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RESOLVED that the following planning applications be granted subject to the conditions detailed within the Report/Addendum of the Head of Place and Sustainability and or reported at the meeting:- PL/06515 Proposed Residential Development (Affordable Dwellings), Access Road and Associated infrastructure at Land off Dol y Dderwen, Ammanford, SA18 2GA (NOTE: Councillor SM Allen declared during consideration of this item that she is a voluntary member of the applicant’s Board and promptly left the meeting taking no part in the discussion or decision) PL/06840 New forestry access from the adjacent highway at Cefn Ystrad Ffin Forest, Rhandirmwyn PL/07482 Raise roofline by 1.2m and add 2no. 1st floor windows. Add external door opening and window to ground floor south elevation. Replace UPVC windows and doors for new at Cottage to rear of Lamb Inn, Llanboidy, Whitland, SA34 0EL (NOTE: Councillor D. Phillips having earlier declared an interest in this application left the meeting and took no part in its determination) PL/07904 Variation of Condition 1 on PL/04555 (Temporary change of use (24 months) of vacant retail unit (class A1) to vehicle depot with offices and associated vehicle parking) at 24A Heol Stanllyd, Cross Hands, Llanelli, SA14 6RB 3.2 RESOLVED that the following planning application be deferred to enable the Committee to undertake a site visit: PL/02167 Construction and operation of inert waste recycling facility, waste processing and associated works to include the construction of a screening bund at Cilyrychen Quarry, Llandybie, Ammanford, SA18 3JE Representations were received objecting to the application re-iterating the objection points detailed within the Head of Place and Sustainability’s written report which included; · The impact of additional lorry traffic to and from the site on the local highway network and communities in relation to noise, dust, air pollution, mud on the highway and shed material from improperly secured loads · the local school in Llandybie is located 100m from the A483 as it passes through Llandybie and the school crossing is at a narrow pinch point · lack of a public footpath on either side of the A483 from the edge of the village to the entrance roadway to Cilyrchen · Neither a traffic survey or pollution monitoring had been undertaken by the applicant, or planners · It had been calculated that based on traffic levels when the quarry was operational some 70 skip lorries arrived full and left empty every day combined with 70 tipper lorries arriving empty and leaving fully laden equating to a HGV movement every 2 minutes · Impact of the proposal on the flora and fauna in the quarry · Impact on the nearby Turlough (the only one identified in the UK) and the Oligotrophic lake in the quarry · The proposal conflicts with TAN 21 where it states “authorities should consider suitable locations for ‘urban quarries’. It was contended Cilyrychen was not one of those locations. · It was considered that once all the existing secondary aggregates at the site had been harvested, all future material processed at the site for recycling would have to be imported and treated by the mobile crusher. It was questioned why that crusher could not be taken to the material source The applicant’s agent and Senior Minerals and Waste Planning Officer responded to the issues raised. REASON: To enable the Committee to view the site and to assess its impact on the local environments 3.3 RESOLVED that the following planning application be granted contrary to the recommendation of the Head of Place and Sustainability on the basis the Committee considered the proposal complied with the provisions of TAN 6 notably, paragraphs 2.1.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.4 and 3.14. The consent was granted subject to the applicant entering into a Section 106 Agreement tying the property to the rural enterprise PL/06346 Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission E/39636 to allow an alteration to the design of the agricultural dwelling previously approved under E/39636 – Agricultural Dwelling and Associated Works at Brynawelon, Llanfynydd, Carmarthen, SA32 7TG
RESOLVED that the report be noted.
Apologies for absence were received from Councillors P. Cooper, M. Donoghue and R. Sparks.
Councillor Minute Number Nature of Interest S.M. Allen 3.1 – PL/06515 – Proposed Residential Development (Affordable Dwellings) Access Road and Associated Infrastructure on Land off Dol y Dderwen, Ammanford, SA18 2GA Voluntary member on the Board of Directors of the Bro Myrddin Housing Association – The applicant D. Phillips 3.1 – PL/07482 – Raise Roofline by 1.2m, and add 2no. 1st floor windows. Add external door opening and window to ground floor south elevation. Replace UPVC windows and doors for new at Cottage to rear of, Lamb Inn, Llanboidy, Whitland, SA23 OEL Is a Director of the Company making the application
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED that the following planning applications be granted subject to the conditions detailed within the Report/Addendum of the Head of Place and Sustainability and or reported at the meeting:- PL/06515 Proposed Residential Development (Affordable Dwellings), Access Road and Associated infrastructure at Land off Dol y Dderwen, Ammanford, SA18 2GA (NOTE: Councillor SM Allen declared during consideration of this item that she is a voluntary member of the applicant’s Board and promptly left the meeting taking no part in the discussion or decision) PL/06840 New forestry access from the adjacent highway at Cefn Ystrad Ffin Forest, Rhandirmwyn PL/07482 Raise roofline by 1.2m and add 2no. 1st floor windows. Add external door opening and window to ground floor south elevation. Replace UPVC windows and doors for new at Cottage to rear of Lamb Inn, Llanboidy, Whitland, SA34 0EL (NOTE: Councillor D. Phillips having earlier declared an interest in this application left the meeting and took no part in its determination) PL/07904 Variation of Condition 1 on PL/04555 (Temporary change of use (24 months) of vacant retail unit (class A1) to vehicle depot with offices and associated vehicle parking) at 24A Heol Stanllyd, Cross Hands, Llanelli, SA14 6RB 3.2 RESOLVED that the following planning application be deferred to enable the Committee to undertake a site visit: PL/02167 Construction and operation of inert waste recycling facility, waste processing and associated works to include the construction of a screening bund at Cilyrychen Quarry, Llandybie, Ammanford, SA18 3JE Representations were received objecting to the application re-iterating the objection points detailed within the Head of Place and Sustainability’s written report which included; · The impact of additional lorry traffic to and from the site on the local highway network and communities in relation to noise, dust, air