Existing Operating Centre Hedged with New Conditions and Undertakings as a Result of Representors’ Representations

In this case, in a change from the normal position, SBC were instructed by the Representors who were troubled by a national firm who were operating noisily at all hours of the day and night. The representors, or more properly in the case of an existing operating centre “complainers”, made their representations when the licence came up for renewal. The representors were represented at Public Inquiry by barrister Harry Bowyer.

After hearing from all parties the Traffic Commissioner imposed a number of conditions and accepted a number of undertakings from the operator which addressed most of the concerns of the representors. It was made clear that breaches of the conditions or undertakings would be taken very seriously by the Office of the Traffic Commissioner.