Decisions

To accept the report and note the observations received and approve the next step of the process, which is to present the Policy – with any changes deemed necessary – the Council Cabinet for approval.

To accept the report and note the observations received.

To accept the report and note the observations received.

To accept the report and note the observations received and approve the report to be published in line with the deadline of 30 June 2022.

Elect Councillor Llio Elenid Owen as Vice-chair of the Welsh Language Committee for the year 2022/23.

Elect Councillor Elfed Wyn ab Elwyn as chair of the Welsh Language Committee for the year 2022/23.

To elect Councillor Robin Williams (Isle of Anglesey Council) as Chairman of the Joint Planning Policy Committee for the year 2022/23.

To accept and approve the information:

The Revenue Income and Expenditure Account 2020/21

The Annual return for the year ended 31 March 2021

To elect Councillor Dafydd Meurig (Gwynedd Council) as Vice-chair of the Joint Planning Policy Committee for the year 2022/23

To re-appoint Dafydd Gibbard as the CJC’s Chief Executive, on an acting basis until the position is reviewed again.

To re-appoint Dewi Morgan as the CJC’s Chief Finance Officer and Iwan Evans as the CJC’s Monitoring Officer and Proper Officer.

To approve the ongoing arrangements for Gwynedd Council to provide support services for the CJC, at least until the date of transfer of the EAB to the CJC, or when the Partners to the EAB’s “GA2” agree to an alternative model. 

To adopt the Terms and Conditions of employment of Gwynedd Council, in effect at the date of this report, as its terms and conditions of employment for staff.

To adopt the North Wales Corporate Joint Committee pay policy statement for 2022/23.

1.    To establish a Strategic Planning Sub-Committee and a Strategic Transport Sub-Committee, and to approve the membership and voting rights as follows –

                     i)        The Strategic Planning Sub-Committee with 7 voting members, one from each of the constituent authorities (6 Councils and SNPA).

                    ii)        The Strategic Transport Sub-Committee with 6 voting members, one from each of the 6 Councils.

                   iii)        Membership of the Strategic Planning Sub-Committee to be comprised of the relevant Cabinet member from each constituent Council who holds the portfolio for Planning Policy, and the SNPA representative.

                  iv)        That the membership of the Strategic Transport Sub-Committee to be comprised of the relevant Cabinet member from each constituent Council who holds the portfolio for Transport Policy.

2.    To confirm 22 July as the next CJC meeting date, and to confirm that all CJC meetings shall be held as virtually for the time being.

To elect Cllr Mark Pritchard as Vice-chair of the North Wales Corporate Joint Committee.

To elect Cllr Dyfrig Siencyn as Chair of the North Wales Corporate Joint Committee.

To accept the report on the end of year review (31 March 2022 position) of the capital programme. 

The expenditure of £37,054,000 on the capital programme during the 2021/22 financial year was noted, which would be used in the statutory financial statements for 2021/22. 

To approve the revised financing as shown in part 4 of the report, namely: 

• £173,000 decrease in the use of loans 
• £11,304,000 increase in the use of grants and contributions 
• £94,000 reduction in the use of capital receipts 
• £426,000 reduction in the use of revenue contributions 

• No change in the use of the capital reserve 
• An increase of £1,003,000 in the use of renewal funds and others 

1.1 To note the final financial position of the Council’s departments for 2021/22.

1.2 To approve the amounts to be carried forward (the “Revised Over/ (Under) Spend” column of the summary in Appendix 1), namely -

1.3 To approve the following recommendations and financial virements (as outlined in Appendix 2) -

·       The Highways and Municipal Department to receive one-off financial support of £746k to fully abolish the overspend for the year, considering the exceptional circumstances relating to the crisis this year. This will allow the department to move on to face the challenges of 2022/23.

·       In order to comply with the Financial Regulations, the following departments will not keep their underspend above (£100k):

·       Environment Department (£91k)

·       Gwynedd Consultancy Department (£9k)

·       Housing and Property Department (£180)

The Cabinet's decision is sought to earmark a total of £280k to a fund for the post-Covid recovery fund in order to finance the associated financial challenges facing the Council.

·       On Corporate budgets:

·     that (£2,183k) relating to capital costs is allocated to a capital programme fund

·     with the remainder of the net underspend on Corporate budgets being earmarked as follows:

·       (£395k) placed in the Council's general balances

·       (£3,000) to the Council's Transformation fund to fund the Council's priorities and work of a transformational nature

·       (£1,377) to the post-Covid recovery arrangements Fund to fund the associated financial challenges that will be facing the Council.

