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1.

APOLOGIES

To accept any apologies for absence.

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Minutes:

Apologies were received from Councillor Gareth A Roberts, Councillor Dilwyn Lloyd and Councillor Mair Rowlands (Local Member for application 5.7)

 

2.

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

 

3.

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

4.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 332 KB

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:

The Chair accepted the minutes of the previous meeting of this committee, held on 22 November 2021, as a true record.

 

5.

PLANNING APPLICATIONS

To submit the report of the Head of Environment Department.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered the following applications for development. Details of the applications were expanded upon and questions were answered in relation to the plans and policy aspects.

 

6.

Application No C21/0106/40/LL Fferm Llwyndyrys, Llwyndyrys, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, LL53 6RH pdf icon 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

 

  • 5 years
  • in accordance with the plans
  • complete landscaping
  • holiday use only
  • install units of the type that are indicated on the plans
  • creation of passing places

 

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.

7.

Application No C21/0430/22/LL Land Adjacent to Oxton Villa Ffordd Haearn Bach, Penygroes, LL54 6NY pdf icon PDF 264 KB

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.

8.

Application No C21/0257/03/LL Maes Parcio, Tanygrsiau, LL41 3SL pdf icon PDF 344 KB

Change of use or existing car park into bus depot

 

LOCAL MEMBER: Councillor Annwen Daniels

 

Link to relevant background documents

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 Blaenau Ffestiniog and Llandudno.

 

9.

Application No C21/0979/11/AC Land Off Pen y Ffridd Road, Pen y Ffridd Road, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, LL57 2DQ pdf icon PDF 300 KB

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.

10.

Application No C21/0668/43/LL Land By Uwch Y Don, Bwlch Gwynt, Pistyll, Pwllheli, LL53 6LP pdf icon PDF 267 KB

Erection of Affordable dwelling 

 

LOCAL MEMBER: Councillor Aled W Jones

 

Link to relevant background documents

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.

11.

Application No C21/0835/19/LL Llain Meddygon, Caeathro, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, LL55 2TH pdf icon 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.

12.

Application No C20/0669/11/LL Blenheim House Ffordd Caergybi, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DP pdf icon 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

 

Link to relevant background documents

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.

13.

Application No C21/0569/35/AC George IV Hotel, 23 - 25 Stryd Fawr, Criccieth, Gwynedd, LL52 0BS pdf icon PDF 350 KB

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

 

Link to relevant background documents

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 individual home with such a person

 

APPLICATION HAD BEEN WITHDRAWN

 

14.

Application No C21/0411/46/LL Land at Tyddyn Du, Dinas, Pwllheli, LL53 8SU pdf icon PDF 308 KB

Erection of building to keep agricultural equipment and feed including two stables and a tack store. 

 

LOCAL MEMBER: Councillor Simon Glyn

 

Link to relevant background documents

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 the request of the Local Member in order to assess additional information.

 

 

15.

Application No C21/0768/42/LL Tyn Y Cae Caravan Park Tai Lôn, Nefyn, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, LL53 6LL pdf icon PDF 232 KB

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

 

Link to relevant background documents

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.