RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T the attendance of the following Councillors at the site visit to
17 Rutland Close, Barry, held on 17th September 2026, be noted: Councillor
N.C. Thomas (Chair), Councillors J. Aviet, I.R. Buckley, J.E. Charles, N.P. Hodges,
Dr. I.J. Johnson, H.M. Payne, I.A.N. Perry and C. Stallard.
(2) T H A T apologies from the following Councillors to the above site visit held on
th
17 September 2026 be noted: Councillor M.R. Wilson (Vice-Chair); Councillors
A.M. Ernest, G. Bruce, C.M. Cowpe and E. Williams
BUILDING REGULATION APPLICATIONS AND OTHER BUILDING CONTROL MATTERS DETERMINED BY THE HEAD OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT UNDER DELEGATED POWERS (HSD)
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T the passed building regulation applications, as listed in Section (a) of
the report, be noted.
(2) T H A T it be noted that no rejected building applications had been received at
the time of the meeting taking place.
(3) T H A T the serving of Notices under The Building (Approved Inspectors Etc.)
Regulations 2000, as listed in Section (c) of the report, be noted.
PLANNING APPLICATIONS DETERMINED BY THE HEAD OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT UNDER DELEGATED POWERS (HSD)
RESOLVED – T H A T the applications as outlined within the report, on pages 8
through 18, under the above delegated powers, be noted.
TREES (HSD)
(i) Delegated Powers –
RESOLVED – T H A T the applications as outlined within the report, on pages 19 to
21, as determined by the Head of Sustainable Development under delegated
powers, be noted.
PLANNING APPLICATIONS (HSD)
RESOLVED – T H A T in pursuance of the powers delegated to the Committee, the
following applications be determined as indicated and any other necessary action be
taken.
2025/00823/FUL Received on 12 August 2025
(P23)
APPLICANT: Newydd Housing Association C/o Agent, Avison Young, One
Kingsway, Cardiff, CF10 3AN
AGENT: Mr Owain Griffiths Avison Young, One Kingsway, Cardiff, CF10 3AN
Castle Hotel, Jewel Street, Barry
Retention of 14 no. apartments (Use Class C3) within the existing public house (Use
Class A3) and 2-storey side extension (all approved under LPA Ref:
2019/1062/FUL), together with change of use of ground floor and remainder of first
floor of existing public house (Use Class A3) to provide 8 no. apartments (Use Class
C3), external alterations, repositioned vehicular access, provision of 15 no. car
parking spaces, cycle storage, bin storage, drainage and ancillary works.
The application had been called in for determination by Planning Committee by
Councillor Collins if officers were minded recommending approval. The reason for
the call in being that the application would result in the loss of a community facility
which had been approved under previous planning approval 2019/01062/FUL.
Following consideration of the application, and in the absence of unanimity among
Members, a vote was taken on a motion to defer consideration of the application
pending a site visit. The proposed visit would include both internal and external
inspections of the site to enable Members to fully assess the application. It was also
requested that a further report be presented to a future meeting, including setting out
potential reasons for refusal together with Planning officers' recommendations and
other points raised at this meeting. The vote was recorded as follows:
For Against Abstain
TOTAL 16 0 0
Following the above vote, the Planning Committee subsequently
DEFERRED – For a site visit.
Reason for decision
Following consideration of the application by Committee Members and the
representations made at the Planning Committee, it was decided to defer any
decision being made on this application pending a site visit to assist in fully and
properly assessing the application and the issues raised. The proposed visit would
include both internal and external inspections of the site to enable Members to
assess the application. A further report would be presented as part of this to a future
meeting, including setting out potential reasons for refusal together with Planning
officers' recommendations and other points raised at this meeting.
2025/01091/FUL Received on 3 November 2025
(P47)
APPLICANT: Mr Phil Grafton Llantwit Major Football Club, Windmill Lane, Off
Frampton Lane, Llantwit Major, CF61 2UZ
AGENT: Mr Wayne Reynolds Llwyntreharne, Llangynin, St. Clears, SA33 4LA
Llantwit Major Football Club, Windmill Lane Off Frampton Lane, Llantwit Major
Proposed two-storey side and rear extension with balcony to AFC Clubhouse,
creation of extended car park and associated landscape works.
The application was required to be determined by Planning Committee under the
Council’s approved scheme of delegation because the application had been called in
for determination by Councillor Edward Williams following concerns with
overdevelopment, access to the site up a narrow lane and loss of field area for car
parking.
Following consideration of the application, the Planning Committee subsequently
APPROVED subject to the following condition(s):
1. The development shall begin no later than five years from the date of this
decision.
Reason:
To comply with the requirements of Section 91 of the Town and Country
Planning Act 1990.
2. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the following
approved plans and documents:
R725 07 A1 Proposed Plans And Elevations 1 of 2 Rev B
R725 08 A1 Proposed Plans And Elevations 2 of 2 Rev B
- R725-01-A4 - Location Plan REV A.pdf
- R725-09 A1 - Site Plan REV A.pdf
R725 11 A1 Existing And Proposed Passing Bay Rev A
Reason:
For the avoidance of doubt as to the approved development and to accord
with Circular 016:2014 on The Use of Planning Conditions for Development
Management.
3. The biodiversity enhancement measures set out in document ref: Green
Infrastructure Statement of 22/6/2026 shall be carried out in full prior to the
first beneficial occupation or use of the development and thereafter retained in
accordance with the approved details whilst the development remains in
existence. Where the enhancement relates to any planting, any trees or
plants which within a period of 5 years from the completion of the
development die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased
shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and
species.
Within 6 months of the completion of construction works, a photograph
showing the biodiversity measures in place shall be submitted to the Local
Planning Authority via planning@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk quoting the planning
application reference.
Reason:
In the interests of ecology and to ensure compliance with Policies SP1
(Delivering the Strategy) and MD9 (Promoting Biodiversity) of the Local
Development Plan.
4. Prior to the commencement of works to construct the extensions hereby
approved or the beneficial use of the proposed parking area, whichever is
sooner, the access shall be widened to 6m in accordance with the approved
details and retained as such for as long as the development remains in
existence.
Reason:
In the interest of highway safety and to ensure a satisfactory form of access to
serve the development, and to ensure compliance with the terms of Policies
SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and MD2 (Design of New Developments) of the
Local Development Plan.
5. Prior to the commencement of works to the proposed passing bay identified
on r725-11, engineering and construction details of the proposed passing bay
shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
The works shall thereafter be carried out in accordance with the approved
details and the passing bay must be constructed prior to beneficial use of the
extension and car park hereby approved.
Reason:
In the interest of highway safety and to ensure a satisfactory form of access to
serve the development, and to ensure compliance with the terms of Policies
SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and MD2 (Design of New Developments) of the
Local Development Plan.
6. No development shall commence, including any works of demolition, until a
Construction Environment Management Plan (CEMP) has been submitted to,
and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority. The CEMP shall
include the following details:
i) loading and unloading of plant and materials;
ii) storage of plant and materials used in constructing the development;
iii) measures to control and mitigate the emission of dust, smoke, other
airborne pollutants and dirt during construction;
iv) a scheme for recycling/disposing of waste resulting from demolition and
construction works.
v) hours of construction;
vi) lighting;
vii) management, control and mitigation of noise and vibration;
viii) how the developer proposes to accord with the Considerate Constructors
Scheme (www.considerateconstructorsscheme.org.uk) during the course of
the construction of the development; and
ix) a system for the management of complaints from local residents which will
incorporate a reporting system.
The construction of the development shall be undertaken in accordance with
the approved CEMP.
Reason:
To ensure that the construction of the development is undertaken in a
neighbourly manner and in the interests of the protection of amenity and the
environment and to ensure compliance with the terms of Policies SP1
(Delivering the Strategy) and MD7 (Environmental Protection) of the Local
Development Plan.
7. In the event that contamination is found at any time when carrying out the
approved development that was not previously identified it must be reported in
writing within 2 days to the Local Planning Authority, all associated works
must stop, and no further development shall take place until a scheme to deal
with the contamination found has been submitted to and approved in writing
by the Local Planning Authority. An investigation and risk assessment must
be undertaken and where remediation is necessary a remediation scheme
and verification plan must be prepared and submitted to and approved in
writing by the Local Planning Authority. Following completion of measures
identified in the approved remediation scheme a verification report must be
submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The
timescale for the above actions shall be agreed with the LPA within 2 weeks
of the discovery of any unsuspected contamination.
Reason:
To ensure that any unacceptable risks from land contamination to the future
users of the land, neighbouring land, controlled waters, property and
ecological systems are minimised, and to ensure that the development can be
carried out safely without unacceptable risks to workers, neighbours and other
offsite receptors in accordance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and
MD7 (Environmental Protection) of the Local Development Plan.
8. Any aggregate (other than virgin quarry stone) or recycled aggregate material
to be imported shall be assessed for chemical or other potential contaminants
in accordance with a scheme of investigation which shall be submitted to and
approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority in advance of its
importation. Only material approved by the Local Planning Authority shall be
imported. All measures specified in the approved scheme shall be undertaken
in accordance with Pollution Control’s Imported Materials Guidance Notes.
Subject to approval of the above, sampling of the material received at the
development site to verify that the imported soil is free from contamination
shall be undertaken in accordance with a scheme and timescale to be agreed
in writing by the LPA.
Reason:
To ensure that any unacceptable risks from land contamination to the future
users of the land, neighbouring land, controlled waters, property and
ecological systems are minimised, and to ensure that the development can be
carried out safely without unacceptable risks to workers, neighbours and other
offsite receptors in accordance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and
MD7 (Environmental Protection) of the Local Development Plan.
9. The drainage scheme for the site shall ensure that all foul and surface water
discharges separately from the site and that land drainage run-off shall not
discharge, either directly or indirectly, into the public sewerage system.
Reason:
To prevent hydraulic overloading of the public sewerage system, pollution of
the environment and to protect the health and safety of existing residents and
ensure no detriment to the environment and to comply with the terms of
Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) of the Local Development Plan.
10. No external lighting shall be installed or erected on the site unless details of
the lighting scheme have first been submitted to and approved in writing by
the Local Planning Authority. The submitted details shall include the location,
height, design, orientation, luminance levels and hours of operation of all
proposed lighting. The approved lighting scheme shall be implemented in full
prior to its first use and shall thereafter be retained and operated in
accordance with the approved details.
Reason:
In the interests of protecting the amenities of neighbouring occupiers and to
minimise light pollution and impacts on biodiversity, in compliance with
policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy), MD2 (Design of New Development)
and MD9 (Promoting Biodiversity).
Reason for decision
The decision to recommend planning permission has been taken in accordance with
Section 38 of The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, which requires that,
in determining a planning application the determination must be in accordance with
the Development Plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise. The
Development Plan for the area comprises the Vale of Glamorgan Adopted Local
Development Plan 2011-2026 and Future Wales – the National Plan 2040.
Having regard to Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy), SP10 (Built and Natural
Environment), MG7 (Provision of Community Facilities), MD1 (Location of New
Development), MD2 (Design of New Development), MD3 (Provision for Open
Space), MD5 (Development within Settlement Boundaries), MD7 (Environmental
Protection), MD9 (Promoting Biodiversity) and MD13 (Tourism and Leisure) it is
considered that the proposal would have an acceptable impact in terms of visual and
residential amenity, highway safety, community facility and open space provision and
ecology.
Having regard to the Council’s duties under the Equality Act 2010 the proposed
development does not have any significant implications for, or effect on, persons
who share a protected characteristic.
It is considered that the decision complies with the Council’s well-being objectives
and the sustainable development principle in accordance with the requirements of
the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.
The appropriate marine policy documents have been considered in the determination
of this application in accordance with Section 59 of the Marine and Coastal Access
Act 2009.
2025/01296/FUL Received on 8 January 2026
(P. 72)
APPLICANT: Aldi Stores Limited c/o Avison Young, One Kingsway, Cardiff,
CF10 3AN
AGENT: Mr Owain Griffiths One Kingsway, Cardiff, CF10 3AN
Former Gas Holder Site, Cardiff Road (A4055), Barry
Proposed development of a discount retail foodstore (Use Class A1), together with
access, car parking, external lighting, landscaping, drainage, and other associated
site works.
The application was of a scale required to be determined by Planning Committee
under the Council’s approved scheme of delegation.
Following consideration of the application, the Planning Committee subsequently
RESOLVED – T H AT, subject to the developer entering into a Unilateral
Undertaking and a Section 106 Agreement to provide for the following:
• Pay a contribution of £34,500 for the provision of public open space
enhancements
• Pay 1% of project budget towards public art
• Procure recognised training opportunities for four employees or pay a
contribution of £5,020 for the provision of training and development
• Pay a contribution of £21,960 to facilitate the proposed reptile mitigation
APPROVED subject to the following condition(s):
1. The development shall begin no later than five years from the date of this
decision.
Reason:
To comply with the requirements of Section 91 of the Town and Country
Planning Act 1990.
2. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the following
approved plans and documents:
220677-1000-Rev P03 Site Location Plan
220677-1350-Rev P03 Proposed Floor Plan
220677-1360-Rev P01 Proposed Roof Plan
220677-1370-Rev P01 Retail Sales Density Plan
220677-1400-Rev P03 Proposed Elevations
220677-1450-Rev P05 Proposed Site Sections
220677-1300-Rev P10: Proposed Site Plan
12796 sk0004-Rev D: Proposed Drainage Layout
250553/TA: Transport Assessment (Connect, 28 August 2026)
2321635: Environmental Noise Assessment Report (Sharps Redmore,
26 September 2025)
220677 PF-G-02: Store Waste Management Plan (Kendall Kingscott,
9 December 2025)
Staff Travel Plan (Connect, 28 August 2026)
12975w0002 Rev P03: Flood Consequence Assessment (Craddys,
21 October 2025)
16311_R02a_MBAS_LB (Revision A): Arboricultural Impact Assessment
(Tyler Grange, 10 December 2025)
P186-996-I2-ALL ON: Lighting Plan
P186 996 I2 Aldi Cardiff Road Barry Loading Ramp+Column Off
DR-L-1639-02 Rev P06: Soft Landscape Proposals Plan
DR-L-1639-03 Rev P05: Softworks Schedule and Notes
220677-1310 Rev P04: Proposed Boundary Treatment Plan
1639 Rev P01: Landscape Management & Maintenance Plan
P01 16311_R01c_VKC Rev C: Ecological Impact Assessment (Tyler Grange,
2 April 2026)
16311_R03_VKC Rev A: Reptile Mitigation Strategy (Tyler Grange, 2 April
2026)
16331_R04b c_PW Rev C: Green Infrastructure Statement (Tyler Grange,
2 April 2026)
Reason:
For the avoidance of doubt as to the approved development and to accord
with Circular 016:2014 on The Use of Planning Conditions for Development
Management.
3. No development shall commence until details of existing ground levels within
and adjacent to the site and proposed finished ground and floor levels have
been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.
Reason:
To ensure that visual and residential amenity are safeguarded, and to ensure
the development accords with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and MD2
(Design of New Development) of the Local Development Plan.
4. No development shall commence until a Construction Environment
Management Plan (CEMP) has been submitted to, and approved in writing by,
the Local Planning Authority. The CEMP shall include the following details:
i) the parking of vehicles of site operatives and visitors;
ii) loading and unloading of plant and materials;
iii) storage of plant and materials used in constructing the development;
iv) the erection and maintenance of security hoarding;
v) wheel washing facilities;
vi) measures to control and mitigate the emission of dust, smoke, other
airborne pollutants and dirt during construction;
vii) a scheme for recycling/disposing of waste resulting from demolition and
construction works;
viii) hours of construction;
ix) lighting;
x) management, control and mitigation of noise and vibration;
xi) odour management and mitigation;
xii) diesel and oil tank storage areas and bunds;
xiii) how the developer proposes to accord with the Considerate Constructors
Scheme (www.considerateconstructorsscheme.org.uk) during the course of
the construction of the development; and
xiii) a system for the management of complaints from local residents which will
incorporate a reporting system.
The construction of the development shall be undertaken in accordance with
the approved CEMP.
Reason:
To ensure that the construction of the development is undertaken in a
neighbourly manner and in the interests of the protection of amenity and the
environment and to ensure compliance with the terms of Policies SP1
(Delivering the Strategy) and MD7 (Environmental Protection) of the Local
Development Plan.
5. Prior to the commencement of development, a Construction Traffic
Management Plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local
Planning Authority. The Management Plan shall include details of parking for
construction traffic, the proposed routes for heavy construction vehicles,
timings of construction traffic and means of defining and controlling such
traffic routes and timings, and pedestrian and cyclist safety measures. The
development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved
Management Plan.
Reason:
To ensure that the parking provision and highway safety in the area are not
adversely affected by the construction of the development and to meet the
requirements of Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy), MD2 (Design of New
Developments) and MD7 (Environmental Protection) of the Local
Development Plan.
6. Full engineering details of the proposed means of access, circulation spaces,
and associated highway improvements shall be submitted to the Local
Planning Authority prior to the commencement of development. These details
shall include:-
the provision of a ghost island right hand turn lane and all ancillary works, new
junction bell mouth, widening of Cardiff Road;
minor amendments to the layout of the pedestrian / cycle access to Laura
Street;
road drainage;
visibility splays;
the signal crossing point upgrade to Cardiff Road;
street lighting;
new bus stops and shelters (with electrical connections, high access kerbs,
timetables, RTI displays);
road signage;
hard surfacing materials;
cycle parking, and;
road markings
The works shall thereafter be carried out in accordance with the approved
details and implemented in full prior to the first beneficial use of the
development.
Reason:
In the interests of highway safety and to ensure compliance with Policies SP1
(Delivering the Strategy), MD2 (Design of New Development) and MD7
(Environmental Protection) of the Local Development Plan.
7. No development (including site clearance and demolition) shall take place,
until a Condition Survey of an agreed route along the adopted highway has
been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
The extent of the area to be surveyed must be agreed with the Local Planning
Authority prior to the survey being undertaken. The survey must consist of:
• A plan to an appropriate scale showing the location of all defects identified
within the routes for construction traffic
• A written and photographic record of all defects with corresponding location
references accompanied by a description of the extent of the
assessed area and a record of the date, time and weather conditions at the
time of the survey
Reason:
To ensure that any damage to the adopted highway sustained throughout the
development process can be identified and subsequently remedied at the
expense of the developer in accordance with Policy MD2 (Design of New
Developments) of the Local Development Plan.
8. Within 1 month following the completion of the development, a Second
Condition Survey along the route agreed under Condition 7 shall be
submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The
Second Condition Survey shall identify any remedial works to be carried out
which are a direct result of the development approved and shall include the
timings of the remedial works. Any agreed remedial works shall thereafter be
carried out at the developer’s expense in accordance with the agreed
timescales.
Reason:
To ensure that any damage to the adopted highway sustained throughout the
development process can be identified and subsequently remedied at the
expense of the developer in accordance with Policy MD2 (Design of New
Developments) of the Local Development Plan.
9. No development shall commence until an assessment of the nature and
extent of contamination affecting the application site as detailed on plan
reference 220677-1000 Revision P03 has been submitted to and approved in
writing by the Local Planning Authority. This assessment must be carried out
by or under the direction of a suitably qualified competent person *in
accordance with BS10175 (2011) Investigation of Potentially Contaminated
Sites Code of Practice and shall assess any contamination on the site,
whether or not it originates on the site.
The report of the findings shall include:
(i) a desk top study to identify all previous uses at the site and potential
contaminants associated with those uses and the impacts from those
contaminants on land and controlled waters. The desk study shall establish a
‘conceptual site model’ (CSM) which identifies and assesses all identified
potential source, pathway, and receptor linkages;
(ii) an intrusive investigation to assess the extent, scale and nature of
contamination which may be present, if identified as required by the desk top
study;
(iii) an assessment of the potential risks to:
- human health,
- groundwater and surface waters
- adjoining land,
- property (existing or proposed) including buildings, crops, livestock, pets,
woodland and service lines and pipes,
- ecological systems,
- archaeological sites and ancient monuments; and
- any other receptors identified at (i)
(iv) an appraisal of remedial options, and justification for the preferred
remedial option(s).
All work and submissions carried out for the purposes of this condition must
be conducted in accordance with the Environment Agency’s ‘Land
contamination: risk management (LCRM)’ (October 2020) and the WLGA /
WG / NRW guidance document ‘Land Contamination: A guide for Developers’
(2023).
Reason:
To ensure that any unacceptable risks from land contamination to the future
users of the land, neighbouring land, controlled waters, property and
ecological systems are minimised, and to ensure that the development can be
carried out safely without unacceptable risks to workers, neighbours and other
offsite receptors in accordance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and
MD7 (Environmental Protection) of the Local Development Plan.
10. Prior to the commencement of the development a detailed remediation
scheme and verification plan to bring the site to a condition suitable for the
intended use by removing any unacceptable risks to human health, controlled
waters, buildings, other property and the natural and historical environment,
shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
The scheme shall include all works to be undertaken, proposed remediation
objectives and remediation criteria, a timetable of works and site management
procedures.
Reason:
To ensure that any unacceptable risks from land contamination to the future
users of the land, neighbouring land, controlled waters, property and
ecological systems are minimised, and to ensure that the development can be
carried out safely without unacceptable risks to workers, neighbours and other
offsite receptors in accordance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and
MD7 (Environmental Protection) of the Local Development Plan.
11. The remediation scheme as approved by the LPA must be fully undertaken in
accordance with its terms prior to the occupation of any part of the
development. The Local Planning Authority must be given two weeks written
notification of commencement of the remediation scheme works. Within 6
months of the completion of the measures identified in the approved
remediation scheme, a verification report that demonstrates the effectiveness
of the remediation carried out must be submitted to and approved in writing by
the Local Planning Authority.
Reason:
To ensure that any unacceptable risks from land contamination to the future
users of the land, neighbouring land, controlled waters, property and
ecological systems are minimised, and to ensure that the development can be
carried out safely without unacceptable risks to workers, neighbours and other
offsite receptors in accordance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and
MD7 (Environmental Protection) of the Local Development Plan.
12. A monitoring scheme to include monitoring the long-term effectiveness of the
proposed remediation over a period of 12 months (or another agreed
timeframe), and the provision of reports on the same must be submitted to
and approved by the Local Planning Authority, prior to the occupation of any
approved building. Following completion of the measures identified in that
scheme and when the remediation objectives have been achieved, reports
that demonstrate the effectiveness of the monitoring must be produced and
submitted to the Local Planning Authority. Timeframe for the submission of
the report(s) to be agreed with the LPA.
Reason:
To ensure that any unacceptable risks from land contamination to the future
users of the land, neighbouring land, controlled waters, property and
ecological systems are minimised, and to ensure that the development can be
carried out safely without unacceptable risks to workers, neighbours and other
offsite receptors in accordance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and
MD7 (Environmental Protection) of the Local Development Plan.
13. In the event that contamination is found at any time when carrying out the
approved development that was not previously identified it must be reported in
writing within 2 days to the Local Planning Authority, all associated works
must stop, and no further development shall take place until a scheme to deal
with the contamination found has been submitted to and approved in writing
by the Local Planning Authority. An investigation and risk assessment must
be undertaken and where remediation is necessary a remediation scheme
and verification plan must be prepared and submitted to and approved in
writing by the Local Planning Authority. Following completion of measures
identified in the approved remediation scheme a verification report must be
submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The
timescale for the above actions shall be agreed with the LPA within 2 weeks
of the discovery of any unsuspected contamination.
Reason:
To ensure that any unacceptable risks from land contamination to the future
users of the land, neighbouring land, controlled waters, property and
ecological systems are minimised, and to ensure that the development can be
carried out safely without unacceptable risks to workers, neighbours and other
offsite receptors in accordance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and
MD7 (Environmental Protection) of the Local Development Plan.
14. Any aggregate (other than virgin quarry stone) or recycled aggregate material
and any topsoil [natural or manufactured], or subsoil, to be imported shall be
assessed for chemical or other potential contaminants in accordance with a
scheme of investigation which shall be submitted to and approved in writing
by the Local Planning Authority in advance of its importation. Only material
approved by the Local Planning Authority shall be imported. All measures
specified in the approved scheme shall be undertaken in accordance with
Pollution Control’s Imported Materials Guidance Notes. Subject to approval of
the above, sampling of the material received at the development site to verify
that the imported soil is free from contamination shall be undertaken in
accordance with a scheme and timescale to be agreed in writing by the LPA.
Reason:
To ensure that the safety of future occupiers is not prejudiced in accordance
with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and MD7 (Environmental
Protection) of the Local Development Plan.
15. Any site won material including soils, aggregates, recycled materials shall be
assessed for chemical or other potential contaminants in accordance with a
sampling scheme which shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the
Local Planning Authority in advance of the reuse of site won materials. Only
material which meets site specific target values approved by the Local
Planning Authority shall be reused.
Reason:
To ensure that the safety of future occupiers is not prejudiced in accordance
with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and MD7 (Environmental
Protection) of the Local Development Plan.
16. A schedule of further details materials to be used in the construction of the
development hereby approved shall be submitted to and approved in writing
by the Local Planning Authority. The details shall include external finishes of
the foodstore and boundary enclosures. The development shall be completed
in accordance with the approved details prior to its first beneficial use.
Reason:
To safeguard local visual amenities, as required by Policies SP1 (Delivering
the Strategy), Policy MD2 (Design of New Development) and SP10 (Built and
Natural Environment) of the Local Development Plan.
17. Prior to the first beneficial use of the development hereby approved, a Habitat
Management and Monitoring Plan shall be submitted to and approved in
writing by the Local Planning Authority. The Habitat Management and
Monitoring Plan shall be implemented as agreed.
Reason:
To secure measures for the conservation and enhancement of biodiversity in
accordance with Part 1 Section 6 of the Environment (Wales) Act 2016,
Planning Policy Wales (February 2024) and Tan 5 Nature Conservation and
Planning (2009) and Policy MD9 (Promoting Biodiversity) of the Vale of
Glamorgan Local Development Plan 2011-2026.
18. Except where superseded by the requirements of Condition 17, the
development shall be carried out in accordance with the ecological mitigation
measures and recommendations contained in the following documents:-
16311_R02a_MBAS_LB (Revision A): Arboricultural Impact Assessment
(Tyler Grange, 10 December 2025)
P186-996-I2-ALL ON: Lighting Plan
P186-996-I2 Aldi Cardiff Road Barry Loading Ramp+column Off
DR-L-1639-02 Rev P06: Soft Landscape Proposals Plan
DR-L-1639-03 Rev P05: Softworks Schedule and Notes
220677-1310 Rev P04: Proposed Boundary Treatment Plan
1639 Rev P01: Landscape Management & Maintenance Plan
16311_R01c_Rev C: Ecological Impact Assessment (Tyler Grange, 2 April
2026)
16311_R03_VKC Rev A: Reptile Mitigation Strategy (Tyler Grange, 2 April
2026)
16331_R04c PW Rev C: Green Infrastructure Statement (Tyler Grange,
2 April 2026)
To secure measures for the conservation and enhancement of biodiversity in
accordance with Part 1 Section 6 of the Environment (Wales) Act 2016,
Planning Policy Wales (February 2024) and Tan 5 Nature Conservation and
Planning (2009) and Policy MD9 (Promoting Biodiversity) of the Vale of
Glamorgan Local Development Plan 2011-2026.
19. All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of
landscaping set out in Condition 2 of this permission shall be carried out in the
first planting and seeding seasons following the occupation of the buildings or
the completion of the development, whichever is the sooner; and any trees or
plants which within a period of 5 years from the completion of the
development die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased
shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and
species.
Reason:
To ensure satisfactory maintenance of the landscaped area to ensure
compliance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy), SP10 (Built and
Natural Environment), MD1 (Location of New Development) and MD2 (Design
of New Developments) of the Local Development Plan.
20. The development hereby approved shall be operated food store and no other
purpose, including any other purpose under Class A1 of the Town and
Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (or in any provision equivalent to
that class in any statutory instrument revoking and re-enacting that order with
or without modification). Services offered within the building shall not extend
at any time to ancillary functions including, but not limited to, post office,
financial services, pharmacy, delicatessen, cafe or newsagent, or any other
use not falling within class A1.
Reason:
To safeguard the health and vitality of the town centre and other retail centres
within Barry, and to accord with Policy MG13 (Edge and Out of Town Retailing
Areas) of the Local Development Plan and accord with the provisions of
Chapter 4 (inclusive of paragraph 4.3.29) of Planning Policy Wales (12th
edition).
21. Prior to the first beneficial use of the building, further details of the fixed plant
and machinery and a scheme of acoustic mitigation (including any acoustic
fencing necessary) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local
Planning Authority. The scheme shall ensure that the rating level of the sound
emitted from fixed plant at the site shall not exceed 45 dBA between 0700 and
2300 hours, and 38 dBA at all other times. The sound levels shall be
determined by measurement or calculation at the nearest noise sensitive
premises. The measurements and assessment shall be made according to
BS 4142:2014+A1:2019.
The development shall thereafter be operated at all times in accordance with
the approved details.
Reason:
In the interests of residential amenity and to ensure compliance with the terms
of Policy MD2 (Design of New Development) of the Local Development Plan.
22. The use, hereby approved, shall not be open to customers visiting the
premises outside of the following hours:
08:00 hours to 22:00 hours Monday-Saturday.
10:00 hours to 16:00 hours Sundays
Reason:
To ensure that the amenities of adjoining occupiers are safeguarded, and to
ensure compliance with the terms of Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy),
MD2 (Design of New Developments) and MD7 (Environmental Protection) of
the Local Development Plan.
23. The operation of the development hereby approved shall be carried out in
accordance with the Delivery Management Plan (250553/TA: Transport
Assessment (August 2026) Appendix 10), and there shall be no arrival,
departure, loading or unloading of delivery vehicles between the hours of
11pm and 7am.
Reason:
In the interests of residential amenity and highway safety and to ensure
compliance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy), MD2 (Design of New
Development) and MD7 (Environmental Protection) of the Local Development
Plan.
24. No surface water and/or land drainage shall be allowed to connect directly or
indirectly with the public foul or combined sewerage network.
Reason:
To prevent hydraulic overloading of the public sewerage system, to protect the
health and safety of existing residents and ensure no pollution of or detriment
to the environment and to ensure compliance with the provisions of Policy
MD7 of the adopted Local Development Plan.
25. No part of the development shall be occupied until all of the Hazardous
Substances Consent(s) for Transco, Verlons Holder Station, have been
revoked or varied in accordance with the Planning (Hazardous Substances)
Act 1990, as amended, such that the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) does
not advise that permission should be refused on safety grounds, and written
confirmation of the necessary revocation or variation has been issued by Vale
of Glamorgan Council as Hazardous Substances Authority.
Reason:
In the interest of public protection, health, and safety, and to ensure
compliance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and MD7
(Environmental Protection) of the Local Development Plan.
Reason for decision
The decision to recommend planning permission has been taken in accordance with
Section 38 of The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, which requires that,
in determining a planning application the determination must be in accordance with
the Development Plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise. The
Development Plan for the area comprises the Vale of Glamorgan Adopted Local
Development Plan 2011-2026 and Future Wales – the National Plan 2040.
Having regard to Future Wales: The National Plan 2040 and Vale of Glamorgan
Local Development Plan 20111-2026 Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy), SP6
Retail, SP7 (Transportation), SP10 Built and Natural Environment, MG12 (Retail
Hierarchy), MG13 (Edge and Out of Town Retailing Centres), MG19 (Sites and
Species of European Importance), MG20 (Nationally Protected Sites and Species),
MG21 (Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation, Regionally Important Geological
and Geomorphological Sites and Priority Habitats and Species), MD1 (Location of
New Development), MD2 (Design of New Development), MD3 (Provision for Open
Space), MD4 (Community Infrastructure and Planning Obligations, MD5
(Development within Settlement Boundaries), MD7 (Environmental Protection), MD8
(Historic Environment) and MD9 (Promoting Biodiversity), Planning Policy Wales
Edition 12, TAN4, TAN5, TAN11, TAN12, TAN15, and TAN18, as well as guidance
contained within the Council’s Supplementary Planning Guidance documents – Barry
Development Guidelines, Biodiversity and Development, Parking Standards, Rerail
and Town Centre Development, Travel Plan, and Trees, Woodlands, Hedgerows
and Development, and Public Art in New Development; the proposed development is
considered acceptable in principle, in relation to retail policy and would not
unacceptably impact the vitality or viability of the Barry Holton Road District Centre
or other identified retail centres without unacceptably impacting upon the visual
amenity, residential amenity, flood risk and drainage considerations, pollution and
contamination, public health and safety, heritage and archaeology, traffic and
parking congestion, highway safety, ecology and green infrastructure subject to
mitigation, and provides for commensurate biodiversity enhancement, subject to
mitigation though planning obligations and conditions.
