Reserved Matters application for erecting 11 residential dwellings as approved under reference C11/1103/15/AM.
Local Member: Councillor Trevor Edwards
Minutes:
Reserved matters application for
erecting 11 residential dwellings as approved under reference C11/1103/15/AM.
(a)
The Development Control Manager expanded on the
background of the application noting that the proposal involved a reserved
matters application to include size, appearance and landscaping. It was
proposed to erect 11 two-storey dwellings with a vehicular access and road from
the adjacent public road with houses of varying size to include a mix of three
and four bedroom houses.
Reference was made to the relevant local and national
policies. Attention was drawn to the
public consultations which included objections from local residents but having
given full consideration to the concerns it was not believed that the design
and layout of the houses were likely to affect the area’s general and
residential amenities to an unacceptable degree. It was also noted that the site had overgrown
and developing the site would involve eradicating invasive species in a safe
manner.
It was considered that transportation matters were
acceptable along with the formal biodiversity assessments that had been
submitted. It was noted that the site was wet due to the lack of watercourse
maintenance in the past. Concerns had been submitted regarding flood impact
especially on nearby houses and on land set lower down from the site, however,
there were no objections from Natural Resources Wales, Welsh Water or the
Council's Land Drainage Unit and appropriate conditions had been proposed in
order to safeguard the situation. In light of the concerns submitted, Natural
Resources Wales had been requested to provide further information in relation
to the strategy for the discharge of surface water within and away from the
site and subsequently the information was submitted by
the applicant and it was acceptable.
Attention was drawn to the additional comments
received by the Council’s Land Drainage Unit on the late observations form
distributed to the Committee which supported the proposed scheme subject to
appropriate conditions. Based on all considerations, the recommendation of the
planning officers was to approve the application subject to the conditions
relating to site drainage, and undertaking the work in accordance with the
recommendations in the trees report and the Biodiversity report.
(b)
It was proposed and seconded to approve the
application.
(c) In response to an enquiry regarding a lack of direction for
affordable housing, the Development Control Manager noted that the application
in question related to reserved matters and that the principle of establishing
the 11 houses had been approved in 2012 and the main reason for not allocating
a percentage of the houses as affordable homes related to the viability of the
development in terms of the nature of the land and costly drainage matters.
(ch) A Member
added that there was a lack of houses and land in Llanberis
for Building and that she was aware that the Local Member supported the
application.
Resolved: To
delegate powers to the Senior Planning Manager to approve the application
subject to receiving a favourable response from the Land Drainage Unit
regarding arrangements for safeguarding the watercourse on the site and to
relevant conditions relating to:
1.
Relevant
drainage condition
2. Carrying out the work in accordance with
the recommendations in the Trees and Biodiversity Report (as updated since the
outline application).
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