A rendering company has moved a step closer to gaining planning permission for a new building at its site.

The application for a covered trailer store to house 12 vehicles at the Omega Proteins factory in Half Acre Road, Denholme, was approved by Bradford Council’s Regulatory and Appeals Committee at a meeting yesterday.

Councillor David Warburton, chairman of the committee, used his casting vote to approve the plans after other members voted two in favour and three against the application.

The application followed a public inquiry last November, which allowed the company to double the numbers and extend the hours during which lorries can travel in and out of the site.

Councillors were told the trailer store was suggested by environmental protection officers as a way of reducing odours, so vehicles containing waste would not be parked in the yard area of the site.

But they heard the application had met with opposition from residents living near the site, with 70 letters of objection sent to the Council. They raised concerns about the size of the proposed building in a green belt area and the potential for noise and odour.

Councillor Simon Cooke (Con, Bingley Rural), who spoke against the application, objected to the need for storage space for 12 trailers and said the application did not meet the requirements of planning legislation for green belt land, which stated permission could only be granted in special circumstances.

Councillor Sajawal Hussain, who voted in favour of the application, said: “Provided it’s done properly it will help residents with the problems they have with odour and in some ways with noise and disturbance.”

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