Application for the erection of 4 terraced
houses.
LOCAL MEMBER: Councillor Jason Humphreys
Minutes:
Application to erect a terrace of four houses
The Development Control Manager elaborated on the background of the application for the construction of a terrace of four, two-storey houses with eight ancillary
parking spaces to the
front, and gardens to the rear. It was explained
that the existing site was a parcel of open land but
included single-storey garages on part
of the site.
It was explained that a stone wall surrounded the site, whilst residential
dwellings of varying sizes and appearance
abutted the site with the development boundary of Porthmadog on previously developed land - the proposal therefore conformed to the requirements of policies C1, C3 and CH3. There were various workshops
nearby and the High Street buildings
backed onto the unclassified road that ran past the front of the site.
It was noted that there was a wide entrance to the existing site, which was protected by a standard gate.
It was highlighted that the objections included traffic and parking
matters and the impact on residential
amenities.
Although the existing built up character of the area was fairly dense, which meant
that such matters as proximity
and overlooking were relatively common features, it was not considered that the development would lead to excessive
over-looking or to an unacceptable impact on the amenities
of nearby residents and the amenities of the area in general.
Concerns raised by local
residents about the impact of the proposed development on matters involving movement, safety and the restrictive nature of the existing access road were
highlighted. In addition to this, the buildings on the High Street backed
onto the road and it was likely
that vehicles would use this
access road to deliver goods to these buildings.
The application was originally submitted with four parking bays
to the front of the site for
the four houses but following the Transportation Unit's dissatisfaction the plan was amended
to show provision for eight vehicles.
(a) Taking advantage of the right to speak, the Local Member (not a member
of this Planning Committee) made the following points:
·
Problems with parking and refuse collection
already existed in the area; The member had sought to hold a discussion with the Transportation Unit
·
A recent accident
with a refuse lorry had raised concerns
In response to observations, the
Senior Development Control Officer
– Transportation noted that the accident was independent of the application.
(b) It was proposed
and seconded to approve the application.
(c)
During the ensuing discussion, the following
main observations were noted by members:
·
A large enough
area would need to be ensured for the storage of bins
·
That a clear pathway would need to be ensured
to take the bins to the collection point
·
Suggestion to include a condition
to ensure that this detail was included on the plan
RESOLVED to approve the application subject to including an additional condition
to ensure sufficient space to store and move bins
1. Time
2. Compliance with plans
3. Materials
4. Highway
conditions
5. Welsh Water
6. Boundary
treatment details
7. Withdrawal of permitted development rights and PD rights
- windows
8. An area for storing
and moving bins for collection
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