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Decision Maker: North Wales Economic Ambition Board
Made at meeting: 24/06/2022 - North Wales Economic Ambition Board
Decision published: 24/06/2022
Effective from: 24/06/2022
Decision:
To confirm the Lead Member Roles for
the NWEAB as follows:
Programme |
Lead Member |
Digital |
Councillor Mark Pritchard |
Energy |
Councillor Llinos Medi |
Land and Property |
Councillor Jason McLellan |
Innovation in High Value Manufacturing |
Councillor Dyfrig Siencyn |
Agri-Food and Tourism |
Councillor Charlie McCoubrey |
Transport |
Councillor Ian Roberts |
Decision Maker: North Wales Economic Ambition Board
Made at meeting: 24/06/2022 - North Wales Economic Ambition Board
Decision published: 24/06/2022
Effective from: 24/06/2022
Decision:
To consider
and note the Annual Report for
2021-22.
To approve the submission of the Annual Report for
2021-22 to Welsh Government and
UK Government as well as the local
authority scrutiny committees.
Decision Maker: North Wales Economic Ambition Board
Made at meeting: 24/06/2022 - North Wales Economic Ambition Board
Decision published: 24/06/2022
Effective from: 24/06/2022
Decision:
To elect
Councillor Mark Pritchard as Vice-chair
for 2022/23.
Decision Maker: North Wales Economic Ambition Board
Made at meeting: 24/06/2022 - North Wales Economic Ambition Board
Decision published: 24/06/2022
Effective from: 24/06/2022
Decision:
To elect Councillor Dyfrig Siencyn
as Chair for 2022/23.
Decision Maker: The Council
Made at meeting: 23/06/2022 - The Council
Decision published: 23/06/2022
Effective from: 23/06/2022
Decision:
1. To amend Section 13, Part 2 of the Constitution by removing the
following function from the Governance and Audit Committee's terms of
reference: "to review and scrutinise matters relating to the Council's
internal operation, i.e. corporate strategies, partnerships, engagements,
business transformation, efficiency arrangements and the workforce and
functions carried out by the Finance Department, Corporate Support Department
and Leadership Team."
2. To amend Part 7 of the Constitution in accordance with Appendix 1 to the report to allocate the responsibilities noted to the Education and Economy Scrutiny Committee.
3. To accept, for information, the amendments to Section 13 - Part 2 of the Constitution, Cabinet Membership and Responsibilities.
Decision Maker: The Council
Made at meeting: 23/06/2022 - The Council
Decision published: 23/06/2022
Effective from: 23/06/2022
Decision:
1 To appoint Councillors Beth Lawton,
Anne Lloyd-Jones and Dewi Owen to serve
on the Standards Committee as Elected Members until the next general local
government elections following their appointment.
2 To appoint Councillor Richard Parry
Hughes, Llannor Community Council,
to serve on the Standards Committee as a Community Committee Member until the next general local
government elections following his appointment.
Decision Maker: The Council
Made at meeting: 23/06/2022 - The Council
Decision published: 23/06/2022
Effective from: 23/06/2022
Decision:
Since 1958, Wales has missed
out on one
of the biggest global stages, namely the (Men's) Football World Cup. This changed
on Sunday evening, 5 June when our National side worked excellently as a team to ensure that we reached the finals of this Competition.
The Council congratulates
our National Team and wishes them
every success in the Finals. The Council also congratulates the Football Association of Wales for nurturing the National Welsh awareness within the team to secure the victory. We congratulate the Association on its use of the Welsh language and also
on how it has actively promoted
the language. The Football Association of Wales is an example, not only to every other Sports
Association in Wales, but to every Institution
in our country.
In the words of the Football Association of Wales,
DIOLCH.
In addition, the Council
calls on the Welsh Government to take every advantage of our presence in
the Finals to promote Our Country and our Language on
this global stage.
Decision Maker: The Council
Made at meeting: 23/06/2022 - The Council
Decision published: 23/06/2022
Effective from: 23/06/2022
Decision:
Given the crisis caused by the lack of control over second homes,
that the Full Council calls on
the Welsh Government to take
urgent action on the following consultations which ended in
February and March; planning legislation and policy for
second homes and short-term holiday lets, Welsh language communities housing plan, second homes: local variation
to land transaction tax rates.
