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• Hoyers (UK) has to wait to see if its bid to add 10 vehicles and 21 trailers to 'ts existing authorisation for 19 vehicles and 54 trailers on its Leeds licence is accepted, following representations from neighbouring residents.
The residents had complained to North Eastern Licensing Authority Frederick Whalley that, despite planning restrictions on the use of the depot, they were unable to sleep at night due to noise from the site. It was conceded that some of the noise was from vehicles belonging to tenants of Hoyers at the site, but they maintained that Hoyers' vehicles made their share of noise.
Malcolm Howlett, Hoyers' company secretary, said the site was a small trading estate and a number of hauliers had contracts to park there.
The company had planning permission to use the site from 7am to 8pm Monday to Satur day. It was negotiating for the removal of the planning condition and, if successful, would have to erect screening.
Hoyers had three to four vehicles coming in at night, while one of their tenants, Brewliners, had 16, and also worked at the weekend.
Peter Rock, Hoyers' transport manager, said the site was specified as an operating centre by a number of operators: others used it for temporary and overnight parking.
Whalley warned that if operators were using the premises to park vehicles regularly, and it was not declared as their operating centre, Hoyers could be said to be aiding and abetting the use of an unauthorised operating centre.
For the company, Stephen Kirkbright said that most of the environmental problems were associated with Brewliner, and Hoyers would take the matter up with that company. Whalley indicated that he would not make a decision until after a site visit.