Having regard to the Council’s duties under the Equality Act 2010 the proposed
development does not have any significant implications for, or effect on, persons
who share a protected characteristic.
It is considered that the decision complies with the Council’s well-being objectives
and the sustainable development principle in accordance with the requirements of
the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.
The appropriate marine policy documents have been considered in the determination
of this application in accordance with Section 59 of the Marine and Coastal Access
Act 2009.
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T the attendance of the following Councillors at the site visit to
Flemingston Road, Stadium Site, St Athan, held on 16th July 2026, be noted:
Councillor N.C. Thomas (Chair), Councillors J. Aviet, I.R. Buckley, N.P. Hodges and
Dr. I.J. Johnson.
(2) T H A T apologies from the following Councillors to the above site visit held on
16th July 2026 be noted: Councillor M.R. Wilson (Vice-Chair), Councillors
C.M. Cowpe, C. Stallard and E. Williams.
BUILDING REGULATION APPLICATIONS AND OTHER BUILDING CONTROL MATTERS DETERMINED BY THE HEAD OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT UNDER DELEGATED POWERS (HSD)
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T the passed building regulation applications, as listed in Section (a) of
the report, be noted.
(2) T H A T the rejected building applications, as listed in Section (b) of the report,
be noted.
(3) T H A T the serving of Notices under The Building (Approved Inspectors Etc.)
Regulations 2000, as listed in Section (c) of the report, be noted.
PLANNING APPLICATIONS DETERMINED BY THE HEAD OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT UNDER DELEGATED POWERS (HSD)
RESOLVED – T H A T the applications as outlined within the report, on pages 18
through 47, under the above delegated powers, be noted.
APPEALS (HSD)
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T the Planning Appeals received following the refusal of the Council to
grant planning permission, as detailed in Section (a) of the report, be noted.
(2) T H A T the Enforcement Appeals received, as detailed in Section (b) of the
report, be noted.
(3) T H A T the Planning Appeal Decisions, as detailed in Section (c) of the
report, be noted.
(4) T H A T the Enforcement Appeal Decisions, as detailed in Section (d) of the
report, be noted.
(5) T H A T the statistics relating to appeals for the period April 2026 – March
2027, as detailed in Section (e) of the report, be noted.
TREES (HSD)
(i) Delegated Powers –
RESOLVED – T H A T the applications as outlined within the report, on pages 54 to
58, as determined by the Head of Sustainable Development under delegated
powers, be noted.
PLANNING APPLICATIONS (HSD)
RESOLVED – T H A T in pursuance of the powers delegated to the Committee, the
following applications be determined as indicated and any other necessary action be
taken.
2022/00733/FUL Received on 29 July 2025
(P. 60)
APPLICANT: Persimmon Homes C/O Agent,
AGENT: Tim Gent 5th Floor, 2, Kingsway, Cardiff, CF10 3FD
Land North of the Railway Line, Rhoose
Erection of new homes, open space, landscaping, access roads and paths and
associated infrastructure
The application constituted a major development and, in accordance with the Scheme
of Delegation, required determination by the Planning Committee.
Following discussions on this application, and due to there being no unanimity on
this, a vote on the recommendation(s) was called for. A Recorded Vote was taken
as follows:
Member For Against Abstain
J. Aviet √
G. Bruce √
I.R. Buckley √
C.A. Cave √
J.E. Charles √
C.M. Cowpe √
P. Drake √
A.M. Ernest √
W. Gilligan √
N.P. Hodges √
I.J. Johnson √
H.M. Payne √
I.A.N. Perry √
C. Stallard √
N.C. Thomas √
E. Williams √
M.R. Wilson √
TOTAL 12 5 0
Following the above vote, the Planning Committee subsequently
RESOLVED – T H A T, subject to the Application being referred to Welsh
Government to consider a call-in request (and no decision notice to be issued at this
time), and the Applicant entering into a Section 106 Agreement to provide for the
following:
• Procure that 35% (119) of the dwellings built on the site pursuant to the planning
permission are built and thereafter maintained as affordable housing units in
perpetuity.
• Pay a contribution of £777,400 towards sustainable transport improvements.
• Pay a contribution of £425,880 towards improvements to community facilities.
• Pay a contribution of £2,175,069 to address education requirements arising
from the development.
• Pay a contribution of £535,373 towards new or enhanced off-site public open
space (outdoor sports facilities).
• Pay 1% of project budget towards public art.
APPROVED subject to the following condition(s):
1. The development shall begin no later than 5 years from the date of this
decision, or 3 years from the determination of an application under Section
257 of the Town and Country Planning Act that has been submitted pursuant
to Condition 3 of this permission, whichever is the later.
Reason:
To comply with the requirements of Section 91 of the Town and Country
Planning Act 1990.
2. Apart from where superseded by the requirements of the planning conditions
set out below, the development shall be carried out in accordance with the
following approved plans and documents:
Ug2017 Urb Xx Xx Dr Ud Xx 410 D Site Location Plan
Ug2017 Urb Xx Xx Su Ud Xx 406 S Planning Layout
Ug2017 Urb Xx Xx Su Ud Xx 411 S Planning Layout with Accommodation
Schedule
House type Pack submitted 15.9.25
Ug2017 Urb Xx Xx El Ud Xx 503 Salisbury V2 Proposed Elevations
Ug2017 Urb Xx Xx El Ud Xx 502 Salisbury V2 Proposed Floor Plans
Ug2017 Urb Xx Xx El Ud Xx 500 Winchester V2 Proposed Floor Plans
Ug2017 Urb Xx Xx El Ud Xx 501 Winchester V2 Proposed Elevations
10342 108 01 J Site Wide Levels
10342 108 02 J Site Wide Levels
10342 108 03 J Site Wide Levels
10342 108 04 J Site Wide Levels
10342 100 01 J Engineering Plans
10342 100 02 I Engineering Plans
10342 100 03 J Engineering Plans
10342100 04 J Engineering Plans
10342 111 01 B Site Sections
10342 111 02 B Site Sections
10342 111 03 B Site Sections
Ug2017 Urb Xx Xx Dr Ud Xx 414 J Hardworks Strategy
Ug2017 Urb Xx Xx Dr Ud Xx 416 E Boundary Treatment Strategy Plan
Ug2017 Urb Xx Xx Dr Ud Xx 417 D Materials Finishes Strategy Plan
Ug2017 Urb Xx Xx Dr Ud Xx 418 F Street Hierarchy Plan
Ug2017 Urb Xx Xx Su Ud Xx 413 J Parking Strategy Plan
g2017 Urb Xx Xx Su Ud Xx 415 H Bin Collection Plan
10342 102 01 F Highway Longsections
10342 102 02 F Highway Longsections
10342 102 03 F Highway Longsections
10342 102 04 E Highway Longsections
10342 116 01 D Highway Construction Details
22025.os.500.01: Potential Traffic Calming Measures
10342 107 01 H Site Wide Drainage
10342 107 02 H Site Wide Drainage
10342 107 03 H Site Wide Drainage
10342 107 04 H Site Wide Drainage
10342 200 01 F Basin Sections
10342 200 02 F Basin Sections
10342 200 03 F Basin Sections
10342 117 01 D Drainage Construction Details
Ug2017 Urb Xx Xx Dr La Xx 006 Hedgerow Loss Translocation P06
2027.09.08 Green Infrastructure Tree Loss And Mitigation
Ug2017 Urb Xx Xx Dr La Xx 007 Biodiversity Habitat Plan P06
Ug2017 Urb Xx Xx Dr La Xx 301 Soft Landscape Ga 1 Of 7 P10
Ug2017 Urb Xx Xx Dr La Xx 302 Soft Landscape Ga 2 Of 7 P09
Ug2017 Urb Xx Xx Dr La Xx 303 Soft Landscape Ga 3 Of 7 P10
Ug2017 Urb Xx Xx Dr La Xx 304 Soft Landscape Ga 4 Of 7 P11
Ug2017 Urb Xx Xx Dr La Xx 305 Soft Landscape Ga 5 Of 7 P09
Ug2017 Urb Xx Xx Dr La Xx 306 Soft Landscape Ga 6 Of 7 P09
Ug2017 Urb Xx Xx Dr La Xx 307 Soft Landscape Ga 7 Of 7 P09
Ug2017 Urb Xx Xx Dr La Xx 308 Soft Landscape Planting Schedule 1 Of 2
P09
Ug2017 Urb Xx Xx Dr La Xx 309 Soft Landscape Planting Schedule 2 Of 2
P07
Ug2017 Urb Xx Xx Dr La Xx 402 Rev A: Tree Pits And Bioretention Details
Ug2017 Urb Xx Xx Dr La Xx 401 Rev A: Tree Pit In Bioretention Planter Detail
Ug2017 Urb Xx Xx Dr La Xx 001 Landscape General Notes
Ug2017 Outline Landscape Specification
Ug2017 Urb Xx Xx Dr Ud Xx 423 Play Area Outline Specification West
Ug2017 Urb Xx Xx Dr Ud Xx 421 Play Area Outline Specification East
Ug2017 Urb Xx Xx Dr Ud Xx 422 Muga Outline Specification
Ug2017 Urb Xx Xx Dr Ud Xx 000 Rev I Land Budget Public Open Space
Preliminary Ecological Assessment Update (Sep 2024)
Green Infrastructure Statement V3
Dormouse Survey Report Update (Sep 2024)
Badger Survey Report Terraqua (Jan 2024)
Biodiversity Loss Gain Enhancement Plan (Sep 2024)
Biodiversity Enhancement Mitigation Strategy Sept 2025
Bat Tree Assessment and Activity Survey Report V2 July 2024
Skylark Survey Report June 2025
Reptile Survey Report Update (May 2024)
Reptile Mitigation Strategy (April 2025)
Hedgerow Regulations Survey (Apr 2022)
10342 - DS - 01 - Rhoose Drainage Strategy Rev C
UG2017 Design & Access Statement Rev G
Reason:
For the avoidance of doubt as to the approved development and to accord
with Circular 016:2014 on The Use of Planning Conditions for Development
Management.
3. Prior to the commencement of development and no later than two years from
the date of this decision, an application for an order to authorise the diversion
of Public Right of Way P7/2/1 (to avert crossing the railway line) shall be
submitted to the Council under Section 257 of the Town and Country Planning
Act 1990. No dwelling shall be occupied before:
Either:-
(i) the order made pursuant to the relevant application has been
confirmed by the Council or Secretary of State (as applicable) and the
alternative footpath has been fully completed in accordance with the agreed
details; or
(ii) the Secretary of State, having considered the merits of the application,
decides not to confirm the order authorising the diversion of the footpath.
Reason:
In the interest of public safety and to ensure compliance with Policies SP1
(Delivering the Strategy) and MD2 (Design of New Development) of the Local
Development Plan.
4. No development shall take place until a foul water drainage scheme to
satisfactorily accommodate the foul water discharge from the site has been
submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The
scheme shall be informed by a hydraulic assessment to identify:
1. A point of adequacy on the public sewerage system or where necessary.
2. Removal of surface water to offset the introduction of the new foul water
generated by the development.
3. The extent of reinforcement works required to accommodate the entire
development.
No part of the development shall be brought into use and no dwelling shall be
occupied until the approved foul drainage system has been constructed,
completed, and brought into use in accordance with the approved scheme.
Thereafter, no surface, land, or highway water from the site shall drain directly
or indirectly to the public sewerage system.
Reason:
To prevent hydraulic overload of the public sewerage system and pollution of
the environment and adverse public health and safety implications, and to
comply with the terms of Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy), MD1
(Location of New Development), and MD7 (Environmental Protection) of the
Local Development Plan.
5. No development shall commence until a report has been submitted to and
approved by the Local Planning Authority which confirms whether the water
main (shown on plan DC-02 Water Main Location) is non-operational or live.
a) If the watermain is confirmed to be non-operational, the report shall also
detail the works required to cap off the asset (including the timing of these
works) and no development shall take place within the protection zone until it
has been capped off in accordance with the approved details.
b) If the watermain is live, no development shall take place along the
watermain route and the protection zone until a scheme to divert the
watermain has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local
planning authority. The scheme shall include a detailed design, outlining the
measures taken to divert and protect the structural condition of the watermain
and will include a timetable for its implementation and completion. The
approved scheme shall be adhered to throughout the lifetime of the
development and the protection measures shall be retained in perpetuity.
Reason:
To protect the integrity of the public watermain and avoid damage thereto, to
protect the health and safety of existing residents and ensure no detriment to
the environment and to comply with the terms of Policies SP1 (Delivering the
Strategy), MD1 (Location of New Development) and MD7 (Environmental
Protection) of the Local Development Plan.
6. No development shall commence until a Construction Environment
Management Plan (CEMP) has been submitted to, and approved in writing by,
the Local Planning Authority. The CEMP shall include the following details:
i) pollution prevention measures, including adherence to Guidelines for
Pollution Prevention, best practice, and emergency spill procedures;
ii) soil management;
iii) storage of plant and materials used in constructing the development;
iv) the erection and maintenance of security hoarding including decorative
displays and facilities for public viewing, where appropriate;
v) construction drainage, including containment areas, buffer zones and
bunds to any watercourses or land drains;
vi) measures to control and mitigate the emission of dust, smoke, other
airborne pollutants and dirt during construction;
vii) a scheme of waste management.
viii) hours of construction;
ix) lighting;
x) management, control and mitigation of noise and vibration;
xi) odour management and mitigation;
xii) details of biodiversity management and tree and hedgerow protection;
xiii) how the developer proposes to accord with the Considerate Constructors
Scheme (www.considerateconstructorsscheme.org.uk) during the course of
the construction of the development; and
xiii) a system for the management of complaints from local residents which will
incorporate an appointed representative and a reporting system.
The construction of the development shall be undertaken in accordance with
the approved CEMP.
Reason:
To ensure that the construction of the development is undertaken in a
neighbourly manner and in the interests of the protection of amenity and the
environment and to ensure compliance with the terms of Policies SP1
(Delivering the Strategy) and MD7 (Environmental Protection) of the Local
Development Plan.
7. Prior to the commencement of development, a Construction Traffic
Management Plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local
Planning Authority. The Plan shall include details a compound layout
(including parking and loading areas), site access and haulage routes for
heavy goods vehicles, timings of construction traffic and means of defining
and controlling such traffic routes and timings, traffic management and
signage, and measures to control water, mud, and debris entering the
highway. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the
approved Management Plan.
Reason:
To ensure that the parking provision and highway safety in the area are not
adversely affected by the construction of the development and to meet the
requirements of Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and MD2 (Design of
New Developments) and MD7 (Environmental Protection) of the Local
Development Plan.
8. A scheme for the provision and maintenance of Public Open Space across the
site shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning
Authority before the construction of any dwelling begins. The scheme shall
include:-
Details and specifications for the Multi Use Games Area
Details and specifications for the Areas of Play including all play equipment,
surfacing, enclosures etc.
Details and specifications for provision in other areas (Play on the Way,
accessible SuDS areas)
Furniture including benches, bins etc.
A safety, Inspection and Maintenance regime
Management (including lighting, hours).
A design statement (addressing inclusive design and access for all)
Timing and phasing of delivery
The Public Open Space shall thereafter be provided and retained in
accordance with the agreed details.
Reason:
To ensure the timely provision of open space in the interests of the amenity of
future occupiers and the wider area and to ensure compliance with Policies
MD2 (Design of New Development) and MD5 (Development within Settlement
Boundaries) of the Local Development Plan.
9. Prior to the commencement of development and notwithstanding the
submitted plans, engineering details of the proposed access arrangement and
internal estate road shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local
Planning Authority, which shall include road geometry and widths, vision
splays, highway drainage, bus stops, active travel routes, crossing points,
surface finish details, street lighting, turning facilities, onsite parking,
construction details, road markings and signage, highway retaining structures.
The development shall thereafter be implemented in accordance with the
approved details.
These details shall fully comply with Design Manual for Roads and Bridges
and Vale of Glamorgan Councils Standards for adoption.
Reason:
To ensure acceptable design and construction standards are achieved in the
interests of highway and public safety and to ensure compliance with Policy
MD2 (Design of New Development) of the Local Development Plan.
10. No development (including site clearance and demolition) shall take place
until a Condition Survey of an agreed route along the adopted highway has
been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
The extent of the area to be surveyed must be agreed with the Local Highway
Authority prior to the survey being undertaken. The survey must consist of:
• A plan to an appropriate scale showing the location of all defects identified
within the routes for construction traffic
• A written and photographic record of all defects with corresponding location
references accompanied by a description of the extent of the
assessed area and a record of the date
Reason:
To ensure that any damage to the adopted highway sustained throughout the
development process can be identified and subsequently remedied at the
expense of the developer in accordance with Policy MD2 (Design of New
Developments) of the Local Development Plan.
11. Within 1 month following the substantial completion of the development, a
Second Condition Survey along the route agreed under Condition 10 shall be
submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The
Second Condition Survey shall identify any remedial works to be carried out
and shall include the timings of the remedial works. Any agreed remedial
works shall thereafter be carried out at the developer’s expense in accordance
with the agreed timescales.
Reason:
To ensure that any damage to the adopted highway sustained throughout the
development process can be identified and subsequently remedied at the
expense of the developer in accordance with Policy MD2 (Design of New
Developments) of the Local Development Plan.
12. Prior to the first beneficial occupation of the development, a Travel Plan shall
be prepared to include a package of measures tailored to the needs of the site
and its future users, which aims to widen travel choices by all modes of
transport, encourage sustainable transport and cut unnecessary car use)
which shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning
Authority. The Travel Plan shall thereafter be completed in accordance with
the approved details and timings within.
Reason:
To ensure the development accords with sustainability principles and that site
is accessible by a range of modes of transport in accordance with Polices SP1
(Delivering the Strategy), MD1 (Location of New Development) and MD2
(Design of New Developments) of the Local Development Plan.
13. The landscaping works shall be carried out in accordance with the approved
details referenced in Conditions 2 and 22 of this permission no later than
during the first planting season immediately following completion of the
development.
All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of
landscaping shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons
following the occupation of the buildings or the completion of the
development, whichever is the sooner; and any trees or plants which within a
period of 10 years from the completion of the development die, are removed
or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next
planting season with others of similar size and species.
Reason:
To ensure satisfactory maintenance of the landscaped area to ensure
compliance with the terms of Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy), SP10
(Built and Natural Environment), MD1 (Location of New Development), MD2
(Design of New Developments), MD5 (Development within Settlement
Boundaries) and MD9 (Promoting Biodiversity) of the Local Development
Plan.
14. Prior to the first beneficial occupation of the development, a scheme of lighting
and a mitigation strategy, including measures to reduce light spillage onto
foraging habitats for bats, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the
Local Planning Authority.
Reason:
In the interests of ecology and to ensure compliance with Policies SP1
(Delivering the Strategy), MD9 (Promoting Biodiversity), MG19 (Sites and
Species of European Importance), and MD9 (Promoting Biodiversity) of the
Local Development Plan.
15. All means of enclosure associated with the development hereby approved
shall be completed in accordance with a scheme to be submitted to and
agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. This shall include details of
suitable hedgehog gaps within enclosures across the site. The means of
enclosure shall thereafter be completed in accordance with the approved
details prior to the first beneficial occupation of the development.
Reason:
To safeguard local visual amenities and in the interest of biodiversity, and to
ensure compliance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy), MD2 (Design
of New Development) and MD9 (Promoting Biodiversity) of the Local
Development Plan.
16. Prior to their use in the development hereby approved, a schedule and
samples of materials to be used in the construction of the development hereby
approved shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning
Authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the
approved details.
Reason:
To safeguard local visual amenities, as required by Policies SP1 (Delivering
the Strategy), Policy MD2 (Design of New Development) and SP10 (Built and
Natural Environment) of the Local Development Plan.
17. In the event that contamination is found at any time when carrying out the
approved development that was not previously identified it must be reported in
writing within 2 days to the Local Planning Authority, all associated works
must stop, and no further development shall take place until a scheme to deal
with the contamination found has been submitted to and approved in writing
by the Local Planning Authority. An investigation and risk assessment must
be undertaken and where remediation is necessary a remediation scheme
and verification plan must be prepared and submitted to and approved in
writing by the Local Planning Authority. Following completion of measures
identified in the approved remediation scheme a verification report must be
submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The
timescale for the above actions shall be agreed with the LPA within 2 weeks
of the discovery of any unsuspected contamination.
Reason:
To ensure that any unacceptable risks from land contamination to the future
users of the land, neighbouring land, controlled waters, property and
ecological systems are minimised, and to ensure that the development can be
carried out safely without unacceptable risks to workers, neighbours and other
offsite receptors in accordance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and
MD7 (Environmental Protection) of the Local Development Plan.
18. Any topsoil [natural or manufactured] or subsoil, to be imported shall be
assessed for chemical or other potential contaminants in accordance with a
scheme of investigation which shall be submitted to and approved in writing
by the Local Planning Authority in advance of its importation. Only material
approved by the Local Planning Authority shall be imported. All measures
specified in the approved scheme shall be undertaken in accordance with
Pollution Control’s Imported Materials Guidance Notes. Subject to approval of
the above, sampling of the material received at the development site to verify
that the imported soil is free from contamination shall be undertaken in
accordance with a scheme and timescale to be agreed in writing by the LPA.
Reason:
To ensure that any unacceptable risks from land contamination to the future
users of the land, neighbouring land, controlled waters, property and
ecological systems are minimised, and to ensure that the development can be
carried out safely without unacceptable risks to workers, neighbours and other
offsite receptors in accordance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and
MD7 (Environmental Protection) of the Local Development Plan.
19. Any aggregate (other than virgin quarry stone) or recycled aggregate material
to be imported shall be assessed for chemical or other potential contaminants
in accordance with a scheme of investigation which shall be submitted to and
approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority in advance of its
importation. Only material approved by the Local Planning Authority shall be
imported. All measures specified in the approved scheme shall be undertaken
in accordance with Pollution Control’s Imported Materials Guidance Notes.
Subject to approval of the above, sampling of the material received at the
development site to verify that the imported soil is free from contamination
shall be undertaken in accordance with a scheme and timescale to be agreed
in writing by the LPA.
Reason:
To ensure that any unacceptable risks from land contamination to the future
users of the land, neighbouring land, controlled waters, property and
ecological systems are minimised, and to ensure that the development can be
carried out safely without unacceptable risks to workers, neighbours and other
offsite receptors in accordance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and
MD7 (Environmental Protection) of the Local Development Plan.
20. Any site won material including soils, aggregates, recycled materials shall be
assessed for chemical or other potential contaminants in accordance with a
sampling scheme which shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the
Local Planning Authority in advance of the reuse of site won materials. Only
material which meets site specific target values approved by the Local
Planning Authority shall be reused.
Reason:
To ensure that the safety of future occupiers is not prejudiced in accordance
with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and MD7 (Environmental
Protection) of the Local Development Plan.
21. The internal estate roads, cycle paths, and footpaths shall be fully completed
in accordance with the approved details and laid out and constructed to full
extent of the site edged red as shown on plan ref: 'Ug2017 Urb Xx Xx Dr Ud
Xx 410 D Site Location Plan' and be available for public use, prior to the
substantial completion of the final dwelling.
Reason:
In the interest of highway safety and to ensure a satisfactory form of access to
serve the development, and to ensure compliance with the terms of Policies
SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and MD2 (Design of New Developments) of the
Local Development Plan.
22. The development shall be carried out and thereafter maintained in accordance
with the measures and recommendations contained in Section 7 of the
Preliminary Ecological Assessment Update (Sep 2024), the Biodiversity
Enhancement Mitigation Strategy (Sept 2025), and the Reptile Mitigation
Strategy (April 2025).
Reason:
In the interests of ecology and to ensure the development accords with
Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy), MD9 (Promoting Biodiversity), MG19
(Sites and Species of European Importance), MG20 (Nationally Protected
Sites and Species) and MG21 (Sites of Importance for Nature, Regionally
Important Geological and Geomorphological Sites and Priority Habitats and
Species) of the Local Development Plan.
23. All vegetation and hedgerow clearance or translocation works must be
undertaken outside the bird nesting season, from March to August inclusive.
Reason:
In order to ensure that no protected species are adversely affected by the
development and to ensure compliance with In the interests of ecology and to
ensure compliance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and MD9
(Promoting Biodiversity) of the Local Development Plan.
24. Prior to its construction, further details of the design and appearance of
proposed pedestrian access to the south-eastern corner of the site
(connecting to Heol y Pentir) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by
the Local Planning Authority. The access shall be completed in accordance
with the approved details prior to beneficial occupation of the last of the
dwellings hereby approved.
Reason:
To safeguard visual amenity, ensure acceptable means of access, and protect
the integrity of the embankment, as required by Policies Policy MD2 (Design
of New Development), SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and SP10 (Built and
Natural Environment) of the Local Development Plan.
25. Notwithstanding the submitted plans, and prior to the first beneficial
occupation of the blocks of flats, full details of the associated amenity spaces
(layout, surfacing/landscaping, furniture etc.) shall be submitted to and
approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The amenity spaces shall
be completed in accordance with the approved details and thereafter be kept
available for use of the occupiers.
Reason:
To safeguard residential amenity, as required by Policy MD2 (Design of New
Development), SP1 (Delivering the Strategy), SP10 (Built and Natural
Environment) of the Local Development Plan.
Reason for recommendation
The decision to recommend planning permission has been taken in accordance with
Section 38 of The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, which requires that,
in determining a planning application the determination must be in accordance with
the Development Plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise. The
Development Plan for the area comprises the Vale of Glamorgan Adopted Local
Development Plan 2011-2026 and Future Wales – the National Plan 2040, Having
regard to Future Wales and Local Development Plan Policies SP1 – Delivering the
Strategy, SP3 – Residential Requirement, SP4 – Affordable Housing Provision, SP7-
Transportation, SP10 – Built and Natural Environment, MG1 – Housing Supply in the
Vale of Glamorgan, MG2 – Housing Allocations, MG4 – Affordable Housing, MG6 –
Provision of Educational Facilities, MG7 – Provision of Community Facilities, MG16 –
Transport Proposals, MG19 – Sites and Species of European Importance, MG20 –
Nationally Protected Sites and Species, MG21 – Sites of Importance for Nature
Conservation, Regionally Important Geological and Geomorphological Sites and
Priority Habitats and Species, MG28 – Public Open Space Allocations, MD1 -
Location of New Development, MD2 - Design of New Development, MD3 - Provision
for Open Space, MD4 - Community Infrastructure and Planning Obligations, MD5 -
Development within Settlement Boundaries, MD6 - Housing Densities, MD7 -
Environmental Protection, MD8 - Historic Environment, MD9 - Promoting
Biodiversity, and the Supplementary Planning Guidance documents Affordable
Housing (2025) Biodiversity and Development, Parking Standards, Planning
Obligations, Residential and Householder Development, Travel Plan, and Trees,
Woodlands, Hedgerows and Development (2025), Planning Policy Wales (2024),
TAN 2 Planning and Affordable Housing, TAN 5 – Nature Conservation and
Planning, TAN 11 - Noise, TAN 12 - Design, TAN 15 - Development, Flooding and
Coastal Erosion, TAN16 - Sport, Recreation and Open Space, TAN 18 – Transport,
TAN 24 – The Historic Environment, the principle of the development for residential
with public open space and affordable housing (35%) is considered acceptable, as is
its scale and impact on community infrastructure, noting that policy compliant
planning obligations have been agreed. The proposed means of vehicular access is
also considered acceptable, as is the impact on the local road network subject to
mitigation; as are the scale, design, and visual impact; impacts on heritage assets
and archaeology; residential amenity; ecology and green infrastructure; flood risk,
water supply and drainage, contamination. The safety impact to the Public Right of
Way / level crossing is also considered acceptable, subject to mitigation.
Having regard to the Council’s duties under the Equality Act 2010, the proposed
development does not have any significant implications for, or effect on, persons who
share a protected characteristic.
It is considered that the decision complies with the Council’s well-being objectives and
the sustainable development principle in accordance with the requirements of the
Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.
The appropriate marine policy documents have been considered in the determination
of this application in accordance with Section 59 of the Marine and Coastal Access
Act 2009.
2024/01142/FUL Received on 13 December 2024
(P. 123)
APPLICANT: Oakley & Sons Ltd Unit 39, Vale Business Park, Llandow, Vale of
Glamorgan, CF71 7PF
AGENT: J Jones 23 Hillside Drive, Cowbridge, CF71 7EA
Unit 1, Vale Business Park, Llandow
Construction of an industrial unit (Class B2), Associated access and car parking
The application was required to be determined by Planning Committee under the
Council’s approved scheme of delegation because the application was of a scale
that was not covered by the scheme of delegation with the proposal being for a
major application.
Following discussions on this application, and due to there being no unanimity on
this, a vote was called on the officer recommendations for this application, which
took place as follows:
For Against Abstain
TOTAL 15 1 1
Following the vote, it was subsequently
APPROVED subject to the following condition(s):
1. The development shall begin no later than five years from the date of this
decision.
Reason:
To comply with the requirements of Section 91 of the Town and Country
Planning Act 1990.
2. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the following
approved plans and documents:
01 Site Location Plan
04 Proposed First Floor Plan
05 Proposed Elevations (sheet 01 Of 02)
06 Proposed Elevations (sheet 02 Of 02)
03A Proposed ground floor plan.pdf
20065_500_r03 drainage strategy.pdf
20065 900 R03 Max Art Vehicle Tracking
20065 901 R01 Rigid Vehicle Tracking
Reason:
For the avoidance of doubt as to the approved development and to accord
with Circular 016:2014 on The Use of Planning Conditions for Development
Management.
3. The use of the units hereby approved (including deliveries and all other
external operations) shall be confined to 07:00 to 23:00 Monday- Saturday.
There shall be no arrival, departure, loading or unloading of delivery vehicles
outside the above hours nor shall vehicles be allowed to remain on site
overnight with motors or compressors running.
Reason:
To ensure the amenities of adjoining occupiers are protected and to ensure
compliance with the terms of Policies MD2 Design of New Developments,
MD5 Development with Settlement Boundary and MD7 Environmental
Protection of the Local Development Plan.
4. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Use
Classes) Order 1987, the buildings hereby approved shall be restricted to
uses falling within Classes B1, B2 and B8 only of the schedule of the Town
and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987, or in any provision
equivalent to that Class in any statutory instrument amending, revoking or re-
enacting that Order.
Reason:
To control the precise nature of the use of the building given its location within
an allocated employment site, and to ensure compliance with the terms of
Policies MD1 and MD2 of the Local Development Plan.
5. The biodiversity enhancement measures 1No. Schwegler 1SP Sparrow
Terrace box and 1No. woodcrete bird box (any type) shall be installed at
eaves level on the northern or western elevations shall be carried out in full
prior to the first beneficial occupation or use of the development and thereafter
retained in accordance with the approved details whilst the development
remains in existence. Where the enhancement relates to any planting, any
trees or plants which within a period of 5 years from the completion of the
development die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased
shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and
species.
Within 4 weeks of their installation / planting photographic evidence showing
the enhancements in place shall be submitted to the local planning authority
via planning@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk quoting the planning application
reference.
Reason:
In the interests of ecology and to ensure compliance with Policies SP1
(Delivering the Strategy) and MD9 (Promoting Biodiversity) of the Local
Development Plan.
6. Prior to the commencement of development, a lighting strategy shall be
submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The
development shall thereafter be carried out and maintained in accordance
with the agreed scheme.
Reason:
In the interests of ecology and to ensure compliance with In the interests of
ecology and to ensure compliance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy)
and MD9 (Promoting Biodiversity) of the Local Development Plan.
