Issue - meetings

Demolition of Existing Rear Conservatory and Proposed Replacement Extension 

LOCAL MEMBER: Councillor Ioan Thomas

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DECISION: To approve subject to conditions

1          Five years to commence the work

2          In accordance with plans

3          In accordance with the green infrastructure statement

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Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water

Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of new extension to the rear.

a)      The Planning Officer highlighted that this was a householder application to demolish an existing conservatory and erect a new extension to the rear. It was explained that it was proposed to finish the extension with timber cladding, with high windows installed on the side elevations of the extension and bifold doors and large windows on the rear elevation of the property.

It was noted that the property was a detached house in an estate of other detached houses and within the Caernarfon development boundary. The property is not located within any special land designations and the application was submitted to the Committee as the applicant was an Elected Member of the Council.

It was reported that no objection had been received during the public consultation and that Welsh Water proposed advice and guidance to the applicant by letter.

In terms of design and residential amenity matters, it was not considered that the proposal would harm the existing appearance of the site, neither would it excessively impact the area's visual amenities in general. The building was considered standard in appearance, in terms of visual amenities therefore, it was believed that the proposal complied with the requirements of criteria 1 and 2 of policy PCYFF 3. In design terms, it was considered that there would be no impact on neighbouring amenities as this was a single-storey extension, and the rear windows and doors would not have a worse impact on private amenities compared with the existing conservatory.

Attention was drawn to the proposed biodiversity improvements such as installing bird and bat boxes. It was noted that should the application be granted, it would be possible to set a condition to ensure that they were completed before the use of the proposed extension would commence.

It was considered that the proposal complied with planning guidelines and policies. The officers' recommendation was to approve the application with conditions.

b)           It was proposed and seconded to approve the application - the application was brought before the Committee as the applicant was an Elected Member.

In response to a question on Householders’ Permitted Development Rights and that those rights permitted extending by up to 4m and why then was the application submitted to the committee, it was noted that the extension measured 4.8 metres and therefore needed to be submitted to the committee for a decision.

RESOLVED: To approve with conditions

1.     Five years to commence the work

2.     In accordance with plans

3.     In accordance with the green infrastructure statement

Information Note: Welsh Water