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Dairy Crest fights limits

7th December 1985
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by a special correspondent

DAIRY CREST Foods is to try to persuade NorthWestern Deputy Licensing Authority John Levin to remove environmental controls placed on its Wilmslow, Cheshire depot.

In September, Levin reserved decision on a Dairy Crest (Milk Marketing Board) application to renew its operator's licence in the area, after residents complained about the seven-days-a-week operation carried out there, (CM, September 28).

Ile has now warned Dairy Crest that he intends granting it for three years only, with conditions designed to minimise the adverse effects on the environment.

[7] To permit no more than 36 vehicles at the depot for maintenance and parking.

No authorised vehicles to he left unattended in Grayson Road.

Authorised vehicles to be moved between 7a in and 5.30pm only but three tankers loaded with milk the previous afternoon and evening may move at 5.30am to make the early delivery to the dairy.

11 Maintenance of authorised vehicles may be carried out between 7.30am and 5.30pm Monday to Friday and 7.30am to 12.30pm on Saturdays. No maintenance of authorised vehicles on Sundays or Bank Holidays, except in emergencies.

All maintenance and running of engines is to take place where possible, in the maintenance sheds and the board shall take all reasonable steps to improve the insulation and soud proofing of the sheds and of the pneumatic and percussion tools in order to reduce the amount of noise emanating from the depot. And all noisy opera:ions are to be carried out as far as possible from surrounding houses and gardens.