conditionally:
  This is shown in the application drawings as a "TIMPSON Dry cleaning, Shoe and watch repairers, key cutting and engraving" shop]In addition, the application for Player's lounge is still pending, but after describing a catalogue of trouble over the years, the police have listed three incidents so far this year, a stabbing, criminal damage, and a fight. The Police have therefore repeated that "We do not under any circumstances want Players Lounge to be open later than midnight...".

• Use of building for Class A4 (Drinking Establishments) purposes
  The Players Lounge 20 Yew Lane Sheffield S5 9AN
  Ref. No: 13/00533/CHU | Received: Thu 14 Feb 2013 | Validated: Thu 14 Feb 2013 |
  [ 2018-10-23 Granted Conditionally. Use as a Pub (A4) is limited to ….
  0800 to 2330 (Sunday to Thursday)
  0800 and 0030 hours the following day (Friday and Saturday)
  0800 and 0030 (New Years Eve).
  * Noise at the site boundary is not to exceed 3dB above background.
  * No drinks outside the building after 20:00.
  The premises licence conditions referred to in the officer’s report, included…
  * private functions must include an attending responsible adult;
  * no 18^th birthday parties;
  * At least one door supervisor at the entrance;
  * on pre-booked functions and on a Friday/Saturday, at least 3 SIA registered Door Supervisors from 20:00.
  * No glasses outside after 20:00
  There were 33 comments listed on the SCC’s planning site, all of which appeared to be objections. This is an old undecided 2013 application for change of use from a club to a drinking establishment or Pub. I don’t know why it has been revived now, but see the Police request under Information Watch above. ]

• Demolition of existing stable block and workshop, erection of dwellinghouse and conversion of existing building to form an annexe/utility room
  Hole House Farm 239 Whitley Lane Sheffield S35 8RP
  Ref. No: 17/04925/FUL | Received: Fri 01 Dec 2017 | Validated: Thu 07 Dec 2017.
  [ 2018-09-25 Status: Granted conditionally. Although in the Green belt, and an “Area of High Landscape Value” this was approved, with the officer mentioning the re-use, and replacement of existing buildings. The site’s Community Infrastructure Levy zone means a contribution of £30/sq‑m.
  The application concerned the existing Stables, Annexe, Workshop/Store, and Outbuilding/OldToilet. The site is raised above Whitley lane and screen behind trees. The application includes the retention of 4 car spaces on the large (0.1 Hectare) site. There is now a “statement of community involvement” and an extension of time until 31/08/18, although I could not see any objections or other reason for this.]

Alcohol Licensing

• I did not find any alcohol Licensing Applications for “Ecclesfield” or “S35 9” in the pending applications list dated 10^th October 2018.