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RESOLVED- That the minutes of the Planning Committee held on 10 April, 2024 be approved and signed as a correct record, subject to Councillors Jo Nuttall and Anthony Bertola being recorded as present at the meeting.
RESOLVED: That the application be deferred, to enable further consideration of the lawful planning status of the application site and whether it benefited from extant planning permission for 15 holiday studios.
RESOLVED: (a) That the Planning Committee be minded to refuse planning permission. (b) That the Development and Building Control Manager be authorised to determine the application under delegation. Note: Councillor Jo Nuttall declared a personal interest in the above item as the speaker against the application, Gemma Campbell, is her son’s college lecturer. As the interest was not considered prejudicial Councillor Nuttall remained in the meeting whilst the matter was being discussed.
RESOLVED: (a) That the Planning Committee be minded to refuse planning permission. (b) That the Development and Building Control Manager be authorised to determine the application under delegation.
RESOLVED: (a) That the Planning Committee be minded to grant conditional planning permission, subject to the owners entering into a Section 106 Agreement to restrict the occupancy of the existing farm dwelling as a rural enterprise dwelling. (b) That, in the event that the matter referred to in recommendation (a) is not resolved to the satisfaction of the Development and Building Control Manager within three months of the Committee decision (or such longer period as may be agreed with the Development and Building Control Manager), planning permission be refused. (c)That the Development and Building Control Manager be authorised to determine the application under delegation. Note: Councillor Gwennol declared a personal interest in the above item as her husband is distantly related to the applicant’s father. As the interest was not considered prejudicial Councillor Ellis remained in the meeting whilst the matter was being discussed.
Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Nia Owen, Kay Redhead and Andrew Wood.
Councillor Jo Nuttall declared a personal interest in Agenda item 5 (b) Code Ref: 0/51213 – Residential development comprising of the erection of three dwellings. Former Sports Court, Oak Drive, Colwyn Bay, Conwy, LL29 6AJ as Gemma Campbell, who was speaking against the application is her son’s lecturer in college. As the interest was not considered prejudicial Councillor Nuttall was able to take part in the debate and vote. Councillor Gwennol Ellis declared a personal interest in Agenda item 5 (d) Code Ref: 0/51346 – Proposed rural enterprise dwelling together with the creation of a new vehicle access and associated works. Disgarth Ucha, Llangwm, Conwy, LL21 0PT as her husband is distantly related to the applicant. As the interest was not considered prejudicial Councillor Ellis was able to take part in the debate and vote.
None reported.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED- That the minutes of the Planning Committee held on 10 April, 2024 be approved and signed as a correct record, subject to Councillors Jo Nuttall and Anthony Bertola being recorded as present at the meeting.
The minutes of the Planning Committee held on 10 April 2024 were submitted for approval. Councillor Jo Nuttall stated that she and Councillor Anthony Bertola had been present at the meeting. RESOLVED- That the minutes of the Planning Committee held on 10 April, 2024 be approved and signed as a correct record, subject to Councillors Jo Nuttall and Anthony Bertola being recorded as present at the meeting.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the application be deferred, to enable further consideration of the lawful planning status of the application site and whether it benefited from extant planning permission for 15 holiday studios.
An addendum to the report was presented, highlighting the following: • Observations received in a letter from Solicitors in relation to the Committee report. • The receipt of one additional letter of objection. As a consequence of additional information received, Members were advised that the recommendation within the Committee report had been revised to defer the application to a future meeting of the Committee. As a consequence of the revised recommendation to defer consideration of the application, the Local Electoral Division Member, who was registered to speak, sought clarity on when the application would return to Committee. In response, the Development and Building Control Manager advised that a return date could not be confirmed as officers needed time to consider the representation that had been made. All three registered speakers opted not to speak on this occasion, should Members support the revised recommendation. In considering the information presented within the addendum, the Committee RESOLVED: That the application be deferred, to enable further consideration of the lawful planning status of the application site and whether it benefited from extant planning permission for 15 holiday studios.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: (a) That the Planning Committee be minded to refuse planning permission. (b) That the Development and Building Control Manager be authorised to determine the application under delegation. Note: Councillor Jo Nuttall declared a personal interest in the above item as the speaker against the application, Gemma Campbell, is her son’s college lecturer. As the interest was not considered prejudicial Councillor Nuttall remained in the meeting whilst the matter was being discussed.
