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Application for the erection of a two storey front and rear extension (amended design to that refused under application C19/1135/11/LL)

LOCAL MEMBER: Councillor Elin Walker Jones

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

•           Commence the development within five years

•           14 days' notice of the commencement and completion of the work

•           Soil to be laid down in accordance with the Welsh Government's recovery guidelines in MTAN1:  Aggregates. 

•           After-care provision for a 5 year period after seeding the site to include provision for  the collection of stones, chemical analysis, land drainage, the timing of the work and any restorative work.

•           Comply with the plans and details of the application,

•           It is not permitted to use any equipment on the site unless adequate dust suppression systems have been installed for these equipment to prevent the release of dust.

•           Hours of operation are to be 08.00 - 18.00, Monday to Friday, 08.00 - 13.00 on Saturdays and no work on Sundays or Bank holidays,

•           Any work on site must be suspended and the Planning and Public Protection Service notified immediately, should any unusual land condition be encountered during the development,

•           Hours of operation of the waste separation equipment will be 08.00 - 18.00, Monday to Friday, 08.00 - 13.00 on Saturdays and no work on Sundays or Bank holidays,

•           A note to the Applicant to include the comments of the Water and Environment Unit on the application, advising the developer to contact them in light of the need for an Ordinary Water Course Consent for any work that could impact the flow of a water course either permanently or temporarily,

•           A note to the applicant that the application had been assessed according to the seven sustainability goals of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act (2015).

•           Ensure that all the trees enclosed within the Construction Exclusion Zone are protected from building operations throughout the development in accordance with BS5837: 2012 under the surveillance of the project's tree specialist.

Attention was drawn to the late observations form – highlighting the condition for additional trees.

a)      The Planning Manager elaborated on the background of the application, explaining that this was an application for creating two level play areas on land at Ysgol Friars using soil from the Ysgol y Garnedd construction project.  As part of the proposal and to compensate for the loss of a play area, it was proposed to improve a section of the playing field at Ysgol Friars by raising the ground level and creating two levelled plateaus with additional land drainage provision.

The officer explained that the Waste Planning Assessment that had been submitted with the application confirmed that the work of creating the first plateau had commenced at the same time as the preparation works for the Ysgol y Garnedd project, between April and May 2019. It was anticipated that the remaining work to create the second plateau and lay down the topsoil over the entire site would be completed before the end of May 2020.

All the topsoil had already been piled on the site's northern boundary and it was proposed to move the remaining materials from Ysgol y Garnedd directly to Friars playing field without transporting them on a public highway. Although the initial comments by Gwynedd Council's Transport Service suggested an abnormal traffic agreement, it was highlighted that the service had now been given to understand that the proposed development would not have a detrimental impact on any road or proposed road as all the material for the project was located on the same land-holding as the application site. The only recommendation was to include an appropriate condition to restrict the hours of transport activity so that they did not clash with the opening and closing hours of the school – it was highlighted that the applicant had already offered to work within the hours imposed under a Planning condition on the Ysgol y Garnedd development. It was noted that there was no evidence to suggest that the remaining work required on the site would cause harm to neighbouring residents or to the users of the nearby public footpath.

b)    It was proposed and seconded to approve the application.

c)    During the ensuing discussion members made the following observations:

·         The work needed to be completed

·         There was a long list of conditions therefore we need to ensure that the developer adheres to them

ch) In response to a question regarding the note 'no response received' during the public consultation, the officer noted that this meant that no letters had been received - either objecting or supporting the application.

RESOLVED to delegate powers to the Assistant Head to approve the application, subject to the following conditions;

·        Commence the development within five years

·        14 days' notice of the commencement and completion of the work

·        Soil to be laid down in accordance with the Welsh Government's recovery guidelines in MTAN1:  Aggregates. 

·        After-care provision for a 5 year period after seeding the site to include provision  ...  view the full minutes text for item 8