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APOLOGIES To accept any apologies for absence. Additional documents: Minutes: Apologies were received from Councillor Gareth A
Roberts, Councillor Dilwyn Lloyd and Councillor Mair Rowlands (Local Member for
application 5.7) |
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DECLARATION OF PERSONAL INTEREST AND PROTOCOL MATTERS To receive any declaration of personal interest and to note protocol matters. Additional documents: Minutes: a) Councillor Owain Williams in items 5.1 (C21/0106/40/LL), 5.9
(C21/0411/46/LL) and 5.10 (C21/0768/42/11) on the agenda, as he was the owner
of a caravan site. Councillor Berwyn Parry Jones in
item 5.4 (C21/0979/11/AC) on the agenda, as he was a member of the Adra Board. The members were of the view that
it was a prejudicial interest, and they withdrew from the meeting during the
discussion on the applications. b)
The following members
declared that they were local members in relation to the items noted: ·
Councillor Peter Read
(not a member of this Planning Committee), in relation to item 5.1
(C21/0106/40/LL) on the agenda ·
Councillor Judith
Humphreys (not a member of this Planning Committee), in relation to item 5.2
(C21/0430/22/LL) on the agenda ·
Councillor Annwen
Daniels (not a member of this Planning Committee), in relation to item 5.3
(C21/0257/03/LL) on the agenda ·
Councillor Aled Wyn
Jones (not a member of this Planning Committee), in relation to item 5.5
(C21/0668/43/LL) on the agenda ·
Councillor Peter Read
(not a member of this Planning Committee), in item 5.6 (C21/0835/19/LL) on the
agenda ·
Councillor Catrin Wager
(not a member of this Planning Committee), in relation to item 5.7
(C20/0669/11/LL) on the agenda ·
Councillor Eirwyn
Williams (a member of this Planning Committee), in relation to item 5.8
(C21/0569/35/AC) on the agenda ·
Councillor Simon Glyn
(a member of this Planning Committee), in relation to item 5.9 (C21/0411/46/LL)
on the agenda |
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URGENT ITEMS To note any items that are a matter of urgency in the view of the Chairman for consideration. Additional documents: Minutes: None to
note |
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The
Chairman shall propose that the minutes of the previous meeting of this
committee, held on, 22nd November 2021, be signed as a true record. Additional documents: Minutes: |
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PLANNING APPLICATIONS To submit the report of the Head of Environment Department. Additional documents: Minutes: |
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Application No C21/0106/40/LL Fferm Llwyndyrys, Llwyndyrys, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, LL53 6RH PDF 373 KB Change of use of land for
the siting of 10 holiday pods together with alterations to existing access,
creation of passing places, creation of internal access road, and associated
landscaping. LOCAL
MEMBER: Councillor Peter Read Link
to relevant background documents Additional documents: Decision: To approve Conditions
Minutes: Change of use of land for the siting
of 10 holiday pods along with changes to the current access, creation of
passing places, creation of internal access road and landscaping. Attention was drawn to
the late observations form. a) The Planning Manager elaborated on the application's background, noting
that this was a full application that intended to change the use of a section
of existing agricultural land for the siting of 10 new permanent pods or
holiday cabins and the creation of a new access road, creation of parking
spaces and associated footpaths, creation of passing places for vehicles on the
nearby public road, creation of a new footpath, new landscaping and drainage
systems. It was explained that the site lay in the open countryside and within
the designation of the Llŷn and Bardsey Island
Landscape of Outstanding Historic Interest with access along a narrow, winding,
unclassified road which was approximately 900m from the junction with the A499. Members were reminded that this application was deferred at the
committee dated 4 October 2021 after a request for the officers to conduct a
further assessment of additional information received from the agent. It was reported that the officers had
assessed the application and that the report submitted conveyed the findings.