7. Prior to beneficial use of the building hereby approved, a scheme of
landscaping including details of equipment and layout of
communal areas and associated Landscape and Ecological Management
Plan shall be submitted to and be approved in writing by the Local Planning
Authority. The Plan shall include but not be exclusively limited to: details of all
planting, equipment and ongoing management of the newly planted and
proposed amenity areas to cover no less than 10 years.
Reason:
In the interests of ecology and to ensure compliance with In the interests of
ecology and to ensure compliance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy)
and MD9 (Promoting Biodiversity) of the Local Development Plan.
8. All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of
landscaping shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons
following the occupation of the buildings or the completion of the
development, whichever is the sooner; and any trees or plants which within a
period of 10 years from the completion of the development die, are removed
or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next
planting season with others of similar size and species.
Reason:
To ensure satisfactory maintenance of the landscaped area to ensure
compliance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy), SP10 (Built and
Natural Environment), MD1 (Location of New Development) and MD2 (Design
of New Developments) of the Local Development Plan.
9. The staff amenity area shown on the approved plans shall be provided in
accordance with the details approved pursuant to conditions 7 and 8 of this
consent, within 3 months of the first beneficial occupation of the first unit
hereby approved and maintained in accordance with the approved details in
perpetuity thereafter.
Reason:
To ensure satisfactory maintenance of the landscaped and amenity areas to
ensure compliance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy), MD1
(Location of New Development) and MD2 (Design of New Developments) of
the Local Development Plan.
10. Prior to commencement of development, a Site clearance methodology shall
be submitted to, and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority; to
prevent adverse impacts on reptiles and birds during clearance operations.
The methodology shall be implemented as agreed.
Reason:
In the interests of ecology and to ensure compliance with In the interests of
ecology and to ensure compliance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy)
and MD9 (Promoting Biodiversity) of the Local Development Plan.
11. The visibility splays shown on plan no. 02F Proposed site plan.pdf, 20065 900
R03 Max Art Vehicle Tracking and 20065 901 R01 Rigid Vehicle Tracking
shall be installed prior to beneficial use of the development and maintained
free of any obstruction for as long as the development exists.
Reason:
In the interest of highway safety and to ensure a satisfactory form of access to
serve the development, and to ensure compliance with the terms of Policies
SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and MD2 (Design of New Developments) of the
Local Development Plan.
12. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General
Permitted Development) Order 1995 (as amended for Wales) (or any order
revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no fences,
gates or walls shall be erected along the Western boundary of the site.
Reason:
To safeguard local visual amenities, and to ensure compliance with Policies
SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and MD2 (Design of New Developments) of the
Local Development Plan.
13. Any gate serving the car park to the south of the site shall be hung so as to
open inwards only and shall not encroach onto adjacent road at any time.
Reason:
In the interest of highway safety and to ensure a satisfactory form of access to
serve the development, and to ensure compliance with the terms of Policies
SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and MD2 (Design of New Developments) of the
Local Development Plan.
14. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General
Permitted Development) Order, no internal mezzanine floor shall be installed
within the building hereby approved unless and until details have been
submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority
demonstrating that the additional floorspace would not result in an
unacceptable increase in parking demand or an unacceptable impact upon
highway safety, having regard to the Vale of Glamorgan Council Parking
Standards Supplementary Planning Guidance.
Reason:
In the interest of highway safety and to ensure a satisfactory form of access to
serve the development, and to ensure compliance with the terms of Policies
SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and MD2 (Design of New Developments) of the
Local Development Plan.
15. No development on the site shall commence until the following components of
a scheme to deal with the risks associated with contamination at the site, has
been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
1. A preliminary risk assessment which has identified:
• all previous uses
• potential contaminants associated with those uses
• a conceptual model of the site indicating sources, pathways, and receptors
• potentially unacceptable risks arising from contamination at the site
2. A site investigation scheme, based on (1) to provide information for a
detailed assessment of the risk to all receptors that may be affected, including
those off site.
3. The results of the site investigation and the detailed risk assessment
referred to in (2) and, based on these, an options appraisal and remediation
strategy giving full details of the remediation measures required and how they
are to be undertaken.
4. A verification plan providing details of the data that will be collected in order
to demonstrate that the works set out in the remediation strategy in (3) are
complete and identifying any requirements for longer-term monitoring of
pollutant linkages, maintenance, and arrangements for contingency action.
The remediation strategy and its relevant components shall be carried out in
accordance with the approved details.
Reason:
To ensure the risks associated with contamination at the site have been fully
considered prior to commencement of development as controlled waters are
of high environmental sensitivity; and where necessary remediation measures
and long-term monitoring are implemented to prevent unacceptable risks from
contamination and to ensure compliance with Policy MD7 (Environmental
Protection) of the adopted Local Development Plan.
16. Prior to the occupation of the development a verification report demonstrating
completion of works set out in the approved remediation strategy and the
effectiveness of the remediation shall be submitted to and approved in writing
by the Local Planning Authority. The report shall include results of sampling
and monitoring carried out in accordance with the approved verification plan to
demonstrate that the site remediation criteria have been met. It shall also
include a long-term monitoring and maintenance plan for longer-term
monitoring of pollutant linkages, maintenance, and arrangements for
contingency action, as identified in the verification plan. The long-term
monitoring and maintenance plan shall be carried out in accordance with the
approved details.
Reason:
To ensure the methods identified in the verification plan have been
implemented and completed and the risk associated with the contamination at
the site has been remediated prior to occupation or operation, to prevent both
future users of the land and neighbouring land are minimised, together with
those to controlled waters, property and ecological systems, and to ensure
that the development can be carried out safely without unacceptable risks to
workers, neighbours and other offsite receptors and to ensure compliance
with the provisions of MD7 of the adopted Local Development Plan.
17. Prior to the occupation of the development, a long term monitoring plan for
land contamination shall be submitted and approved in writing by the Local
Planning Authority. The long term monitoring plan should include:
•Details of the methods and triggers for action to be undertaken
•Timescales for the long term monitoring and curtailment mechanisms e.g. a
scheme of monitoring for 3 years unless the monitoring reports indicate that
subsequent monitoring is or is not required
•Timescales for submission of monitoring reports to the LPA e.g. annually
•Details of any necessary contingency and remedial actions and timescales
for actions
•Details confirming that the contingency and remedial actions have been
carried out.
The monitoring plan shall be carried out in accordance with the approved
details, within the agreed timescales.
Reason
A long term monitoring plan should be submitted prior to occupation, to
ensure necessary monitoring measures are approved to manage any potential
adverse impacts as a result of development on controlled waters and to
ensure compliance with the provisions of MD7 of the adopted Local
Development Plan.
18. If, during development, contamination not previously identified is found to be
present at the site then no further development (unless otherwise agreed in
writing with the Local Planning Authority) shall be carried out until a
remediation strategy detailing how this unsuspected contamination shall be
dealt with has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local
Planning Authority. The remediation strategy shall be carried out as approved.
Reason
To ensure the risks associated with previously unsuspected contamination at
the site are dealt with through a remediation strategy, to minimise the risk to
both future users of the land and neighbouring land, and to ensure that the
development can be carried out safely without unacceptable risks and to
ensure compliance with the provisions of MD7 of the adopted Local
Development Plan.
19. No infiltration of surface water drainage into the ground is permitted other than
with the express written consent of the local planning authority, which may be
given for those parts of the site where it has been demonstrated that there is
no resultant unacceptable risk to controlled waters. The development shall be
carried out in accordance with the approved details.
Reason:
To prevent both new and existing development from contributing to or being
put at unacceptable risk from or being adversely affected by unacceptable
levels of water pollution and to ensure compliance with the provisions of
Policy MD7 of the adopted Local Development Plan.
20. Any aggregate (other than virgin quarry stone) or recycled aggregate material
to be imported shall be assessed for chemical or other potential contaminants
in accordance with a scheme of investigation which shall be submitted to and
approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority in advance of its
importation. Only material approved by the Local Planning Authority shall be
imported. All measures specified in the approved scheme shall be undertaken
in accordance with Pollution Control’s Imported Materials Guidance Notes.
Subject to approval of the above, sampling of the material received at the
development site to verify that the imported soil is free from contamination
shall be undertaken in accordance with a scheme and timescale to be agreed
in writing by the LPA.
Reason:
To ensure that any unacceptable risks from land contamination to the future
users of the land, neighbouring land, controlled waters, property and
ecological systems are minimised, and to ensure that the development can be
carried out safely without unacceptable risks to workers, neighbours and other
offsite receptors in accordance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and
MD7 (Environmental Protection) of the Local Development Plan.
21. Any topsoil [natural or manufactured], or subsoil, to be imported shall be
assessed for chemical or other potential contaminants in accordance with a
scheme of investigation which shall be submitted to and approved in writing
by the Local Planning Authority in advance of its importation. Only material
approved by the Local Planning Authority shall be imported. All measures
specified in the approved scheme shall be undertaken in accordance with
Pollution Control’s Imported Materials Guidance Notes. Subject to approval of
the above, sampling of the material received at the development site to verify
that the imported soil is free from contamination shall be undertaken in
accordance with a scheme and timescale to be agreed in writing by the LPA.
Reason:
To ensure that any unacceptable risks from land contamination to the future
users of the land, neighbouring land, controlled waters, property and
ecological systems are minimised, and to ensure that the development can be
carried out safely without unacceptable risks to workers, neighbours and other
offsite receptors in accordance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and
MD7 (Environmental Protection) of the Local Development Plan.
22. Any site won material including soils, aggregates, recycled materials shall be
assessed for chemical or other potential contaminants in accordance with a
sampling scheme which shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the
Local Planning Authority in advance of the reuse of site won materials. Only
material which meets site specific target values approved by the Local
Planning Authority shall be reused.
Reason:
To ensure that the safety of future occupiers is not prejudiced in accordance
with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and MD7 (Environmental
Protection) of the Local Development Plan.
Reason for recommendation
The decision to recommend planning permission has been taken in accordance with
Section 38 of The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, which requires that,
in determining a planning application the determination must be in accordance with
the Development Plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise. The
Development Plan for the area comprises the Vale of Glamorgan Adopted Local
Development Plan 2011-2026 and Future Wales – the National Plan 2040.
Having regard to Policies SP1 – Delivering the Strategy, SP5 – Employment
Requirements, MD1 - Location of New Development, MD2 - Design of New
Development, MD3 - Provision for Open Space, MD4 - Community Infrastructure and
Planning Obligations, MD7 - Environmental Protection, MD8- Historic Environment,
MD9 – Promoting Biodiversity, MD16 - Protection of existing Employment Sites and
Premises of the Adopted Local Development Plan 2011-2026, it is considered that
the proposal is acceptable in relation to the principle of development, siting, scale,
design and materials, access and parking, impact on residential amenity and
neighbouring units, flooding and drainage and ecology.
Having regard to the Council’s duties under the Equality Act 2010 the proposed
development does not have any significant implications for, or effect on, persons
who share a protected characteristic.
It is considered that the decision complies with the Council’s well-being objectives
and the sustainable development principle in accordance with the requirements of
the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.
The appropriate marine policy documents have been considered in the determination
of this application in accordance with Section 59 of the Marine and Coastal Access
Act 2009.
2025/00340/RG3 Received on 10 April 2025
(P. 153)
APPLICANT: Vale of Glamorgan Council The Alps Depot, Quarry Road, Wenvoe,
CF5 6AA
AGENT: Mr Marcus Bayona-Martinez Hodge House, Suite 4d, 4th Floor, 114 - 116,
St Marys Street, Cardiff, CF10 1DY
Biglis to Dinas Powys Active Travel Route
Full planning permission is sought for the provision of a shared pedestrian and cycle
route (Active Travel Route), earthworks, landscaping and associated works from
Biglis to Dinas Powys.
The application was required to be determined by Planning Committee under the
Council’s approved scheme of delegation because the application was of a scale
and / or nature that was not covered by the scheme of delegation being a major
development.
Following discussions on this application, and due to there being no unanimity on
this, a vote was called on the officer recommendations for this application, which
took place as follows:
For Against Abstain
TOTAL 14 1 0
Following the vote, Committee subsequently
APPROVED subject to the following condition(s):
1. The development shall begin no later than five years from the date of this
decision.
Reason:
To comply with the requirements of Section 91 of the Town and Country
Planning Act 1990.
2. The development shall be
carried out in accordance with
the following approved plans
and documents unless otherwise required by another condition to this
permission:
10058585-ARC-XX-010-DR-C-00019 Rev P02 Site Location Plan
10058585-ARC-XX-010-DR-C-00004 Rev P02 General Arrangement
Overview
10058585-ARC-XX-010-DR-C-00005 Rev P02 General Arrangement Sheet 1
of 9
10058585-ARC-XX-010-DR-C-00006 Rev P02 General Arrangement Sheet 2
of 9
10058585-ARC-XX-010-DR-C-00007 Rev P02 General Arrangement Sheet 3
of 9
10058585-ARC-XX-010-DR-C-00008 Rev P02 General Arrangement Sheet 4
of 9
10058585-ARC-XX-010-DR-C-00009 Rev P02 General Arrangement Sheet 5
of 9
10058585-ARC-XX-010-DR-C-00010 Rev P02 General Arrangement Sheet 6
of 9
10058585-ARC-XX-010-DR-C-00011 Rev P02 General Arrangement Sheet 7
of 9
10058585-ARC-XX-010-DR-C-00012 Rev P02 General Arrangement Sheet 8
of 9
10058585-ARC-XX-010-DR-C-00013 Rev P02 General Arrangement Sheet 9
of 9
10058585-ARC-XX-300-DR-A-00001 Rev P02 Soft Landscape Design Sheet
1 of 8
10058585-ARC-XX-300-DR-A-00002 Rev P02 Soft Landscape Design Sheet
2 of 8
10058585-ARC-XX-300-DR-A-00003 Rev P02 Soft Landscape Design Sheet
3 of 8
10058585-ARC-XX-300-DR-A-00004 Rev P02 Soft Landscape Design Sheet
4 of 8
10058585-ARC-XX-300-DR-A-00005 Rev P02 Soft Landscape Design Sheet
5 of 8
10058585-ARC-XX-300-DR-A-00006 Rev P02 Soft Landscape Design Sheet
6 of 8
10058585-ARC-XX-300-DR-A-00007 Rev P02 Soft Landscape Design Sheet
7 of 8
10058585-ARC-XX-300-DR-A-00008 Rev P02 Soft Landscape Design Sheet
8 of 8
10058585-ARC-XX-0072-DR-C-00001 Rev P01 Typical Cross Sections
10058585-ARC-XX-170-DR-C-00001 Rev P01.1 Bridge Option 1
10058585-ARC-XX-030-DR-C-00001 P01 Fencing & Bollard Construction
Details
10058585-ARC-XX-130-DR-C-00001 Rev P02 Proposed Street Lighting
Layout Sheet 1
10058585-ARC-XX-130-DR-C-00002 Rev P02 Proposed Street Lighting
Layout Sheet 2
10058585-ARC-XX-130-DR-C-00003 Rev P02 Proposed Street Lighting
Layout Sheet 3
10058585-ARC-XX-130-DR-C-00004 Rev P02 Proposed Street Lighting
Layout Sheet 4
10058585-ARC-XX-130-DR-C-00005 Rev P02 Proposed Street Lighting
Layout Sheet 5
10058585-ARC-XX-130-DR-C-00006 Rev P02 Proposed Street Lighting
Layout Sheet 6
10058585-ARC-XX-130-DR-C-00007 Rev P02 Proposed Street Lighting
Layout Sheet 7
10058585-ARC-XX-130-DR-C-00008 Rev P02 Proposed Street Lighting
Layout Sheet 8
10058585-ARC-XX-130-DR-C-00009 Rev P02 Proposed Street Lighting
Layout Sheet 9
Planning Statement March 2025
Design & Access Statement March 2025
Preliminary Ecological Report December 2023
Ecological Impact Assessment June 2025
Ecological Technical Note June 2025
Hazel Dormouse Survey Report December 2023
Bat Roost Assessment Report March 2025
Water Vole and Otter Survey Report November 2023
Agricultural Land Classification Report October 2024
Geotechnical Desk Study September 2024
Landscape and Visual Appraisal October 2024
Arboricultural Report November 2024
Email from agent dated 15/05/2026 with update to NRW planning response
Surface Water Drainage Strategy November 2024
Green Infrastructure Statement October 2024
Cultural Heritage Desk Based Assessment February 2025
Flood Modelling Inception Report December 2023
Bridge Crossing - Optioneering Report May 2025
Letter to Planning Department with Summary of Flood Impacts and Response
to Planning Comments Dated 23 July 2026
Flood Consequences Assessment Rev 4 July 2026
Reason:
For the avoidance of doubt as to the approved development and to accord
with Circular 016:2014 on The Use of Planning Conditions for Development
Management.
3. Notwithstanding the submitted details and prior to any works or land clearance
commencing, an Arboriculture Method Statement including tree protection
measures shall be first submitted to and approved in writing by the Local
Planning Authority. All the construction works shall be carried out in
accordance with the approved details.
Reason:
In the interest of the health of the trees and biodiversity, and to ensure
compliance with the terms of Policies SP1-Delivering the Strategy, SP10-Built
and Natural Environment, MG17-Special Landscape Areas, MD2-Design of
New Developments, MD8-Historic Environment and MD9-Promoting
Biodiversity of the Local Development Plan and Supplementary Planning
Guidance on Trees, woodlands, Hedgerows and Development.
4. The retained trees, as identified in the Arboricultural Impact Assessment, shall
be monitored annually for a period of five years starting from the
commencement of the development.
A monitoring report shall be provided to the Local Planning Authority within 28
days of the date of each annual survey, for their approval in writing. The
report shall include details of any works and/or replacement trees (3:1 planting
ratio) required by the survey.
Any works and/or new tree planting shall be carried out in accordance with a
timetable to be agreed in the monitoring report. Any works or removal of trees
should avoid the nesting bird season.
Any new tree planted which within a period of 5 years from the completion of
the development die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased
shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and
species.
Reason:
In the interest of the health of the trees and biodiversity, and to ensure
compliance with the terms of Policies SP1-Delivering the Strategy, SP10-Built
and Natural Environment, MG17-Special Landscape Areas, MD2-Design of
New Developments, MD8-Historic Environment and MD9-Promoting
Biodiversity of the Local Development Plan and Supplementary Planning
Guidance on Trees, woodlands, Hedgerows and Development.
5. All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the Soft Landscaping Design
Sheets 1 to 8 shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons
following the occupation of the buildings or the completion of the
development, whichever is the sooner; and any trees or plants which within a
period of 5 years from the completion of the development die, are removed or
become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting
season with others of similar size and species.
Reason:
To ensure satisfactory maintenance of the landscaped area to ensure
compliance with Policies SP1-Delivering the Strategy, SP10-Built and Natural
Environment, MG17-Special Landscape Areas, MD2-Design of New
Developments and MD9-Promoting Biodiversity of the Local Development
Plan.
6. Prior to the first beneficial use of the development, a Biodiversity
Enhancement Strategy addressing enhancement measures shall be
submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The
development shall thereafter be carried out in accordance with the approved
strategy and timings set out within and thereafter retained in accordance with
the approved details whilst the development remains in existence. The
Strategy shall include the following:
a) Details of any bird/bat box provision
b) Details of any landscaping features
c) Details of any additional ecological enhancements
Within 4 weeks of their installation / planting photographic evidence showing
the enhancements in place shall be submitted to the local planning authority
via planning@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk quoting the planning application
reference.
Reason:
In the interests of ecology and to ensure compliance with Policies SP1-
Delivering the Strategy and MD9-Promoting Biodiversity of the Local
Development Plan.
7. Notwithstanding the submitted details, no development shall take place,
including site clearance, until a Construction Environmental Management Plan
(CEMP) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning
authority. The CEMP shall include:
1) Locations where vegetation clearance shall be supervised by a suitable
qualified ecologist,
2) Avoidance and mitigation measures to avoid potential killing or injury of
great crested newts and dormice during works.
3) Tree felling and pruning methods to avoid potential killing or injury of bats.
4) Actions to be taken if a great crested newts, dormouse and/or bats, or
dormouse nest, are found during works.
5) Timing of vegetation management works, to avoid impacts on dormouse
breeding season or hibernation period.
6)Pre-construction survey for otter and water vole. If the survey confirms the
presence of otter holts or water vole burrows the results of the survey together
with proposed mitigation measures shall be submitted to and approved in
writing by the Local Planning Authority.
7) Construction methods: details of materials.
8) General Site Management: details of the construction programme including
timetable, details of site clearance; details of site construction drainage,
containments areas, appropriately sized buffer zones between storage areas
(of spoil, oils, fuels, concrete mixing and washing areas) and any watercourse
or surface drain.
9) Soil Management: details of topsoil strip, storage and amelioration for re-
use.
10) CEMP Masterplan: details of the extent and phasing of development;
location of landscape and environmental resources; design proposals and
objectives for integration and mitigation measures.
11) Control of Nuisances: details of dust control measures.
12) Resource Management: details of fuel and chemical storage and
containment.
13) Traffic Management: details of wheel wash facilities.
14) Pollution Prevention: demonstrate how relevant Guidelines for Pollution
Prevention (e.g. GPP5) and best practice will be implemented, including
details of emergency spill procedures and incident response plan.
15) Details of the persons and bodies responsible for activities associated with
the CEMP and emergency contact details.
16) Landscape/ecological clerk of works to ensure construction compliance
with approved plans and environmental regulations.
17) Source of seed for wet grassland.
The protection and management plan shall then be completed in accordance
with the timings approved by the local planning authority.
Reason:
In the interests of ecology and protection of the environment during
construction to ensure compliance with Policies SP1-Delivering the Strategy,
MD9-Promoting Biodiversity, MG19-Sites and Species of European
Importance, MG20-Nationally Protected Sites and Species, MG21-Sites of
Importance for Nature, Regionally Important Geological and
Geomorphological Sites and Priority Habitats and Species of the Local
Development Plan.
8. Notwithstanding the submitted plans and prior to the erection of the lighting
shown on the lighting plans, a light mitigation strategy, including measures to
reduce light spillage onto foraging habitats for bats, shall be submitted to and
approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
Reason:
In the interests of highway safety, visual amenity and ecology and to ensure
compliance with In the interests of ecology and to ensure compliance with
Policies SP1-Delivering the Strategy, MD2-Design of New Development,
MD9-Promoting Biodiversity, MG19-Sites and Species of European
Importance, MG20-Nationally Protected Sites and Species, MG21-Sites of
Importance for Nature, Regionally Important Geological and
Geomorphological Sites and Priority Habitats and Species) of the Local
Development Plan.
9. A Landscape and Ecological Management Plan, shall be submitted to and
approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the first use of the
active travel route hereby approved. The Landscape and Ecological
Management Plan shall be carried out as approved.
Reason:
In the interest of ecology and to ensure satisfactory maintenance of the
landscaped area to ensure compliance with Policies MD2-Design of New
Developments and MD9- Promoting Biodiversity of the Local Development
Plan.
10. Prior to commencement of development and notwithstanding the submitted
General Arrangement Plans and other approved plans, full engineering details
of the proposed active travel route shall be submitted to and approved in
writing by the local planning authority. The engineering details shall include
visibility, geometry, long and cross sections, drainage, lighting, construction
details, highway structures, boundary treatments, markings and signage and
any information deemed necessary.
Reason:
In the interests of highway safety, to ensure satisfactory development of the
site and to ensure Active Travel Routes are designed and constructed to a
suitable and safe standard in accordance with Policy MD2-Design of New
Development.
11. Notwithstanding the submitted plans and prior to beneficial use of the Western
section of the route between Cardiff Road Roundabout to Cog Moors (Phase
2), a scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local
Planning Authority for the continuation of the Active Travel route to the West
of the route to cross Sully Moors Road and enable users to safely and
conveniently gain access to Cardiff Road and the surrounding area and
continue the journey to the West. The scheme shall thereafter be
implemented on site in accordance with the approved details.
Reason:
In the interests of highway safety, to ensure satisfactory development of the
site and to ensure Active Travel Routes are designed and constructed to a
suitable and safe standard in accordance with Policy MD2-Design of New
Development.
12. No surface water and/or land drainage shall be allowed to connect directly or
indirectly with the public sewerage network
Reason:
To prevent hydraulic overloading of the public sewerage system, pollution of
the environment and to protect the health and safety of existing residents and
ensure no detriment to the environment and to comply with the terms of Policy
MD7-Environmental Protection of the Local Development Plan.
13. No development or phase of development along the travel route between
Biglis and Dinas Powys for the purposes of constructing a bike path shall
commence until the following components of a scheme to deal with the risks
associated with contamination at the site, has been submitted to and
approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
1. A preliminary risk assessment which has identified:
• all previous uses
• potential contaminants associated with those uses (notably in the area of the
landfills)
• a conceptual model of the site indicating sources, pathways and receptors
• potentially unacceptable risks arising from contamination at the site
2. A site investigation scheme, based on (1) to provide information for a
detailed assessment of the risk to all receptors that may be affected, including
those off site.
3. The results of the site investigation and the detailed risk assessment
referred to in (2) and, based on these, an options appraisal and remediation
strategy giving full details of the remediation measures required and how they
are to be undertaken.
4. A verification plan providing details of the data that will be collected in order
to demonstrate that the works set out in the remediation strategy in (3) are
complete and identifying any requirements for longer-term monitoring of
pollutant linkages, maintenance and arrangements for contingency action.
The remediation strategy and its relevant components shall be carried out in
accordance with the approved details.
Reason:
To ensure that any unacceptable risks from land contamination to the future
users of the land, neighbouring land, controlled waters, property and
ecological systems are minimised, and to ensure that the development can be
carried out safely without unacceptable risks to workers, neighbours and other
offsite receptors in accordance with Policies SP1-Delivering the Strategy and
MD7-Environmental Protection of the Local Development Plan.
14. Prior to the beneficial use of the development or phase of development a
verification report demonstrating completion of works set out in the approved
remediation strategy and the effectiveness of the remediation shall be
submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The
report shall include results of sampling and monitoring carried out in
accordance with the approved verification plan to demonstrate that the site
remediation criteria have been met. It shall also include a long-term
monitoring and maintenance plan for longer-term monitoring of pollutant
linkages, maintenance and arrangements for contingency action, as identified
in the verification plan. The long-term monitoring and maintenance plan shall
be carried out in accordance with the approved details.
Reason:
To ensure that any unacceptable risks from land contamination to the future
users of the land, neighbouring land, controlled waters, property and
ecological systems are minimised, and to ensure that the development can be
carried out safely without unacceptable risks to workers, neighbours and other
offsite receptors in accordance with Policies SP1-Delivering the Strategy and
MD7-Environmental Protection of the Local Development Plan.
15. In the event that contamination is found at any time when carrying out the
approved development that was not previously identified it must be reported in
writing within 2 days to the Local Planning Authority, all associated works
must stop, and no further development shall take place unless otherwise
agreed in writing until a scheme to deal with the contamination found has
been approved. An investigation and risk assessment must be undertaken
and where remediation is necessary a remediation scheme and verification
plan must be prepared and submitted to and approved in writing by the Local
Planning Authority. Following completion of measures identified in the
approved remediation scheme a verification report must be submitted to and
approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The timescale for the
above actions shall be agreed with the LPA within 2 weeks of the discovery of
any unsuspected contamination.
Reason:
To ensure that any unacceptable risks from land contamination to the future
users of the land, neighbouring land, controlled waters, property and
ecological systems are minimised, and to ensure that the development can be
carried out safely without unacceptable risks to workers, neighbours and other
offsite receptors in accordance with Policies SP1_Delivering the Strategy and
MD7-Environmental Protection of the Local Development Plan.
16. Any topsoil [natural or manufactured],or subsoil, to be imported shall be
assessed for chemical or other potential contaminants in accordance with a
scheme of investigation which shall be submitted to and approved in writing
by the Local Planning Authority in advance of its importation. Only material
approved by the Local Planning Authority shall be imported. All measures
specified in the approved scheme shall be undertaken in accordance with
Pollution Control’s Imported Materials Guidance Notes. Subject to approval of
the above, sampling of the material received at the development site to verify
that the imported soil is free from contamination shall be undertaken in
accordance with a scheme and timescale to be agreed in writing by the LPA.
Reason:
To ensure that the safety of future occupiers is not prejudiced in accordance
with Policies SP1-Delivering the Strategy and MD7-Environmental Protection
of the Local Development Plan.
17. Any aggregate (other than virgin quarry stone) or recycled aggregate material
to be imported shall be assessed for chemical or other potential contaminants
in accordance with a scheme of investigation which shall be submitted to and
approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority in advance of its
importation. Only material approved by the Local Planning Authority shall be
imported. All measures specified in the approved scheme shall be undertaken
in accordance with Pollution Control’s Imported Materials Guidance Notes.
Subject to approval of the above, sampling of the material received at the
development site to verify that the imported soil is free from contamination
shall be undertaken in accordance with a scheme and timescale to be agreed
in writing by the LPA.
Reason:
To ensure that the safety of future occupiers is not prejudiced in accordance
with Policies SP1-Delivering the Strategy and MD7-Environmental Protection
of the Local Development Plan.
18. Any site won material including soils, aggregates, recycled materials shall be
assessed for chemical or other potential contaminants in accordance with a
sampling scheme which shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the
Local Planning Authority in advance of the reuse of site won materials. Only
material which meets site specific target values approved by the Local
Planning Authority shall be reused.
Reason:
To ensure that the safety of future occupiers is not prejudiced in accordance
with Policies SP1-Delivering the Strategy and MD7-Environmental Protection
of the Local Development Plan.
19. No development or phase of development shall commence until details of any
piling or any other foundation designs using penetrative methods sufficient to
demonstrate that there is no unacceptable risk to groundwater have been
submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The
piling/foundation designs shall be implemented in accordance with the
approved details.
Reason:
To ensure there is no unacceptable risk to groundwater during construction
and methods/design are agreed prior to the commencement of development
or phase of development and to ensure accordance with Policies SP1-
Delivering the Strategy, MD2-Design of New Developments and MD7-
Environmental Protection of the Local Development Plan.
20. No development or demolition (including vegetation clearance, topsoil strip or
other groundworks) shall take place until a written scheme of historic
environment mitigation has been submitted to and approved in writing by the
Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, the programme of work will be fully
carried out in strict accordance with the approved details.
Reason:
In order that archaeological operations are undertaken to an acceptable
standard and that legitimate archaeological interest in the site is satisfied and
to ensure compliance with Policies SP1-Delivering the Strategy, SP10-Built
and Natural Environment and MD8-Historic Environment of the Local
Development Plan.
21. The archaeological report, as specified and required by condition 20, shall be
submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority within six
months of the completion of the archaeological fieldwork.
Reason:
In order that archaeological operations are undertaken to an acceptable
standard and that legitimate archaeological interest in the site is satisfied and
to ensure compliance with Policies SP1-Delivering the Strategy, SP10-Built
and Natural Environment and MD8-Historic Environment of the Local
Development Plan.
Reason for recommendation
The decision to recommend planning permission has been taken in accordance with
Section 38 of The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, which requires that,
in determining a planning application the determination must be in accordance with
the Development Plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise. The
Development Plan for the area comprises the Vale of Glamorgan Adopted Local
Development Plan 2011-2026 and Future Wales – the National Plan 2040.
Having regard to policies SP1– Delivering the Strategy, SP9– Minerals, SP10- Built
and Natural Environment, MG17- Special Landscape Areas, MG22 – Development
in Minerals Safeguarding Areas, MD1 - Location of New Development, MD2 - Design
of New Development, MD7 - Environmental Protection, MD8-Historic Environment &
MD9- Promoting Biodiversity of the Vale of Glamorgan Adopted Local Development
Plan 2011-2026 and Future Wales – the National Plan 2040 and the advice
contained within the Council’s Supplementary Planning Guidance on Design in the
Landscape, Biodiversity and Development and Minerals Safeguarding and national
guidance contained in Future Wales – the National Plan 2040, Planning Policy
Wales 12th Edition and Technical Advice Notes 12- Design and 15-Development,
Flooding and Coastal Erosion, the development is considered acceptable in terms of
the principle of development, highway safety, green infrastructure, trees and hedges,
ecology and biodiversity enhancement, the impact of flooding and drainage, the
visual impact, the impact on heritage assets, the impact from potential
contamination, neighbour amenity, impact on agricultural land and Impact on mineral
reserves.
