7 Application No C20/0022/42/DT - Tan y Mynydd, Mynydd Nefyn, Nefyn, LL53 6LN PDF 229 KB
Demolition of existing external store, alterations to existing main house and part single storey, part two store extension to side and rear.
LOCAL MEMBER: Councillor Gruffydd Williams
Additional documents:
Decision:
To refuse the application on grounds of overdevelopment
Minutes:
It was noted that late observations had been
received
The Planning
Manager elaborated on the background of the application, and noted that it was
an application to renovate and extend an existing house. It was
reported that the new development would increase the number of bedrooms
from three to four, which would increase the size of the downstairs living
space.
The property was located on the slopes of Mynydd Nefyn at the top of a
private road (which was partly a public footpath) which led to the unclassified
road of Bryn Glas. The site was located in open countryside, approximately 340m
to the east of the development boundary of Nefyn Local Service Centre, and 50m
outside the Llŷn Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
This application had been discussed at the
Planning Committee on 02/03/2020 when a decision on the application was
deferred in order to arrange a site visit and to allow the submission of a
protected species report. A Survey of Protected Species report was received on 29 May 2020.
Additional
photographs and a video were shown as it had not been
possible to hold a site visit due to the Covid-19 restrictions.
It was noted that
late observations had been received (but not included on the late observations
form) from the Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales, concerned that the
scale and design of the extension would create an alien feature in the
landscape. It was added that observations had also been received from the AONB
officer (not included in the report), expressing concern about the scale of the
side extensions, the large windows and their impact on the AONB.
It was reported that the newly designed house would be
substantially larger than the existing house, and the internal floor surface
area would more than double. Having said this, there would be no increase in
the building's height, and it was believed that the new design submitted was of
a high quality and that the use of stone, glass and
slate was appropriate for the location. It was acknowledged
that opinions regarding the design were ‘subjective’.
The property was
in an open location on the hill slope, and therefore it was visible to the
public from the nearby highway and other public areas. Whilst
appreciative of the concern regarding the sensitivity of the landscape in this
area, officers did not consider that the extensions as they had been designed
would have a significantly detrimental impact on the quality of the landscape,
and it was not considered that the proposal would impact the setting of the
AONB, or the views out of it, in a detrimental manner.
Attention was drawn to observations that had been received in relation to an over-provision of holiday units in the area, but it was highlighted that this was an application for a house, and not for holiday accommodation. It was also acknowledged that the visual impact was a cause for concern, and that design matters could be contentious; however the officers ... view the full minutes text for item 7