6 SUPPLEMENTARY PLANNING GUIDANCE: TOURIST FACILITIES AND ACCOMMODATION PDF 275 KB
CABINET MEMBER: Councillor Gareth W Griffith
To consider
the report.
Additional documents:
Decision:
To accept the report and to note
the observations.
Minutes:
The Team
Leader, Joint Planning Policy Unit, presented the report with the aim of raising awareness about the supplementary planning guidance. The committee was asked to provide feedback before the report was submitted to the Joint Planning Policy Committee for approval
to adopt or not.
The contents
were reported upon and then
attention was drawn to Appendix
2, namely a comprehensive draft version of the Supplementary Planning Guidance that had already been submitted
to the Scrutiny and Partnership Committee, Isle of Anglesey Council.
During the discussion,
the following observations were submitted by members:-
- It was questioned
whether the new policy allowed sites for static
caravans as well as touring
units
- Concern
was expressed regarding over-tourism as was seen last year following
the easing of restrictions.
- It was reiterated
that a very high number of caravan sites existed
in Gwynedd already.
In response to the
members’ observations, it
was noted:
- That
the policy in question permitted new touring caravans
as well as new static caravans, provided that the static sites were not located within an AONB or Special Landscape Area. It was noted that the policies in relation
to caravan sites would be the subject of the process of reviewing the Joint Local Development
Plan.
- In relation to the concerns of over-tourism, assurance was given that this
would be revisited.
- There
were many examples where applications had been refused if they
were contrary to relevant plans, and there was scope
to refuse developments that did not comply with relevant policies.
- That
there were major changes afoot
on a national level regarding planning and that
this would be considered when reviewing the plan.
RESOLVED
To accept
the report and to note the observations.