Create a new car park, access, street lighting together with associated engineering Works
LOCAL MEMBERS: Councillors Berwyn Parry Jones and
Jason Wayne Parry
Link to relevant background documents
Minutes:
Creation of a new
car park, access, street lighting along with associated engineering works.
Attention
was drawn to the additional observations that had been received.
(a)
The Senior Development Control Officer elaborated
on the background to the application and noted that it was a full application
to create a park and share facility for the construction work of the Wylfa power station. It was noted that the facility would
accommodate approximately 153 vehicles which included parking for the disabled,
electric vehicles and motor bikes.
Reference was made
to the relevant policies noted in the report.
It was reported that the public consultation period had ended and that
one objection had been received on the grounds that the proposed bypass and car
park would have a detrimental impact on the Fferm Bodrual holiday accommodation business.
In terms of the
principle of the development and that the site was located adjacent to, but
outside, the Caernarfon development boundary as included in the LDP, policy
PCYFF1 along with policies PS12 and PS9 would apply in this instance. Having
considered these policies, it was considered that the proposal was acceptable
in principle given that the Local Development Plan permitted such a development
on this parcel of land along with the fact that its location opposite the
industrial estate was crucial given its proximity and accessibility to the
local roads network that would serve Wylfa.
Although the site
was located in the countryside, in the context of visual amenities it was
considered that the impact of the bypass would be much greater and broader than
the impact of the car park on the local landscape given its design, the
landscape plan and the scale of the proposal compared with the design and scale
of the bypass.
In the context of
residential and general amenities, it had already been noted that an objection
had been received from the occupants of Fferm Bodrual which was located approximately 100m from the
application site. In the context of the application, it was considered that
creating a car park next to an industrial estate and to the west of a new
bypass would not create a significant increase in noise disturbance and that it
would not lead to loss of privacy given the distance between the application
site and the property/holiday accommodation, along with the fact that the
bypass would be located between the two sites.
(b)
When considering highway matters, the need to
update this consideration was highlighted as Welsh Government had confirmed
that they had no objection to the application, subject to including an
appropriate condition.
It was reiterated
that the recommendation had been modified to delegate the right to the Senior
Planning Manager to approve the application, subject to receiving favourable
observations from Natural Resources Wales and imposing additional conditions.
In response to a
question, the officer highlighted that the car park would be available to the
public should Wylfa not go ahead.
(c) It was proposed and seconded to approve the application.
(ch)
During the ensuing discussion, the
following observations were made by members:
·
Concern regarding the security of parking cars in
the car park for a long period.
·
On-site management and supervision was required to
deter travellers.
·
Park and Share facility was welcomed.
·
There was a local need for the provision.
·
Provision for electric vehicles was welcomed.
·
Was there justification for developing outside the
boundary?
·
There was no certainty that Wylfa
would go ahead.
·
Who would fund the initiative in light of difficult
cuts by the Authority?
(d) In
response to a question about the security plan of the site given that it was
located in an open area, and whether CCTV was part of that plan, officers noted
that it would be possible to add a note for the developer to act upon.
In
response to management plans, it was assumed that the Transportation Unit had
considered this when submitting the application.
In
response to an observation that the development was outside the development
boundary, it was noted that there was justification for this as the principle
and location were acceptable.
In
response to an observation about the Wylfa
development, it was noted that Wylfa had sped up the
process and, although there was uncertainty regarding the impact of Wylfa on Gwynedd, it was anticipated that this provision
would meet local need.
In
response to an observation regarding the cost and funding of the initiative, it
was highlighted that these were not material considerations for the
application.
RESOLVED to
delegate the right to the Senior Planning Officer to approve the application
subject to receiving favourable observations from Natural Resources Wales.
Conditions:
1.
Five years.
2.
Comply with the plans.
3.
Welsh Water
condition regarding the disposal of surface water from the site.
4.
Act in accordance with the recommendations of the Ecological Impacts
Assessment.
5.
The landscaping shall be undertaken in the next planting season following
the completion of development and shall be maintained thereafter.
Note to the applicant to ensure site security.
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