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Application to vary condition 1 on planning permission C18/0993/26/LL (which extended permission C09A/0412/26/LL for the erection of 12 dwellings and associated works) in order to extend the time granted to commence work for another five years.

Local Member: Councillor Menna Trenholme

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DECISION:

To delegate the power to the Head of Planning to approve the application

1.         5 years

2.         In accordance with the plans

3.         Slate on the roof

4.         Highway conditions - entrance, estate road, turning space, kerbs, footway, height of wall/hedge/fence

5.         Details of fencing and flooding diversion

6.         Plan of system to control surface water

7.         Environmental Management Plan - to include lighting scheme and biodiversity improvements

8.         Construction Environmental Management Plan

9.         The applicant should adopt and comply with plan number TR-01-VR in the Tree Restrictions Preliminary Report (03.06.13) submitted with application number CO9A/0412/26/LL, and to also appoint a tree specialist and ensure that the obstructions are removed  

10.       All the work on the trees must be carried out in accordance with British Standard 5837: 2012

11.       Landscaping

12.       Removal of permitted delegated rights for the affordable units

13.       To agree on external finish

14.       The southern gable-end window of dwelling 5 on plan number BP/CB/12 submitted as part of application number C09A/0412/26/LL must be of opaque glass and permanently closed  

15.       Welsh names must be used for the development hereby permitted to include the name of the houses and the streets

16.       The houses hereby permitted must only be used for residential use within the C3 Use Class as defined by the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended) and not for any other use, including any other use within C Use Classes

17.      Affordable Housing Scheme agreement condition

18.      Biodiversity Condition

Application to vary condition 1 on planning permission C18/0993/26/LL (which extended planning permission C09A/0412/26/LL to erect 12 dwellings and associated works) to extend the time granted to commence the work for another five years.

Attention was drawn to the late observations form which contained observations regarding the Affordable Housing arrangement, residential use, Biodiversity matters and further comments from the Language Unit responding to the revised language statement.

a)         The Development Control Team Leader highlighted that it was an application to vary condition 1 on planning permission C18/0993/26/LL to extend the period of the planning permission on the site for another 5 years.  The site was located on a plot of land within the development boundary of Caeathro Local Village as defined in the LDP and it was reiterated that there were no changes to the original plan.

It was explained that the development of the site had been prevented in the past due to the concerns of Welsh Water regarding the capacity of the sewerage system to cope with the foul water that would derive from the site.  The concerns had now been resolved.  It was highlighted that the proposal consisted of five types of houses ranging from two-bedroom semi-detached houses to detached four-bedroom houses, satisfying the recognised need for housing within the local area; four of the 12 dwellings would be affordable (a 106 Agreement was already in place to control their occupation).

The importance of considering whether local and national planning policy circumstances or the policy position had changed since the original application was granted was noted.   The proposal could only be considered differently if there was evidence of a substantial change in circumstances in the context of relevant policies.

Application C09A/0412/26/LL (the original application) was assessed against the policies in the Unitary Development Plan, i.e., the Development Plan in effect at that time and later application C18/0993/26/LL extending the original consent was assessed against the policies within the LDP.  As the LDP remained in force, there was no change in the local planning policy position since the time the previous application had been assessed.

It was explained that the application site as a whole was located within the Caeathro development boundary as contained in the LDP and the proposal complied with the requirements of Policy PCYFF 1 which aimed to locate new developments within the development boundaries.   It was expressed that Policies TAI 4 and TAI 15 were the relevant policies in terms of housing development within the boundaries of a Local Village such as Caeathro. These secure open market housing with a percentage of affordable housing, provided that the size, scale, type and design of the development were in keeping with the settlement's character.

In the context of visual amenities, it was noted that the site was identified as being in a fairly prominent spot in the centre of the village and adjacent to a busy road.  Most of the houses would be visible from nearby public places but they would not be noticeable from  ...  view the full minutes text for item 8