Changes to planning conditions at Land At Belgowan Street, Bellshill Industrial Estate, Bellshill

“The applicant seeks non-compliance with planning conditions 1, 5 & 6 of Planning Permission 24/00598/FUL. The application involves the deletion of Condition 5 which restricts 24-hour working; an amendment to Condition 1 to replace existing drawing references, and an amendment to Condition 6 to refer to the Noise Impact Assessment of the most recent iteration of this document.”

“The Environmental Noise Management Plan produced by The Airshed dated 28 th July 2025 identifies various noise mitigation measures including a 4m high acoustic barrier, sound proofing to the building, prohibited use of fork lifts in the yard between 11pm and 7am, use of designated loading bays at night, employing a banksman rather than reversing alarms, minimise vehicle movements and noise from stationary vehicles (detailed in full within Tables ENMP3 and ENMP4 of said…”

“The site is triangular in shape measuring approximately 1.95 hectares and would be accessed from Belgowan Street in Bellshill Industrial Estate, Bellshill.”

“The site is bound by A725 Bellshill Bypass immediately adjacent to the west and 'The Oval' housing estate in particular Leggate Way, to the east with the Bellshill Industrial Estate bounding the site to the south.”

“04/01414/OUT Residential Development - Withdrawn Prior to Committee (recommended for refusal on grounds of Non-Conforming Use.) 21/00252/PAN 2 warehouses (not exceeding 7,500M2 combined) with car parking and distribution yard, comments given 3rd March 2021. 21/00896/FUL Erection of 2No. Industrial Warehouses with Car Parking and Distribution Yard, refused at Committee, (24th February 2022) overturned through appeal (ref no. PPA-320-2162) on the 7th October 2022.”

“Planning application 24/00598/FUL was reported to committee with recommendation for approval on 17 th October 2024 and was granted subject to conditions. It is the conditions imposed on that application that the applicant is now seeking to alter/delete…”

“The current proposal involves the removal of Condition 5 of the previous permission. As part of this application, the applicant has been required to carry out further Noise Impact Assessments to justify the removal of this condition. The applicant has also submitted a Noise Management Plan to assist in providing justification for the removal of this condition.”

“Furthermore, it is considered that if such a long list of actions would be required to ensure that the 24-hour operation would not result in significant negative impact to the amenity of neighbouring dwellinghouses, then this alone suggests that the 24-hour operation of the site would not be acceptable.”

“Consultations 6.1 NLC Protective Services has reviewed the various documents submitted, including the various incarnations of the Noise Impact Assessment, as well as the Noise Scoping Assessment and Noise Management Plan and has recommended that the application be refused.”

“It has been indicated that they consider the noise impact assessment provided by The Airshed to be overly optimistic and it has not adequately considered realistic worst-case scenarios for the proposed nighttime operations and on this basis their considered opinion for the reasons above in conjunction with the RMP Consultancy report, is to object to the application. Representations…”

“24/01263/S42 Applicant: Knight Property Group Development/Locus: S42 Application for Non-compliance with Planning Conditions 1, 5 & 6 of Planning Permission 24/00598/FUL (change to the approved drawings; delete condition that restricts 24-hour working and revised noise mitigation measures) Land at Belgowan Street, Bellshill Industrial Estate, Bellshill Decision: Refuse…”