Issue - meetings

Erection of residential dwelling houses including access 

 

LOCAL MEMBER: Councillor Elin Hywel

 

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DECISION: To delegate powers to the Head of the Environment Department to approve the application, subject to receiving the observations of the Gwynedd Archaeological Planning Service and to conditions:

 

1.     The time in terms of the commencement of the development

2.     The time in terms of submitting the reserved matters application

3.     Submission of a reserved matters application for the layout, scale, appearance and landscaping 

4.     In accordance with the plans

5.     Slates on the roof

6.     Materials 

7.     C3 use for all housing 

8.     Welsh name for the housing estate and houses

9.     Welsh and / or bilingual signs

10.  Submission and agreement of an Environmental Buildings Management Plan / Construction Method Statement.

11.  Construction work hours 

12.  Noise levels and reduction of noise and vibration during the construction period

13.  In accordance with the Transport Assessment.

14.  Entrance to be completed in accordance with the plans.

15.  Highways conditions in terms of completing the road work and pavements of the estate together with the street lighting.

16.  Parking

17.  Prevention of surface water from discharging onto the highway

18.  In accordance with the Ecological Survey Report.

19.  External lighting plan 

20.  Submission and agreement of a Management Plan for woodland 

21.  Condition to complete landscaping work as agreed in the landscaping details. 

22.  In accordance with the Arboriculture Report

23.  Dŵr Cymru/Welsh Water condition to undertake a hydraulic modelling assessment prior to the commencement of the development

24.  No surface water / land drainage to connect with the public sewer.

25.  Ensure  acceptable noise levels of the proposed houses

26.  Submit and agree upon a noise insulation plan

27.  Submission and agreement of a suitable acoustic fence details for the gardens 

28.  Development to be undertaken in accordance with the noise assessment. 

29.  Archaeological conditions 

30.  Condition to submit and agree on details to provide 30% of affordable homes.

31.  Removal of permitted development rights for the affordable homes in terms of extensions, outbuildings etc.

32.  Agree and provide details of how open space is intended to be provided as part of the development.

 

Notes:

Major Development Note

SuDS note

Refer to Dŵr Cymru comments

Street Works Note

Fire Service observations note

 

 

Application for the construction of residential dwelling houses including access 

 

Attention was drawn to the late observations form 

 

a.                The Planning Manager highlighted that this was an outline application for a residential development of 24 houses in Pwllheli on a plot of land to the east of the Aldi supermarket site. ⁠Members were reminded that the Planning Committee's decision at the end of March 2025 had been to refuse the application contrary to officers' recommendation due to the lack of affordable housing, lack of information about the housing mix / balance and the harmful impact on the Welsh language. In accordance with the instruction of the Assistant Head of Environment Department, as there was a significant risk to the Council in respect of the intention to refuse the application contrary to the recommendation, the application was referred to a cooling off period. 

 

It was reported that the application had now been amended to include 30% of affordable housing and was therefore being re-submitted to the Council for further consideration based on the changes.⁠ 

 

It was noted, although detailed plans and landscaping were not part of the application, that there was a need to consider the principle of the proposal, as well as the access details – should the application be approved, the applicant would be required to submit another application to agree on the reserved matters. 

 

In the context of the principle of the development, it was expressed that developing houses on the site was acceptable as the land was within the development boundary of Pwllheli and had been earmarked for residential development within the LDP. It was considered that the proposed development density was acceptable given the levels of the site, but there was a need to protect biodiversity and provide a sustainable drainage system and an open play area. 

 

It was explained, from the perspective of Pwllheli housing figures, that the proposal was acceptable due to the designation of the site for houses where there was an expectation of 150 new houses, although accepting that 150 would not be possible due to the physical constraints of the site and the presence of the Aldi supermarket. Attention was drawn to Policy TAI 15 which required an affordable housing contribution on residential developments of two or more units. A contribution of 30% was required for Pwllheli and this provision was now being offered – 30% for this development was equivalent to 7.2 units and was in accordance with the Supplementary Planning Guidance – Affordable Housing, this would mean providing 7 affordable units and a commuted sum for the remaining 0.2, or providing 8 affordable units. 

 

It was elaborated that the applicant had noted that they hoped a registered social landlord (RSL) and/or a housing developer/builder would be involved in the development by the time a reserved matters application was submitted and that this could offer a way forward in providing affordable housing through the possible support of a development grant from the Welsh Government; with the proposal now  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7