Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Mrs Bosworth, Mrs Gaffigan, Mrs Jalili and Mrs Percival.

Members are asked to declare an interest in matters for consideration at the meeting.

There were none declared.

The minutes of the meeting held on 16^th December 2005 were confirmed as a correct record of decisions taken.

Decision: -

That street trading consents to be issued for the following locations:-

       A15 Eastside, south of Baston; and

                        A52 Southside, near turning for Horbling and Billingborough.

            and that the Head of Environmental Health and Licensing be authorised to issue licences to:-

1.   Clifford Brinkley, in respect of the A15 Eastside, south of Baston; and

2.   John David Gilfoyle, in respect of the A52 Southside, near turning for Horbling and Billingborough.

            subject to the standard conditions and additional conditions requested by Lincolnshire County Council, and to the site being kept in a clean and tidy condition on a daily basis, and to the provision of suitable bins for the disposal of waste food and wrappings.

            County Council to be asked to consider a no left turn restriction at the north end and a no right turn restriction at the south end of the A15 side of Baston; and to undertake appropriate tree trimming at both sites in the interest of road safety and not just for the two applications being considered for street trading.

               Report ENV335 was presented by the Head of Environmental Health and Licensing, outlining the applications and consultations which had been undertaken.  Plans showing the location of the two areas were attached to the report, together with copies of risk assessments undertaken in respect of each site in 2003 and letters from Lincolnshire County Council objecting to the applications, also from 2003.  The Corporate Manager welcomed representatives from Lincolnshire County Council, the Area Highway Managers based at Thurlby and Sleaford.  For the benefit of the County Council representatives it was noted that the Committee had held a site visit to both lay-bys on the day prior to the Committee.     

The Head of Environmental Health and Licensing introduced his report, reminding the Committee that all ‘A’ roads were consent streets.  Street trading had been permitted in both these lay-bys in the past.  In the two cases now before the Committee the applicants were not present but the fundamental point to be noted was that the use had been established in principle in the past.  He drew attention to his report which set out the basic details of the applications together with risk assessment reports from the Enforcement Officer and the letters from the County Council which were dated from the time of the risk assessment in 2003.

The County Council representatives then spoke to the applications, pointing out that there was no mention in the risk assessments of some of the factors which were discussed when the assessments were carried out in 2003.  In particular, with regard to the Baston site, there was no mention of a restriction on the use of the access to the school from the lay-by.  It was considered that with regard to the A52, this was a fast and free flowing stretch where trading would only increase the risk.  Also on the A52 site, HGVs could only exit west using their mirrors and not with a direct view of traffic.  In response to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 243.

The meeting closed at 10.21am.

Report ENV335 from the Head of Environmental Health and Licensing.     

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