Erection of
17 affordable dwellings, access, car parking, landscaping and associated works
LOCAL
MEMBER: Councillor Cemlyn Williams
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to relevant background documents
Additional documents:
Decision:
DECISION: To defer the application
in order to receive a further transportation assessment together with more
photographs / video of the site and its relation to the nearby secondary
school
Minutes:
Construction of 17 affordable housing, access,
parking spaces, landscaping and associated works
Attention was drawn to
the late observations form.
a) The Planning Manager highlighted that this was a full application for
the construction of 17 affordable dwellings, including 6 x two-storey houses
for four persons, 6 x two-storey houses for five persons, 2 x two-storey houses
for seven persons, and 3 x bungalows for three persons, together with the
construction of an entrance and access road, landscaping and swales in the
south eastern corner of the site to contain surface water. The site was located amongst houses in the
town of Caernarfon, opposite Syr Hugh Owen secondary school with the site
approximately 0.55ha - 17 units resulted ina density of 30.9 houses per
hectare, which complies with Policy PCYFF 2 in the Plan.
It was explained that the principle of erecting
housing on this site was based on Policy PCYFF1, TAI 1, TAI 15 and PS 5 of the
LDP which notes that proposals will be approved within development boundaries
in accordance with the other policies and proposals in the Plan, national
planning policies and other material planning considerations.
According to Policy ISA 5, new housing proposals for
10 or more dwellings, in areas where existing open spaces cannot meet the needs
of the proposed housing development, should provide suitable provision of open
spaces in accordance with the Fields in Trust (FIT) benchmark standards. The
current information received from the Joint Planning Policy Unit shows that
there is a lack of play areas with equipment for children locally and as part
of the proposal and to this end, therefore, a financial contribution will need
to be made in order to meet this lack of provision. Confirmation was received
from the applicant, stating that they would be willing to make a contribution
of £3346.16 and this can be secured via a legal 106 agreement. The proposal was
not considered to be contrary to Policy ISA 5 of the LDP, as well as SPG: Open
Spaces in New Housing Developments.
It was noted that the Council's Transportation Unit
had submitted observations stating that the proposal would not disrupt road
safety although the observations received objecting to the application on the
grounds of road safety were acknowledged. With conditions and a financial
contribution to ensure improvements to the road via a 106 agreement, the
proposal was considered in accordance with the transportation policies.
It was reported that the Council had received
correspondence from local residents stating that the lowest part of the site
floods during periods of heavy rain and with concern that the development would
exacerbate the situation, rather than resolve the flooding problems on the
site. Nevertheless, information was received with the application to show that
an effective, sustainable drainage system can be designed for the site, that
would improve the current situation.
b)
Taking advantage of the right to speak, the applicant noted the following
observations:
· That the greenfield site had been empty since its use as allotments had ... view the full minutes text for item 8