However, no amendments were submitted to any element of the plan and therefore,
as in the original report, it was the officers' view to refuse the application
due to issues of sustainability and visual impact. The site was considered to be far from the A499 and although the applicant
intended to install a footpath for visitors to walk to a bus stop, it was not
considered that there would be regular use of the footpath, anticipating that
visitors would use their cars to travel back and forth. In the context of
visual amenities, it was argued that the site was located on open and prominent
agricultural green land with the proposed new road and parking spaces likely to
create an alien feature in the fields and harmful to the visual amenities of
the area. b) Taking advantage of the right to speak, an objector to the application
made the following observations: ·
The application
possibly set a planning precedent - although the proposed cabins were
attractive and of a high standard, it was considered that the LDP had not
anticipated applications for two-storey cabins. A development such as this
could spread to less suitable sites and indeed to caravan parks. ·
Although the amended
application recognised the ancient status of the adjacent woodland, concern was
expressed that the 15 metre space was insufficient as
a buffer zone given that the woodland protected the visual elements of the
application. ·
The trees had, to a
large extent, lost a regenerative layer. If the application were approved, the
need for a robust woodland replanting and regeneration scheme should be noted
which would include excluding access for humans and animals. · The development adopted the LDP's current vision of protecting and enhancing the cultural and historic landscapes ... view the full minutes text for item 6. |
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Application for the
erection of one affordable dwelling with associated access, parking and
landscaping LOCAL
MEMBER: Councillor Judith Humphreys Link
to relevant background documents Additional documents: Decision: To refuse Reasons: ·
The proposal is not appropriate as a logical extension
to the settlement because of its location and the current boundaries that
separate the settlement from the countryside in this location. The development
is therefore contrary to the requirements of policies PCYFF 1, TAI 15 and 16 of
the Gwynedd and Anglesey Joint Local Development Plan 2011-2026 and the
Supplementary Planning Guidance: Affordable Housing which ensure suitable
affordable housing developments as an exception on the peripheries of
development boundaries. ·
The size of the proposed
property and curtilage is too large to enable the property to be affordable in
the future and comply with the scale of development density. In addition, the
applicant needs a two-bedroom property, and the surface area proposed is
excessive for this need. The development is therefore contrary to the
requirements of policies TAI 15 and PCYFF 2 of the Gwynedd and Anglesey Joint
Local Development Plan 2011-2026 and the Supplementary Planning Guidance:
Affordable Housing which ensure development of an acceptable scale which would
be affordable in future. ·
The development is tantamount to erecting a new house
in open countryside without any justification, and is contrary to the requirements
of policies PCYFF 1 and paragraph 6.4.36 of the Gwynedd and Anglesey Joint
Local Development Plan 2011-2026 and Technical Advice Note 6: Planning for
sustainable rural communities. Minutes: Application for erecting an affordable dwelling with
access, parking and associated landscaping Attention was drawn to
the late observations form. a)
The Development Control
Team Leader highlighted that this was a full application for erecting a
single-storey affordable dwelling with access and a parking space, together
with associated landscaping and a substantial curtilage. The site was located
within an agricultural field on the outskirts of the village of Penygroes along a narrow road that turned into a public
footpath at the far end - the public footpath ran between the field that was
the subject of the application and the last house in the village (Glaslyn). The
application was submitted to the Planning Committee on 12.07.2017, where it was
decided to defer the application in order to receive further information
regarding the following: ·
A valuation of the
proposal. ·
Confirmation of the
applicant's current need in terms of the number of bedrooms, and the
applicant's situation. ·
Confirmation of whether
the applicant had considered providing another affordable unit on the site, as
it was substantial. ·
Confirmation of whether
the applicant was prepared to sign a local person affordable housing 106
Agreement should the Planning Committee decide to permit the application. It was explained that
the applicant had provided a response to the above. It was noted that there
was a gap between the site and the development boundary (which appeared as a
public footpath) and in terms of planning policy the site had been defined as
being in the open countryside and had been considered in terms of Policy TAI 16
'Exception Sites', which was supported in the Supplementary Planning Guidance,
'Affordable Housing'. It was reported that
the proposed dwelling was being proposed as an affordable dwelling, with
confirmation from Tai Teg that the applicant was
suitable for an affordable property. It was added that the application's agent
had confirmed that the applicant currently had need for two bedrooms, with the
intention of having a family within the floor area of the proposed property. It
was highlighted that the internal floor area of the two bedroom, single-storey
dwelling was approximately 50 square metres greater than the maximum specified
in the Supplementary Planning Guidance for an affordable two bedroom,
single-storey dwelling, and the height of the main roof-space meant there was
potential to provide an additional floor above part of the dwelling in future.
