Maidenhead & Windsor

Medina Dairy's proposal for a new service yard in Dedworth can only go ahead if the company adheres to tough planning
conditions imposed by the Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough.

The conditions, agreed by last night's Windsor development control panel, cover noise, parking, lorry movements, lighting and
pollution issues to protect residents in adjacent streets. The dairy will also be required to draw up a detailed operational
plan and a green travel plan for the Vale Road site and make a Section 106 financial contribution to pay for parking controls
if they are needed in nearby Shirley Avenue.

The dairy's plan to replace its existing service yard with a new one on the site has caused anxiety amongst many local
residents, who objected strongly to the planning application on the grounds of potential increased noise, pollution and
traffic. Residents were particularly concerned about night-time disruption caused by the opening and closing of the dairy
doors, the movement of milk cages and the arrival and departure of delivery lorries.

The Windsor and Maidenhead planning application prompted two-and-a-half hours of debate at last night's panel meeting, when
further suggestions from members to strengthen the permission conditions were taken on board. Previous noise abatement
notices served on the company also remain in place.

Cllr Alison Knight, Windsor and Maidenhead panel chairman, said: 'We have paid very close attention to the views of
residents and ward councillors and indeed have shared many of them, which is why we have taken time and care before reaching
a decision. Considerable research has been undertaken, together with a number of site visits by both panel members and
council officers, not only to the dairy itself but also to other businesses where similar doors are used.

'Councillors have agonised over this application and, while we appreciate that residents may have wanted the panel to refuse,
we have to operate within planning laws. This was a very difficult decision but if we had not granted permission – subject
to a legal agreement and strong conditions – the council would not have been able to enforce the noise abatement notices
which, ultimately, is what the residents want and need.'

The 15 conditions include:

* a ban on articulated lorry deliveries between 10pm and 7am and a maximum of four deliveries on Sundays and bank holidays
(between 8am and 1pm)
* council approval of the doors to be installed in the new building, including the positioning of motors used to operate the
doors within the building itself to contain noise
* council approval of noise insulation and ventilation measures
* council approval of any additional lighting proposed for the site
* a limit on permitted noise levels
* time limits on when repairs and maintenance at the plant can be carried out
* works to improve the Vale Road/Shirley Avenue junction
* the provision of a temporary parking area and turning space for use during construction.

Medina Dairy must submit a detailed operational management plan for the plant before it opens to ensure it meets Windsor and
Maidenhead council requirements as well as a green travel plan to encourage employees to use transport other than their cars
to get to work.

DC members took on board concerns expressed by residents about potential problems for parents who use Shirley Avenue to drop
off and collect their children at St Edward’s Middle School. They agreed that Medina Dairy should make a Section 106 payment
for parking controls on the street if they are required in the future.

Windsor and Maidenhead Cllr Knight added: 'Officers have worked tirelessly to ensure the plans for the new building will
greatly reduce noise nuisance for local residents.

'It is our intention to ensure that Medina Dairy adheres to the conditions of its planning permission and the council will
monitor it very closely in the future.'

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead