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Agenda item

Erect 6 dwellings (2 affordable), creation of new vehicular access, parking spaces and associated works

 

LOCAL MEMBER: Councillor Rhys Tudur

 

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Decision:

DECISION: To delegate powers to the Head of Environment Department to approve the application subject to conditions, to the completion of a 106 agreement to secure provision of two affordable houses and to discuss the parking details of plot number 1:

 

Conditions

1.    Five years.

2.    In accordance with the plans. 

3.    Agree on the details of the external finish, including slate

4.    Submission and approval of a Landscaping Plan which incorporates the soft landscaping for the boundary treatments, retention and reinforcement of hedges and inclusion of ecological enhancements.

5.    Prevent the installation of additional windows in the gable ends of the houses.

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

7.    Conditions relating to the floor level of the development / flood matters.

8.    Affordable Matters

9.    Archaeological Matters

10.  Highways Matters

11.  Sustainable Drainage Matters

12.  Welsh name for the housing estate and houses.

13.  Affordable housing condition

Minutes:

Erection of 6 houses (2 affordable), creation of a new vehicular access, parking provision and associated work

 

a)    The Planning Manager highlighted that this was a full application to construct 6 houses (2 affordable), creation of a new vehicular access, parking provision and associated work on land near Maes Llwyd, Llanystumdwy. The units would be semi-detached houses, with four two-storey dormer houses (2 bedrooms) and two full two-storey houses (3 bedrooms). It was proposed to open a wide entrance, install a service road for the houses and install road-side pavements near the front entrance.

 

It was explained that the existing site was an agricultural field, a triangular plot situated between two roads near the entrance to the village of Llanystumdwy and within the Development Boundary. It was noted that the Joint Planning Policy Unit has confirmed that the Indicative Housing Supply for Llanystumdwy (including a 10% slippage allowance) was 10 units, with 1 house completed in the village between 2011-2021. It appeared that there were no houses in the land bank that had not been built or housing designations in the village, therefore, a deficit of 9 units remained. Having considered the information, the development could be approved since there were 6 units within the supply level figures for Llanystumdwy.

 

It was reported that the principle of constructing houses on the site was based on Policy TAI 4, TAI 8 and TAI 15 of the LDP.  Subject to the requirements of Policy TAI 15 regarding the provision of affordable houses for local need, policy TAI 4 states that proposals for open market houses will be approved in Local Villages, provided that they comply with two criteria, namely,

·         The scale, type and design of the development is in-keeping with the character of the settlement

·         That the site is within the development boundary of the settlement.

 

It was considered that the size, scale and type of proposed units were consistent with the character of the nearest residential houses, with the design being slightly more modern and as a result met with the requirements of both criteria in policy TAI 4 above.

 

Attention was drawn to the late observations received from the applicant's agent in response to the report, stating the intention of landscaping and allocating two additional parking spaces.

 

In the context of protected open spaces, it was noted that the eastern half of the field in question had been designated as a Protected Open Space Sports Field in the LDP's Maps. Developing the proposed site would therefore mean that the open space would be lost. Reference was made to Policy ISA 4 (Safeguarding Existing Open Spaces) that states that proposals that lead to the loss of existing open spaces will be refused unless there is an excess of such provision in the community.

 

It was considered that the site was an agricultural field rather than a space used by the public and the proposal indicated that landscaped green areas would be retained in the front part of the development, which would retain the public, open and rural feel of the site. In also considering the need for new housing in Llanystumdwy, the development boundary as well as the planning restrictions, which included the Conservation Area and areas at risk of flooding, it appeared that suitable development land for housing was very limited in the settlement. In this specific case, it was considered that the need for the new houses outweighed the need to protect the open space. To this end, it was considered that the proposal in essence satisfied and complied with the requirements of local and national policies and were acceptable for approval subject to imposing an affordable housing condition instead of a 106 agreement.

 

b)    The Chair highlighted that the Local Member had noted in an e-mail that he had no objection to the application

 

c)    It was proposed and seconded to approve the application.

 

RESOLVED: To delegate powers to the Head of Environment Department to approve the application subject to conditions, to the completion of a 106 agreement to secure provision of two affordable houses and to discuss the parking details of plot number 1:

 

Conditions

1.    Five years.

2.    In accordance with the plans. 

3.    Agree on the details of the external finish, including slate

4.    Submission and approval of a Landscaping Plan which incorporates the soft landscaping for the boundary treatments, retention and reinforcement of hedges and inclusion of ecological enhancements.

5.    Prevent the installation of additional windows in the gable ends of the houses.

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

7.    Conditions relating to the floor level of the development / flood matters.

8.    Affordable Matters

9.    Archaeological Matters

10.  Highways Matters

11.  Sustainable Drainage Matters

12.  Welsh name for the housing estate and houses.

13.  Affordable housing condition

 

 

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