It was noted that the applicant had intended to have his family within the
property without the need for an extension, but it was not clear what were his
actual intentions as only two bedrooms were proposed. A red book valuation had been presented for the property and the Strategic Housing Unit had confirmed that in terms of affordability, a 45% discount would bring the level down which was reasonable for a new intermediate single property. Despite this, there was concern about the price of property and/or land that could increase significantly in the future to a level where it could be argued that the property was not affordable ... view the full minutes text for item 7. |
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Application No C21/0257/03/LL Maes Parcio, Tanygrsiau, LL41 3SL PDF 344 KB Change of
use or existing car park into bus depot LOCAL
MEMBER: Councillor Annwen Daniels Additional documents: Decision: To defer the decision. Reasons: 1.
Needed more time to
review observations received during the consultation 2.
The suitability of the
current location needed be reviewed again as an electric bus would not be
operated on the T19 service between Blaenau Ffestiniog and Llandudno. Minutes: Change of use of
existing car park to a bus depot Attention was drawn to
the late observations form. a) The Planning Manager highlighted that a request had come to hand from
the applicant to defer the decision. In response to a question as to why the application was being deferred
(Committee meeting 21/06/21 had been postponed) it was noted that the applicant
wanted to review the observations from a public consultation on the proposal as
well as consider the need for the future. b) It was proposed and seconded to defer the application. RESOLVED
to defer the application Reasons: 1. Need more time to review observations received during the
consultation. 2. The suitability of the current location needs to be reviewed
again as an electric bus will not be operated on the T19 service between
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Discharge and variation of condition 2 (minor
external and internal amendments to some of the dwellings together with the
erection of an additional privacy fence) of appeal consent
APP/Q6810/A/20/3264389 LOCAL
MEMBER: Councillor Gareth A Roberts Link
to relevant background documents Additional documents: Decision: To delegate the right
to the Senior Planning Manager to approve the application, subject to the
following condition: - The development hereby permitted
shall be carried out in strict conformity with the details submitted to the
Local Planning Authority, and contained in the form of application and in any
other documents accompanying such application unless condition(s) to amend them
is/are included on this planning decision notice. Notwithstanding the
amendments hereby permitted, the remainder of the development must be completed
in strict conformity with the details and conditions included in planning
permission number C19/1072/11/LL. Minutes: Discharge and
variation of condition 2 (minor external and internal amendments to some of the
dwellings together with the erection of an additional privacy fence) of appeal
consent APP/Q6810/A/20/3264389. a) The Senior Development Control Officer highlighted that this was a
planning application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
to vary condition number 2 of appeal permission APP/Q681/A/20/3264389 to erect
30 houses on the Pen y Ffridd site in Bangor. The
application was submitted to Committee as the size of the site exceeded 0.5ha
in surface area and involved undertaking the following changes: ·
Erecting a hit and miss
timber fence, 1.8m high, between the side gardens of plots nos. 26 and 27 and
the rears of nos. 1 and 2 Pen y Ffridd cottages to
ensure privacy for cottage occupants. ·
Replace a flat roof
with a slate roof on the front porch of houses on plot nos. 23 to 26; 27 to 30;
5 to 14 and 21 to 22. It was explained that the principle of developing the
site for residential development had already been accepted by the Planning
Inspectorate back in April 2021 and, therefore, any consideration of this
latest application would be limited to the effect of the proposal on the visual
amenities and residential amenities of neighbouring occupants. The proposal
involved replacing flat roofs for the front porches of 20 houses with natural
slate roofs to be in keeping with the main roofs. Given the requirements of
Policy PCYFF 3 which stated that developments were expected to display a
high-quality design, it was believed in this case that the proposal to replace
flat roofs in prominent places on the front of houses was an improvement
compared to that approved previously for flat roofs. It was also noted that erecting a timber fence, 1.8m
high, would be acceptable between the side gardens of plots nos. 26 and 27 and
the rears of nos. 1 and 2 Pen y Ffridd cottages on
grounds of the effect on the visual amenities. The fence would ensure the
privacy of the occupants of these cottages and, at the same time, comply with a
condition included in the decision of the Planning Inspectorate in relation to
introducing boundary treatment details. It was considered that the proposal was
acceptable on grounds of protecting the visual amenities of the local area and
the residential amenities of neighbouring occupants. b) Taking advantage of the right to speak, the applicant’s agent noted the
following observations: ·
Proposed amendments to
the plans were not significant - they related to minor amendments to the plan
only. ·
The proposed amendments