Further to a site inspection, Ms Gemma Campbell spoke against the application and Miss Sioned Edwards (Agent) spoke in favour. An addendum to the report was presented, highlighting the following: • Further response from Welsh Water and the applicant’s agent regarding surface water drainage and to the possibility of providing alternative connections for the surface and foul water drainage. • Response from Conwy County Borough Councils (CCBC) Waste Manager concerning waste collection. • On the basis of the information currently available in terms of drainage and uncertainty in respect of whether an easement exists to cross the playing fields to provide a connection to the alternative sewer connection, Officers did not consider that the connection to King’s Road would be a matter that could be secured through a Grampian planning condition. • A response from the Highway Authority recommending refusal on the basis of the parking provision and the concerns raised by the Waste Manager. As a result of the additional responses and the need to allow adequate time to resolve the outstanding concerns, the officer recommendation had been amended to be minded to refuse planning permission. Discussion arose regarding the following: • No objection to the proposal having been received from Colwyn Bay Town Council. • The site was considered suitable for development. • Deferring the application, as opposed to refusal, to allow the applicant further time to resolve concerns raised. • Concern was expressed regarding over development, density, current drainage proposals and highway/parking matters. In considering the application, a proposal to defer consideration of the application to allow the applicant opportunity to resolve the concerns raised was proposed and seconded, however, following a vote the proposal was lost and Members resolved to support the officer’s revised recommendation. RESOLVED: (a) That the Planning Committee be minded to refuse planning permission. (b) That the Development and Building Control Manager be authorised to determine the application under delegation. Note: Councillor Jo Nuttall declared a personal interest in the above item as the speaker against the application, Gemma Campbell, is her son’s college lecturer. As the interest was not considered prejudicial Councillor Nuttall remained in the meeting whilst the matter was being discussed.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: (a) That the Planning Committee be minded to refuse planning permission. (b) That the Development and Building Control Manager be authorised to determine the application under delegation.
Further to a site inspection, Miss Sioned Edwards (Agent) spoke in favour of the application, Gemma Campbell, who had registered to speak, chose to address the Committee only once and in association with the previous application Code Ref: 0/51213. Members were requested to refer to the addendum for application Code Ref: 0/51213, which was relevant to the application. In considering the application and information presented, discussion arose regarding existing surface water drainage issues in the area and the need to engage further with Welsh Water. RESOLVED: (a) That the Planning Committee be minded to refuse planning permission. (b) That the Development and Building Control Manager be authorised to determine the application under delegation.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: (a) That the Planning Committee be minded to grant conditional planning permission, subject to the owners entering into a Section 106 Agreement to restrict the occupancy of the existing farm dwelling as a rural enterprise dwelling. (b) That, in the event that the matter referred to in recommendation (a) is not resolved to the satisfaction of the Development and Building Control Manager within three months of the Committee decision (or such longer period as may be agreed with the Development and Building Control Manager), planning permission be refused. (c)That the Development and Building Control Manager be authorised to determine the application under delegation. Note: Councillor Gwennol declared a personal interest in the above item as her husband is distantly related to the applicant’s father. As the interest was not considered prejudicial Councillor Ellis remained in the meeting whilst the matter was being discussed.
An addendum to the report was presented, highlighting the following: • The receipt of amended design plans to address officers’ previous concerns with regards to fenestration and cladding. • A correction to paragraph 39 of the Committee report in relation to the size of the dwelling. • Inclusion of a Green Infrastructure Statement. • Confirmation from the application in terms of occupancy controls. In light of the additional information submitted from the application, a revised recommendation to that within the Committee report was proposed in relation to a Section 106 obligation, to ensure that the existing dwelling did not become a market dwelling, which would undermine the justification for granting a second farm dwelling. The Local Electoral Division Member was supportive of the application. RESOLVED: (a) That the Planning Committee be minded to grant conditional planning permission, subject to the owners entering into a Section 106 Agreement to restrict the occupancy of the existing farm dwelling as a rural enterprise dwelling. (b) That, in the event that the matter referred to in recommendation (a) is not resolved to the satisfaction of the Development and Building Control Manager within three months of the Committee decision (or such longer period as may be agreed with the Development and Building Control Manager), planning permission be refused. (c)That the Development and Building Control Manager be authorised to determine the application under delegation. Note: Councillor Gwennol declared a personal interest in the above item as her husband is distantly related to the applicant’s father. As the interest was not considered prejudicial Councillor Ellis remained in the meeting whilst the matter was being discussed.
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