Having regard to the Council’s duties under the Equality Act 2010 the proposed
development does not have any significant implications for, or effect on, persons
who share a protected characteristic.
It is considered that the decision complies with the Council’s well-being objectives
and the sustainable development principle in accordance with the requirements of
the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.
The appropriate marine policy documents have been considered in the determination
of this application in accordance with Section 59 of the Marine and Coastal Access
Act 2009.
2025/00889/FUL Received on 12 September 2025
(P. 211)
APPLICANT: Mansbridge 25 Teifi Drive, Barry, CF62 7TL
AGENT: Mr Darren Evans 7 Herbert Terrace, Penarth, CF64 2AH
Unit 12a Part 2, Atlantic Trading Estate, Barry
New industrial building to provide 10no units (planning use class B1, B2 and B8) to
replace existing industrial units burned down in October 2023.
The application was required to be determined by Planning Committee under the
Council’s approved scheme of delegation because the application was of a scale
that was not covered by the scheme of delegation.
Following consideration and discussion by Members of the Committee, the
application was
APPROVED subject to the following condition(s):
1. The development shall begin no later than five years from the date of this
decision.
Reason:
To comply with the requirements of Section 91 of the Town and Country
Planning Act 1990.
2. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the following
approved plans and documents:
3252 (90) 001 Location Plan P02
21130 501 R01 Drainage Details
3252 (20) 101 Section Sheet 01-P04
21130_500_r03 - DRAINAGE LAYOUT.pdf
3252 (05) 102 Proposed Plan and Elevations-P08.pdf
3252 (20) 202 Highways Details P02
3252 (05) 101 Proposed Site Plan P11
Reason:
For the avoidance of doubt as to the approved development and to accord
with Circular 016:2014 on The Use of Planning Conditions for Development
Management.
3. The approved scheme of access and parking as well as cycle stores shall be
laid out in accordance with the approved details, prior to the first beneficial
use of any of the units hereby approved and shall thereafter be so retained at
all times to serve the units hereby approved.
Reason:
To ensure the provision on site of parking and turning facilities to serve the
development in the interests of highway safety, and to ensure compliance with
the terms of Policies MD1 and MD2 of the Local Development Plan 2011-
2026.
4. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Use
Classes) Order 1987, the buildings hereby approved shall be restricted to
uses falling within Classes B1, B2 and B8 only of the schedule of the Town
and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987, or in any provision
equivalent to that Class in any statutory instrument amending, revoking or re-
enacting that Order.
Reason:
To control the precise nature of the use of the building given its location within
an allocated employment site, and to ensure compliance with the terms of
Policies MD1 and MD2 of the Local Development Plan.
5. The biodiversity enhancement measures set out in document ref: Green
Infrastructure Statement shall be carried out in full prior to the first beneficial
occupation or use of the development and thereafter retained in accordance
with the approved details whilst the development remains in existence.
Where the enhancement relates to any planting, any trees or plants which
within a period of 5 years from the completion of the development die, are
removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the
next planting season with others of similar size and species.
Within 4 weeks of their installation / planting photographic evidence showing
the enhancements in place shall be submitted to the local planning authority
via planning@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk quoting the planning application
reference.
Reason:
In the interests of ecology and to ensure compliance with Policies SP1
(Delivering the Strategy) and MD9 (Promoting Biodiversity) of the Local
Development Plan.
6. Prior to beneficial use of the development hereby approved, a Landscape and
Ecological Management Plan (LEMP) shall be submitted to and be approved
in writing by the Local Planning. The plan shall include aftercare measures for
a period of no less than 10 years, including replacement planting details for
any failures. All planting shall be undertaken in the first planting season
following completion of construction works and within 6 months of the
completion of biodiversity enhancement measures, photographs showing the
measures in situ shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority. The
approved plan shall be implemented as agreed.
Reason:
To conserve and enhance biodiversity by protecting retained habitats on site,
in accordance with Part 1 Section 6 of the Environment (Wales) Act 2016,
Planning Policy Wales (February 2024) and Tan 5 Nature Conservation and
Planning (2009).
7. The drainage scheme for the site shall ensure that all foul and surface water
discharges separately from the site and that land drainage run-off shall not
discharge, either directly or indirectly, into the public sewerage system.
Reason:
To prevent hydraulic overloading of the public sewerage system, pollution of
the environment and to protect the health and safety of existing residents and
ensure no detriment to the environment and to comply with the terms of
Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) of the Local Development Plan.
8. No development on the site shall commence until the following components of
a scheme to deal with the risks associated with contamination at the site, has
been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
1. A preliminary risk assessment which has identified:
• all previous uses
• potential contaminants associated with those uses
• a conceptual model of the site indicating sources, pathways, and receptors
• potentially unacceptable risks arising from contamination at the site
2. A site investigation scheme, based on (1) to provide information for a
detailed assessment of the risk to all receptors that may be affected, including
those off site.
3. The results of the site investigation and the detailed risk assessment
referred to in (2) and, based on these, an options appraisal and remediation
strategy giving full details of the remediation measures required and how they
are to be undertaken.
4. A verification plan providing details of the data that will be collected in order
to demonstrate that the works set out in the remediation strategy in (3) are
complete and identifying any requirements for longer-term monitoring of
pollutant linkages, maintenance, and arrangements for contingency action.
The remediation strategy and its relevant components shall be carried out in
accordance with the approved details.
Reason:
To ensure the risks associated with contamination at the site have been fully
considered prior to commencement of development as controlled waters are
of high environmental sensitivity; and where necessary remediation measures
and long-term monitoring are implemented to prevent unacceptable risks from
contamination and to ensure compliance with Policy MD7 (Environmental
Protection) of the adopted Local Development Plan.
9. Prior to the occupation of the development a verification report demonstrating
completion of works set out in the approved remediation strategy and the
effectiveness of the remediation shall be submitted to and approved in writing
by the Local Planning Authority. The report shall include results of sampling
and monitoring carried out in accordance with the approved verification plan to
demonstrate that the site remediation criteria have been met. It shall also
include a long-term monitoring and maintenance plan for longer-term
monitoring of pollutant linkages, maintenance, and arrangements for
contingency action, as identified in the verification plan. The long-term
monitoring and maintenance plan shall be carried out in accordance with the
approved details.
Reason:
To ensure the methods identified in the verification plan have been
implemented and completed and the risk associated with the contamination at
the site has been remediated prior to occupation or operation, to prevent both
future users of the land and neighbouring land are minimised, together with
those to controlled waters, property and ecological systems, and to ensure
that the development can be carried out safely without unacceptable risks to
workers, neighbours and other offsite receptors and to ensure compliance
with the provisions of MD7 of the adopted Local Development Plan.
10. If, during development, contamination not previously identified is found to be
present at the site then no further development (unless otherwise agreed in
writing with the Local Planning Authority) shall be carried out until a
remediation strategy detailing how this unsuspected contamination shall be
dealt with has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local
Planning Authority. The remediation strategy shall be carried out as approved.
Reason
To ensure the risks associated with previously unsuspected contamination at
the site are dealt with through a remediation strategy, to minimise the risk to
both future users of the land and neighbouring land, and to ensure that the
development can be carried out safely without unacceptable risks and to
ensure compliance with the provisions of MD7 of the adopted Local
Development Plan.
11. No infiltration of surface water drainage into the ground is permitted other than
with the express written consent of the local planning authority, which may be
given for those parts of the site where it has been demonstrated that there is
no resultant unacceptable risk to controlled waters. The development shall be
carried out in accordance with the approved details.
Reason:
To prevent both new and existing development from contributing to or being
put at unacceptable risk from or being adversely affected by unacceptable
levels of water pollution and to ensure compliance with the provisions of
Policy MD7 of the adopted Local Development Plan.
12. Piling or any other foundation designs using penetrative methods shall not be
permitted other than with the express written consent of the Local Planning
Authority, which may be given for those parts of the site where it has been
demonstrated that there is no resultant unacceptable risk to groundwater. The
development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.
Reason:
In order to ensure the amenities of nearby occupiers is protected and to
ensure accordance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) / MD2 (Design
of New Developments) and MD7 (Environmental Protection) of the Local
Development Plan.
13. Any aggregate (other than virgin quarry stone) or recycled aggregate material
to be imported shall be assessed for chemical or other potential contaminants
in accordance with a scheme of investigation which shall be submitted to and
approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority in advance of its
importation. Only material approved by the Local Planning Authority shall be
imported. All measures specified in the approved scheme shall be undertaken
in accordance with Pollution Control’s Imported Materials Guidance Notes.
Subject to approval of the above, sampling of the material received at the
development site to verify that the imported soil is free from contamination
shall be undertaken in accordance with a scheme and timescale to be agreed
in writing by the LPA.
Reason:
To ensure that any unacceptable risks from land contamination to the future
users of the land, neighbouring land, controlled waters, property and
ecological systems are minimised, and to ensure that the development can be
carried out safely without unacceptable risks to workers, neighbours and other
offsite receptors in accordance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and
MD7 (Environmental Protection) of the Local Development Plan.
14. Any topsoil [natural or manufactured], or subsoil, to be imported shall be
assessed for chemical or other potential contaminants in accordance with a
scheme of investigation which shall be submitted to and approved in writing
by the Local Planning Authority in advance of its importation. Only material
approved by the Local Planning Authority shall be imported. All measures
specified in the approved scheme shall be undertaken in accordance with
Pollution Control’s Imported Materials Guidance Notes. Subject to approval of
the above, sampling of the material received at the development site to verify
that the imported soil is free from contamination shall be undertaken in
accordance with a scheme and timescale to be agreed in writing by the LPA.
Reason:
To ensure that any unacceptable risks from land contamination to the future
users of the land, neighbouring land, controlled waters, property and
ecological systems are minimised, and to ensure that the development can be
carried out safely without unacceptable risks to workers, neighbours and other
offsite receptors in accordance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and
MD7 (Environmental Protection) of the Local Development Plan.
15. Any site won material including soils, aggregates, recycled materials shall be
assessed for chemical or other potential contaminants in accordance with a
sampling scheme which shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the
Local Planning Authority in advance of the reuse of site won materials. Only
material which meets site specific target values approved by the Local
Planning Authority shall be reused.
Reason:
To ensure that the safety of future occupiers is not prejudiced in accordance
with Policy / Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) / MD7 (Environmental
Protection) of the Local Development Plan.
Reason for recommendation
The decision to recommend planning permission has been taken in accordance with
Section 38 of The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, which requires that,
in determining a planning application the determination must be in accordance with
the Development Plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise. The
Development Plan for the area comprises the Vale of Glamorgan Adopted Local
Development Plan 2011-2026 and Future Wales – the National Plan 2040.
Having regard to Policies SP1– Delivering the Strategy, SP5 – Employment
Requirements, MG9 – Employment Allocations, MD2 - Design of New Development,
MD5- Development within Settlement Boundaries, MD7 Environmental Protection,
MD9 - Promoting Biodiversity, MD14 - New Employment Proposals, MD15 –
Protection of Allocated Employment Sites and MD16 Protection of Existing
Employment Sites and Premises, Planning Policy Wales Ed.12 and TAN11 – Noise
(1997), TAN12 – Design (2016), TAN15 – Development, Flooding and Coastal
Erosion (2025) & TAN23 – Economic Development (2014) and the Council
Supplementary Planning Guidance on Biodiversity and Development (2018); Parking
Standards (2019) & Residential and Householder Development (2018) it is
considered that the proposal is acceptable in relation to the principle of development,
siting, scale, design and materials, access and parking, impact on residential
amenity and neighbouring units, flooding and drainage and ecology.
Having regard to the Council’s duties under the Equality Act 2010 the proposed
development does not have any significant implications for, or effect on, persons
who share a protected characteristic.
It is considered that the decision complies with the Council’s well-being objectives
and the sustainable development principle in accordance with the requirements of
the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.
The appropriate marine policy documents have been considered in the determination
of this application in accordance with Section 59 of the Marine and Coastal Access
Act 2009.
2026/00299/FUL Received on 23 April 2026
(P. 235)
APPLICANT: Mr Ryan Pike 17 Rutland Close, Barry, CF62 8AR
AGENT: Mr Trystan Foote 4 Hawthorn Close, Dinas Powys, CF64 4TD
17 Rutland Close, Barry
Retrospective application for single storey side and rear extension for garage, utility,
Enlarged Kitchen and Living area
The application had been called in by Councillor Emma Goodjohn.
Members will recall that this application was previously reported to the July 2026
Planning Committee where Members resolved to defer the application to allow
Members of the Planning Committee to undertake a site visit.
Following consideration and discussion by Members of the Committee, the
application was
APPROVED subject to the following conditions:
1. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the following
approved plans and documents:
Existing & Proposed Plans and Elevations 17RC-PP-01 2
Reason:
For the avoidance of doubt as to the approved development and to accord
with Circular 016:2014 on The Use of Planning Conditions for Development
Management.
2. The biodiversity enhancement measures set out in Green Infrastructure
Statement & Biodiversity enhancement shall be carried out in full prior to the
first beneficial occupation or use of the development and thereafter retained in
accordance with the approved details whilst the development remains in
existence. Where the enhancement relates to any planting, any trees or
plants which within a period of 5 years from the completion of the
development die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased
shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and
species.
Within 4 weeks of their installation / planting photographic evidence showing
the enhancements in place shall be submitted to the local planning authority
via planning@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk quoting the planning application
reference.
Reason:
In the interests of ecology and to ensure compliance with Policies SP1
(Delivering the Strategy) and MD9 (Promoting Biodiversity) of the Local
Development Plan.
Reason for recommendation
The decision to recommend planning permission has been taken in accordance with
Section 38 of The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, which requires that,
in determining a planning application the determination must be in accordance with
the Development Plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise. The
Development Plan for the area comprises the Vale of Glamorgan Adopted Local
Development Plan 2011-2026 and Future Wales – the National Plan 2040.
Having regard to Policies MD2 (Design of Development), MD5 (Development within
Settlement Boundaries) and MD9 (Promoting Biodiversity), the application is
considered acceptable.
Having regard to the Council’s duties under the Equality Act 2010 the proposed
development does not have any significant implications for, or effect on, persons
who share a protected characteristic.
It is considered that the decision complies with the Council’s well-being objectives
and the sustainable development principle in accordance with the requirements of
the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.
The appropriate marine policy documents have been considered in the determination
of this application in accordance with Section 59 of the Marine and Coastal Access
Act 2009.
2026/00387/FUL Received on 3 June 2026
(P. 245)
APPLICANT: Mrs Markella Asprou 120 Cornerswell Road, Penarth, CF64 2WB
AGENT: 1010 Architects, Mr. Tasos Asprou, Studio 2, The Coachhouse, Stanwell
Road, Penarth, CF64 3EU
3 White House, Barry
Variation of Condition 1 - 2022/00401/FUL – We wish the condition 1 to be changed
so that it extends the Full Planning Permission for another 5 years
The application had been requested to be heard by Planning Committee by
Councillor S.A. Hodges, for the following given reason ‘local residents have raised
concerns about the proposal and the site’s history including the previous planning
process and PEDW involvement. Also considering matters previously raised by
Councillor Wiliam regarding lack of amenity space and insensitive nature of the
development…’ and also lacking their previous involvement as was not previously an
elected member when application previously determined.
Following discussions on this application, and due to there being no unanimity on
this, a vote was called on the officer recommendations for this application, which
took place as follows:
For Against Abstain
TOTAL 7 4 3
Following the vote, Committee subsequently
APPROVED subject to the following condition(s):
1. The development shall begin no later than five years from the date of this
decision.
Reason:
To comply with the requirements of Section 91 of the Town and Country
Planning Act 1990.
2. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the following
approved plans and documents:
AE 01 rev5.pdf - Amended Proposed Elevations - Submitted to the LPA on
24/05/2022
AL 01 rev5.pdf - Amended Proposed Floor Plans - Submitted to the LPA on
24/05/2022
Reason:
For the avoidance of doubt as to the approved development and to accord
with Circular 016:2014 on The Use of Planning Conditions for Development
Management.
3. The roof-light located in the East facing elevation serving the proposed first
floor stairway shall be obscurely glazed to a minimum of level 3 of the
"Pilkington" scale of obscuration and fixed pane at the time of installation and
so retained at all times thereafter.
Reason:
To ensure that the privacy and amenities of adjoining occupiers are
safeguarded, and to ensure compliance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the
Strategy) and MD2 (Design of New Developments) of the Local Development
Plan.
4. The roof-light located in the East facing elevation serving 'bedroom 3' shall be
obscurely glazed to a minimum of level 3 of the "Pilkington" scale of
obscuration and fixed pane at the time of installation and so retained at all
times thereafter.
Reason:
To ensure that the privacy and amenities of adjoining occupiers are
safeguarded, and to ensure compliance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the
Strategy) and MD2 (Design of New Developments) of the Local Development
Plan.
5. The rooflights approved shall be conservation style rooflights and should be
retained as conservation style rooflights in perpetuity.
Reason:
To protect the wider conservation area and to comply with policies SP1
(Delivering the Strategy), SP10 (Built and Natural Environment) and MD8
(Historic Environment) of the Council's Local Development Plan.
6. The render and slate to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of
the extensions shall match those used in the existing dwelling that exist at the
time of this approval.
Reason:
To safeguard local visual amenities, as required by Policies SP1 (Delivering
the Strategy), MD2 (Design of New Development), SP10 (Built and Natural
Environment) and MD8 (Historic Environment) of the Local Development Plan.
7. The biodiversity enhancement measures set out in the submitted Green
Infrastructure and the bird box shown on the submitted plans] shall be carried
out in full prior to the first beneficial occupation or use of the development and
thereafter retained in accordance with the approved details whilst the
development remains in existence. Where the enhancement relates to any
planting, any trees or plants which within a period of 5 years from the
completion of the development die, are removed or become seriously
damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with
others of similar size and species.
Within 4 weeks of their installation / planting photographic evidence showing
the enhancements in place shall be submitted to the local planning authority
via planning@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk quoting the planning application
reference.
Reason:
In the interests of ecology and to ensure compliance with Policies SP1
(Delivering the Strategy) and MD9 (Promoting Biodiversity) of the Local
Development Plan.
Reason for recommendation
The decision to recommend planning permission has been taken in accordance with
Section 38 of The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, which requires that,
in determining a planning application the determination must be in accordance with
the Development Plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise. The
Development Plan for the area comprises the Vale of Glamorgan Adopted Local
Development Plan 2011-2026 and Future Wales – the National Plan 2040.
Having regard to Policies MD2 (Design of Development), MD5 (Development within
Settlement Boundaries), MD8 (Historic Environment), MD9 (Promoting Biodiversity),
The Parking Standards SPG and The Residential and Householder SPG, the
application is deemed acceptable.
Having regard to the Council’s duties under the Equality Act 2010 the proposed
development does not have any significant implications for, or effect on, persons
who share a protected characteristic.
It is considered that the decision complies with the Council’s well-being objectives
and the sustainable development principle in accordance with the requirements of
the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.
The appropriate marine policy documents have been considered in the determination
of this application in accordance with Section 59 of the Marine and Coastal Access
Act 2009.
RESOLVED – T H A T in pursuance of the powers delegated to the Committee, the
following applications be determined as indicated and any other necessary action be
taken.
2024/00846/FUL Received on 19 September 2024
(P. 31)
APPLICANT: Mr J McQuade The Retreat, Penyturnpike Road, CF64 4HG
AGENT: Mr Richard Whitaker 43 Plas Saint Andresse, Penarth Haven, Penarth,
CF64 1BW
Hillcroft, Heol-y-cawl, Dinas Powys
Proposed subdivision of single dwelling to three dwellings with extensions to rear.
The application was required to be determined by Planning Committee under the
Council’s approved scheme of delegation because the application had been called in
for determination by Councillor Cowpe for the following summarised reasons:
• Access road was narrow and parking difficult,
• Access to existing garage would be restricted,
• Neighbours had raised concerns, and
• Impact on wildlife.
Following the matter being addressed at the meeting, a Member put forward a
Motion to refuse the officer’s recommendations and the application which was duly
seconded. Subsequently, a request was made by another Member for a Recorded
Vote on the Motion, with the vote having taken place as follows:
July 10 Minutes and DN (MT)
Members For Against Abstain
Julie Aviet √
Gillian Bruce √
Ian Buckley √
Christine Cave √
Janice Charles √
Marianne Cowpe √
Pamela Drake √
Anthony Ernest √
Wendy Gilligan √
Nic Hodges √
Helen Payne √
Ian Perry √
Carys Stallard √
Neil Thomas √
Eddie Williams √
Mark Wilson √
TOTAL 7 7 2
Due to the vote being tied, the Chair used his casting vote against the Motion and
therefore the Motion was not carried.
Subsequently, a Motion was put forward to approve the officer’s recommendations
and to approve the application. A request was made for a Recorded Vote on the
Motion, with the vote having taken place as follows:
Members For Against Abstain
Julie Aviet √
Gillian Bruce √
July 10 Minutes and DN (MT)
Ian Buckley √
Christine Cave √
Janice Charles √
Marianne Cowpe √
Pamela Drake √
Anthony Ernest √
Wendy Gilligan √
Nic Hodges √
Helen Payne √
Ian Perry √
Carys Stallard √
Neil Thomas √
Eddie Williams √
Mark Wilson √
TOTAL 7 7 2
Due to the vote being tied, the Chair used his casting vote for the Motion and
therefore the Motion was carried.
Councillor Cowpe wanted it noted that she felt she had not been given the
opportunity to come back in, as part of the Committee’s discussions and following
her previous questions and comments on this matter and wanted to object to this.
She had wished to provide additional valid reasons why the application should be
refused (following those raised by Councillor Cave and others). The Chair
apologised for this oversight and noted her objection but also stated that there had
been a lengthy debate on this single application, which had included contributions
from the Member concerned, and therefore it was time to move to the vote.
APPROVED subject to the following condition(s):
1. The development shall begin no later than twenty four months from the date of
this decision.
July 10 Minutes and DN (MT)
Reason:
To comply with the requirements of Section 91 of the Town and Country
Planning Act 1990.
2. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the following
approved plans and documents unless otherwise required by any other
condition relating to this permission:
Hillcroft Location Plan
541-P08 Rev E Proposed Site Plan
541-P09 Rev A Proposed Ground Floor Plan
541-P10 Rev B Proposed First Floor Plan
541-P11 Rev B Proposed Roof Plan
541-P12 Rev E Proposed Elevations (Sheet 01)
541-P13 Rev C Proposed Elevations (Sheet 02)
541-P14 Rev B Proposed Site Sections
541-P15 Rev A Demolitions Ground Floor Plan
541-P16 Rev A Demolitions First Floor Plan
541-P17 Rev A Demolition Roof Plan
541-SK01 Verge Detail Bat Access
Green Infrastructure Statement (By TDA October 2024)
Design and Access Statement and Heritage Impact Assessment Revision B
(18th September 2024)
Predevelopment Tree Survey & Assessment (by TDA and dated December
2022)
Tree Constraints Plan (by TDA and dated December 2022)
Preliminary Ecological Appraisal V2 by Acer Ecology (February 2023)
Dusk Emergence Bat Surveys (By Grounded Trees & Ecology conducted
August and September 2023)
Letter titled Biodiversity Mitigation & Enhancement Strategy (By Soltys
Brewster Ecology and dated 29th August 2024)
Development Viability by CTD Consult November 2024
Reason:
For the avoidance of doubt as to the approved development and to accord
with Circular 016:2014 on The Use of Planning Conditions for Development
Management.
3. Each dwelling hereby permitted shall be used for a residential dwelling (C3
Use Class) and for no other purpose (including any other purpose in the
schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (or in
any provision equivalent to that class in any statutory instrument revoking and
re-enacting that order with or without modification).
Reason:
To control the precise nature of the use of the site, and to ensure compliance
July 10 Minutes and DN (MT)
with the terms of Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) of the Local
Development Plan.
4. Notwithstanding the provisions of schedule 2, Part 1, classes A, B, C, D, E
and H and Part 2, class A of the Town and Country Planning (General
Permitted Development) Order 1995 (as amended for Wales) (or any order
revoking and re-enacting that order with or without modification), the
development hereby approved shall not be altered in any way other than
those expressly authorised by this permission.
Reason:
To enable the Local Planning Authority to control the scale of development
and to ensure compliance with Policy MD2 (Design of New Developments)
and MD8 (Historical Environment) of the Local Development Plan.
5. No works to which this consent relates shall commence until an appropriate
programme of historic building recording and analysis (level 2) has been
secured and implemented in accordance with a written scheme of
investigation which has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local
planning authority.
Reason:
As the building is of architectural and cultural significance the specified
records are required to mitigate impact in accordance with Policy MD8-
Historical Environment of the Local Development Plan.
6. Notwithstanding the submitted details, the following details and samples to be
used in the construction of the development hereby approved shall be
submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
i.) stone covering for parking area (including delineation of parking spaces)
ii.) natural slate and ridge tiles for roofs
iii) windows, flush fitting rooflights, doors and gates including opening
surrounds
iv) render (including colour)
v) finishing materials for adjacent garage following demolition of garage on
site.
vi) Details of the proposed dormers at 1:10 scale
vii) Details of new stone boundary wall (to plot 03) including sample panel.
viii) Finishing details for elevation of adjacent garage wall following demolition.
ix) Boundary Treatments
x) wall adjacent Heol y Cawl at the junction of the access and adjacent
property.
The development shall be completed in accordance with the approved details
prior to the first occupation of any dwelling hereby approved.
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Reason:
To safeguard local visual amenities, as required by Policies SP1 (Delivering
the Strategy), MD2 (Design of New Development), SP10 (Built and Natural
Environment) and MD8 (Historic Environment) of the Local Development Plan.
7. Any part of the bedroom window (room 04) of plot 01 that is below 1.7m in
height above the level of the floor in the room that it serves shall be obscurely
glazed to a minimum of level 3 of the "Pilkington" scale of obscuration and
fixed pane at the time of installation and so retained at all times thereafter.
Reason:
To ensure that the privacy and amenities of adjoining occupiers are
safeguarded, and to ensure compliance with Policy MD2 (Design of New
Developments) of the Local Development Plan.
8. No part of any flat roof area shall be used as a storage area, balcony, roof
garden or similar amenity area.
Reason:
To ensure that the privacy and amenities of adjoining occupiers are
safeguarded, and to ensure compliance with Policy MD2 Design of New
Developments of the Local Development Plan.
9. Notwithstanding the submitted details no development or site clearance shall
take place until there has been submitted to and approved in writing by the
Local Planning Authority a scheme of landscaping, to include details of
replacement trees The scheme shall include indications of all existing trees
(including spread and species) and hedgerows on the land, identify those to
be retained and set out measures for their protection throughout the course of
development.
Reason:
To safeguard local visual amenities, and to ensure compliance with the terms
of Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy), MD2 (Design of New
Developments) and MD8 (Historic Environment) ] of the Local Development
Plan.
10. All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of
landscaping shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons
following the occupation of the buildings or the completion of the
development, whichever is the sooner; and any trees or plants which within a
period of 5 years from the completion of the development die, are removed or
become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting
season with others of similar size and species.
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Reason:
To safeguard local visual amenities, and to ensure compliance with the terms
of Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy), MD2 (Design of New
Developments) and MD8 (Historic Environment) ] of the Local Development
Plan.
11. Prior to the first beneficial occupation of the development, a Biodiversity
Enhancement Strategy addressing enhancement measures shall be
submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The
development shall thereafter be carried out in accordance with the approved
strategy and timings set out within and thereafter retained in accordance with
the approved details whilst the development remains in existence. The
Strategy shall include the following:
a) Details of any bird/bat box provision
b) Details of any landscaping features
c) Details of any additional ecological enhancements
Reason:
In the interests of ecology and to ensure compliance with Policies SP1
(Delivering the Strategy) and MD9 (Promoting Biodiversity) of the Local
Development Plan.
12. The parking spaces identified on plan number 541-P08 Rev E Proposed Site
Plan shall be allocated to each dwelling in accordance with a scheme to be
submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. A
minimum of 2no. spaces shall be provided to each dwelling and spaces
number 6 and 7 on the above plan shall be allocated to one of the dwellings
(and including another space). Thereafter, the parking shall be adhered to in
perpetuity.
Reason:
To ensure each dwelling has an adequate level of off-street parking in
accordance with Policy MD2 of the Vale of Glamorgan Local Development
Plan.
13. Prior to the first beneficial occupation of each dwelling hereby permitted, the
cycle parking identified on plan number 541-P08 Rev E Proposed Site Plan
shall have been provided. Thereafter it shall be maintained as such in
perpetuity.
Reason:
In the interest of promoting sustainable modes of transport in accordance with
Policies MD1-Location of New Development and MD2-Design of New
Development of the Local Development Plan.
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14. No development shall commence, including any works of demolition, until a
Construction Environment Management Plan (CEMP) has been submitted to,
and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority. The CEMP shall
include the following details:
i) the parking of vehicles of site operatives and visitors;
ii) loading and unloading of plant and materials;
iii) storage of plant and materials used in constructing the development;
iv) the erection and maintenance of security hoarding including decorative
displays and facilities for public viewing, where appropriate;
v) wheel washing facilities;
vi) measures to control and mitigate the emission of dust, smoke, other
airborne pollutants and dirt during construction;
vii) a scheme for recycling/disposing of waste resulting from demolition and
construction works.
viii) hours of construction;
ix) lighting;
x) management, control and mitigation of noise and vibration;
xi) odour management and mitigation;
xii) diesel and oil tank storage areas and bunds;
xiii) how the developer proposes to accord with the Considerate Constructors
Scheme (www.considerateconstructorsscheme.org.uk) during the course of
the construction of the development; and
xiii) a system for the management of complaints from local residents which will
incorporate a reporting system.
The construction of the development shall be undertaken in accordance with
the approved CEMP.
Reason:
To ensure that the construction of the development is undertaken in a
neighbourly manner and in the interests of the protection of amenity and the
environment and to ensure compliance with the terms of Policy MD7
(Environmental Protection) of the Local Development Plan.
2024/00899/CAC Received on 19 September 2024
(P. 80)
APPLICANT: Mr J McQuade The Retreat, Penyturnpike Road, Dinas Powys,
CF64 4HG
AGENT: Mr Richard Whitaker 43 Plas Saint Andresse, Penarth Haven, Penarth,
CF64 1BW
Hillcroft, Heol-y-cawl, Dinas Powys
Proposed subdivision of single dwelling to three dwellings with extensions to rear.
July 10 Minutes and DN (MT)
APPROVED subject to the following condition(s):
1. The demolition works hereby permitted shall begin no later than five years
from the date of this decision.
Reason:
To comply with the requirements of the Historic Environment (Wales) Act
2023.
2. The demolition works only relate to the garage identified on the following
approved plans and documents:
Location Plan
541-P15 Rev A Demolitions Ground Floor Plan.
Reason:
For the avoidance of doubt as to the approved development and to accord
with Circular 016:2014 on The Use of Planning Conditions for Development
Management.
2025/00033/FUL Received on 17 April 2025
(P. 96)
APPLICANT: Mr George Martin & Family C/o Agent,
AGENT: Mr Andrew Vaughan-Harries The Planning Studio, Hayston Bridge,
Johnston, Haverfordwest, SA62 3HJ
Existing yard, opposite April Cottage, Drope Terrace, Drope, St Georges Super
Ely
The provision of one gypsy traveller pitch incorporating one static caravan, one
touring caravan and day/utility room, two parking spaces, retention of boundary
fencing, installation of private treatment plant and ecological enhancements (partly
retrospective).
The application was required to be determined by Planning Committee under the
Council’s approved scheme of delegation because the application was of a nature
that was not covered by the scheme of delegation.
