Agenda and decisions

To accept any apologies for absence.

To receive any declaration of personal interest and to note protocol matters.

To note any items that are a matter of urgency in the view of the Chairman for consideration.

The Chairman shall propose that the minutes of the previous meeting of this committee, held February 3^rd 2025, be signed as a true record.

To submit the report of the Head of Environment Department.

Restoration works to the site to include internal and external alterations  

LOCAL MEMBER: Councillor Elfed Williams

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DECISION: To approve the application subject to the following conditions:

1.       5 years

2.       In accordance with the plans

3.       Cast-iron rainwater goods

4.       Details of the new doors to be approved beforehand  

5.       Lime mortar

6.       Details of flue/vents to be approved beforehand 

7.       Details of the new fence to be approved beforehand  

8.       Stone samples

9.       Samples of the materials to be used

10.     In accordance with the requirements of GIS

11.     Welsh Water Conditions

12.     Lighting conditions

13.     Biodiversity/NRW conditions

14.     Landscaping

Proposed change of use from chalet / bedrooms to 10no. Affordable residential units (mixture of 1 and 2 bed self contained bedsits) 

LOCAL MEMBER: Councillor Llio Elenid Owen 

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DECISION: TO REFUSE

1.     The application was considered to be contrary to policy TAI 7 and the Supplementary Planning Guidance 'Replacement Dwellings and Conversions in the Countryside' as the building is not traditional.  As there are no other policies within the LDP which permit new residential dwellings in open countryside, it is considered that the proposal is also contrary to policy PCYFF 1.

2.     No evidence had been received of affordable local need, or information indicating that there is an appropriate mix of housing for the number and type of units proposed. As a result, it is considered that the proposal is contrary to policy TAI 7 and TAI 8.

3.     No sufficient evidence was received to show that the commercial use of the building is not viable or evidence to justify the loss of serviced holiday accommodation, which is contrary to PS 14, and criterion 1 of policy TAI 7.

4.     That the units, due to their limited size, are contrary to paragraph 4.2.30 of edition 12 of Planning Policy Wales as the units do not meet the Welsh Government's development quality standards. It is also contrary to policy TAI 8 as the proposal does not reflect a high-quality design standard that creates sustainable and inclusive communities and the units will not help create healthy and vibrant environments, and do not take into account the health and well-being of future occupiers in line with policy PCYFF 3.