5 Application No. C17/0455/22/LL - Cae Efa Lwyd, Clynnog Road, Penygroes PDF 314 KB
Formation of a vehicular access to Cae
Efa Lwyd sand and gravel
pit from the Class 3 County Highway at Allt Goch and associated engineering works.
LOCAL MEMBER: Councillor Judith
Humphreys
Link
to relevant background documents
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Creation of
vehicular access to the Cae Efa Lwyd sand and gravel pit from the Class 3
County road at Allt Goch with ancillary engineering work.
(a)
The Senior Minerals and Waste Planning Officer
elaborated on the background of the application, noting that the existing
access on the site opened out to the Ffordd Clynnog unclassified road. He
explained that the Transportation Unit did not support using this access.
It was
explained that this application proposed a new vehicular access that would lead
directly to the quarry. The work on the
quarry would be for a period of four years and 100,000 tonnes a year with plans
to restore the access as agricultural land when the work ended.
It was
confirmed that the Transportation Unit supported the proposal and that it was
likely that the order on the road would need to be amended by means of the
Highways Act. This was to be discussed and agreed between the applicant and the
Transportation Unit.
It was
noted that the new access would now be further away from the residents of
Ffordd Clynnog and would ensure an access that would not come out onto an
unacceptable narrow road.
The development was acceptable in terms of relevant
local and national policies for the reasons noted in the report.
(b) Taking
advantage of the right to speak, an objector noted the following main points:
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NO to the New Access;
·
That the proposed access was on a dangerous bend
and that a site visit should be carried out;
·
That the Committee was entitled to refuse the
application and the residents' way of life would be safe should the application
be refused.
(c) Taking advantage of the right to speak, the applicant’s
representative noted the following main points:-
·
That the existing access could continue to be used
but that the applicant had taken local concerns into consideration and had
submitted this application for a new access;
·
That the applicant was doing their best to re-open
the quarry under the best possible conditions.
(ch) The local member (not a member of this
Planning Committee), objected, noting the following main points:
·
There would be up to 20 lorry movements a day from
the access and it would disperse dust;
·
That the proposal on the site was oppressive and
undermined local amenities;
·
That local residents were working to beautify the
area to promote people's pride in their community and that such a development
undermined the work and defaced the area;
·
The need to consider the heading 'Management of
Growth and Development' in the LDP;
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The need to act in accordance with Ffordd Gwynedd;
·
According to the United Nations, people were
entitled to a peaceful home without disruption and there may well be a
requirement on public authorities to take steps to reduce noise and pollution;
·
The heavy traffic would be dangerous and a source
of substantial pollution and would cause a nuisance;
· The Committee was asked to refuse the application in order to give the residents time to ... view the full minutes text for item 5
8 Application No. C17/0455/22/LL - Cae Efa Lwyd, Clynnog Road, Penygroes PDF 309 KB
Formation of a vehicular access to Cae Efa Lwyd sand and gravel pit from the Class 3 County Highway at Allt Goch and associated engineering works.
LOCAL MEMBER: Councillor Judith
Humphreys
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Create a vehicular access to a sand and gravel pit at Cae Efa Lwyd from the
third class county highway at Allt Goch with associated engineering works
It was suggested that the application be deferred as application
C13/0217/22/MW and C17/0455/22/LL needed
to be dealt with together.
RESOLVED to defer the
application