A planning statement submitted to the city council says: “Currently the helicopters use the same area for landing, but it is an area currently of open grassland with a clayey subsoil which does sometimes get waterlogged.
“The proposed helipads will be constructed of self-draining macadam over a granular fill and will not require mains drainage of surface water.
“The area where it is proposed to construct the helipads is currently an area of open cut grassland – it is proposed that the bio-diversity of the area will be increased by shrub planting and use of a wildflower mix in an area of uncut grass.”
The Italian Orchard, on Whittingham Lane, is part of the San Marco group of restaurants and has been established for 40 years.
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