Discharge and variation of condition 2 (minor
external and internal amendments to some of the dwellings together with the
erection of an additional privacy fence) of appeal consent
APP/Q6810/A/20/3264389
LOCAL
MEMBER: Councillor Gareth A Roberts
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Decision:
To delegate the right
to the Senior Planning Manager to approve the application, subject to the
following condition: -
The development hereby permitted
shall be carried out in strict conformity with the details submitted to the
Local Planning Authority, and contained in the form of application and in any
other documents accompanying such application unless condition(s) to amend them
is/are included on this planning decision notice. Notwithstanding the
amendments hereby permitted, the remainder of the development must be completed
in strict conformity with the details and conditions included in planning
permission number C19/1072/11/LL.
Minutes:
Discharge and
variation of condition 2 (minor external and internal amendments to some of the
dwellings together with the erection of an additional privacy fence) of appeal
consent APP/Q6810/A/20/3264389.
a) The Senior Development Control Officer highlighted that this was a
planning application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
to vary condition number 2 of appeal permission APP/Q681/A/20/3264389 to erect
30 houses on the Pen y Ffridd site in Bangor. The
application was submitted to Committee as the size of the site exceeded 0.5ha
in surface area and involved undertaking the following changes:
·
Erecting a hit and miss
timber fence, 1.8m high, between the side gardens of plots nos. 26 and 27 and
the rears of nos. 1 and 2 Pen y Ffridd cottages to
ensure privacy for cottage occupants.
·
Replace a flat roof
with a slate roof on the front porch of houses on plot nos. 23 to 26; 27 to 30;
5 to 14 and 21 to 22.
It was explained that the principle of developing the
site for residential development had already been accepted by the Planning
Inspectorate back in April 2021 and, therefore, any consideration of this
latest application would be limited to the effect of the proposal on the visual
amenities and residential amenities of neighbouring occupants. The proposal
involved replacing flat roofs for the front porches of 20 houses with natural
slate roofs to be in keeping with the main roofs. Given the requirements of
Policy PCYFF 3 which stated that developments were expected to display a
high-quality design, it was believed in this case that the proposal to replace
flat roofs in prominent places on the front of houses was an improvement
compared to that approved previously for flat roofs.
It was also noted that erecting a timber fence, 1.8m
high, would be acceptable between the side gardens of plots nos. 26 and 27 and
the rears of nos. 1 and 2 Pen y Ffridd cottages on
grounds of the effect on the visual amenities. The fence would ensure the
privacy of the occupants of these cottages and, at the same time, comply with a
condition included in the decision of the Planning Inspectorate in relation to
introducing boundary treatment details. It was considered that the proposal was
acceptable on grounds of protecting the visual amenities of the local area and
the residential amenities of neighbouring occupants.
b) Taking advantage of the right to speak, the applicant’s agent noted the
following observations:
·
Proposed amendments to
the plans were not significant - they related to minor amendments to the plan
only.
·
The proposed amendments
related to the replacement of the flat porch roof with a slate roof, as well as
minor amendments to the internal layout of affordable housing type 4P2B and
5P3B and private property type 5P3B. The proposed changes would improve the
appearance of the property.
·
The minor improvements
appeared on a revised site plan.
·
Proposed revisions to
the Boundary Treatment Plan involved erecting a hit and miss timber fence, 1.8m
high, on the boundary between Pen y Ffridd cottages
(nos. 1 and 2) and plots 26 and 27. This
would ensure privacy for the occupants of the cottages.
·
The proposed changes
complied with local and national planning policy and should therefore be
approved.
c) A proposal was made to approve the application and it was seconded.
RESOLVED to delegate the right to the Senior
Planning Manager to approve the application, subject to the following
condition: -
The amendment/s hereby permitted shall be carried out in strict
conformity with the details submitted to the Local Planning Authority, and
contained in the form of application and in any other documents accompanying
such application unless condition(s) to amend them is/are included on this
planning decision notice. Notwithstanding the amendments hereby permitted, the
remainder of the development must be completed in strict conformity with the
details and conditions included in planning permission number C19/1072/11/LL.
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