5 Application Number C18/0640/18/LL - The Bull Inn, High Street, Deiniolen, Caernarfon PDF 124 KB
Change of use of former public house into holiday accommodation
LOCAL MEMBER:
COUNCILLOR ELFED WILLIAMS
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Change of use of vacant public house into
holiday accommodation
Attention was drawn
to the additional observations that had been received.
The Members had visited the site.
It was noted
that the applicant had submitted an appeal due to a lack of decision.
(a)
The Planning Manager elaborated on the background
to the application, reminding members that a decision had
been made at the Committee meeting on 26 November to defer the decision
in order to conduct a site visit. It was noted that
the application was to convert the derelict The Bull Inn public house located
on the High Street in Deiniolen into self-serviced
holiday accommodation with eight bedrooms. This involved a considerable change
to the internal layout of the building but there would not be a significant
change to the external appearance.
It was explained that the public house had been closed since
2016 and had been for sale for over a year. Reference was made to policy TWR 2
which supported the development of permanent holiday accommodation by
converting existing buildings provided that proposals
were of high quality in terms of design, appearance and setting. It was considered that the application was of high quality and
was in accordance with policy requirements.
It was highlighted that the Transportation Unit had not noted
any objection to the proposal but an objection was received alleging that there
was a lack of local parking spaces. In considering the authorised use of the
building as a public house, it was not deemed that
this development would be likely to cause substantially worse difficulties than
the situation as a public house or flats.
It was explained
that in cases like this, the former use of the site needed to be considered,
and the likely increase as a result of the new
proposal. Here, the previous situation was a public house of a substantial size
and a four bedroom home above, centrally located
within a village. The proposal increased the number of bedrooms but removed the
'public house' element and it was presumed that there
were sufficient opportunities for visitors to park on the streets and in local
car parks if they were visiting the site in a vehicle. It was suggested that
there would be less 'coming and going' with holiday accommodation and there
would be less disturbance.
It was noted that
a business plan had been submitted with the application, and that observations
of the Council's Tourism Unit had been received which confirmed that there was
a demand for good quality self-catering units for groups in the county. It was added that, according to the latest figures, there is
1.75% of self-service holiday accommodation in the ward, which confirmed that
there was not an excess of this type of holiday accommodation in the area.
(b)
Exercising his right to speak, the Local Member
noted the following main points:
·
That there were insufficient parking spaces in this
cumulative area
·
Many residents already complained about the lack of
parking spaces
· 20 additional cars ... view the full minutes text for item 5
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Change of use of former public house into holiday
accomodation.
LOCAL MEMBER: Councillor Elfed W. Williams
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Change of use of former public house into holiday
accommodation.
(a) The Planning Manager
elaborated on the background of the application, noting that the application had been deferred at the Committee held on 5 November
2018 for officers to consult on the business plan and consider this as part of the assessment.
It was explained that the application was to convert the derelict The Bull Inn public
house in Deiniolen into self-serviced holiday accommodation with eight bedrooms.
The development involved a considerable change to the internal layout of the building but there
would not be a significant change to the external appearance.
It was noted that
the public house had been closed since
2016 and had been for sale for
over a year (between July 2016 and October 2017) and advertised at a low price (£75,000). Should the public house business be viable, it was considered that it would be reasonable to expect that new managers
for the business would have come
forward during that period. It had to be borne in mind
that another public house, namely
"The Wellington", was within 20m of this building.
It was highlighted that Policy TWR 2 of the JLDP supports the development of permanent holiday accommodation by converting existing buildings provided that proposals
are of high quality. It was noted that there was justification to call the development
one of high quality.
It was noted that
it was believed that the potential to cause detriment to amenities such as noise and
disturbance was more likely
from the authorised use, such as a public house, than there would be from self-serviced holiday accommodation as proposed here.
Attention was drawn to the fact that the Transportation
Unit had no objection to
the proposal. In considering the authorised use of the building as a public house, it was not deemed that this
development would be likely to cause substantially worse difficulties than the authorised situation. It was noted that the Transportation Unit stated that public
parking was available in car parks and
on the street within a reasonable distance to the facility.
Reference was made
to the business plan submitted
by the applicant that explained that the intention was to convert the public house into
high quality accommodation for up to 20 guests and stated that
there were no similar facilities
for large groups, and of this quality, available
locally. Attention was
drawn to the additional observations
received from the Tourism, Marketing and Customer Care Service together with the Council's Rates Unit.
The development was acceptable in terms
of relevant local and national policies
for the reasons noted in the report.
(b) Taking
advantage of the right to speak, the applicant’s representative noted the
following main points:-
·
It was proposed
to provide high quality accommodation for groups at a competitive price;
·
The proposal
complied with the policies in the JLDP;
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Change of use of former public house into holiday accomodation.
LOCAL MEMBER: Councillor Elfed W. Williams
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Change of use of former public house into holiday accommodation.
(a) The Planning Manager noted that officers had noticed the need for
the applicant to submit a business plan and that the applicant was not at fault
in any way. It was noted that a business plan had been received on 2 November.
A request was, therefore, made to defer the application in order that the
officers could consult on the business plan and consider it as part of the
assessment.
RESOLVED to defer the application.