related to the replacement of the flat porch roof with a slate roof, as well as
minor amendments to the internal layout of affordable housing type 4P2B and
5P3B and private property type 5P3B. The proposed changes would improve the
appearance of the property. ·
The minor improvements
appeared on a revised site plan. · Proposed revisions to the Boundary Treatment Plan involved erecting a hit and miss ... view the full minutes text for item 9. |
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Erection of Affordable dwelling LOCAL
MEMBER: Councillor Aled W Jones Additional documents: Decision: Minutes: Construction
of affordable dwelling Attention was drawn to the
late observations form. a) The Development Control Team Leader highlighted that this was a full
application to construct an affordable home (four bedrooms) on land above Uwch y Don, Pistyll. The site was served by a steep unclassified
county road which led from the centre of the village that was located within
the Llŷn Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and
the Llŷn and Bardsey Island Landscape of
Outstanding Historic Interest. The land had been designated as the Dolydd Pistyll Local Wildlife
Site. The application was submitted to the planning committee at the Local
Member’s request. Pistyll
was designated as a Cluster village in the Gwynedd and Anglesey Local
Development Plan, therefore, the relevant housing policy in this case was
Policy TAI 6 Houses in Clusters. It was highlighted that only affordable homes
could be approved in cluster villages and on suitable sites located adjacent to
buildings that were coloured red on the Inset Maps and subject to complying
with all of the policy's criteria. It was highlighted that the proposal did comply with criteria 2, 3 and 4
of the policy, however in relation to criterion 1, whilst there was no doubt
that the applicant complied in terms of being a local person, they had to
consider whether the applicant was in genuine need of an affordable home as
they already owned a house. No evidence had been received to demonstrate that
it was not possible to extend the existing house to meet their needs and it was
not clear as to how much equity would be released in selling the current house.
Consequently, Tai Teg was not in a situation to
assess whether the applicant had a genuine need for an affordable home. New
housing in the countryside could only be approved as an exception to policy, as
the last possible resort, and there had to be no doubt that the affordable
element was valid. Whilst appreciating the applicant's situation, based on the
information to hand, the application did not meet the requirements of criterion
1 of the policy. After the agenda had been published, an inconsistency in the scale of
the printed plans were highlighted and amended plans had been received on
6/12/21. A four-bedroom, 6-person house was expected to have approximately 110m
of internal floor space. The amended plans showed an internal floor area of
115m and it could be accepted that the applicant did require additional space
for a home office. There was no longer any objection to the size of the house,
however some concern remained on the size of the plot and the value of the
property as no open market valuation had been submitted. Therefore, the
proposal did not comply with criteria 5, 6 and 7 of the policy. Additionally, a lack of information regarding the impact of the proposal on the amenities of nearby residents and the wildlife site was highlighted, however as the proposal did not comply with some ... view the full minutes text for item 10. |
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Application No C21/0835/19/LL Llain Meddygon, Caeathro, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, LL55 2TH PDF 251 KB Proposed erection of replacement buildings (partially retrospective) for
use as a commercial workshop, store and garages, and for retrospective consent for
the formation of new entrance and access road and also for the demolition of a garage and large shed
at Llain Meddygon, Caeathro, Gwynedd, LL55 2TH (resubmission). LOCAL MEMBER: Councillor Peter Garlick Link
to relevant background documents Additional documents: Decision: To defer. ·
Request for a more
detailed assessment of the visual impact and an answer to the question, Why was
a work site needed in Penygroes and Bontnewydd? Minutes: Erection of replacement buildings
(partially retrospective) for use as a commercial workshop, store and garage,
and for retrospective consent for the formation of new entrance and access road
and also for the demolition of a garage and shed Attention was
drawn to the late observations form. a)
The Planning
Manager highlighted that this was a partly retrospective application for the
construction of an industrial workshop (class use B2) on the location of a
previous agricultural building. It was reported that the new workshop would
measure 20 metres long, 12 metres wide and 5.2 metres to the ridge and would be
of a steel framework construction (already in place) covered with steel sheets
and the nearest residential homes were located approximately 200 metres from
the site. The
workshop would be used for the applicant's business. It was reiterated that it
was intended to erect a domestic garage on the site of a former garage and
retain the new access to the adjacent unclassified county road. The principle of the proposal had been assessed
according to Policy CYF 6 of the Plan where it was noted that proposals for
building for new employment/business could be approved provided they complied
with the policy's criteria. It was noted that
