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Renewal of planning permission reference C08A/0568/24/LL and C09A/0532/24/LL for the erection of 24 dwellings including 12 affordable dwellings, alteration to present access and creation of estate roads (amended scheme to that originally submitted)

LOCAL MEMBER:    Councillor Aeron Maldwyn Jones

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Renewal of planning application number C08A/0568/24/LL and C09A/0532/24/LL for the erection of 24 dwellings, to include 12 affordable houses, alterations to the existing entrance and the creation of estate roads (amended plan to the plan originally submitted).

(a)      The Planning Manager elaborated on the background of the application, noting that the application was deferred at the Committee meeting held on 17 December 2018, to enable an objector to speak on the application and to undertake a site visit. Some members had visited the site prior to the meeting.

It was explained that the original application had been approved by the Committee at a meeting on 14 December 2015. It was noted that as the applicant had delayed signing a legal agreement, the Anglesey and Gwynedd Joint Local Development Plan (JLDP) had been adopted in July 2017 and as a result there had been a change in the policy situation. The application had been assessed in accordance with current policies.

It was noted that the application was for 24 dwellings and 12 of these would be affordable dwellings. It was highlighted that the need for open market housing and affordable housing had been confirmed by the relevant bodies, and the policies supported this, therefore the application was considered to be acceptable in principle.

Attention was drawn to the objections received from nearby residents on the grounds of issues such as loss of privacy, noise nuisance and oppressive structures. It was explained that there was a varied distance of 23-31m between the rear of the existing houses and the rear of the proposed houses and it was deemed that this empty space, as well as existing vegetation and the design/location of the proposed houses, was acceptable on the grounds of protecting reasonable privacy and overlooking.

Reference was made to the objections received from local residents regarding the increase in traffic and the lack of footpaths, although these were recognised, the Transportation Unit had no objection to the proposed arrangement subject to the inclusion of appropriate conditions. It was also noted that the proposal was acceptable on the grounds of preparing facilities for parking, travelling and allowing access to the houses themselves, and was accessible based on its location.

It was noted that the Joint Planning Policy Unit had confirmed that the size of the open space for the development conformed to the requirements of Policy ISA5 of the JLDP and the requirements of the Supplementary Planning Guidance: Housing Developments and Open Spaces of Recreational Value. Although objections had been received from nearby residents to the location of the open space, it was considered that the location was acceptable bearing in mind that there was natural supervision of the space with a large number of houses within the development and no alternative use could be made of this section of the site, considering the building limitations due to its proximity to the gas sub-station and proposed sewage treatment works. It was expanded that if the open space was relocated then the existing location  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5