Re-submission
and amended application refused under C16/0091/41/LL for the erection of an
affordable house on rural exception site.
LOCAL MEMBER: Councillor
Aled Lloyd Evans
Minutes:
Re-submission
and amendment of an application refused under C16/0091/41/LL to erect an
affordable house on a rural exception site
(a) The Senior Development
Control Officer elaborated on the background of the application and noted that
it was an application for a two-storey dwelling that had been previously
refused as the house that was the subject of the application had not been
submitted as an affordable house and as its size was larger than what was
allowed as an affordable house. The site is located within the rural village of
Pencaenewydd on a plot of land that forms a part of a
property's garden. The application is submitted to Committee because of the
number of objections received. Reference
was made to the relevant policies and the responses to the public consultations
within the report. It was noted that Pencaenewydd had been noted as a rural village in the
Unitary Development Plan and that the proposed development was located within
the curtilage of the garden of the existing end-of-terrace property and that it
was considered suitable in terms of its location and relationship with other
houses and the general development pattern of the village. Usually, with this type of application, a
specific individual or family must prove the need but in this case it was noted
that the Strategic Housing Unit had responded to the application and had
acknowledged that there was a huge need for this type of development in the
area and therefore that it proved the need for an affordable house. There would be a need to manage the
development through a 106 Agreement which meant occupation by individuals with
a genuine need for an affordable house; either by purchasing or renting the
property. For accuracy in the report,
there would be a need to restrict the property to affordable local need in
accordance with policy CH5 and not as general need which meant that the house
would be restricted to local people from the area. It was noted further that the size of the
house was in line with the supplementary planning guidance and attention was
drawn to the fact that the objections had been considered in full and thus it
was considered that the proposal was acceptable and that it was recommended for
approval.
(b) It was proposed and
seconded to approve the application.
(c) In response to an
observation regarding how it could be ensured that the 106 Agreement condition
would not be removed, it was explained that the Strategic Housing Unit had
sufficient evidence from information that there was a need for this type of
development in the area and that an individual would not be in a position to
remove the 106 condition without having to go through many steps to do so.
Resolved: To delegate the right to the Senior Planning Manager to approve the
application subject to signing a Section 106 Agreement to ensure that the house
is an affordable house for local need and to relevant conditions relating to:
1. 5 years
2. In accordance with the plans
3. Slates on the roof
4. Materials
5. Withdrawal of permitted rights
6. Drainage plan condition - Welsh Water
7. Provision of parking and turning spaces within the curtilage
8. Welsh Water Condition
9. Footpath protection condition
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