Siting of 4 seasonal holiday accomodation units in the form of shepherd huts together with a shower hut (amended application to that refused under reference number C18/0393/20/LL).
LOCAL MEMBER: Councillor Gareth
Wyn Griffith
Minutes:
Siting of four seasonal holiday accommodation units in
the form of shepherds' huts together with a shower hut (amended application
from that refused under reference C18/0393/20/LL).
(a) The Senior Development Control Officer elaborated on the
background to the application and noted that the application had been deferred
at the Committee meeting held on 15 October 2018 in order to undertake a site
visit. Some members had visited the site prior to the meeting.
It was noted that the proposal was not acceptable in
principle based on its location, scale and detrimental impact on the amenities
of the local area.
It was explained that the application site was located in
the corner of an open field on the coast near the banks of the Menai Strait. It
was noted that despite the surrounding area not being recognised or designated
a special landscape it was believed that the proposal would have a detrimental
impact on the character and feel of the local landscape/park land as it would
create an intrusive development in a rural landscape.
It was recommended to refuse the application on the grounds
of the detrimental impact on visual amenities and the detrimental impact of the
proposed development on residential and general amenities of nearby residents.
(b) Exercising her
right to speak, an objector noted the following main points:-
·
That she represented a group
of seven houses at Llanfair Hall;
·
The location of the units had
been moved a little from the location on the original application but that they
would continue to be a blot on the open landscape;
·
The proposal would have an
impact on wildlife and biodiversity;
·
Concern regarding the impact
on the tranquillity of the area;
·
Concern about its impact on
the Anglesey Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty;
·
Approving the application
would set a precedent for such developments on the banks of the Menai Strait.
(c) The local member (not a member of this Planning Committee) noted
the following main points:-
·
That he had supported the
application at the previous meeting and that he remained supportive of the
application;
·
The residents of Llanfair Hall
had contacted him for the first time on the morning of the meeting;
·
The development would be
located approximately 130 metres away from the houses;
·
The units were seasonal and
would be removed;
·
The proposal complied with
tourism and economic policies;
·
The units would be screened by
the trees and would not have an impact on the residents;
·
The Transportation Unit did
not object to the proposal;
·
Understood that the house
closest to the development was a second home;
·
Asked the Committee to accept
that which the applicant had stated at the previous meeting and to support
local people.
(ch) It was proposed and
seconded to refuse the application.
During the ensuing
discussion, members noted the following main observations:
·
Although they sympathised with
the applicant, the development was in the wrong location. The applicant should
discuss with the officers whether there was a better location on their land
that was less visible;
·
Concern about the impact of
the development on a nearby house, the fact that it was a second home was
irrelevant;
·
A higher hedge would affect
the view;
·
Appreciated having the site
visit where the proximity to the first house could be seen. Liked the shepherd
huts, a shame that the plans could not be amended rather than refuse the
application;
·
If the applicant were to
discuss with officers, it would not be impossible for such an application to be
acceptable.
RESOLVED to refuse the application.
Reasons:
1. The proposed development is contrary to the
requirements of Policy TWR5, PCYFF3, PS14 and AMG 3 of the Anglesey and Gwynedd
Joint Local Development Plan (2017) together with Supplementary Planning
Guidance: Holiday Accommodation as it would create an obtrusive development at
the expense of safeguarding the visual amenities of the local landscape.
2. The proposed development is contrary to the requirements of Policy PCYFF 2 of the Anglesey and Gwynedd Joint Local Development Plan (2017) as it would have a detrimental impact on the residential and general amenities of nearby residents on the grounds of noise disturbance and would be an oppressive development. The development is also contrary to national guidance contained in Planning Policy Wales (2017), NCT 13 Tourism and NCT 23 Economic Development, which state that harm to residential amenities should be avoided, and that economic developments should be guided to the most appropriate locations.
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