To consider the report of the Llŷn AONB Service Manager.
Minutes:
Submitted – the report of the Llŷn
AONB Service Manager providing an update on the work of updating and reviewing
the AONB Management Plan. Members were guided through two draft chapters of
Section 2 of the management plan namely 'Landscape and Coast' and 'Access,
Enjoyment and Contribution' that were an appendix to the report. It was noted that the aim was to bring the
remainder of the chapters in Section 2 of the revised plan before the next
meeting of the Joint Committee in the Autumn.
Members were given an opportunity to give
their observations and the Llŷn AONB Service
Manager responded as follows:
·
That the reference to
lead and manganese works had been included in another section of the plan
however a reference to the works would be added under the heading 'Special
Features' in the chapter 'Landscape and Coast';
·
Under highway matters
the need to undertake minor improvements to the A4417 between Nefyn and Llanaelhaearn that
would be sympathetic to the landscape under the heading 'Contentious Issues'
was further expanded upon in the chapter 'Landscape and Coast';
·
That Tre'r
Ceiri would be added under the list of hill forts
under the heading 'Character of the Landscape' in the chapter 'Landscape and
Coast';
·
That there was a link
between the Joint Local Development Plan and that the Joint Planning Policy
Unit now accepted the need for a reference to the AONB Management Plan in the
joint plan. References would be added in
the Joint Local Development Plan to the management plan in order to make it
stronger;
·
That the information included regarding wind turbines
under policy TP8 was intentionally open-ended in order to be able to deal with
planning applications individually. It was noted that it would be Gwynedd
Council that would adopt the Management Plan and it would have to comply with
the Joint Local Development Plan, however, the contents would be adapted to
reflect the comments made in the context of the joint plan referring to the
statement of the Joint Committee in the context of planning applications for
wind turbines;
·
That the option of revising the format of the plan
would be looked at in terms of placing the background information together to
be more low-key under the policies.
·
The Welsh and English versions would be harmonised
in terms of language use and to use the word 'oppose' in English when 'gwrthsefyll' is used in Welsh;
·
Regarding policy TP3,
the wording would be revised to note that new significant developments that
have a detrimental impact on the AONB will be opposed;
·
Reference was made to the need for the Welsh
Government to act on the automatic rights to roam included in the Countryside
and Rights of Way Act 2000 or to create a new act in terms of access rights
under the heading 'Contentious Issues' in the chapter 'Access, Enjoyment and
Contribution' where the impact of coastal erosion on the Coastal Path is
expanded upon;
·
A reference will be
added on the potential of having volunteers to undertake work on paths under
the heading 'Contentious Issues' in the chapter 'Access, Enjoyment and
Contribution';
·
A specific reference is noted regarding the need to
have a cycle path between Pwllheli-Llanbedrog-Abersoch
in the chapter 'Access, Enjoyment and Contribution';
·
That confirmation was
expected regarding the number of users of the Coastal Path from the Coastal
Path Project Officer in order to note these in the plan.
Members referred to the financial cuts
approved by the Council. It was noted that it was necessary to draw attention
to financial cuts in the Maritime Service and the impact on the AONB. Attention
was drawn to the fact that financial cuts meant that there would be no care and
management of Nefyn beach following the current year
and this caused concern. In addition it
was noted that the closure of public toilets would have a negative impact on tourism
in the area.
RESOLVED:
(i)
to accept the report;
(ii)
that the Llŷn AONB
Service Manager amends the draft chapters in accordance with the comments of
the Joint Committee.
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