Meeting: 14/03/2024 - Hillingdon Planning Committee (Item 68)
68 High View Farm, Harefield - 39755/APP/2023/652 
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Regularisation of the existing green waste composting operations and proposed extension to the green waste open windrow compost maturation yard, construction of a storage container, site offices, welfare building, weighbridge/weighbridge offices, 2 no. leachate holding tanks, 2 no. 180kW generator sets, landscaping and areas of ecological enhancement, including a change of use of the land from pasture to a waste management use at Highview Farm, New Years Green Lane, Harefield, UB9 6LX.
Recommendation: Approval subject to referral to the Secretary of State and the Mayor of London (Stage 2)
Decision:
RESOLVED: That the application be approved subject to referral to the Secretary of State and the Mayor of London.
Minutes:
Regularisation of the existing green waste composting operations and proposed extension to the green waste open windrow compost maturation yard, construction of a storage container, site offices, welfare building, weighbridge/weighbridge offices, 2 no. leachate holding tanks, 2 no. 180kW generator sets, landscaping and areas of ecological enhancement, including a change of use of the land from pasture to a waste management use.
Officers presented the application which sought to regularise the buildings and infrastructure on the existing site of the green waste composting operations and extend the maturation yard to the north and east. The Central Government move to process more green waste was noted and the application was recommended for approval.
Members sought clarification as to the future use of the biodiversity area near the woodland. It was confirmed that a scrub area was proposed.
In response to further questions from the Committee, it was confirmed that the proposal would not result in increased vehicle movements and the tonnage would remain unchanged.
The Committee noted that green composting was important and much needed. The officer’s recommendation was moved, seconded and, when put to a vote, unanimously agreed subject to referral to the Secretary of State and the Mayor of London .
RESOLVED: That the application be approved subject to referral to the Secretary of State and the Mayor of London.