Decision Maker: The Council
Made at meeting: 23/06/2022 - The Council
Decision published: 23/06/2022
Effective from: 23/06/2022
Decision:
To approve the report as an accurate, balanced
and clear reflection of the Council's performance in 2020/21, and to adopt it.
Decision Maker: The Council
Made at meeting: 23/06/2022 - The Council
Decision published: 23/06/2022
Effective from: 23/06/2022
Decision:
1. To adopt the allocation of seats as noted in Appendix A to the report, delegating powers to the Head of Democracy Services to make appointments to the committees on the basis of political balance, and in accordance
with the wishes of the political groups.
2. To nominate Councillors Edgar Wyn
Owen (Plaid Cymru Group) and John Pughe (Independent Group) to represent
the Council on the Police and Crime
Panel for the duration of this Council's term in accordance with
the allocation given to
Gwynedd.
Decision Maker: The Council
Made at meeting: 23/06/2022 - The Council
Decision published: 23/06/2022
Effective from: 23/06/2022
Decision:
To elect Councillor
Dewi Owen as Chair of the Democracy
Services Committee for
2022/23.
Decision Maker: The Council
Made at meeting: 23/06/2022 - The Council
Decision published: 23/06/2022
Effective from: 23/06/2022
Decision:
To accept the report.
Decision Maker: The Council
Made at meeting: 23/06/2022 - The Council
Decision published: 23/06/2022
Effective from: 23/06/2022
Decision:
To accept the report.
Decision Maker: The Council
Made at meeting: 23/06/2022 - The Council
Decision published: 23/06/2022
Effective from: 23/06/2022
Decision:
To amend the membership of the Governance and Audit Committee Lay Member Interview
Panel to include the Council
Chair, Chair of the Democracy Services Committee and Cabinet Member for Finance.
Decision Maker: The Council
Made at meeting: 23/06/2022 - The Council
Decision published: 23/06/2022
Effective from: 23/06/2022
Decision:
To accept the report.
Decision Maker: Language Committee
Made at meeting: 20/06/2022 - Language Committee
Decision published: 20/06/2022
Effective from: 20/06/2022
Decision:
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.
Decision Maker: Language Committee
Made at meeting: 20/06/2022 - Language Committee
Decision published: 20/06/2022
Effective from: 20/06/2022
Decision:
To accept the report and note the observations
received.
Decision Maker: Language Committee
Made at meeting: 20/06/2022 - Language Committee
Decision published: 20/06/2022
Effective from: 20/06/2022
Decision:
To accept the report
and note the observations received.
Decision Maker: Language Committee
Made at meeting: 20/06/2022 - Language Committee
Decision published: 20/06/2022
Effective from: 20/06/2022
Decision:
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.
Decision Maker: Language Committee
Made at meeting: 20/06/2022 - Language Committee
Decision published: 20/06/2022
Effective from: 20/06/2022
Decision:
Elect Councillor
Llio Elenid Owen as Vice-chair of the Welsh Language Committee for the year
2022/23.
Decision Maker: Language Committee
Made at meeting: 20/06/2022 - Language Committee
Decision published: 20/06/2022
Effective from: 20/06/2022
Decision:
Elect Councillor
Elfed Wyn ab Elwyn as chair of the Welsh Language Committee for the year
2022/23.
Decision Maker: Joint Planning Policy Committee
Made at meeting: 17/06/2022 - Joint Planning Policy Committee
Decision published: 17/06/2022
Effective from: 17/06/2022
Decision:
To elect Councillor
Dafydd Meurig (Gwynedd Council) as Vice-chair of the Joint Planning Policy Committee for the year 2022/23
Decision Maker: Joint Planning Policy Committee
Made at meeting: 17/06/2022 - Joint Planning Policy Committee
Decision published: 17/06/2022
Effective from: 17/06/2022
Decision:
To elect Councillor
Robin Williams (Isle of Anglesey Council)
as Chairman of the Joint Planning Policy Committee for the year 2022/23.
Decision Maker: Joint Planning Policy Committee
Made at meeting: 17/06/2022 - Joint Planning Policy Committee
Decision published: 17/06/2022
Effective from: 17/06/2022
Decision:
To accept
and approve the information:
The Revenue
Income and Expenditure Account 2020/21
The Annual
return for the year ended 31 March 2021
Decision Maker: North Wales Corporate Joint Committee
Made at meeting: 17/06/2022 - North Wales Corporate Joint Committee
Decision published: 17/06/2022
Effective from: 17/06/2022
Decision:
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.
