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Decision Maker: The Cabinet
Made at meeting: 15/12/2020 - The Cabinet
Decision published: 15/12/2020
Effective from: 15/12/2020
Decision:
To note the
work and progress in 2019-20 on the areas of work that are brought forward
regionally through the North Wales Regional Partnership Board.
Decision Maker: The Cabinet
Made at meeting: 15/12/2020 - The Cabinet
Decision published: 15/12/2020
Effective from: 15/12/2020
Decision:
Agreed to
hold a public consultation on the proposal to increase the Premium on Second
Homes and Long-term Empty Properties up to 100% for the 2021/22 financial year.
Decision Maker: The Cabinet
Made at meeting: 15/12/2020 - The Cabinet
Decision published: 15/12/2020
Effective from: 15/12/2020
Decision:
It was
agreed to:
· Move resources within the capital programme and
increase the capital budget for the project to construct a New School in
Cricieth in order to address the additional costs that have been identified
when planning the school on the new favoured site in Cricieth, and for this to
be realised by transferring £380,000 from the Post-16 Project, which is a part
of the 21st Century Schools Programme (Band B) in order to cover the additional
costs identified when planning the school on a new site in Cricieth.
· To underwrite the capital sum of £220,000 in
order to secure an early years and 30 hour child care provision as part of the
New School in Cricieth should not other financial source be available from
Welsh Government that would coincide with the project's timetable.
Decision Maker: The Cabinet
Made at meeting: 15/12/2020 - The Cabinet
Decision published: 15/12/2020
Effective from: 15/12/2020
Decision:
To approve
the preparations made.
Decision Maker: The Cabinet
Made at meeting: 15/12/2020 - The Cabinet
Decision published: 15/12/2020
Effective from: 15/12/2020
Decision:
·
It
was noted that the Business Improvement District (BID) Proposal and
supplementary documents from the Bangor Business Improvement District Area
Company have been received from the Council and that they comply with the
Regulations;
·
That
the Cabinet instructs the Returning Officer to hold the Bangor BID vote;
·
To
approve the financial arrangements and implications noted in Part 3 of the
report;
·
To
delegate the right to the Cabinet Member for the Economy to vote on behalf of
the Authority in the BID vote.
·
If
the vote is successful in Bangor, and in accordance with the Business
Improvement District (Wales) Regulations 2005, to delegate rights to the Head
of Economy, Environment, Highways and Municipal, Legal and Finance Services to
approve the final version of the Practical Agreement and the Baseline Agreement
and ensure that the legal arrangements are completed correctly.
Decision Maker: The Cabinet
Made at meeting: 15/12/2020 - The Cabinet
Decision published: 15/12/2020
Effective from: 15/12/2020
Decision:
Approved to
establish the North Wales Sports Partnership, with Conwy Council acting as host
authority and Gwynedd Council committing to the arrangements as one of the
regional partners.
Decision Maker: The Cabinet
Made at meeting: 15/12/2020 - The Cabinet
Decision published: 15/12/2020
Effective from: 15/12/2020
Decision:
·
To support the 'Y Nyth' Scheme, Frân Wen, to develop
a new centre in Bangor
·
To delegate the right to the Head of Economy and
Community Department in consultation with the Head of Finance Department and
Head of Legal Services to agree on a funding agreement with Cwmni'r Frân Wen,
including a legal charge or other form of guarantee, if appropriate, to protect
the Council's interests.
·
Subject to (b), the Head of Finance was authorised,
in consultation with the Head of Economy and Community Department, and the Head
of Legal Services, to sign-off the financial offer letter from Welsh
Government.
Decision Maker: The Cabinet
Made at meeting: 15/12/2020 - The Cabinet
Decision published: 15/12/2020
Effective from: 15/12/2020
Decision:
·
It
was noted that the Business Improvement District (BID) Proposal and supplementary
documents from the Caernarfon Business Improvement District Area Company have
been received from the Council and that they comply with the Regulations;
·
That
the Cabinet instructs the Returning Officer to hold the Caernarfon BID
vote;
·
To
approve the financial arrangements and implications noted in Part 3 of the
report;
·
To
delegate the right to the Cabinet Member for the Economy to vote on behalf of
the Authority in the BID vote.
