8 Application No C20/0804/25/LL - 8, Llys Castan Ffordd Y Parc, Parc Menai, Bangor, Gwynedd PDF 372 KB
Change of use of vacant unit
from an office B1 Use Class into a dental practice D1 Use Class (re-submission
of application that was refused under ref. C20/0351/25/LL).
LOCAL MEMBER: Councillor Menna Baines
Additional documents:
Decision:
RESOLVED to approve the application
contrary to the recommendation
Conditions:
1.
start work on the development within five years
2.
undertake the development in accordance with the submitted
plans
condition to ensure that use of the building reverts to its original use if use as a dental surgery ceases in future
Minutes:
Change of use of vacant unit from an office from B1 Use
Class into a D1 Use Class dental practice (re-submission of the application
refused under reference number C20/0351/25/LL)
a) The
Planning Manager elaborated on the background of the application, noting that
this was a resubmission of an application refused in June 2020 for the change
of use of an office (B1 Use Class) to a dentist surgery (D1 Use Class) within
an empty unit at Llys Castan,
Parc Menai.
When
considering the principle of the proposed use, it was
highlighted that it should be ensured that the proposal complies with
all the criteria in policy ISA 2 (community facilities) of the LDP. For the
purposes of the policy, it was confirmed that
community facilities include 'facilities used by local communities for health
purposes...and any other facility that achieve the role of serving the
community'.
It
was reported that Policy PS13 and Policy CYF1 of the LDP note that the site and
unit are protected for employment use in B1 Use Class. In accordance with
Policy CYF5 (alternative uses of existing Employment Sites), it was reported
that proposals to release land in B1, B2 or B8 Use Class on existing protected
employment sites for alternative use will only be approved in special
circumstances and only where one or more of the policy's criteria can be met:
·
"In the case that the site is vacant, is unlikely
to be used in the short and medium term for original use or safeguarding use,
or;
·
There is an over provision of employment sites within
the vicinity, or
·
The current employment use is having a detrimental
effect on amenity and the
environment, or
·
The proposal would not have a detrimental effect on
employment uses at adjacent sites, or
·
There is no other suitable alternative site for the
proposed use, or
·
If the site is used for short-term use (temporary), that appropriate restoration measures are in place to the
satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority."
It
was highlighted that detailed and extensive information had
been submitted by the applicant in support of the application, including a
Planning Statement, as well as a Planning Statement from the agent, a
Sequential Test Statement, along with the Sites' Accessibility Evidence
Document, highlight the following observations:
·
The community of Penrhosgarnedd
are closer to the application site than other dental practices in Bangor.
·
The community of Parc Menai is closer to the site than other dental practices in
Bangor.
·
The staff/community of Ysbyty
Gwynedd are closer to the application site than other dental practices in
Bangor.
·
There is a regular bus service by various companies
that serve other business in Parc Menai.
·
An existing cycle network as well as public footpaths
serve Parc Menai.
·
The site is geographically accessible to local and
regional users who use the A55.
· It is noted that the vast majority of patients of the existing facility use a car (with a number of them being older patients where it ... view the full minutes text for item 8