APPROVED subject to the following condition(s):
1. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the following
approved plans and documents unless otherwise required by another
condition on this permission:
02e - Existing Location and Block Plans
03e - Overall Site Plan
04d - Site Plan
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05a Utility Room Details
06 Aerial Photograph
07 Treatment Plant Details
08a - Foul Drainage and Location of Site Plan Percolation Test Holes
Planning Statement and Justification Report REV A (8th May 2025)
Appendix A – Supporting letter from Travelling Ahead
Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Advice and Advocacy Service dated 20th August
2024 - Confidential
Appendix B – Appeal Decisions
Appendix C Rev A - Green Infrastructure Statement
Appendix D - Preliminary Ecological Appraisal
Noise Assessment by inacoustics 31st March 2025
Site Infiltration Results
Herringbone Soakaway Size v2 dated 12/06/2025
Soakaway system for Bespoke Treatment Plant
Options for Soakaways from Private Treatment Plant
Brochure Tricel Novo Wastewater Treatment
Reason:
For the avoidance of doubt as to the approved development and to accord
with Circular 016:2014 on The Use of Planning Conditions for Development
Management.
2. The site shall not be occupied by any persons other than gypsies and
travellers as defined by Welsh Government Circular 005/2018 - "Planning for
Gypsy, Traveller and Showpeople Sites" or subsequent guidance that
supersedes this Circular.
Reason:
The residential use of the site in this rural location would not be permitted
unless occupied by a Gypsy or Traveller, and in order to ensure that the site is
kept available to meet the needs of other Gypsies or Travellers, in accordance
with Policies SP1-Delivering the Strategy, SP10-Built and Natural
Environment, MD1-Location of New Development and MD18-Gypsy and
Traveller Accommodation of the Local Development Plan.
3. When the land ceases to be occupied by a gypsy or traveller person, the use
shall cease and all caravans, structures, materials and equipment brought on
to or erected on the land or works undertaken to it in connection with the use,
shall be removed and the land shall be restored to its condition before the
development took place within 6 calendar months of that date.
Reason:
To reflect the circumstances that justify the grant of planning permission and
in accordance with Policies SP10-Built and Natural Environment, MD1-
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Location of New Development and MD2-Design of New Development of the
Local Development Plan.
4. No more than 2 caravans, as defined in the Caravan Sites and Control of
Development Act 1960 and the Caravan Sites Act 1968, comprising of 1 static
caravan and 1 touring caravan shall be stationed on the site at any time. Any
caravans positioned on the site shall be capable of being lawfully moved on
the public highway, without division into separate parts.
Reason:
To define the scope of the permission and in the interests of visual amenity in
accordance with Policy MD2 (Design of New Development) of the Vale of
Glamorgan Local Development Plan.
5. Within three months of the date of this permission the approved foul drainage
system with a soakaway based on the submitted "Herringbone Soakaway
Size v2 dated 12/06/2025" shall have been provided on site in accordance
with the full details hereby approved.
Thereafter the site shall only be occupied by 6no. people maximum unless
alternative details of a foul drainage scheme for the site have been submitted
to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter the
approved system shall be provided on site prior to any increase in occupancy
and maintained as such in perpetuity.
Reason:
To ensure no detriment to the environment and to comply with the terms of
Policy MD7 (Environmental Protection) of the Local Development Plan.
6. No commercial or business activities shall take place on the land, including
the storage of materials, nor shall any vehicle over 3.5 tonnes be stationed,
parked or stored on the site.
Reason:
In the interests of the character and appearance of the site and conserving the
rural character and appearance of the area, in accordance with Policies MG17
and MD1 of the Vale of Glamorgan Local Development Plan.
7. No further ground breaking works shall commence until the Local Planning
Authority have been informed in writing of the name of a professionally
qualified archaeologist who is to be present during the undertaking of any
excavations in the development area so that a watching brief can be
conducted. No work shall commence until the Local Planning Authority has
confirmed in writing that the proposed archaeologist is suitable. A copy of the
watching brief report shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority within
two months of the archaeological fieldwork being completed.
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Reason:
To identify and record any features of archaeological interest discovered
during the works, in order to mitigate the impact of the works on the
archaeological resource, and to ensure compliance with Policies SP1
(Delivering the Strategy), SP10 (Built and Natural Environment) and MD8
(Historic Environment) of the Local Development Plan.
8. Notwithstanding the submitted plans and details, within 56 days of the date of
this permission, Ecological Mitigation Measures for both construction and
operation of the approved development and based on all areas identified in
section 5.3 and 5.4 of the submitted Preliminary Ecological Appraisal including
a timetable for their implementation shall be submitted to the Local Planning
Authority for their approval in writing. The development and further
construction works shall thereafter be carried out in accordance with the
approved strategy and timings set out within and thereafter retained in
accordance with the approved details whilst the development remains in
existence.
Reason:
In the interests of ecology and biodiversity and to ensure compliance with
Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy), MD7 (Environmental Protection) and
MD9 (Promoting Biodiversity) of the Local Development Plan.
9. All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of
landscaping on plans 03e - Overall Site Plan and 04d Site Plan shall be
carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the occupation
of the buildings or the completion of the development, whichever is the
sooner; and any trees or plants which within a period of 5 years from the
completion of the development die, are removed or become seriously
damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with
others of similar size and species.
Reason:
To ensure satisfactory maintenance of the landscaped area to ensure
compliance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy), SP10 (Built and
Natural Environment), MG17 (Special Landscape Areas), MD1 (Location of
New Development), MD2 (Design of New Developments) and MD9
(Promoting Biodiversity) of the Local Development Plan.
10. The 2m high wooden boarded fence erected on the eastern boundary of the
site adjacent the boundary with the A4232 road shall be maintained and
retained as such as long as the site is being used as a gypsy/traveller pitch.
Reason:
In the interest of the amenity of the occupiers in accordance with Policy MD2-
Design of New Development and MD7-Environmental Protection in the Local
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Development Plan.
11. Within 56 days of the date of this permission an assessment of the nature and
extent of contamination shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the
Local Planning Authority. This assessment must be carried out by or under
the direction of a suitably qualified competent person * in accordance with
BS10175 (2011) Code of Practice for the Investigation of Potentially
Contaminated Sites and shall assess any contamination on the site, whether
or not it originates on the site.
The report of the findings shall include:
(i) a desk top study to identify all previous uses at the site and potential
contaminants associated with those uses and the impacts from those
contaminants on land and controlled waters. The desk study shall establish a
‘conceptual site model’ (CSM) which identifies and assesses all identified
potential source, pathway, and receptor linkages;
(ii) an intrusive investigation to assess the extent, scale and nature of
contamination and monitor the site for the presence of gases** which may be
present.
(iii) an assessment of the potential risks to:
- human health,
- groundwaters and surface waters
- adjoining land,
- property (existing or proposed) including buildings, crops, livestock, pets,
woodland and service lines and pipes,
- ecological systems,
- archaeological sites and ancient monuments; and
- any other receptors identified at (i)
(iv) an appraisal of remedial options, and justification for the preferred
remedial option(s).
All work and submissions carried out for the purposes of this condition must
be conducted in accordance with DEFRA and the Environment Agency’s
‘Model procedures for the Management of Land Contamination, CLR 11’
(September 2004) and the WLGA / WG / NRW guidance document ‘Land
Contamination: A guide for Developers’ (2023), unless the Local Planning
Authority agrees to any variation.
* A ‘suitably qualified competent person’ would normally be expected to be a
chartered member of an appropriate professional body (such as the Institution
of Civil Engineers, Geological Society of London, Royal Institution of
Chartered Surveyors, Institution of Environmental Management) and also
have relevant experience of investigating contaminated sites.
** ‘Gases’ include landfill gases, vapours from contaminated land sites, and
naturally occurring methane and carbon dioxide, but does not include radon
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gas. Gas Monitoring programmes should be designed in line with current best
practice as detailed in CIRIA 665 and or BS8485 year 2007 Code of Practice
for the Characterization and Remediation from Ground Gas in Affected
Developments.
Reason:
To ensure that any unacceptable risks from land contamination to the future
users of the land, neighbouring land, controlled waters, property and
ecological systems are minimised, and to ensure that the development can be
carried out safely without unacceptable risks to workers, neighbours and other
offsite receptors in accordance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and
MD7 (Environmental Protection) of the Local Development Plan.
12. Within 72 days of the date of this permission a detailed remediation scheme
and verification plan to bring the site to a condition suitable for the intended
use by removing any unacceptable risks to human health, controlled waters,
buildings, other property and the natural and historical environment shall be
submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The
scheme shall include all works to be undertaken, proposed remediation
objectives and remediation criteria, a timetable of works and site management
procedures. The scheme must ensure that the site will not qualify as
contaminated land under Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 in
relation to the intended use of the land after remediation.
All work and submissions carried out for the purposes of this condition must
be conducted in accordance with the Environment Agency’s ‘Land
contamination: risk management (LCRM)’ (October 2020) and the WLGA /
WG / NRW guidance document ‘Land Contamination: A guide for Developers’
(2023) unless the Local Planning Authority agrees to any variation.
Reason:
To ensure that any unacceptable risks from land contamination to the future
users of the land, neighbouring land, controlled waters, property and
ecological systems are minimised, and to ensure that the development can be
carried out safely without unacceptable risks to workers, neighbours and other
offsite receptors in accordance with policy MD7 of the Vale of Glamorgan
Local Development Plan.
13. The remediation scheme approved by condition 12 above must be fully
undertaken in accordance with its terms. The Local Planning Authority must
be given two weeks written notification of commencement of the remediation
scheme works.
On the completion of the measures identified in the approved remediation
scheme and prior to the occupation of any part of the development unless
otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority, a verification
report that demonstrates the effectiveness of the remediation carried out must
be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
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All work and submissions carried out for the purposes of this condition must
be conducted in accordance with the Environment Agency’s ‘Land
contamination: risk management (LCRM)’ (October 2020) and the WLGA /
WG / NRW guidance document ‘Land Contamination: A guide for Developers’
(2023) unless the Local Planning Authority agrees to any variation.
Reason:
To ensure that any unacceptable risks from land contamination to the future
users of the land, neighbouring land, controlled waters, property and
ecological systems are minimised, and to ensure that the development can be
carried out safely without unacceptable risks to workers, neighbours and other
offsite receptors in accordance with policy MD7 of the Vale of Glamorgan
Local Development Plan.
14. In the event that contamination is found at any time when carrying out the
approved development that was not previously identified it must be reported in
writing within 2 days to the Local Planning Authority, all associated works
must stop, and no further development shall take place unless otherwise
agreed in writing until a scheme to deal with the contamination found has
been approved. An investigation and risk assessment must be undertaken
and where remediation is necessary a remediation scheme and verification
plan must be prepared and submitted to and approved in writing by the Local
Planning Authority. Following completion of measures identified in the
approved remediation scheme a verification report must be submitted to and
approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The timescale for the
above actions shall be agreed with the LPA within 2 weeks of the discovery of
any unsuspected contamination.
Reason:
To ensure that any unacceptable risks from land contamination to the future
users of the land, neighbouring land, controlled waters, property and
ecological systems are minimised, and to ensure that the development can be
carried out safely without unacceptable risks to workers, neighbours and other
offsite receptors in accordance with policy MD7 of the Vale of Glamorgan
Local Development Plan.
15. Any topsoil [natural or manufactured], or subsoil, to be imported shall be
assessed for chemical or other potential contaminants in accordance with a
scheme of investigation which shall be submitted to and approved in writing
by the Local Planning Authority in advance of its importation. Only material
approved by the Local Planning Authority shall be imported. All measures
specified in the approved scheme shall be undertaken in accordance with
Pollution Control’s Imported Materials Guidance Notes. Subject to approval of
the above, sampling of the material received at the development site to verify
that the imported soil is free from contamination shall be undertaken in
accordance with a scheme and timescale to be agreed in writing by the LPA.
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Reason:
To ensure that the safety of future occupiers is not prejudiced in accordance
with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and MD7 (Environmental
Protection) of the Local Development Plan.
16. Any aggregate (other than virgin quarry stone) or recycled aggregate material
to be imported shall be assessed for chemical or other potential contaminants
in accordance with a scheme of investigation which shall be submitted to and
approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority in advance of its
importation. Only material approved by the Local Planning Authority shall be
imported. All measures specified in the approved scheme shall be undertaken
in accordance with Pollution Control’s Imported Materials Guidance Notes.
Subject to approval of the above, sampling of the material received at the
development site to verify that the imported soil is free from contamination
shall be undertaken in accordance with a scheme and timescale to be agreed
in writing by the LPA.
Reason:
To ensure that the safety of future occupiers is not prejudiced in accordance
with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and MD7 (Environmental
Protection) of the Local Development Plan.
17. Any site won material including soils, aggregates, recycled materials shall be
assessed for chemical or other potential contaminants in accordance with a
sampling scheme which shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the
Local Planning Authority in advance of the reuse of site won materials. Only
material which meets site specific target values approved by the Local
Planning Authority shall be reused.
Reason:
To ensure that the safety of future occupiers is not prejudiced in accordance
with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and MD7 (Environmental
Protection) of the Local Development Plan.
18. Within 56 days of the date of permission details of existing ground levels
within and adjacent to the site and proposed finished ground and floor levels
have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning
Authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the
approved details.
Reason:
In the interests of visual amenity and to ensure the development accords with
Policies SP10 (Built and Natural Environment), MD2 (Design of New
Development) and MG17 (Special Landscape Area) of the Local Development
Plan.
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19. The existing means of vehicle access shall maintain the existing vision splays
provided.
Reason:
In the interest of highway and public safety in accordance with Policy MD2-
Design of New Development of the Local Development Plan.
20. No gates whatsoever shall be located and fitted to open out over the adopted
highway (All gates shall open inwards).
Reason:
In the interest of highway / Public Safety and the free flow of traffic along
adopted Highway in accordance with Policy MD2-Design of New Development
of the Local Development Plan.
21. The drainage scheme for the site shall ensure that all foul and surface water
discharges separately from the site and that land drainage run-off shall not
discharge, either directly or indirectly, into the public sewerage system.
Reason:
To prevent hydraulic overloading of the public sewerage system, pollution of
the environment and to protect the health and safety of existing residents and
ensure no detriment to the environment and to comply with the terms of
Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy), MD1 (Location of New Development)
and MD7 (Environmental Protection) of the Local Development Plan.
2025/00333/RG3 Received on 10 April 2025
(P. 143)
APPLICANT: Vale of Glamorgan Council Civic Offices, Holton Road, Barry,
CF63 4RU
AGENT: Mr Liam Griffiths Unit 9, Oak Tree Court, Cardiff Gate Business Park,
Cardiff, CF23 8RS
Land at Former Eagleswell School, Eagleswell Road,
Llantwit Major
Variation of Condition 8 (Obscure Glazing/Fixed Windows) of Planning Approval
2023/01102/RG3 : Temporary housing accommodation and associated works.
The application was required to be determined by Planning Committee under the
Council’s approved scheme of delegation because the Head of Sustainable
Development had deemed it necessary due to public interest in the original
application.
Following the matter being addressed at the meeting, and due to the concerns raised
by some Members concerning the application, a vote on officer’s recommendations
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was undertaken. The vote being carried by the majority of the Committee, the
application was
APPROVED subject to the following condition(s):
1. The dwellings and any associated infrastructure associated with the
residential use of the site shall be removed from the land in its entirety and the
land shall be restored to its former condition on or before 22 July 2029.
Reason:
To ensure that local amenities are safeguarded and to ensure the
development accords with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy), MD1
(Location of New Development) and MD2 (Design of New Development).
2. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the following
approved plans and documents:
Approved by 2023/01102/RG3:-
2657 00(02)100 Location Plan
2657 00(03)300 Ancillary Details
2657 00(03)301 Bin Store Details
2657 00(03)302 Cycle Store Details
2657 00(03)400a Site Sections
2657 00(05)303 Fence Details
Eag Hom Xx Zz Dr Zz 000017 Home 2b Flat Floor Plan
Eag Hom Xx Zz Dr Zz 000018 Home Elevations Front And Top
Eag Hom Xx Zz Dr Zz 000019 Home Elevations Side And Rear
Wates Hom Xx Zz Dr Zz 000064 Home 3b Flat Floor Plan
Wates Hom Xx Zz Dr Zz 000074 Home 1b Flat Floor Plan
Beattie Passive Type 3 Bed Elevation
Beattie Passive Type D 4 Bed Floor Plan Accessible
Beattie Passive Type D 4 Bed Floor Plan
Beattie Passive Type Da 4 Bed Elevation
Beattie Passive Type Db 4 Bed Accessible Elevation
Beattie Passive Type Db 4 Bed Elevation
Beattie Passive Type Db 4 Bed Floor Plan Accessible
Beattie Passive Type Db 4 Bed Floor Plan
Beattie Passive Type Ga 3 Bed Floor Plan
Beattie Passive Type Gb 3 Bed Elevation
Beattie Passive Type Gb 3 Bed Floor Plan
Egw Civ Xx Zz Dp C 9007 P3 D4 Estate Roads Refuse Tracking
Egw Civ Xx Zz Dp C 9013 C1 D4 Highway Setting Out Sheet 1
Egw Civ Xx Zz Dp C 9015 C1 D4 Surfacing And Kerbing Layout
Egw Civ Xx Zz Dp C 9101 C1 D4 S278 General Arrangement
Egw Civ Xx Zz Dp C 9104 C1 D4 Refuse Tracking L
Topographical Survey
Underground Services Survey
Planning Statement
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Preliminary Ecological Appraisal
Reptile Survey Report
Site Investigation Report
Tree Constraints Plan
Tree Survey
Transport Statement
Travel Plan
Design and Access Statement
Site Investigation Report April 2016
ESG Desk Study Report January 2016
EGW-CIV-XX-ZZ-DP-C-9001-C6-D4 - External Works Layout Sheet 1
EGW-CIV-XX-ZZ-DP-C-9002-C6-D4 - External Works Layout Sheet 2
EGW-CIV-XX-ZZ-DP-C-9003-C6-D4 - External Works Layout Sheet 3
2657-00(03)130 - Plot 23 & 12 Section
2657-00(03)111 - Plot 23 & 12 Site Plan
Construction Environmental Management Plan
EGW-CIV-XX-ZZ-DS-C-9004-P3-D4 - Long Sections Sheet 1
EGW-CIV-XX-ZZ-DS-C-9005-P3-D4 - Long Sections Sheet 2
EGW-CIV-XX-ZZ-DD-C-9006-C1-D4 - Highway Construction Details
Lighting Plan
2657 00(05)115 Boundary Treatments
EGW-LAN-XX-00-DD-L-100 Landscape Strategy 3 For Construction V19
EAG-HOM-XX-ZZ-DR-ZZ-000287 Type C01 Elevation Standard
EAG-HOM-XX-ZZ-DR-ZZ-000457 Type Z01 Elevations
EAG-HOM-XX-ZZ-DR-ZZ-000290 Type C02 Elevation Standard
EAG-HOM-XX-ZZ-DR-ZZ-000460 Type Z02 Elevations
EAG-HOM-XX-ZZ-DR-ZZ-00392 Type AE Elevations Gable
EAG-HOM-XX-ZZ-DR-ZZ-000284 Type C Elevation Gable
Approved by 2023/01102/1/CD:-
Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (Tir Collective, October 2024,
R03)
Approved by 2023/01102/3/CD
Highway condition survey prepared by Asbri Transport dated November 2024
Approved by 2025/00333/RG3:-
2657-00(03)110 Rev A Site Layout S73 WINDOWS, received 19/06/25
A001 Quick Release Restrictor
Resident Management Plan rev A, received 24/06/25
Reason:
For the avoidance of doubt as to the approved development and to accord
with Circular 016:2014 on The Use of Planning Conditions for Development
Management.
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3. Prior to beneficial occupation of any respective unit, the fences, trellis and
patio screens to serve that unit shall be erected in accordance with plan no.
2657 00(05)115 Boundary Treatments. Once erected, the boundary
treatments shall thereafter be retained as such for the duration of occupation
of the units.
Reason:
In the interests of privacy and to ensure compliance with Policy MD2 (Design
of New Development) of the Local Development Plan.
4. The parking spaces shall be retained in accordance with drawing no. Egw Civ
Xx Zz Dp C 9013 C1 D4 Highway Setting Out Sheet 1 and kept available for
parking for as long as the development remains on site.
Reason:
To ensure that satisfactory vehicle parking and turning facilities is provided on
site to serve the development, and to ensure compliance with the terms of
Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and MD2 (Design of New
Developments) of the Local Development Plan.
5. The highway works including traffic calming measures shall be retained in
accordance with the details on drawing no. EGW-CIV-XX-ZZ-DD-C-9006C1-
D4 Highway Construction Details and maintained as such for the lifetime of
development.
Reason:
In the interests of highway safety, and to ensure compliance with the terms of
Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and MD2 (Design of New
Developments) of the Local Development Plan.
6. Notwithstanding the provisions of schedule 2, Part 1, classes A, B, C, D and E
of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order
1995 (as amended for Wales) (or any order revoking and re-enacting that
order with or without modification), the development hereby approved shall
not be altered in any way.
Reason:
To enable the Local Planning Authority to control the scale of development
and to ensure compliance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and
MD2 (Design of New Developments) of the Local Development Plan.
7. Any part of the rear windows in plots 9-27 that are below 1.7m in height above
the level of the floor in the room that it serves shall be:
1) Obscurely glazed in relation to plots 9 – 27 in accordance with details
approved by application ref. 2023/01102/2/CD;
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2) Fixed closed in relation to plots 9-12, 19-20 and 22-26 in accordance
with details approved by application ref. 2023/01102/2/CD and as
marked purple on plan ref 2657-00(03)110 Rev A in relation to plots 13-
18, 21 and 27 and;
3) Fixed with a quick release restrictor in relation to plots 13-18, 21 and 27
as marked green on plan ref 2657-00(03)110 Rev A in accordance with
details ref. A001 Quick Release Restrictor.
The windows shall thereafter be retained at all times in accordance with the
approved details.
A sign informing residents about the correct use of quick release restrictors,
as detailed in the Resident Management Plan rev A received 24/06/25, shall
be placed on each affected window prior to first beneficial occupation of any
respective unit on plots 13-18, 21 and 27. The measures set out in the
Management Plan shall be complied with whilst the units on plots 13-18, 21
and 27 remain in occupation.
Reason:
To ensure that the privacy and amenities of adjoining occupiers are
safeguarded, and to ensure compliance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the
Strategy) and MD2 (Design of New Developments) of the Local Development
Plan.
8. The site landscaping, ecological enhancements and open space areas shall
be maintained in accordance with the Landscape and Ecological Management
Plan (Tir Collective, October 2024, R03), as approved under ref.
2023/01102/1/CD, for the lifetime of the development.
Reason:
To ensure satisfactory maintenance of the landscaped and amenity areas to
ensure compliance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy), MD1 (Location
of New Development) and MD2 (Design of New Developments) of the Local
Development Plan.
9. Any trees or plants forming part of the approved landscaping scheme
(comprising drawing no. EGW-LAN-XX-00-DD-L-100 'Landscape Strategy
3 For Construction V19' and the Landscape and Ecological Management Plan
approved under ref. 2023/01102/1/CD) which within the lifetime of this
temporary consent die, are removed or become seriously damaged or
diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar
size and species.
Reason:
To ensure satisfactory maintenance of the landscaped area to ensure
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compliance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy), SP10 (Built and
Natural Environment), MD1 (Location of New Development), MD2 (Design of
New Developments) of the Local Development Plan.
10. Within one month of the date of this consent, a plan/strategy to manage the
removal of the temporary residential units from the site shall be submitted to
the Local Planning Authority for approval in writing. The Strategy will detail the
plans to relocate the modular units to alternative sites within the 5-year period
from the grant of planning permission and should include the commencement
of this work at least 18 months prior to the expiry of the planning permission
with the 7 plots 21-27 being identified as those to be removed from the site
first. The plan will detail the proposed method and numbers of units to be
relocated to newly identified sites in batches appropriate to the size of the
receiving site. The temporary residential units shall thereafter be removed
from the site in accordance with the approved details.
Reason
To ensure that local amenities are safeguarded and to ensure the
development accords with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy), MD1
(Location of New Development) and MD2 (Design of New Development).
2025/00487/FUL Received on 19 May 2025
(P. 164)
APPLICANT: Greenhill Investments (Vale) Limited c/o Agent,
AGENT: Mr Joe Ayoubkhani 14 Neptune Court, Vanguard Way, Cardiff, CF24 5PJ
Land North of Hayes Road, Sully
Proposed industrial unit, access, landscaping, drainage and associated works
APPROVED subject to the following condition(s):
1. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the following
approved plans and documents:
Planning, Design, Access & GI Statement dated March 2025
Location Plan 20995-c
Stie Location Plan A101 Rev B received 27 June 2025
Construction Environmental Management Plan, Issue 01, by Vale
Consultancy dated 9th May 2025.
20995_700 Rev 02 - Highway General Arrangement
20995_900 Rev 02 - 16.5m HGV Swept Path Analysis
20995_901 Rev 01 - Standard Car Swept Path Analysis
20995_510 Rev 02 Proposed Drainage Plan
Foul Drainage Report prepared by Vale Consultancy
Proposed Ground Floor Plan A103 Rev B
Proposed Mezzanine Floor Plan A104 Rev B
Proposed Roof Plan A105 Rev C
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Proposed Elevations – Sheet 1 A106 Reb B
Proposed Elevations – Sheet 2 Rev B
Flood Consequence Assessment by Vale Consultancy 20995-FCA-02 dated
30 June 2025
Reason:
For the avoidance of doubt as to the approved development and to accord
with Circular 016:2014 on The Use of Planning Conditions for Development
Management.
2. No further development shall take place, until the following components of a
scheme to deal with the risks associated with contamination at the site, has
been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
1. A preliminary risk assessment which has identified:
• all previous uses
• potential contaminants associated with those uses
• a conceptual model of the site indicating sources, pathways and receptors
• potentially unacceptable risks arising from contamination at the site
2. A site investigation scheme, based on (1) to provide information for a
detailed assessment of the risk to all receptors that may be affected, including
those off site.
3. The results of the site investigation and the detailed risk assessment
referred to in (2) and, based on these, an options appraisal and remediation
strategy giving full details of the remediation measures required and how they
are to be undertaken.
4. A verification plan providing details of the data that will be collected in order
to demonstrate that the works set out in the remediation strategy in (3) are
complete and identifying any requirements for longer-term monitoring of
pollutant linkages, maintenance and arrangements for contingency action.
The remediation strategy and its relevant components shall be carried out in
accordance with the approved details.
Reason:
To ensure the risks associated with contamination at the site have been fully
considered prior to commencement of development as controlled waters are
of high environmental sensitivity and to safeguard human health; and where
necessary remediation measures and long-term monitoring are implemented
to prevent unacceptable risks from contamination in accordance with Policy
MD7 of the adopted Local Development Plan.
3. Prior to the occupation of the development a verification report demonstrating
completion of works set out in the approved remediation strategy and the
effectiveness of the remediation shall be submitted to and approved in writing
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by the Local Planning Authority. The report shall include results of sampling
and monitoring carried out in accordance with the approved verification plan to
demonstrate that the site remediation criteria have been met. It shall also
include a long-term monitoring and maintenance plan for longer-term
monitoring of pollutant linkages, maintenance and arrangements for
contingency action, as identified in the verification plan. The long-term
monitoring and maintenance plan shall be carried out in accordance with the
approved details.
Reason:
To ensure the methods identified in the verification plan have been
implemented and completed and the risk associated with the contamination at
the site has been remediated prior to occupation or operation. To prevent
unacceptable risks to controlled waters and ecological systems in accordance
with Policy MD7 of the adopted Local Development Plan.
4. Prior to the occupation of the development, a long term monitoring plan for
land contamination shall be submitted and approved in writing by the Local
Planning Authority. The long term monitoring plan should include:
• Details of the methods and triggers for action to be undertaken
• Timescales for the long term monitoring and curtailment mechanisms e.g. a
scheme of monitoring for 3 years unless the monitoring reports indicate that
subsequent monitoring is or is not required (for x years)
• Timescales for submission of monitoring reports to the LPA e.g. annually
• Details of any necessary contingency and remedial actions and timescales
for actions
• Details confirming that the contingency and remedial actions have been
carried out
The monitoring plan shall be carried out in accordance with the approved
details, within the agreed timescales.
Reason:
A long term monitoring plan should be submitted prior to occupation or
operation, to ensure necessary monitoring measures are approved to manage
any potential adverse impacts as a result of development on controlled waters
and to ensure compliance with Policy MD7 of the adopted Local Development
Plan.
5. In the event that contamination is found at any time when carrying out the
approved development that was not previously identified it must be reported in
writing within 2 days to the Local Planning Authority, all associated works
must stop, and no further development shall take place until a scheme to deal
with the contamination found has been submitted to and approved in writing
by the Local Planning Authority. An investigation and risk assessment must
be undertaken and where remediation is necessary a remediation scheme
and verification plan must be prepared and submitted to and approved in
writing by the Local Planning Authority. Following completion of measures
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identified in the approved remediation scheme a verification report must be
submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The
timescale for the above actions shall be agreed with the LPA within 2 weeks
of the discovery of any unsuspected contamination.
Reason:
To ensure that any unacceptable risks from land contamination to the future
users of the land, neighbouring land, controlled waters, property and
ecological systems are minimised, and to ensure that the development can be
carried out safely without unacceptable risks to workers, neighbours and other
offsite receptors in accordance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and
MD7 (Environmental Protection) of the Local Development Plan.
6. No infiltration of surface water drainage into the ground is permitted other than
with the express written consent of the Local Planning Authority, which may
be given for those parts of the site where it has been demonstrated that there
is no resultant unacceptable risk to controlled waters. The development shall
be carried out in accordance with the approval details.
Reason:
To prevent pollution to the water environment in accordance with Policy MD7
of the adopted Local Development Plan.
7. Any aggregate (other than virgin quarry stone) or recycled aggregate material
to be imported shall be assessed for chemical or other potential contaminants
in accordance with a scheme of investigation which shall be submitted to and
approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority in advance of its
importation. Only material approved by the Local Planning Authority shall be
imported. All measures specified in the approved scheme shall be undertaken
in accordance with Pollution Control’s Imported Materials Guidance Notes.
Subject to approval of the above, sampling of the material received at the
development site to verify that the imported soil is free from contamination
shall be undertaken in accordance with a scheme and timescale to be agreed
in writing by the LPA.
Reason:
To ensure that the safety of future occupiers is not prejudiced in accordance
with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and MD7 (Environmental
Protection) of the Local Development Plan.
8. Any site won material including soils, aggregates, recycled materials shall be
assessed for chemical or other potential contaminants in accordance with a
sampling scheme which shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the
Local Planning Authority in advance of the reuse of site won materials. Only
material which meets site specific target values approved by the Local
Planning Authority shall be reused.
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Reason:
To ensure that the safety of future occupiers is not prejudiced in accordance
with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and MD7 (Environmental
Protection) of the Local Development Plan.
9. Within one month of this consent a revised landscaping scheme shall be
submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The
scheme shall include indications of all existing trees (including spread and
species) and hedgerows on the land, identify those to be retained, set out
measures for their protection throughout the course of development, in
addition to details of equipment and layout of communal areas to serve the
development and the proposed wayfaring/entrance feature within the site.
Reason:
To safeguard local visual amenities, and to ensure compliance with the terms
of Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy), MD1 (Location of New
Development) and MD2 (Design of New Developments) of the Local
Development Plan.
10. All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of
landscaping shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons
following the occupation of the buildings or the completion of the
development, whichever is the sooner; and any trees or plants which within a
period of 5 years from the completion of the development die, are removed or
become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting
season with others of similar size and species.
Reason:
To ensure satisfactory maintenance of the landscaped area to ensure
compliance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy), MD1 (Location of New
Development) and MD2 (Design of New Developments) of the Local
Development Plan.
11. Any amenity areas approved as part of the approved landscaping scheme
pursuant to condition 9, shall be provided in accordance with the approved
details, within 3 months of the first beneficial occupation of the first unit hereby
approved and maintained in accordance with the approved details in
perpetuity thereafter.
Reason:
To ensure satisfactory maintenance of the landscaped and amenity areas to
ensure compliance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy), MD1
(Location of New Development) and MD2 (Design of New Developments) of
the Local Development Plan.
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12. Prior to the first beneficial use of the development, a Biodiversity
Enhancement Strategy addressing enhancement measures shall be
submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The
development shall thereafter be carried out in accordance with the approved
strategy and timings set out within and thereafter retained in accordance with
the approved details whilst the development remains in existence. The
Strategy shall include the following:
a) Details of any bird/bat box provision
b) Details of any landscaping features
c) Details of any additional ecological enhancements
Reason:
In the interests of ecology and to ensure compliance with Policies SP1
(Delivering the Strategy) and MD9 (Promoting Biodiversity) of the Local
Development Plan.