·
If
the vote is successful in Caernarfon, and in accordance with the Business
Improvement District (Wales) Regulations 2005, to delegate rights to the Head
of Economy, Environment, Highways and Municipal, Legal and Finance Services to
approve the final version of the Practical Agreement and the Baseline Agreement
and ensure that the legal arrangements are completed correctly.
Decision Maker: The Cabinet
Made at meeting: 15/12/2020 - The Cabinet
Decision published: 15/12/2020
Effective from: 15/12/2020
Decision:
In light of
the need to obtain better control of houses being taken out of the supply
available for local people, and thus benefit local residents first, the
research was approved for submission to Welsh Government and that we should:
a)
Call
on the Government urgently to emulate what is happening in Scotland and amend
the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order to include an additional use
class for short-term holiday accommodation. This in turn would allow
authorities to identify 'management areas' where it would be required to obtain
planning consent in order to change a residential house to be used as
short-term holiday accommodation within a specified 'management area'.
b)
In
order to assist to maintain control, a call should also be made for a mandatory
licensing plan for short-term holiday accommodation where the local authority
would be responsible for its implementation.
c)
Whilst
the above would assist the Council to obtain better control of housing being
used for holiday purposes, it would not be possible to avoid/control houses
from being converted into second homes (excluding those let
occasionally/permanently). In order to ensure that the Council has the
financial means to assist to compensate for the shortcomings in the supply that
this would cause, that we call on the Government to change its stance and to
act urgently to change the Local Government Finance Act so that any dwelling
house that is not the main or sole residence for an individual (whether a
second home or a house used for short-term holiday accommodation purposes), is
defined as a dwelling house for tax purposes (and thus has to pay any Council
Tax premium determined locally). Any short-term holiday accommodation that has
received purposeful planning consent for that use would continue to be eligible
to pay Non-domestic Business Rates.
d)
To
delegate the power to the Head of Environment Department, in consultation with
the Cabinet Member, to consider how the research can be used in the context of
the local planning policy framework.
Decision Maker: The Cabinet
Made at meeting: 15/12/2020 - The Cabinet
Decision published: 15/12/2020
Effective from: 15/12/2020
Decision:
a)
Approve the projects noted in the Housing Action Plan for the period
from now to 2026/27.
b)
Further approve the allocation recommended for the individual projects,
within the financial envelope that has already been approved for this field of
work, and up to the total resources already collected.
c)
In order to allow for flexibility when responding to changes in the
housing market over time, authorise the Head of Housing and Property
Department, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing and Property
Department and the Head of Finance Department, to vary the exact allocation for
individual projects as information about the costs of individual projects, and
the demand for various types of support, become firmer over time.
Decision Maker: The Cabinet
Made at meeting: 15/12/2020 - The Cabinet
Decision published: 15/12/2020
Effective from: 15/12/2020
Decision:
To note and
accept the contents of the Care Inspectorate Wales Annual Letter.
Decision Maker: The Cabinet
Made at meeting: 15/12/2020 - The Cabinet
Decision published: 15/12/2020
Effective from: 15/12/2020
Decision:
·
To
approve the draft response to the Consultation
·
To
delegate the right to the Leader, in consultation with the Chief Executive and
the Head of Legal Services, to complete and submit a report on behalf of the
Council.
Decision Maker: North Wales Economic Ambition Board
Made at meeting: 11/12/2020 - North Wales Economic Ambition Board
Decision published: 11/12/2020
Effective from: 11/12/2020
Decision:
To
adopt the supplementary documents to the report submitted to the Board, namely
the Risk Register, Monitoring and Evaluation Plan, Benefits Realisation
Strategy and Change Management Strategy for the North Wales Growth Deal.
Decision Maker: Communities Scrutiny Committee
Made at meeting: 10/12/2020 - Communities Scrutiny Committee
Decision published: 10/12/2020
Effective from: 10/12/2020
Decision:
To accept the contents of the report.
To thank officers for presenting evidence and detailed and
useful information which may be used to try to convince Welsh Government to
change its planning policies.
Decision Maker: Communities Scrutiny Committee
Made at meeting: 10/12/2020 - Communities Scrutiny Committee
Decision published: 10/12/2020
Effective from: 10/12/2020
Decision:
To accept
the update and support the recommendation of the Task Group that pay and
display fees be increased by 10%.
Decision Maker: Communities Scrutiny Committee
Made at meeting: 10/12/2020 - Communities Scrutiny Committee
Decision published: 10/12/2020
Effective from: 10/12/2020
Decision:
To accept the report and to note
the observations.