the Policy encouraged small-scale developments that made appropriate use of
existing buildings that were in-keeping with the rural areas. Nevertheless, the
current Policy did not define the scale, therefore the case needed to be
considered in relation to the purpose and objectives of the Policy and it was
difficult to see how a B2 use class industrial building of this size would
comply with this Policy. It was explained that the applicant ran his business
from the Peblig Industrial Estate in Caernarfon but
that the site was too small for the business' activities and therefore the
applicant intended extend his business to another property in Penygroes. This arrangement would allow company staff to
work from the units at Penygroes Industrial Estate
and the applicant to work from home for personal reasons. It was also noted that the applicant would
not need to work within existing industrial units due to the nature of his work
within the business and it therefore appeared that the intention was to
establish the business in Llain Meddygon
due to personal needs. It was therefore considered that it had not been
demonstrated that the countryside location of the business was crucial for the
business and that it could be managed from another location and that no
planning justification had been provided for approving the workshop on a site
outside the development boundary. It was not considered that the size, scale and nature
of the proposal complied with the objectives of policies PCYFF1, PCYFF2, PCYFF3
and CYF6 of the Gwynedd and Anglesey Joint Local Development Plan and therefore
the recommendation was to refuse the application. b)
Taking advantage of the right to speak, the applicant noted the
following observations: · He was the owner of Axis Precision which employed and trained local ... view the full minutes text for item 11. |
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Application No C20/0669/11/LL Blenheim House Ffordd Caergybi, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DP PDF 392 KB Application to demolish existing buildings and erect a 4 storey building to create 36 residential unts,
associated vehicular parking spaces, amendments to the existing vehicular
access and creation of new vehicular access LOCAL MEMBERS: Councillor Catrin Wager and Councillor
Mair Rowlands Additional documents: Decision: To delegate powers to
the Senior Planning Manager to refuse the application based on the following
reasons: 1. The proposal is contrary to the requirements of
Policies PS 17 and TAI 1 of the Anglesey and Gwynedd Joint Local Development Plan
(2017) as the applicant has not submitted sufficient evidence with the
application to convince the Local Planning Authority that there is a need for
additional one and two-bedroom flats in Bangor, bearing in mind that this
proposal exceeds the indicative housing growth level of Bangor for windfall
sites. As a result, the proposal is also contrary to criteria 2, 3, 4 and 5 of
Policy TAI 8 of the Gwynedd and Anglesey Joint Local Development Plan (2017) as
it is believed that it would create an imbalance in the type and mix of small
units within the city, and no evidence has been received that the proposal
responds positively to the needs of the local community. 2. The proposal is contrary to PCYFF 3 and 4 - impact on
visual amenities - scale, density, impact on the street-scene - an oppressive
building Minutes: Application to demolish existing buildings
and erect a 4-storey building to create 36 residential units, associated
vehicular parking spaces, amendments to the existing vehicular access and
creation of new vehicular access a)
The Senior Development Control Officer highlighted that this was a full
application to develop a site adjacent to Holyhead Road and Convent Lane within
the Bangor development boundary as contained in the LDP - it had not been
designated or protected for any particular use. The principle of developing the
site against Policy PCYFF 1 and Policy TAI 1 of the LDP was considered. It was explained that
the indicative housing supply level for Bangor during the Plan period was 969
units and in April 2021, the windfall land bank stood at 118 units, with
further permission for 70 units on sites already designated for housing in the
LDP. In such circumstances, consideration would be given to the units that had
been completed thus far within the Key Centres tier with Policy PS 17 of the
LDP noting that 53% of the housing growth would be located within the Key
Centres. According to a survey of the situation in relation to the provision
within all the Key Centres in April 2021, it appeared that 1,647 units from the
total of 4,194 units had been completed, and that 943 were in the land bank
(and likely to be completed). Considering the current situation, support could
be given to approve this site against general provision (based on the
completion rate so far) within the Key Centres category; however, in light of
the position of windfall sites in Bangor, any justification submitted with this
application should be reviewed outlining how the proposal would address the
needs of the local community. In response to this
requirement, the applicant had submitted a Housing Impact Assessment along with
background information. In response to the information, the Local Planning
Authority noted the following: ·
While the Tai Teg Register highlighted the need for intermediate
housing, the need for flats was fairly low, and in particular one-bedroom flats
- 3% for one-bedroom flats and 7% for two-bedroom flats). ·
There was no specific evidence from local estate agents about any
