13 Application No C21/0111/45/LL Land By Cae Llan, Denio, Penrallt, Pwllheli, LL53 5UA PDF 300 KB
Full application
for a new residential development of 14 dwellings to include associated service
road and footpath, parking, landscaping and foul drainage pumping station
LOCAL MEMBER:
Councillor Dylan Bullard
Additional documents:
Decision:
DECISION
To delegate the right for the
Assistant Head of Department to approve the application, subject to completing
a Section 106 Agreement to secure a financial contribution towards play areas
and to ensure provision of four affordable dwellings. Also,
conditions involving the following should be implemented:
1. Timescales
2. In accordance with the approved plans.
3. Permitted development restriction on the affordable
dwellings.
4. Materials
5. Welsh Water / SUDS
6. Construction times
7. Finished floor levels
8. Privacy screens for balconies on plots 5 and 10
9. Highways access conditions
10. Landscaping
11. Protecting trees
12. Archaeological investigation
13. Welsh language
mitigation measures – to advertise the site, names of the estate and the houses
For information: SUDS
Minutes:
Attention was drawn to the
late observations form.
a)
The Development Control Team Leader highlighted that the application was a
full
application to construct 14 two-storey dwellings, with four of them as
affordable homes. The site was located to the north of Pwllheli
above the town centre in an area known as Denio.
Although the site was located within the defined development boundary of Pwllheli, the existing development density is lower than
the rest of the town. It was explained that Pwllheli
was identified as an Urban Service Centre under policy TAI 1 of the LDP, which
encouraged a higher proportion of new developments within urban centres by
means of housing designations and windfall sites. When adopting the LDP, the
site was allocated for 14 units, therefore, the
application met the requirements of policy TAI 1.
It was
reported that the applicant had submitted the open market value of the
dwellings to show that a suitable discount could be applied to ensure they
remained affordable in perpetuity. Having assessed the
figures in consultation with the Housing Department, it
was agreed to give a 40% discount when preparing a section 106 agreement.
In
the context of open spaces, it was noted that Policy
ISA 5 of the LDP required new housing proposals for 10 or more new houses in
areas where existing open spaces could not satisfy the needs of the proposed
housing development to provide a suitable provision of open spaces. In exceptional circumstances, where it was not possible to provide
an outdoor play area as an integral part of a new housing development, the
developer would be required to provide suitable provision off the site; a site
that is accessible and close to the development in terms of walking or cycling
distance or, where this was not practically possible, to make a financial
contribution towards new facilities including equipment, improving existing
facilities on sites with access or improve access to existing open spaces.
It
was highlighted that the application did not include
the provision of an open / play area on the site but that the plan provided the
number of anticipated dwellings in accordance with the site allocation. Having assessed the plan, it was
not unreasonable that there was no provision on the site and after using the
formula within the SPG Open Spaces in New Housing Developments, the Joint
Planning Policy Unit had calculated a financial contribution of £5855.71
towards provision off the site. A discussion was held with
the applicant and it was agreed that the contribution would be ensured via a
section 106 agreement.
In the context of a linguistic impact, although there was no need to submit a formal statement, consideration should still be given to the Welsh language in accordance with the guidance in Appendix 5 of the 'Maintaining and Creating Distinctive and Sustainable Communities' SPG. It was highlighted that the applicant had considered the Welsh language and that the application complied with the requirements of section 'CH', Appendix 5 ... view the full minutes text for item 13