1.4 The financial transfers from specific funds as outlined in Appendix 4 were approved following a review of the funds, harvesting (£851k) from funds and use £746k of it to assist the Highways and Municipal Department which has overspent in 2021/22 and transfer the remaining £105k to the Council's general balances.

To approve the Gwynedd Council Performance Report 2021/22 and recommend its adoption by the Full Council at its next meeting on 23 June 2022.

DECISION:

To approve – conditions:

1.         Five years

2.         In accordance with the plans

3.         To complete the access in accordance with the plans

4.         No lorries to park overnight

5.         Landscaping plan

6.         Compliance with lighting scheme

7.         Welsh Water

8.        Complete in accordance with the requirements of the noise and light assessment

Notes

·         Highways

·         SUDS

DECISION: To defer until September 2022 to enable a further opportunity to discuss alternative uses for the building

To elect Councillor Elwyn Edwards as Vice-chair for 2022/23

THE RESULT OF THE VOTE

DECISION:

To defer and conduct a site visit.

DECISION: To refuse:-

·         The site lies in open countryside and the proposal is not an application for a rural enterprise dwelling and therefore it is considered that the proposal is contrary to Strategic Policy PS 17 and Policy PCYFF 1 of the Anglesey and Gwynedd Joint Local Development Plan, together with Planning Policy Wales and Technical Advice Note 6: planning for sustainable rural communities.

·         The applicants have not been assessed as applicants in need of an affordable home, the size of the property is substantially larger than an affordable home as defined in the Supplementary Planning Guidance: Affordable Housing; and as there is no open market valuation of the property, it cannot be certain that the property would have an affordable price or continue to be affordable in future.  Therefore, it is not considered that the proposal in question would provide an affordable home on the site and that the proposal is therefore contrary to the requirements of policy TAI 16 of the Anglesey and Gwynedd Joint Local Development Plan that only allows proposals for schemes that are 100% affordable homes. It is also contrary to the contents of the Supplementary Planning Guidance: Affordable Housing

DECISION: To delegate powers to the Senior Planning Manager to approve the application, subject to the following conditions:

1.    Five years.

2.    In accordance with the plans.

3.    Details of the solar panels.

4.    Landscaping plan.

5.    Natural slate.

6.    Development to be undertaken in accordance with the biodiversity mitigation measures.

7.    Working hours limited to 8:00-18:00 during the week; 08:00 - 12:00 on Saturdays and not at all on Sundays and Bank Holidays.

8.    Restrict noise levels.

9.    Submit a Construction Method Statement.

10.  Welsh Water condition to submit a Method Statement and Risk Assessment regarding the main sewer that crosses the site.

11.  Ensure a plan/arrangements for providing the affordable housing.

12.  Remove permitted development rights from the affordable dwellings.

13.  Ensure a Welsh name for the houses and the estate.

NOTE: Inform the applicant of the need to submit a sustainable drainage strategy plan for approval by the Council's Water and Environment Unit.

NOTE: Inform the applicant of the need to sign an agreement under Section 38 of the Highways Act.

DECISION:

To delegate powers to the Senior Planning Manager to approve the application, subject to the following conditions:

1.    Five years.

2.    In accordance with the plans/details submitted with the application.

3.    Submission of a Construction Environmental Management Plan to include measures to reduce noise, dust and vibration to be agreed with the LPA.

4.    Submission of a Biosecurity Risk Assessment.

5.    Compliance with the recommendations of the amended Habitats Regulations Assessment.

6.    Submission of a Method Statement Plan/Risk Assessment in order to safeguard Welsh Water assets that cross the site.

7.    Submission of the details of the Archaeological Programme to be followed with a report of the archaeological work carried out on the site.

8.    Restriction of the working hours which includes operating machinery and importing materials between 08:00 to 18:00 Monday to Friday and not at all on Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays unless the extension of these working hours has been approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

9.    Safeguard public footpath no. 28 and 29 Bangor during and after the completion of the development.

DECISION: To approve the application subject to conditions and the completion of a section 106 agreement to secure provision of one affordable house:

1.         Time

2.         Compliance with plans

3.         Agree on details of external materials including slate

4.         Landscaping / Trees

5.         Drainage matters / SUDS

6.         Biodiversity Matters

7.         Archaeological Matters

8.         Affordable matters

9.         Highways Matters

10.       Protection measures and improve the hedge

11.       Boundary treatment

DECISION: To approve the application contrary to the recommendation subject to the requirements of the landscaping plan and basic conditions

*To refer the application to a cooling off period

To approve the application subject to the following condition: -

·         The amendment 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 the 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 C19/0224/11/LL.

To elect Councillor Edgar Owen as Chair for 2022/23