waiting lists. ·
The
Assessment did not refer to the former Jewsons site (permission for 77 one and
two-bedroom open market flats including 13 intermediate affordable flats). ·
It must therefore be considered whether the evidence submitted by the
applicant for a general need for smaller sized units was sufficient to justify
granting permission for 36 additional flats in Bangor, which would mean
increasing the land-bank of flats from 178 to 214 for Bangor. In
response to the above observations, additional information was submitted by the
applicant stating: - ·
Local estate agents were in a much more knowledgeable position than the
Council in relation to assessing the commercial need for residential units in
Bangor. · As the applicant was in the business of constructing and selling houses, it would not make sense to build units where there was not much need ... view the full minutes text for item 12. |
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Remove condition 4 on planning permission C16/0292/35/LL that restricts occupancy of
the units (except warden and staff accommodation) to persons over 55 years old or those forming a single
household with such person LOCAL MEMBER: Councillor Eirwyn Williams Additional documents: Decision: APPLICATION HAD BEEN WITHDRAWN Minutes: Removal of condition 4 on permission
C16/0292/35/LL limiting occupation of the units (apart from warden and staff
accommodation) to people over 55 years of age only or those who form an
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Application No C21/0411/46/LL Land at Tyddyn Du, Dinas, Pwllheli, LL53 8SU PDF 308 KB Erection of building to keep agricultural equipment and feed including two stables and a tack store. LOCAL MEMBER:
Councillor Simon Glyn Additional documents: Decision: To defer the decision in accordance with the request of the Local Member
in order to assess additional information Minutes: Erection of building to keep agricultural
equipment and feed including two stables and a tack store. Attention was
drawn to the late observations form. The Local Member highlighted his wish for
the Committee to defer the application so that it would be possible for
officers to assess additional information that had been submitted by the
applicant. RESOLVED: To defer the decision in accordance with
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Extending caravan park to adjoining field with the addition of 8 Static Caravan Plots increasing the total plots
from 17 Static Caravans to 25. LOCAL
MEMBER: Councillor Gruffydd Williams Additional documents: Decision: To refuse: It is not
considered that the extension to the caravan site would be small in terms of
the site area or the number of caravans, nor would there be any improvements to
the existing site as part of the plan and the site extension would cause visual
harm to the landscape, in a location adjacent to the Llŷn Area of
Outstanding Natural Beauty. For these
reasons the application is contrary to Criteria I, III, IV, V and VII of Part 4
of Policy TWR 3 of the Anglesey and Gwynedd Joint Local Development Plan
2011-2026, together with policies PCYFF 2, PCYFF 3, PCYFF 4 and AMG 1 as they
relate to protecting the quality of the rural landscape in a location close to
the Llŷn Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty boundary. Minutes: Extension of caravan park to adjoining field with
the addition of 8 Static Caravan Plots, increasing the total number of pitches
from 17 Static Caravans to 25. a) The Enforcement Officer highlighted that the
application sought to extend an existing static caravan park in an adjacent
agricultural field, increasing the number of static caravans on the site from
17 to 25. It was explained that the main policy relating to static caravan sites was
Policy TWR 3 of the LDP "Static Caravan, Chalet and Permanent Alternative
Camping Accommodation Sites" with Part 4 of the policy stating that
proposals to improve existing static caravan and chalet sites had to comply
with relevant criteria. It was noted that the proposal did
not submit improvements to the park and landscaping plans had not been
submitted. It was reiterated that the site was in a prominent visual location
and that there would be a cumulative impact on the landscape as a result of
allowing more plots for static caravans in the location. Natural Resources
Wales expressed concern regarding the visual impact of the plan, particularly
when considering its proximity to the AONB boundary. It was not considered that the development would be
acceptable as it was contrary to the criteria of policy TWR 3 and the
development would also be detrimental to the rural landscape adjacent to the
AONB (contrary to the requirements of policies PCYFF 2, PCYFF 3, PCYFF 4 and
AMG 1 of the LDP). b)
It was proposed and seconded to refuse the application. RESOLVED: To refuse It is not considered that
the extension to the caravan site would be small in terms of the site area or
the number of caravans, nor would there be any improvements to the existing
site as part of the plan and the site extension would cause visual harm to the
landscape, in a location adjacent to the Llŷn
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. For
these reasons the application is contrary to Criteria I, III, IV, V and VII of
Part 4 of Policy TWR 3 of the Anglesey and Gwynedd Joint Local Development Plan
2011-2026, together with policies PCYFF 2, PCYFF 3, PCYFF 4 and AMG 1 as they
relate to protecting the quality of the rural landscape in a location close to
the Llŷn Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
boundary. |