Issue - meetings

Erection of Chapel of Rest

Local Member: Councillor Gareth Tudor Morris Jones

Link to relevant background documents

DECISION: To approve – conditions

1.     5 years

2.     In accordance with the plans and the green infrastructure plan and statement

3.     Agree on external finish

4.     Welsh Water condition

5.     Parking

6.     ⁠External appliances may not be installed in relation to the refrigerator without prior agreement with the Local Planning Authority.

Notes:

SUDS

Biodiversity supervision note

Construction of Chapel of Rest

Attention was drawn to the late observations form

a)      The Development Control Team Leader highlighted that this was an application that involved constructing a new building to be used as a Chapel of Rest. ⁠It was noted that the floor plan showed that there would be an office, cold store, toilet, loading and unloading area for vehicles and space for a Chapel of Rest within the building.

It was explained that the location of the proposal was in the middle of the village of Morfa Nefyn, located adjacent to the B4417 highway, approximately 50m away from the crossroads with the B4412. It was highlighted that there were no other buildings on this side of the road in this location (except for the funeral director's building and existing public toilets).

It was noted that the application was a re-submission of a proposal that was refused under reference C22/0568/42/LL and that the agent of the application had provided a statement in response to the refusal reasons for that application. Originally, it was unclear how the proposed building would operate with the existing building and no information was presented with the application regarding the exact current and proposed use of the existing workshop.

Further information had now been received, confirming that the applicant was one of three on the coroner/police list for dealing with emergency calls in the Pen Llŷn area. The new building would be used to store a hearse, providing a temperature-regulated area and room for the family/doctor to visit the deceased. 

It was explained that the existing building was not accessible as there was a staircase down to the part currently used as a temperature-regulated area and therefore a trolley could not be used in compliance with health and safety requirements. In addition, it was proposed to purchase a new hearse and it would not be possible to park this within the existing building as the new hearse was bigger, this meant that the hearse would have to be loaded outside in a location open to the public. The applicant confirmed that the business would work effectively by using both buildings and the proposal provided showed how the existing building would be used as well as how it would be used should the new building be approved.

It was also noted that a revised site plan had been submitted which extended the application site to improve access into the site, provide three additional parking spaces together with a turning area within the site and to keep the vehicular access doors into the building clear. ⁠A Green Infrastructure Plan and Statement proposing hedge planting and installing nesting and bat boxes on the proposed building had also been submitted.

It was highlighted that the application had been submitted to the Planning Committee at the request of the Local Member. ⁠The application was deferred at the Planning Committee on 28.11.2022 (at the request of the applicant) to try and solve highways matters and to present further  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6