Decision Maker: General Licensing Sub Committee
Made at meeting: 08/12/2020 - General Licensing Sub Committee
Decision published: 08/12/2020
Effective from: 08/12/2020
Decision:
That the applicant is a fit and
proper person to be issued with a hackney vehicle/private hire driver's licence
from Gwynedd Council.
Decision Maker: General Licensing Sub Committee
Made at meeting: 08/12/2020 - General Licensing Sub Committee
Decision published: 08/12/2020
Effective from: 08/12/2020
Decision:
That the applicant is a fit and proper person to be issued with a hackney vehicle/private hire driver's licence from Gwynedd Council.
Decision Maker: Planning Committee
Made at meeting: 07/12/2020 - Planning Committee
Decision published: 07/12/2020
Effective from: 07/12/2020
Decision:
The application was deferred in order to consider late
information.
Decision Maker: Transport Delivery Sub-Board
Made at meeting: 07/12/2020 - Transport Delivery Sub-Board
Decision published: 07/12/2020
Effective from: 07/12/2020
Decision:
RESOLVED
to accept the reports.
Decision Maker: Planning Committee
Made at meeting: 07/12/2020 - Planning Committee
Decision published: 07/12/2020
Effective from: 07/12/2020
Decision:
DECISION: To delegate the right for the Assistant Head of
the Environment Department to approve the application, subject to the following
conditions:-
1.
Five
years.
2.
In
accordance with the plans/documents submitted with the application.
3.
Samples
of materials and colours for the building to be agreed with the LPA.
4.
Highways
conditions.
5.
Development
to be undertaken in accordance with the recommendations in the Walking
Ecological Survey and Desk-top Study.
6.
Working
hours limited to 8:00 - 18:00 during the week, 08:00 - 13:00 on a Saturday and
no working at all on Sundays and Bank Holidays.
7.
Submission
of a Construction Method Statement to be agreed with the LPA.
8.
Agree
on details regarding Welsh names for the development together with advertising
signage informing and promoting the development within and outside the site.
9.
Ensure
a plan/arrangements to provide the affordable units.
10. Condition to submit an Archaeological
Programme to be agreed with the LPA.
Note: Refer the
applicant to Welsh Water advice.
Note: Sustainable
Drainage Systems requirements.
Decision Maker: Planning Committee
Made at meeting: 07/12/2020 - Planning Committee
Decision published: 07/12/2020
Effective from: 07/12/2020
Decision:
DECISION:
To delegate the right for the Assistant Head of the Environment Department to
approve the application subject to the applicant completing a Section 106
agreement to transfer the units to a housing association and to secure a
financial contribution for educational provision and the following conditions:
1. Five years.
2. In accordance with the documents/plans
submitted with the application.
3. Natural slate.
4. Samples
of materials and colours for the houses as well as details of the solar panels
to be agreed with the LPA.
5. Highway conditions to include ensuring
traffic calming measures.
6. Soft and hard landscaping.
7. Submit details of any structure/building to be constructed within the water pumping station compound.
8. Development to be undertaken in accordance with the mitigation measures referred to in the Preliminary Ecological Report and the Stage 1 Extended Species Survey.
9. Biodiversity mitigation measures conditions.
10. Working hours limited to 8:00 - 18:00 during the week, 08:00 - 12:00 on a Saturday and no working at all on Sundays and Bank Holidays.
11. Noise level restrictions during the construction period.
12. Agree on details regarding Welsh names for the development together with advertising signage informing of and promoting the development within and outside the site.
13. Ensure a plan/arrangements to provide the affordable units.
14. Removal of general development rights for the affordable units.
15. Submit a Construction Method Statement including parking provision for the builders' vehicles. Also note no parking on the public highway during the construction period.
16. To secure road improvements before occupying the permitted units
17. Submit an Environmental Management Plan to include noise, vibration and dust.
18. Submit outdoor lighting details to be agreed with the LA before they are installed.
19. Ensure compliance with SP 5837: 2012 with regard to tree safety.
20. Archaeological mitigation measures condition.
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 response of Welsh Water referring to a public sewer that
crosses the site.
Decision Maker: Planning Committee
Made at meeting: 07/12/2020 - Planning Committee
Decision published: 07/12/2020
Effective from: 07/12/2020
Decision:
DECISION: To refuse the application
Reasons:
1.