Decision Maker: North Wales Corporate Joint Committee
Made at meeting: 17/06/2022 - North Wales Corporate Joint Committee
Decision published: 17/06/2022
Effective from: 17/06/2022
Decision:
To adopt the North Wales Corporate Joint Committee
pay policy statement for 2022/23.
Decision Maker: North Wales Corporate Joint Committee
Made at meeting: 17/06/2022 - North Wales Corporate Joint Committee
Decision published: 17/06/2022
Effective from: 17/06/2022
Decision:
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.
Decision Maker: North Wales Corporate Joint Committee
Made at meeting: 17/06/2022 - North Wales Corporate Joint Committee
Decision published: 17/06/2022
Effective from: 17/06/2022
Decision:
To elect Cllr Mark Pritchard as Vice-chair of the
North Wales Corporate Joint Committee.
Decision Maker: North Wales Corporate Joint Committee
Made at meeting: 17/06/2022 - North Wales Corporate Joint Committee
Decision published: 17/06/2022
Effective from: 17/06/2022
Decision:
To elect Cllr Dyfrig Siencyn as Chair of the North
Wales Corporate Joint Committee.
Decision Maker: The Cabinet
Made at meeting: 14/06/2022 - The Cabinet
Decision published: 14/06/2022
Effective from: 14/06/2022
Decision:
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:
Decision Maker: The Cabinet
Made at meeting: 14/06/2022 - The Cabinet
Decision published: 14/06/2022
Effective from: 14/06/2022
Decision:
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 -
DEPARTMENT |
£’000 |
Adults, Health and
Well-being |
(69) |
Children and
Families |
(97) |
Education |
(60) |
Economy and
Community |
(72) |
Highways and
Municipal |
0 |
Environment |
(100) |
Gwynedd Consultancy |
(100) |
Housing and Property |
(100) |
Corporate Management
Team and Legal |
(33) |
Finance |
(96) |
Corporate Support |
(63) |
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.
Decision Maker: The Cabinet
Made at meeting: 14/06/2022 - The Cabinet
Decision published: 14/06/2022
Effective from: 14/06/2022
Decision:
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 Maker: Planning Committee
Made at meeting: 13/06/2022 - Planning Committee
Decision published: 13/06/2022
Effective from: 13/06/2022
Decision:
DECISION: To defer until September
2022 to enable a further opportunity to discuss alternative uses for the
building
THE RESULT OF THE
VOTE
In favour |
9 |
Against |
0 |
Abstentions |
0 |
Decision Maker: Planning Committee
Made at meeting: 13/06/2022 - Planning Committee
Decision published: 13/06/2022
Effective from: 13/06/2022
Decision:
DECISION:
To defer
and conduct a site visit.
Decision Maker: Planning Committee
Made at meeting: 13/06/2022 - Planning Committee
Decision published: 13/06/2022
Effective from: 13/06/2022
Decision:
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 Maker: Planning Committee
Made at meeting: 13/06/2022 - Planning Committee
Decision published: 13/06/2022
Effective from: 13/06/2022
Decision:
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 Maker: Planning Committee
Made at meeting: 13/06/2022 - Planning Committee
Decision published: 13/06/2022
Effective from: 13/06/2022
Decision:
To elect
Councillor Elwyn Edwards as Vice-chair for 2022/23
Decision Maker: Planning Committee
Made at meeting: 13/06/2022 - Planning Committee
Decision published: 13/06/2022
Effective from: 13/06/2022
Decision:
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 Maker: Planning Committee
Made at meeting: 13/06/2022 - Planning Committee
Decision published: 13/06/2022
Effective from: 13/06/2022
Decision:
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 Maker: Planning Committee
Made at meeting: 13/06/2022 - Planning Committee
Decision published: 13/06/2022
Effective from: 13/06/2022
Decision:
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 Maker: Planning Committee
Made at meeting: 13/06/2022 - Planning Committee
Decision published: 13/06/2022
Effective from: 13/06/2022
Decision:
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
Decision Maker: Planning Committee
Made at meeting: 13/06/2022 - Planning Committee
Decision published: 13/06/2022
Effective from: 13/06/2022
Decision:
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.
Decision Maker: Planning Committee
Made at meeting: 13/06/2022 - Planning Committee
Decision published: 13/06/2022
Effective from: 13/06/2022
Decision:
To elect Councillor
Edgar Owen as Chair for 2022/23