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Base conditions imposed
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CONDITIONS have been imposed on a West Yorkshire operator's base, following representations by a residents' action group.
North Eastern Licencing Authority Maj-Gen John Carpenter decided this when he dealt with an application by Rapide UK Freight Services to change its operating centre.
Residents, including members of the Rodley Residents' Action Group, felt the use of the premises as a freight depot, on an industrial estate in Rodley, was unsuitable because of the narrowness of the access road.
They were concerned about the safety of children playing in the area and they felt that the use of the premises in the evening and at weekends, was unacceptable.
They said that when the industrial estate was built it was said to have permission only for use as offices and warehousing.
Richard Thompson, a director, said it wanted to operate one Class 3 vehicle, with authority to acquire a similar vehicle. It had no intention of operating anything larger.
Evidence was given by the director in charge of maintenance, Philip Whitehead, that al though the large vehicle in possession was inspected and serviced in the yard, there were no facilities for more major work.
While he carried out all the necessary maintenance and repair work on the company's Transit van in a covered workshop, noise was kept to a minimum as he had no mechanical tools.
Granting the application, but imposing a series of conditions, the LA said there appeared to be no planning ban on the use of the premises. The county council had indicated in writing it had no objection and Leeds City Council had not objected.
It was an industrial development that had been approved, close to residential property, and apart from this application, there was already considerable enviromental inconvenience. If there was a safety problem, he would have expected objections from the police or the local authority.
He restricted the vehicles to be operated from the premises to a maximum of two Class 3 vehicles and the times between which the premises could be used by the vehicles and for maintenance purposes to between 8am and 6pm Monday to Friday and 8am and 12 noon on Saturday.
He said that the latter restriction related to normal operations, though from time to time there would be movement of vehicles outside those hours for operational reasons.
He also placed conditions on the licence banning the use of a compressor for maintenance purposes at the premises and rewiring major work to be carried out elsewhere.