Decisions

To accept the content of the report and thank Councillor Dafydd Meurig, Aled Davies, Mari W Jones and Matthew Hawes and the team for their very hard work. It was agreed to monitor the effect of Covid-19 on the demand for the occupational therapy service, and the impact of this on the service.

To ask Gwynedd Council Cabinet to make a one-off contribution of the Museum's costs for a year in order to buy time for the Lloyd George Museum Charitable Trust to look at the changes it could make to ensure the Museum’s future viability.

That the Economy and Community Department report back to the Cabinet, sitting as the Trustees, shortly in order to obtain a better understanding of the intention for realising the plan in order to put the charity on a commercial footing as already recommended in the consultants' reports received.

To ask the department and the Legal Service to review the Charity's arrangements in order to ensure that trust matters are entirely clear and separate to the Council's matters.

DECISION: To delegate powers to the Assistant Head of the Environment Department to approve the application, subject to the following conditions:

1.            Five years.

2.            In accordance with the plans.

3.            Natural slate roofing.

4.            Agree the houses' external elevations including the solar panels.

5.            Remove permitted development rights from the residential dwellings.

6.            Highway conditions concerning the provision of parking spaces, estate road and associated footpaths.

7.            Submission of a programme of archaeology works to be agreed with the LPA prior to the commencement of any work on the site.

8.            A detailed report on the archaeology work, in accordance with condition 7, will need to be submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority within six months of completing the archaeology work.

9.            The Biodiversity Unit's conditions concerning no vegetation, trees or shrubs to be cleared during the nesting season (1 March to 31 August); prior to the commencement of any work a scheme should be submitted for approval by the LPA to ensure that no reptiles will be harmed during the construction work which is to be implemented to the complete satisfaction of the LPA; prior to the commencement of any work a Biodiversity Improvements and Mitigation Plan shall be submitted to and agreed with the LPA; and prior to the commencement of any work on the site a Plan to Destroy Non-native Invasive Plants shall be submitted to be agreed with the LPA.

10.          Condition to comply with the mitigation measures in the Preliminary Ecological Evaluation Report.

11.          Condition to comply with the recommendations and mitigation measures included in the Trees Report.

12.          Public Protection Unit condition regarding conducting a site contamination investigation.

13.          Welsh Government Conditions regarding visibility splays, drainage and resurfacing the pavement near the site. 

14.          Secure/agree with affordable housing scheme

15.          That the units are affordable for older residents aged 55+

Notes

1.    NOTE: The applicant is instructed to sign an Agreement under Section 38, Highways Act, 1980 with the Council if it is proposed for the extension to Llain y Pebyll road to be adopted. 

2.    NOTE:  The applicant's attention is drawn to the letter from Welsh Water dated 11.02.20, advising of the need to ensure that the development is in compliance with the advice contained therein.

3.    NOTE: The applicant's attention is drawn to the letter from Wales and West Utilities dated 14.02.20 and the need to ensure that the development is in compliance with the advice contained therein. 

4.    NOTE: The applicant's attention is drawn to the need to introduce a sustainable water system to be agreed with the Council's Water and Environment Unit.

DECISION: To delegate powers to the Assistant Head of the Environment Department to approve the application subject to the applicant completing a Section 106 agreement in order to transfer the units to a housing association and to the following conditions:

1.            Five years.

2.            In accordance with the plans.

3.            Slate as roofing material

4.            Samples of materials and colours for the buildings to be agreed with the LPA.

5.            Highway conditions for parking / access.

6.            Soft and hard landscaping.

7.             Working hours limited to 8:00 - 18:00 during the week, 08:00 - 12:00 on a Saturday and no working at all on Sundays and Bank Holidays.

8.            Agree on details regarding a Welsh name for the development together with advertising signage informing of and promoting the development within and outside the site. 

9.            Removal of general development rights for all units.

10.          Submission of a Construction Method Statement including demolition work and working arrangements during the construction phase to be agreed with the LPA.

11.          Secure / agree on an affordable housing scheme (standard)

Note:

SUDS

Welsh Water

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

To approve the application

Conditions:

1.            In accordance with the plans

 Welsh Water Note

To approve the application.