Planning Committee

The Planning Committee met on 24 September 2025. It granted permission for a waste transfer slab at Brookhill Landfill Site, Buckley, but for 2 years instead of the 20 years sought. It deferred a decision on a new early years and childcare building at Cornist Park Primary School, Flint, to 22 October 2025.

1. Brookhill landfill site: time limit on waste transfer slab

   Decided

   Planning permission was granted, with the conditions in the officer's report. The time limit in condition 4 was changed from 20 years to 2 years.

   Why

   Flintshire County Council applied to change condition 4, which sets how long the waste transfer slab and compound can stay at the site. The slab was first allowed on a temporary basis in 2001 and its permission was extended several times, the last time to match the opening of Parc Adfer in 2016, but it stayed in use. Ramblers Cymru objected that the slab still blocks Footpath 5 and asked for a 2-year permission; the council's rights of way team said a public path order, a legal change to the path, would be needed in any case. Councillor Carol Ellis, the local member, wrote in late observations that waste lorries on Pinfold Lane were a hazard, and asked for no more than 2 years.

   Based on the minutes, FUL/000459/25 - Vary/Remove Condition - Application for removal or variation of condition 4 following planning permission 051604 permitting the retention of existing transfer compound and proposed waste transfer slab for green waste and food waste at, Late Observations - 24.09.25

2. Cornist Park school: new early years and childcare building

   Decided

   The decision was deferred, or put off, to the committee's next scheduled meeting on 22 October 2025. The operational traffic management plan, which sets out how traffic will be handled once the facility opens, will go to that meeting.

   Why

   The council's Early Years and Family Support Service wants to bring nursery and childcare together on the school site, with a new building for 40 places for children aged 2 to 3. Six objections were received, raising overshadowing, loss of view and parking, and the council's highways team said a refusal on parking grounds could not be justified. The minute gives no reason for the deferral.

   Based on the minutes, FUL/000403/25 - Full application - New standalone building to provide early years and wraparound childcare facilities with additional site improvement works at Cornist Park Primary School, Ffordd Yr Ysgol, Flint

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1. 2

   Declarations of Interest

   Minute

   No declarations were received.

2. 3

   Late Observations

   Minute

   The Chair referred to the Late Observations which had been circulated prior to the meeting and were appended to the agenda item on the Council’s website. The Service Manager (Development) would read out any late observations during the presentation of each planning application.

   Papers: Late Observations - 24.09.25
3. 4

   Minutes

   Decision as recorded

   RESOLVED: That the minutes be approved as a true and correct record.

   Minute

   The minutes (agenda item number 4) of the meeting held on 3 September 2025 were presented for approval. RESOLVED: That the minutes be approved as a true and correct record.

   Papers: Draft Minutes Planning Committee 3 Sept 2025 (Final)
4. 5

   Items to be deferred

   Minute

   None of the items were recommended for deferral.

5. 6

   Reports of Chief Officer (Planning, Environment & Economy)

   Decision as recorded

   RESOLVED: That decisions be recorded as shown on the Planning Application schedule attached as an appendix.

   Minute

   RESOLVED: That decisions be recorded as shown on the Planning Application schedule attached as an appendix.

   Part of an issue followed across 4 meetings

6. 6.a

   FUL/000459/25 - Vary/Remove Condition - Application for removal or variation of condition 4 following planning permission 048702 & 051604 at Brookhill Landfill Site, Pinfold Lane Industrial Estate, Buckley

   Minute

   That in accordance with the Officer’s Recommendation conditional planning permission be granted, subject to the conditions set out in the Officer’s report, and subject to the varying of the timescale set out in Condition 4 within the report from 20 years to 2 years.

   Papers: FUL/000459/25 - Vary/Remove Condition - Application for removal or variation of condition 4 following planning permission 051604 permitting the retention of existing transfer compound and proposed waste transfer slab for green waste and food waste at, Enc. 1
7. 6.b

   FUL/000403/25 - Full application - New standalone building to provide early years and wraparound childcare facilities with additional site improvement works at Cornist Park Primary School, Ffordd Yr Ysgol, Flint

   Minute

   That the application be deferred to the next scheduled Planning Committee meeting scheduled for 22nd October, 2025; and That the Operational Traffic Management Plan be presented to the Committee as part of the report to the next scheduled meeting on 22 October, 2025.

   Part of an issue followed across 2 meetings

   Papers: FUL/000403/25 - Full application - New standalone building to provide early years and wraparound childcare facilities with additional site improvement works at Cornist Park Primary School, Ffordd Yr Ysgol, Flint, Enc. 1

8. Members of the public and press in attendance

   Minute

   There were 2 members of the public present at the start of the meeting.

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