13. Notwithstanding the submitted details, a schedule of materials (inclusive of
samples and artistic elements) to be used in the construction of the
development hereby approved shall be submitted to and approved in writing
by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be completed in
accordance with the approved details prior to beneficial occupation of the unit
hereby approved.
Reason:
To safeguard local visual amenities, as required by Policies SP1 (Delivering
the Strategy) and Policy MD2 (Design of New Development) of the Local
Development Plan.
14. The approved access and internal circulation layout, inclusive of 3.5m
footway/cycleway to site frontage; vehicular and cycle parking as well as
internal circulation spaces shall be laid out in accordance with the approved
details, prior to the first beneficial use of the unit hereby approved and shall
thereafter be so retained at all times to serve the unit hereby approved.
Reason:
To ensure the provision on site of parking and turning facilities to serve the
development in the interests of highway and public safety, and to ensure
compliance with the terms of Policies MD1 and MD2 of the Local
Development Plan 2011-2026.
15. The development permitted by this planning permission shall only be carried
out in accordance with the Flood Consequence Assessment (FCA) produced
by Vale Consultancy reference 20995-FCA-02 dated 30 June 2025 including
that the finished slab level of the approved industrial units shall be set no
lower than 7.25 metres Above Ordnance Datum (AOD) (Newlyn).
July 10 Minutes and DN (MT)
Reason:
To reduce the risk of flooding to the proposed development and future
occupant, in accordance with the requirements of Policies SP1 and MD1 of
the Adopted Local Development Plan 2011-2026 and TAN15- Development
and Flood Risk.
July 10 Minutes and DN (MT)
RESOLVED – T H A T in pursuance of the powers delegated to the Committee, the
following applications be determined as indicated and any other necessary action be
taken.
2016/00849/FUL Received on 15 August 2023
(P. 45)
APPLICANT: Mr. Simpson, Equorium Limited, c/o Agent
AGENT: Jessica Burgar Equorium Property Company Ltd, Capital Link, Windsor
Road, Cardiff, CF24 5NG
Gardenhurst Resource Centre, Holmesdale Place, Penarth
Redevelopment and change of use of former care facility to provide 6 apartments,
plus 3 new terrace houses on the existing car park of the property, including
associated car parking, landscaping and improvement works to the existing
boundary wall and arboriculture.
The application was required to be determined by Planning Committee under the
Council’s approved scheme of delegation because it had been called-in for
determination by Councillor Anthony Ernest for the reason that the scheme related to
a comprehensive proposal involving a substantial property and conversions into
numerous dwellings, as well as the impact upon the conservation area.
RESOLVED – T H A T subject to the interested person(s) first entering into a Section
106 Legal Agreement to trigger a viability review if the development was not
substantially completed within six years of the date of the planning permission,
No.
APPROVED subject to the following conditions:
1. The development shall begin no later than 3 years from the date of this
decision.
Reason:
To comply with the requirements of Section 91 of the Town and Country
Planning Act 1990.
2. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the following
approved plans and documents:
2266-TYP-LP-01 Rev P1 - Site Location Plan
A_2266-TYP-GA-04 Rev P2 - Proposed Basement Floor Plan
A_2266-TYP-GA-05 Rev P3 - Proposed Ground Floor Plan
A_2266-TYP-GA-06 Rev P3 - Proposed First Floor Plan
A_2266-TYP-GA-07 Rev P3 - Proposed Loft Floor Plan
A_2266-TYP-GA-08 Rev P1 - Proposed Roof Plan
A_2266-TYP-GA-24 Rev P2 - Proposed Elevations - Sheet 01
A_2266-TYP-GA-25 Rev P2 - Proposed Elevations - Sheet 02
A_2266-TYP-GA-26 Rev P1 - Presentation Elevations - Sheet 01
A_2266-TYP-GA-27 Rev P1 - Presentation Elevations - Sheet 02
A_2266-TYP-GA-40 Rev P2 - Basement Demolition Plan
A_2266-TYP-GA-41 Rev P2 - Ground Floor Demolition Plan
A_2266-TYP-GA-42 Rev P2 - First Floor Demolition Plan
A_2266-TYP-GA-43 Rev P1 - Roof Demolition Plan
7935_500 Rev 03 - Drainage Strategy Plan
TDA.2878.01(A) - Outline Landscape Proposals
7935 900 R02 Vehicle Tracking - Fire Tender
7935 901 R01 Vehicle Tracking- 7.5T Box Van
AMENDED - 2266-TYP-BP-02 - P2 - Proposed Block Plan
AMENDED - 2266-TYP-SP-02 - P3 - Site Context Demolition Plan
AMENDED - 2266-TYP-SP-03 - P4 - Proposed Site Plan
AMENDED - 2266-TYP-SP-31 - P2 - Proposed Site Sections
AMENDED - 2266-TYP-SP-40 - P3 - Proposed 3-D Visuals - Sheet 01
AMENDED - H_2266-TYP-GA-09 - P2 - Proposed Ground Floor Plan –
Townhouses
AMENDED - H_2266-TYP-GA-10 - P2 - Proposed First Floor Plan -
Townhouses
AMENDED - H_2266-TYP-GA-11 - P2 - Proposed Second Floor Plan -
Townhouses
AMENDED - H_2266-TYP-GA-12 - P2 - Proposed Roof Plan - Townhouses
AMENDED - H_2266-TYP-GA-29 - P4 - Proposed Elevations - Sheet 01 -
Townhouses
AMENDED - H_2266-TYP-GA-30 - P4 - Proposed Elevations - Sheet 02 -
Townhouses
AMENDED - H_2266-TYP-GA-31 - P4 - Presentation Elevations - Sheet 01 -
Townhouses
No.
AMENDED - H_2266-TYP-GA-32 - P4 - Presentation Elevations - Sheet 02 -
Townhouses
AMENDED - H_2266-TYP-GA-33 - P4 - Proposed 3D Visuals - Townhouses
Gardenhurst Green Infrastructure Statement
Pre-Development Tree Survey & Constraints
Reason:
For the avoidance of doubt as to the approved development and to accord
with Circular 016:2014 on The Use of Planning Conditions for Development
Management.
3. No development shall commence until details of existing ground levels within
and adjacent to the site and proposed finished ground and floor levels have
been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.
Reason:
To preserve the special interest of the conservation area and safeguard visual
amenity, and to ensure the development accords with Policies SP1 (Delivering
the Strategy), SP10 (Built and Natural Environment), Policy MD2 (Design of
New Development) and MD8 (Historic Environment) of the Local Development
Plan.
4. Notwithstanding the submitted plans and details, and prior to their use on site,
a schedule of materials (including samples) to be used in the construction of
the development hereby approved shall be submitted to and approved in
writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be completed
in accordance with the approved details and thereafter retained at all times.
Reason:
To preserve the special interest of the conservation area and safeguard visual
amenity, as required by Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy), SP10 (Built
and Natural Environment), Policy MD2 (Design of New Development) and
MD8 (Historic Environment) of the Local Development Plan.
5. Notwithstanding the submitted plans and details, prior to their use on site full
details of:
- Cycle storage
- All entrance gates, including details of the widening of the bin store
opening
- All new hardstandings (including samples)
- All new boundaries (including samples)
- All new railings
- All new windows
- All new doors
- All new balcony railings
No.
- All new rainwater goods
- Canopy’s (townhouses)
and details of a replacement enclosure along to the northern boundary
between the application site and Parkside Residential Home, shall be
submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The
development shall be completed in accordance with the approved details prior
to being brought into beneficial use and shall thereafter be so retained.
Reason:
To preserve the special interest of the conservation area and safeguard visual
amenity, as required by Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy), SP10 (Built
and Natural Environment), Policy MD2 (Design of New Development) and
MD8 (Historic Environment) of the Local Development Plan.
6. Where making good, the materials to be used shall match those used in the
existing building / stone wall that exist at the time of this approval.
Reason:
To safeguard local visual amenities, as required by Policies SP1 (Delivering
the Strategy), MD2 (Design of New Development), SP10 (Built and Natural
Environment) and MD8 (Historic Environment) ] of the Local Development
Plan.
7. All rooflights to be used in the development shall be flush fitting "conservation"
type.
Reason:
To safeguard local visual amenities, as required by Policies MD2 (Design of
New Development), SP10 (Built and Natural Environment) and MD8 (Historic
Environment) of the Local Development Plan.
8. The landscaping works approved under plan ref: TDA.2878.01(A) - Outline
Landscape Proposals shall be carried out in accordance with the approved
details during the first planting season immediately following completion of the
development.
Reason:
To ensure satisfactory maintenance of the landscaped area to ensure
compliance with the terms of Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) MD1
(Location of New Development) & MD2 (Design of New Developments) of the
Local Development Plan.
9. Any trees or plants which within a period of 5 years from the completion of the
development die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased
No.
shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and
species.
Reason:
To ensure satisfactory maintenance of the landscaped area to ensure
compliance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy), SP10 (Built and
Natural Environment), MD1 (Location of New Development), MD2 (Design of
New Developments) and MD8 (Historic Environment) of the Local
Development Plan.
10. Any part of north facing windows and roof lights contained within the rear
elevation of the townhouses and north facing side elevation of Gardenhurst at
first floor that are below 1.7m in height above the level of the floor in the room
that they serve shall be obscurely glazed to a minimum of level 3 of the
"Pilkington" scale of obscuration and fixed pane at the time of installation, and
so retained at all times thereafter.
Reason:
To ensure that the privacy and amenities of adjoining occupiers are
safeguarded, and to ensure compliance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the
Strategy) and MD2 (Design of New Developments) of the Local Development
Plan.
11. The balcony hereby approved to serve apartment 4 shall not be brought into
beneficial use until the following requirement has been complied with:
A 1.8m high privacy screen is erected along the north facing side of the
balcony, details of which shall have first been submitted to and approved in
writing by the Local Planning Authority.
Once erected, the privacy screen erected in compliance with the above shall
thereafter be retained in perpetuity.
Reason:
In the interests of privacy and to ensure compliance with Policy MD2 (Design
of New Development) of the Local Development Plan.
12. No townhouse or apartment shall be occupied until the parking spaces, bin
stores and cycle parking have been laid out within the site in accordance with
drawing no AMENDED - 2266-TYP-SP-03 - P4 - Proposed Site Plan for 13
vehicles to be parked and those spaces shall thereafter be kept available for
such purposes in perpetuity.
Reason:
To ensure that satisfactory vehicle parking and turning facilities is provided on
site to serve the development, and to ensure compliance with the terms of
No.
Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and MD2 (Design of New
Developments) of the Local Development Plan.
13. Prior to the commencement of development, any site clearance or demolition,
a Construction Traffic Management Plan shall be submitted to and approved
in writing by the local planning authority. The CTMP shall include a scheme
detailing provision for onsite parking for construction workers for the duration
of the construction period, loading and unloading of plant and materials within
the site boundary, measure to control mud and debris entering the highway
and ensuring that no materials whatsoever shall be stored on the adjacent
highway. The scheme shall be implemented throughout the construction
period.
Reason:
To ensure that the parking provision and highway safety in the area are not
adversely affected by the construction of the development and to meet the
requirements of Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy), MD2 (Design of New
Developments) and MD7 (Environmental Protection) of the Local
Development Plan.
14. Prior to the first beneficial occupation of the development, a Biodiversity
Enhancement Strategy addressing enhancement measures shall be
submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The
development shall thereafter be carried out in accordance with the approved
strategy and timings set out within and thereafter retained in accordance with
the approved details whilst the development remains in existence. The
Strategy shall include the following:
a) Details of any bird/bat box provision
b) Details of any additional ecological enhancements
Reason:
In the interests of ecology and to ensure compliance with Policies SP1
(Delivering the Strategy) and MD9 (Promoting Biodiversity) of the Local
Development Plan.
15. Notwithstanding the provisions of schedule 2, Part 1, classes A, B, C, D and E
of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order
1995 (as amended for Wales) (or any order revoking and re-enacting that
order with or without modification), the town house hereby approved shall not
be altered in any way, no extensions shall be erected to the building other
than those expressly authorised by this permission, and no buildings shall be
erected other than those expressly authorised by this permission.
Reason:
To enable the Local Planning Authority to control the scale of development
and to ensure compliance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and
No.
MD2 (Design of New Developments) of the Local Development Plan.
16. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General
Permitted Development) Order 1995 (as amended for Wales) (or any order
revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no fences,
gates or walls shall be erected within the curtilage of any dwelling house or
within the grounds of Gardenhurst other than those expressly authorised by
this permission.
Reason:
To safeguard local visual amenities, and to ensure compliance with Policies
SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) & MD2 (Design of New Developments) of the
Local Development Plan.
17. No surface water and/or land drainage shall be allowed to connect directly or
indirectly with the public sewerage network.
Reason:
To prevent hydraulic overloading of the public sewerage system, pollution of
the environment and to protect the health and safety of existing residents and
ensure no detriment to the environment and to comply with the terms of
Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy), MD1 (Location of New Development)
and MD7 (Environmental Protection) of the Local Development Plan.
18. In the event that contamination is found at any time when carrying out the
approved development that was not previously identified it must be reported in
writing within 2 days to the Local Planning Authority, all associated works
must stop, and no further development shall take place until a scheme to deal
with the contamination found has been submitted to and approved in writing
by the Local Planning Authority. An investigation and risk assessment must
be undertaken and where remediation is necessary a remediation scheme
and verification plan must be prepared and submitted to and approved in
writing by the Local Planning Authority. Following completion of measures
identified in the approved remediation scheme a verification report must be
submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The
timescale for the above actions shall be agreed with the LPA within 2 weeks
of the discovery of any unsuspected contamination.
Reason:
To ensure that any unacceptable risks from land contamination to the future
users of the land, neighbouring land, controlled waters, property and
ecological systems are minimised, and to ensure that the development can be
carried out safely without unacceptable risks to workers, neighbours and other
offsite receptors in accordance with Policy / Policies SP1 (Delivering the
Strategy) / MD7 (Environmental Protection) of the Local Development Plan.
No.
19. Any aggregate (other than virgin quarry stone) or recycled aggregate material
to be imported shall be assessed for chemical or other potential contaminants
in accordance with a scheme of investigation which shall be submitted to and
approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority in advance of its
importation. Only material approved by the Local Planning Authority shall be
imported. All measures specified in the approved scheme shall be undertaken
in accordance with Pollution Control’s Imported Materials Guidance Notes.
Subject to approval of the above, sampling of the material received at the
development site to verify that the imported soil is free from contamination
shall be undertaken in accordance with a scheme and timescale to be agreed
in writing by the LPA.
Reason:
To ensure that the safety of future occupiers is not prejudiced in accordance
with Policy / Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) / MD7 (Environmental
Protection) of the Local Development Plan.
20. Any topsoil [natural or manufactured],or subsoil, to be imported shall be
assessed for chemical or other potential contaminants in accordance with a
scheme of investigation which shall be submitted to and approved in writing
by the Local Planning Authority in advance of its importation. Only material
approved by the Local Planning Authority shall be imported. All measures
specified in the approved scheme shall be undertaken in accordance with
Pollution Control’s Imported Materials Guidance Notes. Subject to approval of
the above, sampling of the material received at the development site to verify
that the imported soil is free from contamination shall be undertaken in
accordance with a scheme and timescale to be agreed in writing by the LPA.
Reason:
To ensure that the safety of future occupiers is not prejudiced in accordance
with Policy / Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) / MD7 (Environmental
Protection) of the Local Development Plan.
21. No development, demolition works or site clearance, shall take place until
there has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning
Authority details of a scheme for the protection of the retained trees within the
site. The approved scheme shall be carried out during the demolition of the
buildings and throughout the construction phase of the development.
Reason:
In order to avoid damage to trees on or adjoining the site which are of amenity
value to the area and to ensure compliance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the
Strategy), SP10 (Built and Natural Environment), MD2 (Design of New
Developments) and MD8 (Historic Environment) of the Local Development
Plan.
No.
22. No development or the removal of any internal features shall commence until
a photographic survey (equivalent to Level 2 Building Recording) of the
principal building on the site has been submitted to and approved in writing by
the Local Planning Authority.
Reason:
In order that records are kept of any historic features of interest and to ensure
compliance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy), SP10 (Built and
Natural Environment) and MD8 (Historic Environment) of the Local
Development Plan.
2024/00537/FUL Received on 8 April 2025
(P. 93)
APPLICANT: Mr Rhys Llewellyn C/O AGENT
AGENT: Mr David Thomas Temple Court, 13A Cathedral Road, Cardiff, CF11 9HA
Cliff Haven Residential Home, 10 Clive Crescent, Penarth
Conversion to 3 Apartments with side and rear extensions and other alterations.
Proposed alterations throughout the site to include the addition of retaining walls and
alterations to levels.
DEFERRED – To a future meeting of the Committee.
Reason for decision
To allow the Applicant adequate time to re-submit the application, to reflect the
extent and form of development proposed at the site.
RESOLVED – T H A T in pursuance of the powers delegated to the Committee, the
following applications be determined as indicated and any other necessary action be
taken.
2021/00075/FUL Received on 4 February 2021
(P. 48)
APPLICANT: Mr John Crockford 20 Gwern Close , Cardiff, CF5 6XL
AGENT: Mr Ieuan Williams Gate House, Beechwood Court, Long Toll, Woodcote,
RG8 0RR
Land West of St. Lythans
Two livestock buildings with access from highway.
APPROVED subject to the following condition(s):
1. The development shall begin no later than five years from the date of this
decision.
Reason:
To comply with the requirements of Section 91 of the Town and Country
Planning Act 1990.
2. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the following
approved plans and documents:
Noise Impact Assessment dated 9 September 2022, received 12 September
PL (00) 00 LOCATION PLAN
PL (00) 01 PROPOSED SITE LAYOUT (revised)
PL (00) 02 PROPOSED SITE CONTEXT (revised)
RAC9002-1 Livestock Buildings Elevations and layout
RAC9002-3 Visibility splay
Planning Application for Two Livestock Buildings and Access off the Highway
(redacted) dated October 2023
Received 12 January 2024
Green Infrastructure Statement received 21 June 2024
A Dispersion Modelling Study of the Impact of Odour dated 16 January 2025,
received 23 January 2025
Reason:
For the avoidance of doubt as to the approved development and to accord
with Circular 016:2014 on The Use of Planning Conditions for Development
Management.
3. Prior to the commencement of development, a method statement for the
removal and translocation of the hedgerow adjacent to the adopted highway
and as indicated in plan no. RAC9002-3 Visibility splay shall be submitted to
and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
Reason:
To ensure no detrimental impact to the wider visual amenities and to comply
with policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and MD2 (Design of New
Development) of the adopted Local Development Plan.
4. No development or site clearance shall take place until there has been
submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority a
scheme of landscaping, calculated at a ratio of 3:1 for hedgerow planting, to
include detail of any additional planting, including native tree planting, their
location and species. The scheme shall include indications of all existing trees
(including spread and species) and hedgerows on the land, identify those to
be retained and set out measures for their protection throughout the course of
development.
Reason:
To safeguard local visual amenities, and to ensure compliance with the terms
of Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy), SP10 (Built and Natural
Environment), MG17 (Special Landscape Areas), MD1 (Location of New
Development) and MD2 (Design of New Developments) of the Local
Development Plan.
5. All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of
landscaping secured under conditions 3 and 4 shall be carried out in the first
planting and seeding seasons following the occupation of the buildings or the
completion of the development, whichever is the sooner; and any trees or
plants which within a period of 5 years from the completion of the
development die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased
shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and
species.
Reason:
To ensure satisfactory maintenance of the landscaped area to ensure
compliance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy), SP10 (Built and
Natural Environment), MG17 (Special Landscape Areas) and MD1 (Location
of New Development) of the Local Development Plan
6. Prior to the first beneficial use of the buildings hereby approved, the first 10m
of the access track adjacent to the adopted highway shall be finished in a
bound material and retained in perpetuity.
Reason:
To ensure no egress of loose material to the adopted highway and to comply
with policy MD2 (Design of New Development) of the adopted Vale of
Glamorgan Local Development Plan.
7. The access gate, adjacent to the public highway, shall open inwards and
away from the adopted highway and shall remain as such in perpetuity.
Reason:
To ensure no detrimental impact to highway safety and to comply with policy
MD2 (Design of New Development) of the Vale of Glamorgan Local
Development Plan.
8. The biodiversity enhancement measures set out in the Green Infrastructure
Statement (dated June 2024) shall be carried out in full prior to the first
beneficial occupation or use of the development and thereafter retained in
accordance with the approved details whilst the development remains in
existence.
Reason:
In the interests of ecology and to ensure compliance with Policies SP1
(Delivering the Strategy) and MD9 (Promoting Biodiversity) of the Local
Development Plan.
9. The development hereby approved shall be occupied and managed for the
lifetime of the development in accordance with the details as provided within
the 'Dispersion Modelling Study of the Impact of Odour', received 23 January
2025.
Reason
To protect neighbouring amenities from odour and to ensure compliance with
policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and MD2 (Design of New Development)
of the Local Development Plan.
10. Prior to the commencement of development, a programme for the
management of all forms of waste shall be submitted to and approved in
writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out
in accordance with the approved details for the lifetime of the development
hereby approved.
Reason:
To ensure no detrimental impact to nearby habitats, watercourses and the
balance of species within them and to comply with policy SP1 (Delivering the
Strategy) of the adopted Local Development Plan.
Reason for decision
The decision to recommend planning permission has been taken in accordance with
Section 38 of The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, which requires that,
in determining a planning application the determination must be in accordance with
the Development Plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise. The
Development Plan for the area comprises the Vale of Glamorgan Adopted Local
Development Plan 2011-2026 and Future Wales – the National Plan 2040.
Having regard to Policies SP1 – Delivering the Strategy, SP9 – Minerals, SP10 –
Built and Natural Environment, MG17 – Special Landscape Areas, MG22 –
Development in Minerals Safeguarding Areas, MD1 - Location of New Development,
MD2 - Design of New Development, MD7 - Environmental Protection, MD9 -
Promoting Biodiversity and MD17 - Rural Enterprise of the Local Development Plan,
Future Wales – the National Plan 2040, Planning Policy Wales and the relevant
Technical Advice Notes and Supplementary Guidance, the development is
considered acceptable in respect of the principle of its location, neighbour amenity,
highway safety, visual and landscape amenity and in all other respects.
Having regard to the Council’s duties under the Equality Act 2010 the proposed
development does not have any significant implications for, or effect on, persons
who share a protected characteristic.
It is considered that the decision complies with the Council’s well-being objectives
and the sustainable development principle in accordance with the requirements of
the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.
The appropriate marine policy documents have been considered in the determination
of this application in accordance with Section 59 of the Marine and Coastal Access
Act 2009.
2021/00852/FUL Received on 17 June 2021
(P. 87)
APPLICANT: Filco Supermarkets 19 Boverton Road, Llantwit Major, CF61 1XZ
AGENT: Mr Peter Lee P J Lee Architect LTD, 2, Court Road, Bridgend, CF31 1BN
Filco, 2, High Street, Cowbridge
Proposed ground floor extension to the Filco Foodstore and External Alterations at
2 High Street and Proposed conversion and extension of redundant 1st floor retail
storage space into office accommodation with rear terrace roof garden and
associated steps and external alterations at 4 High Street
APPROVED subject to the following condition(s):
1. The development shall begin no later than five years from the date of this
decision.
Reason:
To comply with the requirements of Section 91 of the Town and Country
Planning Act 1990.
2. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the following
approved plans and documents:
15090 SV 00 003 Topographic survey
15090 SV 00 010 Existing Ground Floor plan
15090 SV 00 011 Existing First Floor plan
15090 SV 00 015 Existing Roof plan
15090 SV 00 031 Section A
15090 SV 00 032 Section B
15090 SV 00 033 Section C
15090 SV 00 041 Existing front Elevation
15090 SV 00 042 Existing Rear Elevation
15090 SV 00 043 Existing N.2 Side Elevation
15090 SV 00 044 Existing N.4 Side Elevation
Received 17 June 2021
17460 PL 01 -C Design and Access Statement (except for drawing numbers)
received 9 April 2024
17460 PL 01-C Heritage Impact Assessment received 29 April 2024
Proposed Site & Ground Floor 17460 PL 00110F
Proposed First Floor 17460 PL 00111E
Proposed First Floor Level 17460 PL 70111E
Proposed Roof Plan 17460 PL 00115D
Proposed Section A-A 17460 PL 00131D
Proposed Rear Elevation EV 03 17460 PL 00143E
Proposed Side Elevation EV 04 17460 PL 00144E
Extension Facade - Section Profiles 17460 PL 20401B
Received 14 May 2024
17460 PL 00 142 G PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION EV 02
17460 PL 00 101 DRAWING INDEX – Site Location Plan
17460 PL 00 141 J PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATION EV 01
Received 18 July 2024
Reason:
For the avoidance of doubt as to the approved development and to accord
with Circular 016:2014 on The Use of Planning Conditions for Development
Management.
3. No part of the first floor of the premises shall be used for residential uses
falling within use classes C3, C5 or C6 (including any other purpose in class C
of the schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987
(or in any provision equivalent to that class in any statutory instrument
revoking and re-enacting that order with or without modification).
Reason:
Due to the flood risk identified on the site and to ensure compliance with the
terms of Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) and MD1 (Location of New
Development) of the Local Development Plan.
4. Notwithstanding the submitted details, prior their use on site, a schedule and
samples of materials to be used in the construction of the development,
including RAL colours for paint finishes, hereby approved, shall be submitted
to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development
shall be completed in accordance with the approved details.
Reason:
To safeguard local visual amenities, as required by Policies SP1 (Delivering
the Strategy), MD2 (Design of New Development), SP10 (Built and Natural
Environment) and MD8 (Historic Environment) of the Local Development Plan.
5. Notwithstanding the submitted plans and details, prior to the commencement
of development, details of the proposed windows and doors, including section
drawings of a minimum 1:10 including elevations, vertical and horizontal
sections with larger scale details to sufficiently describe the proposed units,
shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
The development shall be completed in accordance with the approved details
and shall thereafter be so retained.
Reason:
To safeguard the wider visual amenities of the conservation area, as required
by Policies SP10 (Built and Natural Environment) and MD8(Historic
Environment) of the Local Development Plan.
6. The rooflights hereby approved shall be installed as flush fitting Conservation
Style rooflights.
Reason:
To preserve the character of the Conservation Area and to comply with
policies SP10 (Built and Natural Environment) and MD8 (Historic
Environment) of the adopted Local Development Plan.
7. Notwithstanding the submitted plans and details, prior to the commencement
of development, full details of the louvres, including a section drawing 1:20,
shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
The louvres shall be completed in accordance with the approved details and
shall thereafter be so retained.
Reason:
To safeguard both neighbouring privacy and the visual amenities of the
conservation area, as required by Policies MD2 (Design of New
Development), SP10 (Built and Natural Environment) and MD8 (Historic
Environment) of the Local Development Plan.
8. Any part of the staff room window that is below 1.7m in height above the level
of the floor in the room that it serves shall be obscurely glazed to a minimum
of level 3 of the "Pilkington" scale of obscuration and fixed pane at the time of
installation, and so retained at all times thereafter.
Reason:
To ensure that the privacy and amenities of adjoining occupiers are
safeguarded, and to ensure compliance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the
Strategy) and MD2 (Design of New Developments) of the Local Development
Plan.
9. The flat roof areas of the proposed development shall not be used as a
storage area, balcony, roof garden or similar amenity area.
Reason:
To ensure that the privacy and amenities of adjoining occupiers are
safeguarded, and to ensure compliance with Policies SP1 (Delivering the
Strategy) and MD2 (Design of New Developments) of the Local Development
Plan.
10. The biodiversity enhancement measures set out in plan ref: pl 00111
'Proposed First Floor Plan' shall be carried out in full prior to the first beneficial
occupation or use of the development and thereafter retained in accordance
with the approved details whilst the development remains in existence.
Reason:
In the interests of ecology and to ensure compliance with Policies SP1
(Delivering the Strategy) and MD9 (Promoting Biodiversity) of the Local
Development Plan.
11. No development shall commence, including any works of demolition, until a
Construction Environment Management Plan (CEMP) has been submitted to,
and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority. The CEMP shall
include the following details:
i) the parking of vehicles of site operatives and visitors;
ii) loading and unloading of plant and materials;
iii) storage of plant and materials used in constructing the development;
iv) the erection and maintenance of security hoarding including decorative
displays and facilities for public viewing, where appropriate;
v) wheel washing facilities;
vi) measures to control and mitigate the emission of dust, smoke, other
airborne pollutants and dirt during construction;
vii) a scheme for recycling/disposing of waste resulting from demolition and
construction works.
viii) hours of construction;
ix) lighting;
x) management, control and mitigation of noise and vibration;
xi) odour management and mitigation;
xii) diesel and oil tank storage areas and bunds;
xiii) how the developer proposes to accord with the Considerate Constructors
Scheme (www.considerateconstructorsscheme.org.uk) during the course of
the construction of the development; and
xiii) a system for the management of complaints from local residents which will
incorporate a reporting system.
xiv) details of how the adjacent watercourse and any habitats will be
safeguarded during construction.
The construction of the development shall be undertaken in accordance with
the approved CEMP.
Reason:
To ensure that the construction of the development is undertaken in a
neighbourly manner and in the interests of the protection of amenity and the
environment and to ensure compliance with the terms of Policy / Policies SP1
(Delivering the Strategy) / MD7 (Environmental Protection) of the Local
Development Plan.
12. No development or any demolition shall take place until a method statement
has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning
Authority, which shall include:
i) Details of development and construction methods (to include details of any
scaffolding and their location) and measures to be taken to minimise the
impact of any works on the adjacent river and its habitats;
ii) Details on how the river will be protected from both direct pollution and
indirect via run-off and any migrated materials from the site;
iii) Details of construction hours;
iv) Details on any lighting, which should ensure that the river is unlit in the
evenings and overnight to allow passage of Otters and European Eels.
The proposed development shall be completed in accordance with the
approved method statement and shall be retained at all times in accordance
with the approved details.
Reason:
In the interests of ecology and to ensure compliance with Policies SP1
(Delivering the Strategy) and MG19 (Sites and Species of European
Importance) of the Local Development Plan.
13. No surface water from any increase in the roof area of the building /or
impermeable surfaces within its curtilage shall be allowed to drain directly or
indirectly to the public sewerage system.
Reason:
To prevent hydraulic overloading of the public sewerage system, to protect the
health and safety of existing residents and ensure no pollution of or detriment
to the environment and to comply with policy SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) of
the Local Development Plan.
14. No development shall take place until the applicant, or their agents or
successors in title, has secured agreement for a written scheme of historic
environment mitigation which has been submitted by the applicant and
approved by the local planning authority. Thereafter, the programme of work
will be fully carried out in accordance with the requirements and standards of
the written scheme.
Reason:
To identify and record any features of archaeological interest discovered
during the works, in order to mitigate the impact of the works on the
archaeological resource and to comply with policy SP1 (Delivering the
Strategy) of the Local Development Plan.
Reason for decision
The decision to recommend planning permission has been taken in accordance with
Section 38 of The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, which requires that,
in determining a planning application the determination must be in accordance with
the Development Plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise. The
Development Plan for the area comprises the Vale of Glamorgan Adopted Local
Development Plan 2011-2026 and Future Wales – the National Plan 2040.
Having regard to Policies SP1 – Delivering the strategy, SP4 – Affordable Housing
Provision, SP6 – Retail, SP10 – Built and Natural Environment, MG12 – Retail
Hierarchy, MG14 – Non A1 Retail Uses within Town and District Retail Centres, MD2
- Design of New Development, MD5 – Development Within Settlement Boundaries,
MD7 – Environmental Protection, MD8 – Historic Environment and MD9 Promoting
Biodiversity of the Vale of Glamorgan Adopted Local Development Plan 2011- 2026,
and the advice contained within the Council’s Supplementary Planning Guidance on
Residential and Householder Development (2018), Parking Standards (2019),
Cowbridge Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan, Future Wales: The
National Plan 2040, Chapter 3 – Strategic and Spatial Choices Planning Policy
Wales 12th Edition (2024), and Technical Advice Note 12- Design (2016), 15 –
Development and Flood Risk (2004), 24 – The Historic Environment (2017), the
development is considered acceptable in terms of its principle, scale, design and
visual impact, as well as its impact on neighbours, flooding, parking provision and
biodiversity enhancement provision.
