5 Application No. C18/0780/20/LL - Fferm Plas Llanfair, Ffordd Caernarfon, Y Felinheli PDF 126 KB
Siting of 4 seasonal holiday accomodation units in the form of shepherd huts together with a shower hut (amended application to that refused under reference number C18/0393/20/LL).
LOCAL MEMBER: Councillor Gareth
Wyn Griffith
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Siting of four seasonal holiday accommodation units in
the form of shepherds' huts together with a shower hut (amended application
from that refused under reference C18/0393/20/LL).
(a) The Senior Development Control Officer elaborated on the
background to the application and noted that the application had been deferred
at the Committee meeting held on 15 October 2018 in order to undertake a site
visit. Some members had visited the site prior to the meeting.
It was noted that the proposal was not acceptable in
principle based on its location, scale and detrimental impact on the amenities
of the local area.
It was explained that the application site was located in
the corner of an open field on the coast near the banks of the Menai Strait. It
was noted that despite the surrounding area not being recognised or designated
a special landscape it was believed that the proposal would have a detrimental
impact on the character and feel of the local landscape/park land as it would
create an intrusive development in a rural landscape.
It was recommended to refuse the application on the grounds
of the detrimental impact on visual amenities and the detrimental impact of the
proposed development on residential and general amenities of nearby residents.
(b) Exercising her
right to speak, an objector noted the following main points:-
·
That she represented a group
of seven houses at Llanfair Hall;
·
The location of the units had
been moved a little from the location on the original application but that they
would continue to be a blot on the open landscape;
·
The proposal would have an
impact on wildlife and biodiversity;
·
Concern regarding the impact
on the tranquillity of the area;
·
Concern about its impact on
the Anglesey Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty;
·
Approving the application
would set a precedent for such developments on the banks of the Menai Strait.
(c) The local member (not a member of this Planning Committee) noted
the following main points:-
·
That he had supported the
application at the previous meeting and that he remained supportive of the
application;
·
The residents of Llanfair Hall
had contacted him for the first time on the morning of the meeting;
·
The development would be
located approximately 130 metres away from the houses;
·
The units were seasonal and
would be removed;
·
The proposal complied with
tourism and economic policies;
·
The units would be screened by
the trees and would not have an impact on the residents;
·
The Transportation Unit did
not object to the proposal;
·
Understood that the house
closest to the development was a second home;
·
Asked the Committee to accept
that which the applicant had stated at the previous meeting and to support
local people.
(ch) It was proposed and
seconded to refuse the application.
During the ensuing
discussion, members noted the following main observations:
· Although they sympathised with the applicant, the development was in the wrong location. The applicant should discuss with the officers whether there was a better location on their land that was less visible; ... view the full minutes text for item 5
5 Application No C18/0780/20/LL - Fferm Plas Llanfair, Ffordd Caernarfon, Y Felinheli PDF 136 KB
Siting of 4 seasonal
holiday accomodation units in the form
of shepherd huts together with a shower hut (amended
application to that refused under reference
number C18/0393/20/LL)
LOCAL MEMBER: Councillor Gareth Wyn Griffith
Additional documents:
Minutes:
(a)
Siting of 4 seasonal holiday accommodation units in
the form of shepherds' huts together with a shower hut (amended application
from that refused under reference C18/0393/20/LL).
Attention
was drawn to the additional observations received.
The Senior
Development Control Officer elaborated on the background to the application and
noted that it was a full application for the siting of four seasonal holiday
accommodation units in the form of shepherds' huts together with a shower hut.
It was reiterated that the proposal would also entail the planting of trees and
shrubs together with the creation of a parking area. It was highlighted that
the application was an amendment to the plan refused in June 2018 under
delegated rights where the holiday units were sited in a row within the
application site. The huts would be sited in a semi-circular formation in the
amended plan.
It
was explained that the site was on a parcel of land in a corner of an
agricultural field, with unobstructed views toward the Menai Strait (a Special
Area of Conservation) and Anglesey (with the banks of the Menai Strait within
its AONB). Access would be gained to the site from a private roads network. It
was noted that agricultural land and the residential dwellings of Llanfair Hall
were located to the north of the site and open agricultural land and the dwelling
of Llanfair Old Hall were located to the south.
It
was reported that the principle of establishing new, temporary holiday
accommodation was included in Policy TWR 5 of the Local Development Plan. It
was reiterated that such developments were approved if compliance with a number
of criteria could be secured. The proposed development was required to be of
high quality in terms of design, layout and appearance, and located in an
unobtrusive location. Despite being located in the corner of the field, such a
development on a parcel of land, which by its nature and character was open,
would be an obtrusive development in the landscape and would create structures
that were incompatible with the open landscape.
Historically,
it had been noted that this part of the landscape would have been identified as
park land with an open character and nature, and although there were other
developments locally, these were on a domestic scale rather than within the
open landscape.
Having considered the nature and amended layout of the holiday accommodation units, the parking bays, the associated equipment and the introduction of human activities of a tourist nature to the landscape, the cumulative effect of these elements of the development would still be akin to creating an obtrusive development in the local landscape. Any ancillary facility should be located in an existing building or, should this not be possible, that any new facility should be commensurate with the scale of the development. It was considered that adding the washing and toilet structure to the four holiday units would not be commensurate with the scale of the development since it would increase the density of ... view the full minutes text for item 5