Opposition parties stop Wasteater application
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• Opposition from local residents, a haulier and Delyn Borough Council has resulted in Andrew and Elizabeth Hughes, trading as %stealer, losing their bid to operate four vehicles from Pentre Chert Quarry, Gronant.
North Western Licensing Authority Martin Albu questioned whether the firm was tit to hold a licence because of con victions in
April. Aglril ,4..
At that time the company was fined 11,000 by Delyn magistrates for operating a vehicle without authority or a tax disc. using a registration plate fraudulently and displaying the manufacturer's and MoT plates with intent to deceive, failing to supply required information, obstructing an enforcement officer. and using an unauthorised operating centre.
Andrew Hughes said that the offences "all came out of swapping number plates". He added "we had two vehicles break down and we were left with no alternative, short of stopping work."
Peter Hughes, a principal planning officer of the borough council, said the quarry was served by Pentre Lane which was entirely unsuitable for use by the number of lorries proposed.
Planning permission for the use of the quarry for parking lorries had been refused and a new access road was constructed without permission. The use of Pentre Lane would result in noise and vibration, which would unreasonably disturb the residents.
Haulier Ron King, of Pentre Farm, Gronant, was concerned about damage to the buildings and for the safety of his two children.
Elizabeth Hughes said the intention was to run two vehicles and have two spare in case of breakdown. The quarry had been in use before the bungalows were built. Pentre Lane was a public highway and the "new access" was over the route of an old road into the quarry which had been cleared.
There was still planning permission for the extraction of stone from the quarry.
Refusing the application, Albu said he would put his reasons in writing.