pollution, mud on the highway and shed material from improperly secured loads · the local school in Llandybie is located 100m from the A483 as it passes through Llandybie and the school crossing is at a narrow pinch point · lack of a public footpath on either side of the A483 from the edge of the village to the entrance roadway to Cilyrchen · Neither a traffic survey or pollution monitoring had been undertaken by the applicant, or planners · It had been calculated that based on traffic levels when the quarry was operational some 70 skip lorries arrived full and left empty every day combined with 70 tipper lorries arriving empty and leaving fully laden equating to a HGV movement every 2 minutes · Impact of the proposal on the flora and fauna in the quarry · Impact on the nearby Turlough (the only one identified in the UK) and the Oligotrophic lake in the quarry · The proposal conflicts with TAN 21 where it states “authorities should consider suitable locations for ‘urban quarries’. It was contended Cilyrychen was not one of those locations. · It was considered that once all the existing secondary aggregates at the site had been harvested, all future material processed at the site for recycling would have to be imported and treated by the mobile crusher. It was questioned why that crusher could not be taken to the material source The applicant’s agent and Senior Minerals and Waste Planning Officer responded to the issues raised. REASON: To enable the Committee to view the site and to assess its impact on the local environments 3.3 RESOLVED that the following planning application be granted contrary to the recommendation of the Head of Place and Sustainability on the basis the Committee considered the proposal complied with the provisions of TAN 6 notably, paragraphs 2.1.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.4 and 3.14. The consent was granted subject to the applicant entering into a Section 106 Agreement tying the property to the rural enterprise PL/06346 Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission E/39636 to allow an alteration to the design of the agricultural dwelling previously approved under E/39636 – Agricultural Dwelling and Associated Works at Brynawelon, Llanfynydd, Carmarthen, SA32 7TG
3.1 UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED that the following planning applications be granted subject to the conditions detailed within the Report/Addendum of the Head of Place and Sustainability and or reported at the meeting:- PL/06515 Proposed Residential Development (Affordable Dwellings), Access Road and Associated infrastructure at Land off Dol y Dderwen, Ammanford, SA18 2GA (NOTE: Councillor SM Allen declared during consideration of this item that she is a voluntary member of the applicant’s Board and promptly left the meeting taking no part in the discussion or decision) PL/06840 New forestry access from the adjacent highway at Cefn Ystrad Ffin Forest, Rhandirmwyn PL/07482 Raise roofline by 1.2m and add 2no. 1st floor windows. Add external door opening and window to ground floor south elevation. Replace UPVC windows and doors for new at Cottage to rear of Lamb Inn, Llanboidy, Whitland, SA34 0EL (NOTE: Councillor D. Phillips having earlier declared an interest in this application left the meeting and took no part in its determination) PL/07904 Variation of Condition 1 on PL/04555 (Temporary change of use (24 months) of vacant retail unit (class A1) to vehicle depot with offices and associated vehicle parking) at 24A Heol Stanllyd, Cross Hands, Llanelli, SA14 6RB 3.2 RESOLVED that the following planning application be deferred to enable the Committee to undertake a site visit: PL/02167 Construction and operation of inert waste recycling facility, waste processing and associated works to include the construction of a screening bund at Cilyrychen Quarry, Llandybie, Ammanford, SA18 3JE Representations were received objecting to the application re-iterating the objection points detailed within the Head of Place and Sustainability’s written report which included; · The impact of additional lorry traffic to and from the site on the local highway network and communities in relation to noise, dust, air pollution, mud on the highway and shed material from improperly secured loads · the local school in Llandybie is located 100m from the A483 as it passes through Llandybie and the school crossing is at a narrow pinch point · lack of a public footpath on either side of the A483 from the edge of the village to the entrance roadway to Cilyrchen · Neither a traffic survey or pollution monitoring had been undertaken by the applicant, or planners · It had been calculated that based on traffic levels when the quarry was operational some 70 skip lorries arrived full and left empty every day combined with 70 tipper lorries arriving empty and leaving fully laden equating to a HGV movement every 2 minutes · Impact of the proposal on the flora and fauna in the quarry · Impact on the nearby Turlough (the only one identified in the UK) and the Oligotrophic lake in the quarry · The proposal conflicts with TAN 21 where it states “authorities should consider suitable locations for ‘urban quarries’. It was contended Cilyrychen was not one of those locations. · It was considered that once all the existing secondary aggregates at the site had been harvested, all future material processed at the site for recycling would have to be imported and treated by the mobile crusher. It was questioned why that crusher could not be taken to the material source The applicant’s agent and Senior Minerals and Waste Planning Officer responded to the issues raised. REASON: To enable the Committee to view the site and to assess its impact on the local environments 3.3 RESOLVED that the following planning application be granted contrary to the recommendation of the Head of Place and Sustainability on the basis the Committee considered the proposal complied with the provisions of TAN 6 notably, paragraphs 2.1.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.4 and 3.14. The consent was granted subject to the applicant entering into a Section 106 Agreement tying the property to the rural enterprise PL/06346 Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission E/39636 to allow an alteration to the design of the agricultural dwelling previously approved under E/39636 – Agricultural Dwelling and Associated Works at Brynawelon, Llanfynydd, Carmarthen, SA32 7TG
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED that the report be noted.
The Committee considered the Planning Appeals Report which provided information relating to lodged planning appeals as at 15th August, 2024. RESOLVED that the report be noted.
RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on the 18th July, 2024 be signed as a correct record.
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