It is considered that the decision complies with the Council’s well-being objectives
and the sustainable development principle in accordance with the requirements of
the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.
The appropriate marine policy documents have been considered in the determination
of this application in accordance with Section 59 of the Marine and Coastal Access
Act 2009.
2024/00832/FUL Received on 16 September 2024
(P. 125)
APPLICANT: Mrs Bevan 30 Forge Road, Port Talbot, Glamorgan, SA13 1NU
AGENT: Mr Geraint John Office 16 (House 1, 2nd Floor), The Maltings, East Tyndall
Street, Cardiff, CF24 5EA
Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, 9 Boverton Road, Llantwit Major
Application for the change of use from Lloyds Bank (A2) to Dominos (A3)
APPROVED subject to the following condition(s):
1. The development shall begin no later than five years from the date of this
decision.
Reason:
To comply with the requirements of Section 91 of the Town and Country
Planning Act 1990.
2. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the following
approved plans and documents:
14015-AEW-PJ006011-00-DR-0003
14015-AEW-PJ006011-00-DR-PRELIM-0001
14015-AEW-PJ006011-XX-DR-0004
14015-AEW-PJ006011-XX-DR-0006
14015-AEW-PJ006011-XX-SP-0001
Reason:
For the avoidance of doubt as to the approved development and to accord
with Circular 016:2014 on The Use of Planning Conditions for Development
Management.
3. The biodiversity enhancement measures set out in Green Infrastructure
Statement shall be carried out in full prior to the first beneficial occupation or
use of the development and thereafter retained in accordance with the
approved details whilst the development remains in existence.
Reason:
In the interests of ecology and to ensure compliance with Policies SP1
(Delivering the Strategy) and MD9 (Promoting Biodiversity) of the Local
Development Plan.
4. No construction work associated with the development hereby approved shall
take place on the site on any Sunday or Bank Holiday or on any other day
except between the following hours:
Monday to Friday 0800 – 1800
Saturday 0800 – 1800
Unless such work is:
(a) associated with an emergency (relating to health and safety or
environmental issues);
(b) carried out with the prior written approval of the Local Planning Authority.
Reason:
To safeguard the amenities of local residents, and to ensure compliance with
the terms of Policy / Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) / MD7
(Environmental Protection) of the Local Development Plan.
5. Prior to beneficial use of the premises as hereby approved, the equipment to
control the emission of fumes and odour from the premises shall be installed
in accordance with approved details Specification and EMAQ Report Quote
reference EH30926; 14015-AEW-PJ006011-XX-DR-0004 / 14015-AEW-
PJ006011-XX-SP-0001. All equipment installed as part of the scheme shall
thereafter be operated and maintained in accordance with the approved
details for as long as the use continues.
Reason
To ensure that the amenities of occupiers of other premises in the vicinity are
safeguarded and to ensure the development accords with Policy / Policies
SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) / MD7 (Environmental Protection) of the Local
Development Plan.
6. No staff shall be on site outside the hours of 07:00 to 00:00 Monday to
Sundays.
Reason:
To safeguard residential amenity, and to ensure compliance with the terms of
Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy) / MD2 (Design of New Developments)
and MD7 (Environmental Protection) of the Local Development Plan.
7. The use hereby permitted shall not be open to pick up customers or delivery
drivers outside of the following hours:
07:00 to 23:00 on Monday to Sunday
Reason:
To safeguard residential amenity and to ensure compliance with the terms of
Policy MD2 (Design of New Development) and MD7 (Environmental
Protection) of the adopted Local Development Plan.
8. The premises shall be used for hot food takeaway and for no other purpose
(including any other purpose in class A3 of the schedule to the Town and
Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (or in any provision equivalent to
that class in any statutory instrument revoking and re-enacting that order with
or without modification).
Reason:
To control the precise nature of the use of the site, and to ensure compliance
with the terms of Policies SP1 (Delivering the Strategy), MD2 (Design of New
Developments), MD5 (Development Within Settlement Boundaries) and MD7
(Environmental Protection) of the Local Development Plan.
9. Within 6 weeks of the first operation of the extraction units hereby approved, a
post installation noise assessment shall be undertaken. Details of the test
results shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority within 14 days of the
test date together with any details of mitigation should the units not achieve
the required overall rating figure of -10dB below the background noise level
(L90) at 1 metre from the boundary of the nearest noise sensitive receptor at
day and night. Any mitigation identified within the submission shall be
undertaken within 14 days of the date of submission of the results with further
acoustic measurements submitted to the Local Planning Authority for approval
in writing.
Reason:
To safeguard residential amenity and to ensure compliance with the terms of
Policy MD2 (Design of New Development) and MD7 (Environmental
Protection) of the adopted Local Development Plan.
Reason for decision
The decision to recommend planning permission has been taken in accordance with
Section 38 of The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, which requires that,
in determining a planning application the determination must be in accordance with
the Development Plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise. The
Development Plan for the area comprises the Vale of Glamorgan Adopted Local
Development Plan 2011-2026 and Future Wales – the National Plan 2040.
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T the report and appendices, together with the views of the Governance
and Audit Committee, be noted.
(2) T H A T the Council’s response to the Panel Performance Assessment be
approved.
Reasons for decisions
(1) Having regard to the contents of the report, the views of the Governance and
Audit Committee and the discussions held at the meeting.
(2) To comply with the requirement for the Council to publish its response and
action upon recommendations arising from the Panel Performance Assessment.
VALE 2030 – DRAFT VALE OF GLAMORGAN CORPORATE PLAN 2025-30 (REF)
The Leader presented the draft Corporate Plan which had been shared with all
Scrutiny Committees and subject to significant consultation. They outlined there
were five well-being objectives which would help both the residents, Council and
partners to improve well-being in the Vale of Glamorgan. The Leader drew attention
to two key elements of the report, the first being what had changed as a result of
consultation, and secondly, how the Council would work with partners in the future.
Councillor Carroll did not feel that the Corporate Plan would improve performance,
as there was not an emphasis on providing the best service for the best price, a
concern that he had previously raised at Corporate Performance and Resources
Scrutiny Committee. He stated that the Plan’s focus should be on improving
productivity and ensuring value for money, and referenced that equality, diversity,
and inclusion were mentioned a significant amount of times.
Councillor Haynes indicated that he found the document disturbing. He stated that
what was happening in St. Athan, such as building on land, was against this
strategy, and believed placemaking should be the priority.
Councillor Hooper reflected that there was a huge value in diversity, which the
Council should be supporting. He felt blanket statements around equalities and
productivity were false and could not be applied to public sector. He also
emphasised the need to reshape services and the need to do the same things more
efficiently.
Councillor Wilson stated that he felt the Plan reflected the values of the Council, and
there were lots of references to operational services such as recycling, waste and
green spaces. He shared that he was proud of the Corporate Plan which was
ambitious to residents.
Councillor Dr. Johnson acknowledged that there had been a number of iterations of
the Plan, which was better for it. He felt the Plan was ambitious in achieving its aims
and objectives, and that the challenge would be in delivering this Plan. He stated
that there needed to be clear financial resources to achieve its aims, and hopefully in
five years the Council would be able to say it had achieved the objectives of the
Plan. He also stated that there needed to be alignment between the Corporate Plan
objectives and scrutiny structure. Councillor Dr. Johnson also reflected on previous
comments surrounding equalities and suggested that this incorrect information may
be due to a misarticulation of the Equality Impact Assessment information and
advised that better analysis should be undertaken before presenting as fact.
Councillor Sivagnanam was very proud to support an ambitious Plan with how the
Council supported residents, believed this would help to create a more equal Vale of
Glamorgan, what was the focus on helping the most disadvantaged. She also
reflected upon some of the Council's work on improvement equality such as its Age
Friendly status and Her Voice Wales project.
Councillor John was delighted to support the Plan and urged people to read it as it
contains a lot of information. He also offered thanks to officers.
Councillor Cave shared that they did not feel things in the in the Council were even
more equal. For example, the building on green sites despite opposition and the
inability to replace the village hall roof. They also reflected upon the need to use
technology to improve services.
Councillor Hodges stated that a Corporate Plan required funding, and was
concerned that the economy was not improving to support. He felt that tourism tax
and devolving the Crown Estate were opportunities to increase funding.
Councillor Perry highlighted the limited investment in the future such as green
technology and active travel. He also identified rural poverty, which existed in the
Vale. He felt the Town and Community Councils could be doing more and taking on
additional responsibilities. Councillor Perry also questioned if the Plan was adding
value or if this would be delivered anyway. He also emphasised the need for more
diversity and increased opinions, including communicating cross party, as there were
talented people who could influence policy.
The Leader responded that there were a range of unique services delivered by the
Council, which would cost significant sums to deliver, so they were not able to be
outsourced. They also shared a Place Making Toolkit which could be used by all
Members to support placemaking within communities. The Leader also
acknowledge that not all Members’ talents were being utilised and considered this a
key part of scrutiny proposals, and emphasised that the Plan and all Members
needed to be ambitious for the residents of the Vale of Glamorgan.
A recorded vote took place on the recommendations as contained within the report,
as follows:
Members For Against Abstain
Anne Asbrey √
Julie Aviet √
Gareth Ball √
Rhiannon Birch √
Bronwen Brooks √
Gillian Bruce √
Ian Buckley √
Lis Burnett √
Samantha Campbell √
George Carroll √
Christine Cave √
Charles Champion
Janice Charles √
Millie Collins √
Marianne Cowpe √
Pamela Drake √
Vincent Driscoll √
Anthony Ernest √
Christopher Franks √
Wendy Gilligan √
Russell Godfrey √
Emma Goodjohn √
Ewan Goodjohn √
Stephen Haines √
Sally Hanks √
William Hennessy √
Nic Hodges √
Mark Hooper √
Catherine Iannucci-Williams √
Gwyn John √
Dr. Ian Johnson √
Susan Lloyd-Selby √
Belinda Loveluck-Edwards √
Julie Lynch-Wilson √
Kevin Mahoney √
Naomi Marshallsea √
Michael Morgan √
Jayne Norman √
Helen Payne √
Sandra Perkes √
Ian Perry √
Joanna Protheroe √
Ruba Sivagnanam √
Carys Stallard √
Neil Thomas √
Rhys Thomas √
Steffan Wiliam √
Margaret Wilkinson √
Eddie Williams √
Mark Wilson √
Nicholas Wood √
TOTAL 37 13
The vote being carried, it was
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T the Vale 2030 draft Corporate Plan (Appendix A to the report) be
approved.
(2) T H A T delegated authority be granted to the Director of Corporate
Resources, in consultation with the Executive Leader and Cabinet Member for
Performance and Resources, to make any factual updates to the content of the Plan
prior to publication (for example, information relating to budgetary information).
Reasons for decisions
(1) Having regard to the contents of the report and discussions held at the
meeting.
(2) To ensure the Corporate Plan, ‘Vale 2030’ when published, contained the
most up to date information available (for example information regarding the budget
for 2025-26).
N.B. Councillor Champion was not present for the vote.
CAPITAL STRATEGY AND INVESTMENT PROGRAMME 2025/26 TO 2029/30 (REF)
The Leader outlined the proposed strategy for the Capital Programme which had
been developed on the basis of varying factors such as annual settlements, capital
receipts and the impact of the wider labour market. They outlined that the proposal
was a mixture of grant and borrowing, and an increase from previous years, which
was expected to be £434m in the coming years, of which a significant proportion
related to schools and housing.
Councillor Dr. Johnson indicated support for the Capital Strategy with the majority
belonging to building Council housing or schools, which Plaid Cymru supported. He
reflected upon the challenge of year-on-year confirmation from Welsh Government
surrounding funding making it a challenge to plan for the future.
Councillor Perkes welcomed the Strategy as housing was key, and there had been
significant achievements, such as the building of 82 new homes, and the upcoming
partnership with Cardiff Council, which offered the opportunity to build more for less.
They shared that they felt a decent life was the first step to success in life.
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T the Capital Strategy 2025/26, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report,
be approved.
(2) T H A T the final Capital Programme for the years 2025/26 to 2029/30, as set
out in Appendix 2 to the report, be approved.
(3) T H A T Officers be granted delegated authority to vire £10k or below between
schemes that were already approved within the five year Capital Programme.
(4) T H A T the Chief Executive and the Head of Finance / Section 151 Officer, in
consultation with the Executive Leader and Cabinet Member for Performance and
Resources, be granted delegated authority to make additions, deletions or transfers
to or from the:
i. 2025/26 to 2029/30 Housing Improvement Programme as appropriate.
ii. 2025/26 to 2029/30 Asset Renewal budgets as appropriate.
iii. S106 funded schemes subject to Member consultation as required
under the existing process.
iv. Decarbonisation Schemes.
v. Building Strong Communities Fund schemes.
vi. Sustainable Communities for Learning programme.
vii. Discretionary Adaption Grant Schemes.
viii. Vale Regeneration Schemes.
ix. Shared Prosperity Fund.
Reasons for decisions
(1) To approve the Capital Strategy for 2025/26.
(2) To set and approve future Capital Programmes to 2029/30.
(3) To enable officers to progress schemes more quickly where low value
virements below £10k were required.
(4) To enable the Housing Improvement Programme budget, Asset Renewal
budgets, S106 schemes, Decarbonisation Schemes, Building Stronger Communities
Fund, Sustainable Communities for Learning programme, Discretionary Adaption
Grant Schemes, Vale Regeneration schemes and Shared Prosperity Fund to be
managed effectively.
TREASURY MANAGEMENT AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY 2025/26 AND UPDATE FOR 2024/25 (REF)
The Leader presented an overview of treasury management as the need to
demonstrate financial sustainability was important, and that Members should have
recently undertaking training surrounding this area. They shared around revised
estimates in expenditure, and wider prudential indicators, and outlined the Council’s
borrowing position and wider investments.
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T the revised policy for making Minimum Revenue Provision from
2024/25 onwards be approved.
(2) T H A T the proposed 2025/26 Treasury Management and Investment
Strategy be approved, including the following specific resolutions (detailed in
Appendix 2 to the report):
• The Authorised Limit for External Debt be set at £265.394m for
2024/25, £296.207m for 2025/26, £331.078m for 2026/27 and
£381.753m for 2027/28.
• The Operational Boundary for External Debt be set at £244.170m for
2024/25, £263.914m for 2025/26, £297.677m for 2026/27 and
£347.407m for 2027/28.
• The Head of Finance/Section 151 Officer be given delegated authority
within the total Authorised Limit and Operational Boundary as
estimated for individual years to effect movement between the
separately agreed limits for borrowing and other long-term liabilities.
• An upper limit of £0m for 2024/25, £10m in 2025/26, £10m in 2026/27
and £10m in 2027/28 be set for total principal sums invested for over
364 days.
• The amount of projected borrowing that was fixed rate maturing in each
period as a percentage of total projected borrowing that was fixed rate
be set as shown below (and further detailed in Appendix 1 to the
report).
Table 1 – Upper and lower Limits for fixed rate borrowing
Upper Limit Lower Limit
Under 12 months 20% 0%
12 months and within 24 months 40% 0%
24 months and within 5 years 40% 0%
5 years and within 10 years 40% 0%
10 years and above 100% 0%
• Any breaches of the Prudential Indicators would be reported through to the
next meeting of Cabinet, with the exception of the Authorised Limit for
External Debt which would require prior Full Council approval.
(3) T H A T the Treasury Management Policy Statement set out in Appendix 3 to
the report be approved.
Reasons for decisions
(1) To agree the basis of the Minimum Revenue Provision calculation for 2024/25
onwards.
(2) In order for the Treasury Management and Annual Investment Strategy as
prepared be approved as required by the Local Government Act 2003.
(3) In order for the Treasury Management Policy Statement to be approved.
DRAFT BUDGET 2025/26 AND MEDIUM TERM FINANCIAL PLAN 2025/26 TO 2029/30 (REF)
The Leader presented an overview of the proposed budget for 2025/26, and shared
that this was based on the settlement received from Welsh Government, which is the
second lowest per head in Wales. They outlined that the proposed increase in
Council Tax was 5.9%, which is generally lower than the Welsh average for the
upcoming year, and a percentage point less than consulted upon due to late
changes in the settlement from Welsh Government. They outlined how Schools and
Social Care are still allocated the majority (71%) of the budget, but that these areas
need to be supported and align the Corporate Plan’s well-being objectives of “Best
Start in Life” and “Supporting the Most Vulnerable”. They also reflected that there is
still a budget gap, which will need to be supported by transformational activity (via
Reshaping programme) and a series of savings, which are supported by equality
impact assessments, that reserves continue to be held in accordance with legislation
and that they will continue to work with Welsh Government surrounding future multi-
year settlements to support longer term planning.
Councillor Dr. Johnson thanked staff for work on supporting a complex budget and to
WLGA in their lobbying role. They also highlighted how the budget proposed
spending increases and cuts to non-statutory services, emphasising that they felt
austerity was not over. They indicated that the future reorganisation of Scrutiny was
essential in monitoring resources and financial proposals moving forward and
indicated that the settlement for the Fire and Rescue Service should be undertaken
separately as they were responsible for their own budgets, in a similar means to
Town and Community Council currently set their budgets.
Councillor Carroll indicated that they felt the budget was a reflection of
mismanagement, with residents paying “more for less”, such as car parking and
waste collection. They also felt that the Council were focusing upon the wrong things
such as bureaucratic work and diversity, equality and inclusion, and not its core
purpose. They also believed that the proposed budget would have a negative impact
to residents, and that the increase proposed was above CPI. They further explained
that they felt the issue of productivity was not being taken seriously, and that
efficiencies need to be identified as the Council has lost control of its finances, needs
a change in administration and should use its reserves to keep the Council Tax rate
low.
Councillor Franks felt that there has been a failure from the Administration in
lobbying for an increase settlement, and more needed to be done to influence
government as to how the Council could have the required budget to meet its needs.
They queried if savings had been properly costed and impact assessed, as he felt
this budget had failed to convince the public surrounding its robustness and value.
They also questioned the longer-term sustainability of the budget and cited the
proposed reduction in the education as a concern.
Councillor Goodjohn shared that the budget in theory was a real terms increase in
Council spend, and that it was necessary for the Council to fund changes impacted
by an aging population and additional learning needs, as there needed to be a
significant improvement in public services.
Councillor Hooper queried how car parking charges proposals were reflected within
the budget, as it was still in a consultative stage, and emphasised the impact to local
businesses and communities. They indicated how they believed this was an austerity
budget reflective of wider Welsh Government and UK Government positions. They
also reflected upon the importance of Council’s role in supporting diversity, equality
and inclusion.
Councillor Hodges highlighted the potential 700,000 disabled people who may go
into poverty due to welfare reform, and how the Council would need to support these
people. They raised the issue of a lack of A&E facility within the County, impacting
upon people’s health, and expressed how Welsh Government were struggling to
come to terms with issues as highlighted through the budget. They also expressed
limited faith in opposition leadership, as he felt comments to be disingenuous.
Councillor Perry indicated that they felt we were still living in austerity and seeing
rises in poverty. They expressed that recent reductions to overseas aid budgets
highlighted how it was easy to pick on vulnerable people. They raised that they felt
Council Tax to be regressive and impacted less well-off people more. They also
stated that there needed to be more planning for the future and consideration of the
new ideas and technologies.
Councillor Wilson indicated that the Council was productive, reflecting upon class
size ratios and social care workloads, and indicated that the Council was not a
sweatshop environment with bizarre productivity targets. They shared that removing
bins did not have a catastrophic impact and it only affected a small number of bins
(approximately 160) where they were looking at recycling bins, whereas changes to
care might have a more significant impact and emphasised that Cabinet were trying
to transform the Council to be as effective and efficient as possible.
The Leader responded that any changes to how the process for the Fire and Rescue
Service worked would be minimal and have no material impact to residents, whilst
sharing around the lobbying work undertaken at National level, such as appearing at
Committees. They agreed that future Scrutiny arrangements would help with some of
the queries raised, as the review was focused upon outcomes. The Leader finally
reflected that working with the local MP in partnership had helped raised awareness
of reporting mechanisms for pot holes.
A recorded vote took place on the recommendations as contained within the report
as follows:
Members For Against Abstain
Anne Asbrey √
Julie Aviet √
Gareth Ball √
Rhiannon Birch √
Bronwen Brooks √
Gillian Bruce √
Ian Buckley √
Lis Burnett √
Samantha Campbell √
George Carroll √
Christine Cave √
Janice Charles √
Millie Collins √
Marianne Cowpe √
Pamela Drake √
Vincent Driscoll √
Anthony Ernest √
Christopher Franks √
Wendy Gilligan √
Russell Godfrey √
Emma Goodjohn √
Ewan Goodjohn √
Stephen Haines √
Sally Hanks √
William Hennessy √
Nic Hodges √
Mark Hooper √
Catherine Iannucci-Williams √
Gwyn John √
Dr. Ian Johnson √
Susan Lloyd-Selby √
Belinda Loveluck-Edwards √
Julie Lynch-Wilson √
Kevin Mahoney √
Naomi Marshallsea √
Michael Morgan √
Jayne Norman √
Helen Payne √
Sandra Perkes √
Ian Perry √
Joanna Protheroe √
Ruba Sivagnanam √
Carys Stallard √
Neil Thomas √
Rhys Thomas √
Steffan Wiliam √
Margaret Wilkinson √
Eddie Williams √
Mark Wilson √
Nicholas Wood √
TOTAL 28 22
The vote being carried, it was
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T a Council Tax increase of 5.9% be approved.
(2) T H A T the budget for 2025/26, as set out in the report, be approved.
Reasons for decisions
(1) Setting the annual rate of Council Tax was a key policy decision for Council.
(2) Setting a balanced budget was a statutory responsibility and decision for Full
Council.
PAY POLICY 2025/26 (REF)
The Leader presented the Pay Policy, which outlined how employees should be fairly
rewarded for duties, which had changed incrementally based on wider changes.
They also acknowledged the reduction of the gender pay gap, and the multiple
between lowest and highest paid was encouraging.
RESOLVED – T H A T the Council’s Pay Policy, as attached at Appendix A to the
report to Cabinet on 6th February 2025 (Minute No. C247), be approved.
Reason for decision
To respond to the legal requirements under the Local Authorities (Standing Orders)
(Wales) Amendment Regulations 2014, the Local Government (Wales) Act 2015 and
related advice from the Welsh Government as well as provide openness and
accountability in relation to how the Council rewards its staff.
N.B. All Chief Officers, save for two Democratic and Scrutiny Services Officers
servicing the meeting and the Head of Human Resources and Organisational
Development, left the meeting when this item was considered. The Head of
Human Resources and Organisational Development remained in the meeting,
until the matter was to be voted upon, in order to provide any clarification
required by Elected Members.
RESOLVED – T H A T in pursuance of the powers delegated to the Committee,
the following applications be determined as indicated and any other necessary
action be taken.
2023/00285/RG3 Received on 25 April 2023
(p.112)
APPLICANT: Vale of Glamorgan Council Kelly Williams, Sustainable
Communities for Learning, Civic Offices, Holton Road, Barry, CF63 4RU
AGENT: The Urbanists Mr. Mark Farrar, The Creative Quarter, 8a, Morgan
Arcade, Cardiff, CF10 1AF
St. Richard Gwyn RC High School, Argae Lane, St. Andrews Major
Proposed replacement St. Richard Gwyn Catholic High School including access,
parking, landscape works, formal and informal recreation space, and demolition of
the existing school.
A recorded vote was called for the Application, based on the recommendations
within the report as amended, with the results as follows:
Member For Against Abstain
G. Bruce √
I. Buckley √
C.A. Cave √
C. Champion √
M. Cowpe √
P. Drake √
A. Ernest √
W. Gilligan
N.P. Hodges √
Dr. I.J. Johnson √
H. Payne √
S. Perkes √
I. Perry √
C. Stallard √
N. Thomas √
E. Williams √
M.R. Wilson √
TOTAL 15 1 0
Minutes - MS
APPROVED – Subject to the conditions as contained within the report as set out
on the Matters Arising note.
Reason for decision
Having regard to the content of the report and discussions at the meeting.
2023/00491/FUL Received on 7 August 2023
(p.179)
APPLICANT: Mr Sean Mayor, 1st Floor, Wellington House, Wellington Street,
Cardiff, CF11 9BE
AGENT: Mr Sean Mayor, 1st Floor, Wellington House, Wellington Street, Cardiff,
CF11 9BE
Port Road West, Rhoose
Dog Adventure Land proposes to repurpose this site for a new dog daycare centre
as part of their plans for growth in South Wales. We are proposing for the site to
be used for grooming and outdoor/indoor daycare. The site will be fenced off to
secure the perimeter, create a large carpark for staff and visitor on the existing
hard standing, fencing the fields into sections for dogs to be safely and securely
exercised in and providing educational course to the public. We would require the
land to have a change of use from B1,B2 & B8 to Sui Generis.
A recorded vote was called for the Application, based on the recommendations
within the report as amended, with the results as follows:
Member For Against Abstain
G. Bruce √
I. Buckley √
C.A. Cave √
C. Champion √
M. Cowpe √
P. Drake √
A. Ernest √
W. Gilligan
N.P. Hodges √
Dr. I.J. Johnson √
H. Payne √
S. Perkes √
I. Perry √
C. Stallard √
Minutes - MS
N. Thomas √
E. Williams √
M.R. Wilson √
TOTAL 15 1 0
REFUSED – For the reasons set out in the report.
Reason for decision
Having regard to the content of the report and discussions at the meeting.
2023/00577/FUL Received on 26 January 2024
(p.193)
APPLICANT: Harris and Ford Ltd., Fonmon Castle, Fonmon, CF62 3ZN
AGENT: Mr Geraint John Office 16 (House 1, 2nd Floor), The Maltings, East
Tyndall Street, Cardiff, CF24 5EA
Fonmon Castle, Fonmon
Creation of 9 off-line ponds within the floodplain.
APPROVED – Subject to the conditions as contained within the report.
Reason for decision
Having regard to the content of the report and discussions at the meeting.
2023/00826/FUL Received on 20 March 2024
(p.208)
APPLICANT: Former Darren Farm, Westgate, Cowbridge, CF717AQ
AGENT: David Williams 1 Embankment Way, Ringwood , BH24 1EU
Darren Farm, Westgate, Cowbridge
Redevelopment of site incorporating the erection of a Class B1 office building and
a retirement living scheme for older people with communal lounge, refuse, guest
suite, electric buggy, and house manager accommodation. Associated car parking
with electric charging points, cycle storage realigned vehicular access, sub station,
retaining walls, sustainable drainage and landscaped grounds.
APPROVED – Subject to the conditions as contained within the report including
subject to Section 106 Agreement and subject to variation as set out on the
matters arising note that a ‘Viability Review’ be included in the Heads of Terms of
the Section 106 Agreement.
Minutes - MS
Reason for decision
Having regard to the content of the report and discussions at the meeting.
2023/01265/FUL Received on 19 December 2023
(p.270)
APPLICANT: Welsh Water Linea, Fortran Road, St Mellons, Cardiff. CF3 0LT
AGENT: Miss Chloe Jones Arcadis Cymru House, St Mellons Business Park,
Fortran Road, Cardiff. CF30EY
Sewage Disposal Works, Brook Lane, St. Nicholas
Full planning permission was sought for the expansion of the existing Waste
Water Treatment Works to include the following: Inlet Works, Trickling Filter,
Buried Humus Tanks, Sludge Holding Tank, Motor Control Centre Kiosk, Reed
Bed, Reed Bed Blower Kiosk, Alkalinity Dosing Kiosk, Trickling Filter Distribution
Chamber, De-sludge Pumps and Slabs, Landscaping, Internal Access Road,
Lighting, along with a Temporary Contractor’s Compound and Construction
Access.
APPROVED – Subject to the conditions as contained within the report and subject
to variation to Condition 11 as set out on the matters arising note.
Reason for decision
Having regard to the content of the report and discussions at the meeting.
Minutes - MS
RESOLVED – T H A T in pursuance of the powers delegated to the Committee, the
following applications be determined as indicated and any other necessary action be
taken.
2020/01170/OUT Received on 14 October 2020
(P. 1)
APPLICANT: Welsh Government Land Division, Permanent Secretary's Group,
Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ
AGENT: Ms Catherine Blyth Unit 9, Oak Tree Court, Cardiff Gate Business Park,
Cardiff, CF23 8RS
Land at Upper Cosmeston Farm, Lavernock Road, Penarth
Outline application for residential development, a primary school, community space
and public open space with all matters reserved other than access.
A recorded vote was called for the Application, based on the recommendations
within the report, with the results as follows:
No.
Members For Against Abstain
G. Bruce
I.R. Buckley √
C.A. Cave
C.E.A. Champion √
C.M. Cowpe √
P. Drake √
A.M. Ernest √
W. Gilligan √
N.P. Hodges √
Dr. I.J. Johnson √
H.M. Payne √
S.D. Perkes √
I.A.N. Perry
C. Stallard √
N.C. Thomas √
E. Williams √
M.R. Wilson √
TOTAL 12 2
RESOLVED – T H A T subject to the applicant entering into a Section 106
agreement to provide for the following (based on 576 dwellings):
• Procure that 40% (up to 231) of the dwellings built on the site pursuant to the
planning permission are built and thereafter maintained as affordable housing
units in perpetuity.
• Pay a contribution of £1,324,800 towards sustainable transport improvements.
No.
• Pay a financial contribution towards education requirements arising from the
development of £6,476,088, in addition to the transfer of the 1ha school site to
the Council.
• Provision of suitable open space within the confines of the site (inclusive of 1
x NEAP, 3 x LEAPs and 4 x LAPs).
• Pay 1% of project budget towards public art.
• Cliff monitoring contribution of £59,150
• To provide community facilities of circa 0.1-0.2 hectares within the
development
APPROVED – Subject to the conditions as contained within the report.
Reason for decision
Having regard to the content of the report and discussions at the meeting.
2023/00032/FUL Received on 27 January 2023
(P. 79)
APPLICANT: Biomass UK No.2 Limited -, -,
AGENT: Mr Philip Murphy 21 Soho Square, London, W1D 3QP
Barry Biomass Renewable Energy Facility, David Davies Road, Barry
Retrospective full planning permission for development comprising a wood fired
renewable energy plant and associated structures without complying with Condition
5 (Drawings) attached to planning permission 2015/00031/OUT.
A recorded vote was called for the Application, based upon whether Members were
for or against Rejection of the Application, with the results as follows:
Members For Against Abstain
G. Bruce
I.R. Buckley √
C.A. Cave √
C.E.A. Champion √
C.M. Cowpe √
P. Drake √
A.M. Ernest
W. Gilligan √
No.
N.P. Hodges √
Dr. I.J. Johnson √
H.M. Payne √
S.D. Perkes √
I.A.N. Perry √
C. Stallard √
N.C. Thomas √
E. Williams √
M.R. Wilson √
TOTAL 13 2
REFUSED – Subject to the following reasons:
(1) The unauthorised addition of the ancillary structures, minor alterations, and
associated layout changes including:- a Lean-to Fuel Reception Building, lean-to
Compressor House, urea Silo, externally mounted discharge Incline conveyor,
screening tower and dust extraction plant, emergency diesel generator and fire
kiosk, fire water tank and pump house, amendment to stack width and an
enlargement to the noise attenuator located at the base of the chimney stack; have
detrimentally affected the appearance of the development over and above that
approved in 2015 and will harm the amenity of nearby residential properties in both
the Waterfront and Dock View Road. The Development is accordingly contrary to
policies MD 2 (Design of New Development) and MD5 (Development Within
Settlement Boundaries) of the adopted Vale of Glamorgan Local Development Plan.
(2) The applicant has failed to demonstrate that there will not be adverse
environmental impacts because the EIA fails to adequately and fully assess the
impacts regarding waste; particularly as there is no specific chapter dealing with this
key issue. The proposal is therefore contrary to policies MD 2 (Design of New
Developments), MD 7 (Environmental Protection) and MD 20 (Assessment of waste
Management Proposals) of the adopted Vale of Glamorgan Local Development Plan.