The proposal is unacceptable due to its scale, loss of a
house from the housing stock, location of the site within a residential areas
and there is an excess of this type of accommodation in the area where 42.29%
of the housing stock are second homes.
The proposal is therefore considered to be contrary to criteria ii, iii,
iv and v of policy TWR 2 of the Anglesey and Gwynedd Joint Local Development
Plan. Consequently, it is not considered
that the proposal would create a high quality development in terms of design,
setting or location and is therefore contrary to the requirements of policy TWR
2 of the Anglesey and Gwynedd Joint Local Development Plan and Supplementary
Planning Guidance: Holiday Accommodation (July, 2011).
2.
The Local Planning Authority has not been convinced that
measures such as bilingual signs and Welsh names would be sufficient mitigating
measures in terms of improving and contributing positively to the Welsh
language and Welsh culture in an area that is already under pressure in terms
of language skills together with second homes / holiday units. Based on the
information received, it is considered that the proposal is therefore contrary
to point 3 of policy PS 1 of the LDP as it is likely to cause harm to the
community's character and language balance in a way that cannot be avoided or
satisfactorily mitigated.
3.
The proposal
would not add to or enhance the character and appearance of the site in terms
of its setting, appearance, scale, height and mass, and it would create an
obtrusive and dominating feature in the local landscape that would be visible
from public spaces and that would not respect the context of the site. Therefore, it is considered that the proposal
is contrary to criteria 1 and 2 of Policy PCYFF 3 of the Anglesey and Gwynedd
Joint Local Development Plan.
4.
The proposal
would cause significant detrimental harm to the occupants of nearby housing
together with holiday unit users on the grounds of more activities,
disturbance, noise, over-looking and loss of privacy and therefore the proposal
is contrary to criterion 7 of Policy PCYFF 2 of the Anglesey and Gwynedd Joint Local Development Plan.
5.
Parking provision on the site is insufficient to serve the
proposal and is therefore likely that the proposal will lead to on-street
parking in a village where parking provision is under pressure, especially
during the holiday season, affecting road safety and it is therefore contrary
to the requirements of Policy TRA 2 and TRA 4 of the LDP.
Decision Maker: Planning Committee
Made at meeting: 07/12/2020 - Planning Committee
Decision published: 07/12/2020
Effective from: 07/12/2020
Decision:
DECISION: To delegate the right for the
Assistant Head of Environment Department to refuse the application on the
grounds of the following reasons:-
Reasons:
·
The
proposal involves the creation of a new static alternative camping
accommodation site within a Special Landscape Area. Policy TWR 3 of the Gwynedd
and Anglesey Joint Local Development Plan, 2017, does not permit the development
of new alternative static camping sites within Special Landscape Areas. The
proposal, therefore, is contrary to the requirements of policy TWR 3 of the
Anglesey and Gwynedd Joint Local Development Plan, 2017.
·
The
proposal is contrary to criteria number 2, 4 and 7 of policy TWR 5 of the
Gwynedd and Anglesey Joint Local Development Plan, 2017, on the grounds that
the proposal would create an excess of hardstanding areas; no evidence has been
received as to why the additional facilities are required and the tent pitch
will be used for 12 months a year. The proposal, therefore, does not comply
with all requirements of Policy TWR 5 of the Anglesey and Gwynedd Joint Local
Development Plan, 2017.
·
The
proposal involves the creation of a new alternative camping accommodation site
in open countryside and way outside any development boundary. In addition, it is not considered that the
proposal makes use of a suitable site in the countryside as it is an
unsustainable site where the majority of the visitors would be dependent on
private vehicle use. The proposal, therefore, does not comply with all
requirements of Policy TWR5, PS4, PS5 and PS14 of the Anglesey and Gwynedd
Joint Local Development Plan, 2017, along with the advice contained in
Supplementary
Planning Guidance: Tourist Facilities and
Accommodation 2019 and Planning Policy Wales, Edition 10, 2018.
Decision Maker: Transport Delivery Sub-Board
Made at meeting: 07/12/2020 - Transport Delivery Sub-Board
Decision published: 07/12/2020
Effective from: 07/12/2020
Decision:
RESOLVED to accept the report
Decision Maker: Transport Delivery Sub-Board
Made at meeting: 07/12/2020 - Transport Delivery Sub-Board
Decision published: 07/12/2020
Effective from: 07/12/2020
Decision:
RESOLVED to accept the information.