Agenda item

Vary condition 2 of planning permission C17/0438/18/LL for a residential development in order to extend the period by three years to enable the submission of a reserved matters application

LOCAL MEMBER: Councillor Elfed Williams

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To delegate powers to the Assistant Head of the Environment Department to approve the application, subject to the following conditions:

1.    Commencement of the work

2.    Submitting reserved matters.

3.    Materials and finishes (including natural slate for the roofs).

4.    Access and parking

5.    Landscaping.

6.    Removal of permitted development rights for the affordable houses.

7.    Welsh Water conditions relating to safeguarding the sewers.

8.    Conditions of Natural Resources Wales regarding land and surface water drainage.

9.    Update the conditions regarding mitigation measures of the ecological assessment.

10.  Agree on details regarding Welsh names for the development together with advertising signage informing and promoting the development

Note: Need to submit a sustainable drainage system application to be agreed with the Council.

Varying condition 2 of planning permission number C17/0438/18/LL for a residential development in order to extend the period of three years to enable the submission of a reserved matters application

            Attention was drawn to the late observations form that noted that the application area had now had a statutory designation by UNESCO as the Slate Landscape of North West Wales World Heritage Site. Despite the designation it was not considered that the proposal, if approved, would undermine the designation by considering the observations of CADW.

a)    The Senior Development Control Officer highlighted that this was a full application to vary condition 2 of outline planning permission number C17/0483/18/LL to extend the time permitted to submit a reserved matters application. As previously, it was explained that the details related to scale, appearance, landscaping and access to the site had been reserved for future consideration through the submission of an application for reserved matters. It was noted that the proposal continued to entail developing the site for 27 houses (including five affordable dwellings for general local need), the creation of a new access and provision of an amenity space. It was added that the original application (C09A/0396/18/AM) was subject to a legal agreement under Section 106 in order to provide an element of affordable housing and the legal agreement that was originally signed by the applicant remained valid.

It was reported that the principle of developing the site for residential development had already been accepted be that in 2014 and 2017, however, there was a need to consider if planning circumstances or the situation had changed since the previous applications were approved. In light of local policies, the Local Planning Authority determined the outline application based on the policies of the Gwynedd Unitary Development Plan and the application for a three-year extension was determined partly based on the Gwynedd Unitary Development Plan and partly on the Anglesey and Gwynedd Local Development Plan - Composite Version. By now, the LDP was the adopted local planning policy document and reference was made in the report to the relevant policies.

It was noted that the indicative supply level for Deiniolen over the Plan's period was 45 units and the indicative supply was expected to be met through the T65 housing designated site and through windfall sites - as a result it was possible to support the proposal under Policy TAI3. Five affordable houses would be included in the proposal that equated to 18% of the development. To this end, the proposal continued to meet the affordable housing threshold identified within Policy TAI15.

The proposal provided a broad variety of housing to address the need for such housing in Deiniolen in line with the Gwynedd Housing Needs Assessment, and the assessment for Deiniolen village which indicated the need for two and three-bedroom affordable housing and two, three and four bedroom open market housing.

Having considered all the relevant matters including the objections, it was not considered that the proposal of extending the time given under permission number C17/0438/18/LL in order to submit reserved matters was contrary to the policies or the relevant local and national guidance.  

b)    Taking advantage of the right to speak, the Local Member made the following points:

·         A number of other houses had been constructed during the period - there was concern regarding the capacity of the primary school

·         It was suggested that the Council should purchase a parcel of land near the school and the proposed site for a future school extension

c)    It was proposed and seconded to approve the application

RESOLVED to delegate the right for the Assistant Head of the Environment Department to approve the application subject to conditions: -

1.         Commencement period for the work

2.         Submitting reserved matters.

3.         Materials and finishes (including natural slate for the roofs).

4.         Access and parking

5.         Landscaping.

6.         Removal of permitted development rights for the affordable houses.

7.         Welsh Water conditions relating to safeguarding the sewers.

8.         Conditions of Natural Resources Wales regarding land and surface water drainage.

9.         Update the conditions regarding mitigation measures of the ecological assessment.

10.       Agree on details regarding Welsh names for the development together with advertising signage informing and promoting the development

Note: Need to submit a sustainable drainage system application to be agreed with the Council.