5 Application No C17/0565/41/LL - Land at Bro Sion Wyn, Chwilog PDF 234 KB
Application for the erection of an open market two storey
dwelling.
LOCAL MEMBER: Councillor Aled Lloyd Evans
Link
to relevant background documents
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The Vice-chair chaired the above application as the Chair had declared a
personal interest and had left the Chamber.
An
application to erect an open market two-storey dwelling.
(a) The
Planning Manager elaborated on the background of the application, noting that
it had not been possible to discuss this application at the Committee meeting
on 27 November 2017 due to the lack of quorum.
She reminded members that the application had been deferred at the
Committee meeting held on 6 November 2017 in order to carry out a site visit.
Some members had visited the site on 27 November 2017.
It
was noted that the proposal involved the erection of a new house on land within
the development boundary and within a residential area in the village of Chwilog. It was
considered that the proposal complied in principle with the policy requirements
and it was not considered that the proposal caused harm to the amenities of the
local neighbourhood.
The development was acceptable in terms of relevant
local and national policies for the reasons noted in the report.
(b) The
local member (not a member of this Planning Committee) noted the following main
points:
·
That he had made enquiries with CCG a few years ago
in relation to providing parking spaces for the residents of Bro Sion Wyn, but
that they had said no. Parking issues
existed on the estate and the development would not help the situation;
·
That the report noted that the proposal satisfied
the requirements of Policy TRA2 and TRA4 of the LDP which related to parking
and transportation. Drew attention to
the fact that reference was only made here to the application site and not to
the parking problems in the nearby area;
·
The house would be a mask and would affect the
amenities of nearby residents. The house
would only be located 17 metres away from the adjacent houses;
·
Referred to policy ISA4 of the LDP, noting that it
would be a shame to lose an open space;
·
That paragraph 5.10 of the report disregarded
objections in relation to amenities but that he asked the Committee to consider
them and refuse the application.
(c) It was proposed and seconded to refuse the application. The
proposer noted that the application should be refused as the proposal would
result in the loss of green space/allotments, over-looking, no need for another
house as so many were available in Chwilog and that
it would be an over-development of the site.
In response to the
above observations, the officers noted:
·
That it would be very difficult to
defend a refusal on appeal on the grounds that there was no need for housing in
the area;
·
That concerns regarding the impact on
residential amenities was a reason that could be used to refuse the
application; however, the recommendation submitted was sound;
·
The green space was not protected in
any way or protected for use as allotments;
· In terms of over-looking, the distance from window to window guidance was approximately 22 ... view the full minutes text for item 5
5 Application No C17/0565/41/LL - Land at Bro Sion Wyn, Chwilog PDF 155 KB
Application for the erection of an open market two storey
dwelling.
LOCAL MEMBER: Councillor Aled Lloyd Evans
Link
to relevant background documents
Additional documents:
Minutes:
An application to
erect an open market two-storey dwelling
It was not
possible to discuss this application as there was no sufficient quorum. The application was referred to the next
Committee.
5 Application No C17/0565/41/LL - Land at Bro Sion Wyn, Chwilog PDF 153 KB
Application for the erection of an open market two storey dwelling.
LOCAL MEMBER: Councillor Aled Lloyd Evans
Link to relevant background documents
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The discussion on this application was chaired by the Vice-chair.
An application to erect an open market two-storey
dwelling.
(a) The
Planning Manager elaborated on the background of the application, noting that
the proposal involved constructing a new house on land within the development
boundary and within a residential area in the village of Chwilog.
Attention was drawn to the additional observations that had been
received.
It was noted that the proposed house
would be located on a site which was parallel to the public road and was
relatively close to existing housing. It was acknowledged that windows were on
the gable ends of the proposed building where they would look towards the
existing housing, but there was a distance of approximately 17 metres between
the gable ends and the nearest houses, with a county road also running past one
side. It was felt that the impact of overlooking on these houses would not be
substantial or cause disruption to an unacceptable degree.
The original observations of the Transportation
Unit had been received noting a concern regarding the parking and turning
arrangements within the curtilage. It was noted following receiving a further
plan by the agent showing an amendment to the parking layout and access for the
proposal in addition to a reduction from four to three in the number of
bedrooms, that the Transportation Unit confirmed that the amended details were
acceptable. It was realised that an objection has been raised in terms of road
safety and the impact on existing parking arrangements. However, the
Transportation Unit did not object to the proposal, and therefore it was not
considered that the amended proposal was contrary to policy TRA 2 and TRA 4 of
the JLDP.
The
development was acceptable in terms of relevant local and national policies for
the reasons noted in the report.
(b) The
local member (not a member of this Planning Committee) noted the following main
points:
·
Astonishment that Cartrefi Cymunedol Gwynedd (CCG) used
architects that were not local;
·
Disappointment if the site was sold on the open
market - the money would go towards constructing other affordable housing
within the County at the expense of Bro Sion Wyn residents.
·
Parking issues existed on the estate and the
development would not help the situation;
·
The development would impact the amenities of the
estate's residents;
·
The proposal led to the loss of a green space;
·
Requested that the Committee to go against the
officers' recommendation because it was a matter of opinion and not policy in
terms of what impacted people's amenities.
(c) A proposal to undertake a site visit was made and seconded.
A
member noted that confirmation was needed as to CCG's arrangements to sell the
site, considering the parking issues that existed on the estate.
In response, the Senior Solicitor noted that consideration could be given to the parking situation but that the applicant's intention to sell the site was not relevant to the planning application and that it was a matter to be ... view the full minutes text for item 5