In the morning, the Inspector carried out the formal site visit, taking in Bankside, Hanwell Fields, the edge of Hanwell Village, and the appeal site. She was accompanied by representatives of the Council and the applicants, and for parts of the site visit by Mr Jones and Mr Goode from HFCA. The weather was very sunny and clear, and perfect conditions for getting long distance views of the appeal site.
AFTERNOON SESSION - OUTSTANDING MATTERS
The Inspector explained that the purpose was to review and to resolve with the main parties the outstanding matters including potential planning conditions and potential legal agreements. She also sought to clarify which parcels of land were actually covered by the conditions and various agreements.
Starting with planning conditions, the Inspector spent a considerable time working through the drafting of potential planning conditions to rationalise the number and scope of the draft conditions. It was agreed that a number should be amended, combined or deleted. (These would be applied should permission be eventually granted).
The Inspector then spent a considerable time working through a separate set of planning conditions which has had to be drawn up in relation to the site of “Broken Furrow” (which is at this stage not part of the main legal agreement).
The Inspector then reviewed the position relating to the potential legal agreements. There is a substantial draft S106 Agreement with the County Council for their requirements and separately the Applicants have submitted a substantial Unilateral Undertaking to the District Council to address their requirements. (Again these would be applied, together with the conditions, should permission be eventually granted).
PROGRAMME
The Inspector confirmed that the remainder of the Inquiry programme would be as follows.
On Wednesday 1 August the session would start at 9.30 am. The closing statements would be given by Counsel and the inquiry then closes.
