Issue - meetings

Application No C22/0909/22/LL Fferm Taldrwst Lôn Ddwr, Llanllyfni, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, LL54 6RR

Demolish existing dwelling and erect a new dwelling in its place together with siting of a soakaway and private treatment plant.

Local Member: Councillor Peter Thomas

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Decision:

DECISION: To approve with conditions

1. In accordance with the plans

2. Implement permission within five years.

3. Materials

4. Landscaping and tree protection

5. Boundary / curtilage details

6. Archaeological investigation work

7. Removal of permitted rights

8. Complete the work in accordance with the protected species report.

Minutes:

Demolish existing dwelling and construct a new house in its place together with a soakaway and private treatment plant.

a) The Planning Manager highlighted that this was a full application involving a proposal to demolish an existing dwelling that was in a dilapidated state and to construct a replacement dwelling. The plans showed that the proposed house would keep to the layout form of the existing property and would include a shed, living room / kitchen, hall and office on the ground floor and three bedrooms with a bathroom on the first floor. The proposal would involve constructing a rear extension for a kitchen and bedroom.

The property was served by a narrow private track that connected the house and a more recent nearby farmhouse to a third-class county road nearby. It was noted that the property was located within a Landscape of Outstanding Historic Interest and a Special Landscape Area and stood outside any village boundary and was within a rural area.

It was highlighted that the Head of Environment considered that the application should be submitted to the Planning Committee due to public interest in the application and the site, and because of the close working relationship between the applicant's brother and the Planning Department.

Attention was drawn to the relevant planning history.

In terms of the principle of the development, it was noted that the proposal involved demolishing an existing house and erecting a new house in its place by re-using previously developed land, and such a development could therefore be supported. It was reported that the proposal satisfied the basic the requirements of policies PS5, PCYFF1 and PS17 of the LDP as well as Policy TAI 13 that related specifically to replacement dwellings. It was added that Policy TAI 13 set a series of criteria that must be conformed to (where appropriate) to approve such schemes. A lawful development certificate for the proposed use of the property as a residential dwelling was granted on 06-10-2016, therefore it could be stated that the lawful residential use of the house remained valid.

Having considered all the relevant planning matters including the local and national policies and guidance, as well as all the observations received, this proposal was considered acceptable and in compliance with the requirements of the relevant policies, and that the conditions addressed the public's concerns.

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

RESOLVED to approve with conditions