Tranquillity preserved
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• The tranquillity of Tranquil Place, Bodmin has been preserved by the refusal of Western LA MajorGeneral John Carpenter to grant a licence bid by David and Renate Berridge, trading as Waste Disposal.
The Berridges had wanted to base up to four 16-tonne cesspit emptiers at a garage and yard at Townend, Bodmin. Four neighbours made environmental representations, expressing concern that they would be faced with obnoxious smells and parking problems.
Paul Cooper said his home was only nine metres from the garage. He and his wife already suffered from dust problems caused by the garage. David Berridge said that he wanted to use the garage for security reasons. He gave an assurance that the vehicles would never be parked full or washed down at the site.
He agreed that he ran a 24hour, seven-days-a-week operation, and that a new contract with North Cornwall District Council could lead to more emergency calls.
Carpenter said he had visited the site, which lay in a largely residential area. He had difficulty driving his car down Tranquil Place, due to roadworks, and he had come to the conclusion that the proposed operating centre was unsuitable on environmental grounds. Everyone living in the vicinity would suffer if up to four large vehicles were allowed to park in the site.