Reason for decision
Having regard to the contents of the report and discussions at the meeting.
No.
2023/00033/FUL Received on 24 January 2023
(P. 130)
APPLICANT: Biomass UK No. 2 Ltd., c/o Agent, -, -
AGENT: Mr Philip Murphy, 21, Soho Square, London, W1D 3QP
Land to the North of Barry Biomass Renewable Energy Facility, David Davies
Road, Barry
Retrospective planning permission for external storage, vehicle turning and vehicle
layover, and perimeter fencing for use in association with the adjacent renewable
energy plant.
A recorded vote was called for the Application, based upon whether Members were
for or against Rejection of the Application, with the results as follows:
Members For Against Abstain
G. Bruce √
I.R. Buckley √
C.A. Cave √
C.E.A. Champion √
C.M. Cowpe √
P. Drake √
A.M. Ernest
W. Gilligan √
N.P. Hodges √
Dr. I.J. Johnson √
H.M. Payne √
S.D. Perkes √
I.A.N. Perry √
C. Stallard √
N.C. Thomas √
No.
E. Williams
M.R. Wilson √
TOTAL 15
REFUSED – Subject to the following reasons:
1. The proposal comprises an integral and operational part of the wider
development which, by reason of the unauthorised ancillary structures, minor
alterations, and associated layout changes that include:- a Lean-to Fuel Reception
Building, lean-to Compressor House, urea Silo, externally mounted discharge Incline
conveyor, screening tower and dust extraction plant, emergency diesel generator
and fire kiosk, fire water tank and pump house, amendment to stack width and an
enlargement to the noise attenuator located at the base of the chimney stack; has
detrimentally affected the appearance of the development over and above that
approved in 2015 and will harm the amenity of nearby residential properties in both
the Waterfront and Dock View Road. The Development is accordingly contrary to
policies MD 2 (Design of New Development) and MD5 (Development Within
Settlement Boundaries) of the adopted Vale of Glamorgan Local Development Plan.
2. The proposal comprises an integral and operational part of the wider
development, which is not supported by adequate information to demonstrate that
there would not be adverse environmental impacts (due to the EIA failing to assess
fully the impacts regarding waste, particularly as there is no specific chapter dealing
with this key issue). The proposal is therefore contrary to policies MD 2 (Design of
New Developments), MD 7 (Environmental Protection) and MD 20 (Assessment of
waste Management Proposals) of the adopted Vale of Glamorgan Local
Development Plan.
Reason for decisions
Having regard to the contents of the report and discussions at the meeting.
2023/00895/FUL Received on 17 January 2024
(P. 156)
APPLICANT: Mr Huw Llewellyn Great House Farm, Penllyn, Cowbridge, CF71 7RQ
AGENT: Ms Bethan Evans Unit 9, Oak Tree Court, Cardiff Gate Business Park,
Cardiff, CF23 8RS
Great House Farm, Penllyn
Proposed change of use from agricultural use to glamping visitor accommodation
comprising 3 yurts, separate kitchen units and conversion of the existing barn to a
shower block and farm storage.
A recorded vote was called for the Application, based on the recommendations
within the report, with the results as follows:
No.
Members For Against Abstain
G. Bruce √
I.R. Buckley √
C.A. Cave √
C.E.A. Champion √
C.M. Cowpe √
P. Drake √
A.M. Ernest
W. Gilligan √
N.P. Hodges √
Dr. I.J. Johnson
H.M. Payne √
S.D. Perkes √
I.A.N. Perry √
C. Stallard √
N.C. Thomas √
E. Williams
M.R. Wilson √
TOTAL 13 1
APPROVED – Subject to the conditions as contained within the report.
Reason for decision
Having regard to the content of the report and discussions at the meeting.
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T the policy with regard to not granting any level of discount for
unoccupied dwellings that have remained so for 6 months agreed for 2023-24,
be agreed for 2024-25.
(2) T H A T the long term empty property premium of 100% be agreed for
the 2023-24 financial year and continue for such properties from 2024-25 that
remain so for the period up to (but not including) 24 months.
(3) T H A T from 1st April, 2024 a premium of 150% be introduced for long
term empty properties that have remained as such for a continuous period of
24 months or more.
(4) T H A T from 1st April, 2025 a premium of 200% be introduced for long
term empty properties that have remained as such for a continuous period of
36 months or more.
(5) T H A T the policy to introduce a premium of 100% on second homes
for the 2024-25 financial year be agreed and reaffirmed.
Reasons for decisions
(1) The Council was required to determine its policy on discounts in
relation to unoccupied dwellings as defined in classes A, B and C to the
Council Tax (Prescribed Class of Dwellings) (Wales) Regulations 1998 each
year.
(2&4) The Council was required to determine its policy regarding premiums in
respect of long-term empty properties as defined in Sections 12A and 12B of
the Local Government Finance Act 1992 as inserted by the Housing (Wales)
Act 2014.
No.
(3) Upon reviewing the implementation of the premium for long term empty
properties introduced from the start of 1st April 2023, it was felt that a straight
increase to the premium levels as previously proposed, may counteract the
intention of the policy, which was to bring long term empty properties back
into use, if the level of charges due hindered necessary works required to
make a dwelling habitable. As such it was felt that a stepped approach would
be more in keeping with the policy to ensure that persistent long term empty
properties were targeted.
(5) The Council was required to determine its policy regarding premiums in
respect of second homes as defined in Sections 12A and 12B of the Local
Government Finance Act1992 as inserted by the Housing (Wales) Act 2014.
CORPORATE FRAUD ENFORCEMENT POLICY (REF)
Cabinet had considered the report on 25th January, 2024 (Minute No. C220)
together with the reference from Governance and Audit Committee of
11th December, 2023 (Minute No. 636) and had referred the same to Council
for consideration and approval. Having regard to the contents of the report
and the previous discussions at the meeting earlier in the meeting in respect
of the report titled amendments to the Constitution, it was subsequently
RESOLVED – T H A T the report and the Officer Delegation Scheme and
relevant provisions within the current Constitution be updated to reflect the
changes referred to in the report and as considered earlier in the agenda
under the Amendments to the Constitution report.
Reason for decision
To update the Officer Delegation Scheme and relevant provisions within the
current Constitution to reflect the changes outlined within the report and as
considered under an earlier report in the agenda.
DRAFT VALE OF GLAMORGAN COUNCIL ANNUAL DELIVERY PLAN 2024-25 (REF)
Cabinet had considered the report on 22nd February, 2024 (Minute No. C248
refers) and had referred the same to Council for consideration and approval.
The Leader took the opportunity to remind Members that the initial draft had
been considered by Cabinet and the Scrutiny Committees with the amended
draft coming back to Cabinet and to the Corporate Performance and
Resources Scrutiny Committee. Members had stated that they had been
pleased with the way the report had been presented which demonstrated how
their feedback had been included, with Members also being able to easily see
where the changes had been made.
There being no further comments, it was
No.
RESOLVED – T H A T the draft Annual Delivery Plan 2024-25, as attached at
Appendix A to the report to Cabinet on 22nd February, 2024 (Minute No.
C248), be approved.
Reason for decision
Having regard to the contents of the report and discussions at the meeting.
DRAFT BUDGET 2024/25 AND MEDIUM TERM FINANCIAL PLAN 2024/25 TO 2028/29 (REF)
The Leader advised that the proposals had been published at the end of the
previous week, prior to the availability of Welsh Government ‘s settlement
figures. There had been no changes to the overall settlement following that
announcement but there was additional detail regarding the Standard
Spending Assessment that was subsequently detailed in the supplementary
information that had been distributed to all Members and published online
prior to the Cabinet meeting on 29th February, 2024.
The Council faced significant financial pressures in excess of £38m initially
and had undertaken significant work to mitigate those pressures. As a result,
it had not been possible to fund pay awards in full and there were limited
resources to meet the full demands of care providers to fully meet
demographic growth and the complexity of services required.
A 3.4% increase in the grant received by the Council from Welsh Government
alongside the proposed 6.7% increase in Council Tax fell short of meeting the
additional costs.
There would be a further UK budget announcement on the same day the
report would be considered by Full Council, and it remained to be seen if
there would be any further funding made available for Local Government, but
it was not expected there would be any further matters for Council to consider
on 6th March.
Consultation on how to allocate the available resources had taken place,
including a 4-week public budget consultation, consideration by the five
Council Scrutiny Committees and the ‘Life in the Vale’ survey where residents
were asked for their views on what they expected from the Council, where
residents were supportive of the ambition to target resources to social care,
affordable housing and schools and less supportive of any Council Tax
increase and increase in discretionary charges by the rate of inflation.
Council Tax levels in the Vale of Glamorgan were below the Welsh average
and below the level of expected rises for many Authorities across Wales, with
10% or more having been proposed by some.
No.
There had been in-depth discussions at Scrutiny but no alternatives put
forward prior to consideration at Full Council, where it was difficult to take
proposals on board at that point and achieve a balanced budget as was the
legal requirement for the Authority to do, but there would be a full debate at
Full Council on the day.
The proposal concerning charging for toilets at coastal areas had been
removed as Members felt that was not something they could support and the
£5k saving would be found elsewhere. The next year’s £7.7m savings
programme was mostly tactical and looked at how to provide and deliver
services more effectively, along with some transformational initiatives, as
having another multi-million pound savings programme next year would be
challenging.
The Leader further commented that the Cabinet and officers had been
working on the budget since June 2023. In July 2023 Cabinet had referred
the Financial Strategy to all Scrutiny Committees and November had brought
the refreshed Medium Term Financial Plan. Christmas had been cancelled
for a lot of the officers and a number of Cabinet Members. The things that it
had hoped to do were no longer possible until the funding gap could be
reduced to a reasonable level. In January 2024 the draft budget was
presented to all Scrutiny Committees which were attended by the Cabinet
Members who had listened to the discussions. There were some things she
said that were unpalatable, not liked and had reluctantly been accepted but
one recommendation had been made which had been accepted by Cabinet
that the proposed charges to Coastal toilets be removed.
The budget this evening, she said, proposed for a balanced budget, which
was required to be delivered by 11th March, considerations for which had
included the money that the Council would receive from Council Tax and as
the Council wanted to continue to support bus services and not make car
parking charges on streets etc., a 6.7% Council Tax was being proposed.
The budget was also she said based on supporting the Council’s most
vulnerable.
In referring to the recent Living in the Vale Survey she said the top priority for
residents had been easy accessibility to care and health care, the second
priority the ability to buy or rent a good quality home. The cost of living crisis
had also not gone away, in the feedback received 60% of respondents said
that they had chosen not to put the heating on at times, and 44% of them said
that they could not pay an unexpected bill of £850, so if their boiler went that
would be it.
There were a number of pressures for the Council, pressures in terms of
demography not just numbers of people but the complexity and scale of need,
people's lives and lived experience were hugely diverse in the Vale and as a
result the need was hugely diverse. Since the pandemic the Council was
aware that older residents had become more isolated, more frail and required
more care. Young people were struggling with anxiety and there were
behavioural issues across the Vale with the Council having to consider a
No.
range of ways to meet such needs. Service redesigns were being considered
and looking for ways to do things more effectively. Reviews of the street
cleansing service, litter etc, would be undertaken as well as transformational
change. The Leader referred to other areas of good work that had taken
place, which had included reshaping of the Library services, Big Fresh was
also delivering not only Universal Free School Meals to primary children, but
also delivering a surplus that can be reinvested into schools. Income
generation was being considered as well as generating income from fees and
charges for non-statutory services. However although the financial position
was difficult the Council, through its proposed budget, was still delivering
many services.
The Leader also referred to other aspects of Council provision such as each
week 105 recycling rounds were out in the communities with each vehicle
collecting from 550 properties a day. As a result over 850 articulated lorries
full of material that could be sold or reused with this year forecasting income
of between £1.2m and £1.4m from processing recycling at the new recycling
facility. With the support of residents the Council had managed to deliver over
a 70% recycling outcome being one of the top in Wales, one of the top in the
UK and actually one of the top in Europe.
The Council also managed 30 Feature Parks, 21 Recreation Grounds, 13
Conservation Parks, 88 Play Areas and 9 Skateboard areas and has 38
football pitches, 13 mini football pitches alongside rugby pitches, cricket, etc
which are all still supported. Over the past 3 years the Council had delivered
over 177,000 meters of active travel shared use being pedestrian and cycling
paths. The Council offered child pedestrian training, delivered cycle shelters
in schools and bought bikes for schools. 20 Car Parks were owned and
controlled by the Vale with only two of the town centre car parks with a
charge. The Leader further advised that 52,567 square meters of
carriageway resurfacing had been undertaken in the year, 3,261 square
meters of footway improvements and surface water gullies had been
cleansed. The Leader concluded by stating that she would be happy to
circulate some of the information recognising that the Council was still
providing services. With regard to queries of measuring productivity that she
had heard being said at meetings, she questioned how did you choose or
measure how productive a care worker was, how did you look at productivity
when you've had a child with severe learning needs. The Council would
measure where it was appropriate to do so and she ended by presenting the
budget to Council which was duly seconded by Councillor Brooks who
reserved her right to speak later in the debate.
Councillor Carroll commenced by saying the Labour Council was asking
residents to pay more for less. He said Labour had failed to show leadership
and manage budgets properly and was therefore imposing cuts to services
and charging for things like garden waste collections. He drew attention to
the multi-million pound bus station and enquired as to how much this Authority
spent on diversity and inclusion. At the Healthy Living and Social Care
Scrutiny Committee meeting Councillor Cave had made perfectly reasonable
comments about the funding of bus services in the rural Vale but instead of
No.
addressing Councillor Cave's concerns, the Leader ‘s comments many
residents had told him they considered to be a smear with Councillor Cave
being accused of using inflammatory language. Perhaps he said the Leader
could enlighten Council as to what aspect of Councillor Cave's remarks were
considered inflammatory. He also referred to a recent report where the
Leader had stated the 2% cut in National Insurance contributions announced
in November by the Conservative UK Government was disappointing and that
she had confirmed that this Council opposed tax cuts for millions of working
people with he said his only assumption from those comments was that the
Leader would oppose further tax cuts that had been announced that day.
The 6.7% rise proposed he said fitted with his view of the Administration’s
attitude that residents should pay more. The rise proposed significantly
exceeded inflation with CPI currently standing at 4%. He felt the rise was not
necessary as the Council had tens of millions of pounds in usable reserves
including £10,177mn sat in the bank in the Council Fund as a percentage of
the Authority's Revenue budget. If the Authority was to consider a real terms
freeze in Council Tax and increase it in line with inflation at 4% it would cost
£2,505m but given the amount held in Reserves it would be possible to go
further than that and to cut Council Tax in real terms, which is what he said
the Council should do. A 3% rise would cost £3.435m which he said would be
below the rate of inflation. This real terms cut stood in stark contrast to the
6.7% rise proposed by Labour and would ease the pressures on working
people across the Vale, so on behalf of the Conservative Group he proposed
an amendment to the revenue budget which would transfer £3.435m from the
Council's General Fund balances to support the base budget and he urged all
Members to support the amendment.
Councillor Charles, in seconding the amendment, said the additional income
required by the Council could well be taken from Reserves which the
taxpayers of the Vale of Glamorgan had already contributed to. She said she
believed this could be the fairest way of raising the revenue instead of
increasing the pressure on every household. The budget management of the
Council had, in her view, been mismanaged by Labour backed up Llantwit
Firsts and the people of the Vale of Glamorgan deserved better.
Councillor Dr. Johnson, speaking to the amendment by Councillor Carroll
whilst reserving his right to speak later on the proposed budget, asked after
listening to the Conservatives uncosted amendment taking money out of the
Reserves if £3.5m was taken out of the Reserves did the Conservative Group
have any idea how to return it as it would obviously be using the exact same
£3.5m next year and the year after and then the Council would be left with
nothing in the Reserves. This was not the way to run a Council, stating that
unfortunately the Conservatives had created the problems that were before
the Council. In 2010 Britain's debt was £1 trillion and now it's £2.7 trillion so
this was quite a shambles. What sort of ridiculous regime increased or cut
one country's budget based on the spending of a government in another
country. Taking a look at public spending in its entirety there was more spent
per head in London than anywhere else. A little bit higher than in Scotland
and Northern Ireland. The spending per head in London, Scotland and
No.
Northern Ireland was 500 times higher annually almost 4%, even if Wales only
received funding on an equal footing with these three it would be richer to the
tune of £1.5 billion and this was the type of money which could transform the
Vale’s local services and ensure that the Council did not need to increase
Council Tax as has been suggested, but the we don't and this was leading to
difficult decisions for all of us. Of course in Scotland the SNP Government
had used part of the additional funding to freeze Council Tax realising the
impact of the economic storm for families, but here with the challenging
budget across Wales the ordinary people must pay more a lot more to
maintain even basic services. Councillor Dr. Johnson ended by saying that
he did not accept the figures presented by the Conservative Group which had
not been costed in either a sensible or responsible manner which could be
sustained.
Councillor Wilson commented that he thought the amendment was pretty
interesting, in that we would be looking at a 3% Council Tax increase at least
where as in previous years the Conservatives had suggested no increase.
He said that in his view the Conservative Group did not have the right to talk
about financial mismanagement as Councillor Dr. Johnson had rightly said,
we have got huge issues with our debt at the moment. Referring to 2008
where he said Labour helped out the banks and stopped people running out
of money at cash points, which had happened in other places like Cyprus.
We do not need any lessons from the Conservatives about financial
management he said as in his view they didn’t have a clue how to manage the
budget.
Councillor Godfrey commented that if people were quoting facts then they
should be correct and encapsulate the whole picture including the impact of
the Ukraine war and BREXIT and he felt it quite wrong if people were not
doing that.
Councillor Hodges, in response to Councillor Godfrey’s comments, said yes
the Ukraine war and Covid had a dramatic effect on balances as did Brexit but
he felt that there was plenty of other mismanagement going on as well.
Councillor Goodjohn considered that the amendment didn’t appear to be a
very tactical solution to the Council’s issues and enquired of Councillor Carroll
as to exactly what mismanagement of the budget issues there were in the
Revenue proposals. He also asked the Conservative Leader to consider that
taking from Reserves would quite frankly cause cash flow issues in the
Council and what he would propose do in such situations as if there were
cash flow issues in the Council people would have delays in getting vital
services which would impact on their lives, being people's real lives here in
the real world rather than some abstract idea. He also took the opportunity to
remind Council of the current 10% inflation rate.
Councillor Hodges, in drawing attention to Social Care costs, said if they were
not funded what would happen going forward further, commenting that the
NHS was already struggling because of mismanagement from the
Conservative Government and its finances stating that he could not support
No.
the amendment as it had not been fully costed and would mean a cut in
schools provision and social care.
Councillor John said he could not believe what he was hearing from the
Conservative Group referring to the months of discussion on the budget that
had already taken place and that it was a good job the Council had reserves.
He mentioned other Councils, in particular Monmouth Council, who he said
did not have any Reserves to help them and their Council Tax had gone up to
7.5%.
Councillor Franks, listening with interest to Councillor Carroll’s and the
Conservative Members’ comments, said he felt that they were basically
saying that apart from them no one else could financially manage the Council
and referred to the catastrophic failures of Conservative Councils in England.
The Leader, in response, said that in her view the amendment was completely
preposterous in view of the financial position facing the Council and that she
would be voting against the amendment.
Councillor Perry said it was a shame that as Elected Members elected by the
communities that there was a lack of togetherness. He said he applauded
attempts to get rid of Council Tax or severely change it as, in his view, a land
value tax would be much fairer. He said he would not be supporting the
amendment because he believed that his residents would rather not spend
money on new tyres and suspensions on their vehicles that they would rather
if there were Reserves fix the roads and fix the other services and stop relying
on volunteers to run services and stop cheering the minority getting wealthier
and wealthier and have a more equitable society.
Following a vote on the amendment the amendment was lost it being noted
12 were in favour, 38 against and one abstention.
Councillor Dr. Johnson, speaking on the substantive Motion, said it had been
interesting to hear the conversations taking place and that some people might
almost be surprised to hear that he sympathised with the Leader of the
Council in respect of the challenge before her, but that was why Plaid did not
accept the propaganda about the Council being a great Council because the
average person did not feel this. We as a Council needed to provide on
demand services which were quickly rising as a result of lack of investment in
preventative services. We needed to consider the relationship between the
people that we served and the funding. Welsh Government added extra
funding at the last minute and that increased £25m between the provisional
and the final settlement £600,000 through to the Revenue Grant and around
£500,000 through the introduction of the K Grant where we're expecting a loss
and furthermore additional funding in the Housing Support Grant last week.
How much was still unclear but the Council intended to keep Council Tax at
the same level rather than considering a cut like last year when we received
last minute funding which the Council put in its Reserves. This year we
considered our energy savings to be too tight and so the money needed to go
to the coffers for that rather than reducing Council Tax. There was no
No.
scrutiny, and he had been to all of the meetings, there was no scrutiny which
would change the minds of those deciding Council Taxes and setting aside
funding elsewhere in the budget. He had mentioned in the past how the
Council looked after its bank balance before considering the public's needs
and of course this year the figures before us showed some spend of the
Reserves of £51m which was almost a half. Let's see if this was true because
the same types of figures which were provided to us in the past had been
incorrect. But he said there were challenges nonetheless. The public had
seen a huge cost of living rise over the last years from energy costs, everyday
shopping costs and housing costs, including 12.5% over the last two years for
people in our Council houses. He understood that the budget was tight but
said what was the purpose of Welsh Government providing extra funding for
Councils in the final settlement if it was only put into Reserves.
A number of things he said concerned him, he didn’t like the idea of the
administrative fee for residents in parking permanent zones. Of course he
stated the Council could provide any service if it forced people to pay for it.
There was not enough money for fundamental core services for residents
although he accepted that the situation was a difficult one, as was the case for
all Councils, and he expressed his concern that the mix of cuts for Council’s
consideration and the increase in Council Tax stating that between the both of
them this was not acceptable and that he would be voting against the Motion.
Councillor Brooks said the reality was that more and more Councils were
being pushed to the financial brink. More Councils had issued a Section 114
Notice in the previous year than in the previous 30 years combined which she
said was quite astounding. Welsh Government had quite rightly put the
protection of public services at the front and centre of their budget, however
the Council could not get away from the fact that their funding had been cut
for the last 14 years from the Westminster Government leaving them with no
alternative but to reduce their transfer funding for Local Authorities. The cost
of living crisis came out as a significant issue in the recent survey with 42% of
the population citing easily accessible care and health care closely followed
by the buying or renting of good quality homes. These were the issues that
really mattered to people and their priorities she said and she stood by the
commitment to protect services which supported the Council’s most
vulnerable residents. However, in conclusion she said difficult decisions had
to be made to deliver a balanced and fair budget and she was pleased that
the Council had been able to protect supported bus services as she felt many
residents in rural and deprived communities relied on the bus services.
Councillor Franks commented that the Council had heard about potholes
being filled, a bit of resurfacing, grass being cut, road gullies being emptied,
which was basically the standard work of all Councils. However, what did
surprise him a little bit was the quick reference to support for Education. He
was not sure if he had misheard but that's what he thought he heard, but our
support for education has led to a disastrous situation in our schools, we've
also heard a mention about people's priorities that was good to be reminded,
but he didn't think we heard mention of the consultation with the public which,
if his memory served him right, did not support the proposed level of increase.
No.
He wondered why we had that omission. Whereas other facts were
highlighted, he considered there to be an element of cherry-picking. In the
previous year’s budget debate almost a year to the day, the Cabinet proposed
a £2m plus cut in schools with Cabinet being warned at that time that this
would have had a terrible impact on school budgets. This was disregarded by
Labour Members who, in his view he said, cheerfully dismissed such
warnings. The result had been over 20 schools now facing a deficit budget, of
these 19 apparently indicated that there was no prospect of recovery within 3
years, however since then he understood that the situation had worsened,
both in terms of the numbers of schools and the size of the deficits. He
therefore asked how can we and the public have any faith in this year's
budget process now seeing that this year's allocation to schools would
basically be following last year's allocation. What was the situation going to
be in a year's time for our schools? What was going to be the size of the
deficits? How many schools were going to be facing at least 3 years in the
red and to add to their problems he understood that schools were going to be
asked to pay for school crossing patrols and for elements of grass cutting?
We really do need to know what the impact would be on schools in 2024/25.
What would be the accumulated overspend and what was the anticipated
overspend in the following year and he welcomed comments from the Cabinet
Member for Education on these points.
Councillor Birch, advising that she would be unable to answer all of the points
at the meeting that evening, said that all of the schools that had budget
deficits had been assisted by the finance teams with schools unable to
recover their deficits within 3 years being offered plans to restructure the debt
that they had so that they could eventually balance their budgets. Going
forward she could not say what the deficits would be like in three years’ time,
rather she hoped that they would be balanced. Furthermore, Councillor Birch
added that all that had been said during the debate had been about the
difficulties of various events in the last few years and the toll that that had
taken on budgets everywhere, so schools were not going to be immune from
that. It was obvious that balancing budgets was going to be more difficult for
some schools than others.
In conclusion, the Leader referred to the number of times the budget process
had been considered by Cabinet and Scrutiny however she was disappointed
with the questions at Council when a lot of the discussion could have been
held at the Scrutiny Committee meetings over the year with suggestions being
put forward for consideration. In referring to the issues of diversity and
inclusion that had been commented on during the debate, the Leader drew
attention to the budget for Corporate Resources being only 5% of the overall
total. Having regard to Reserves she said the detail was contained within the
report although they had been rationalised. In referring to the comments
relating to the 2% cut in National Insurance the Leader mentioned that if one
was of retirement age they wouldn’t receive this cut.
The Leader subsequently took the opportunity to repeat her earlier comments
that the proposed budget was a budget to protect the most vulnerable and
moved the recommendations within the report.
No.
The motion moved by the Leader and seconded by Councillor Brooks was
subsequently voted upon.
A recorded vote took place on the recommendations as contained within the
reference and the report, as follows:-
Members For Against Abstain
Anne Asbrey x
Julie Aviet x
Gareth Ball x
Rhiannon Birch x
Bronwen Brooks x
Gillian Bruce x
Ian Buckley x
Lis Burnett x
Samantha Campbell x
George Carroll x
Christine Cave x
Charles Champion x
Janice Charles x
Millie Collins x
Marianne Cowpe x
Pamela Drake x
Vincent Driscoll
Anthony Ernest x
Robert Fisher x
Christopher Franks x
No.
Wendy Gilligan x
Russell Godfrey x
Emma Goodjohn x
Ewan Goodjohn x
Stephen Haines x
Howard Hamilton x
Sally Hanks x
William Hennessy x
Nic Hodges x
Catherine Iannucci x
Gwyn John x
Dr. Ian Johnson x
Susan Lloyd-Selby x
Julie Lynch-Wilson x
Kevin Mahoney x
Naomi Marshallsea x
Michael Morgan x
Jayne Norman x
Helen Payne x
Elliot Penn x
Sandra Perkes x
Ian Perry x
Joanna Protheroe x
Ruba Sivagnanam x
Carys Stallard x
No.
Neil Thomas x
Rhys Thomas x
Steffan Wiliam x
Margaret Wilkinson x
Eddie Williams x
Mark Wilson x
Nicholas Wood x
TOTAL 30 21
The vote being carried, it was
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T a Council Tax increase of 6.7% be approved.
(2) T H A T the Revenue budget for 2024/25 and Medium Term Financial
Plan 24/25 to 28/29 be approved.
(3) T H A T the fees and charges presented for approval in January 2024,
which stood unchanged following review by Scrutiny, be noted.
(4) T H A T the information provided in the supplemental report to Cabinet
th
on 29 February 2024 regarding updated Standard Spending Assessment
figures be endorsed.
Reasons for decisions
(1) Setting the annual rate of Council Tax was a key policy decision for
Council.
(2) Setting a balanced budget was a statutory responsibility and decision
for Full Council.
(3) To confirm fees and charges for 2024/25.
(4) Having regard to the supplemental information which provided Full
Council with the most up to date figures as part of its final budget
deliberations.
No.
CAPITAL STRATEGY 2024/25 AND FINAL CAPITAL PROGRAMME PROPOSALS 2024/25 TO 2028/29 (REF)
Cabinet had considered the report on 29th February, 2024 (Minute No. C261)
and had referred the same to Council for consideration and approval.
Appendix 1 to the report provided the Council's Capital Strategy for 2024/25.
The Capital Strategy provided a framework which outlined how capital
expenditure, capital financing and treasury management activity contributed to
the provision of corporate objectives, along with an overview of how
associated risk was managed and the implications for future financial
sustainability.
The report set out the Council’s proposed Final Capital Programme for the
period 2024/25 to 2028/29 at Appendix 2.
The Council was facing significant pressures in relation to price inflation and
the cost-of-living crisis which had seen increases in the costs of materials and
labour. This had had an impact on the current schemes within the Capital
Programme and the funding available to fund new schemes within the Capital
Programme.
The total value of capital schemes over the next five years was £387.582m
which included £25.376m for the Band B Sustainable Communities for
Learning Programme (excluding the pipeline schemes) and £205.775m for the
Housing Improvement Programme.
Since the Draft Capital Programme proposals report in January, a number of
changes had been made including the reprofile and allocation of
decarbonisation schemes, City Deal reprofile, slippage from the 2023/24
Capital Programme into the 2024/25 Capital Programme and the Llanmaes
match funding was no longer being removed from the five year proposals.
The detail of these changes was covered later in the report.
The Leader subsequently moved the recommendations in the report, which
were seconded by Councillor Brooks, and there being no dissent it was
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T the Capital Strategy 2024/25, as set out in Appendix 1 to the
report to Cabinet on 29th February, 2024 (Minute No. C261), be approved.
(2) T H A T the final Capital Programme for the years 2024/25 to 2028/29,
as set out in Appendix 2 to the report to Cabinet on 29th February, 2024
(Minute No. C261), be approved.
(3) T H A T the Chief Executive and the Head of Finance / Section 151
Officer, in consultation with the Executive Leader and Cabinet Member for
No.
Performance and Resources, be granted delegated authority to make
additions, deletions or transfers to or from the:
i. 2024/25 to 2028/29 Housing Improvement Programme as
appropriate.
ii. 2024/25 to 2028/29 Asset Renewal budgets as appropriate.
iii. S106 funded schemes subject to Member consultation as
required under the existing process.
iv. Energy Management Schemes
v. Building Strong Communities Fund schemes.
vi. Sustainable Communities for Learning Band B programme
(Previously 21st Century Schools schemes).
vii. Discretionary Adaption Grant Schemes.
viii. Vale Regeneration Schemes.
(4) T H A T the Chief Executive, Head of Finance / Section 151 Officer,
and Director of Learning and Skills in consultation with the Executive Leader
and Cabinet Member for Performance and Resources, be granted delegated
authority to increase the Capital Programme for the long term solution in
relation to the Successful Futures Centre at Pencoedtre High School when
the feasibility studies had been concluded. It being noted that £300k had
been ringfenced within reserves to carry out the scheme when feasibility
studies had been undertaken.
Reasons for decisions
(1) To approve the Capital Strategy for 2024/25.
(2) To set and approve future Capital Programmes to 2028/29.
(3) To enable the Housing Capital budget, Asset Renewal budgets, S106
schemes, Energy Management Schemes, Building Stronger Communities
Fund, Sustainable Communities for Learning Band B programme,
Discretionary Adaption Grant Schemes, and Vale Regeneration schemes to
be managed effectively.
(4) To enable the long term solution to the Successful Futures Centre at
Pencoedtre High School to proceed when the feasibility studies had been
concluded.
TREASURY MANAGEMENT AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY 2024/25 AND UPDATE 2023/24 (REF)
Cabinet had considered the report on 29th February, 2024 (Minute No. C262)
and had referred the same to Council for consideration and approval.
The interim report outlined the proposed 2024/25 Treasury Management
Strategy detailed in Appendix 1 and provided an update on the Council’s
Treasury Management operations for the period 1st April to 31st December,
No.
2023. All activities were in accordance with the Council’s approved strategy
on Treasury Management.
Total external borrowing as of 31st December, 2023 was £145.479m at an
average rate of 4.37%. New external borrowing totalling £5.000m was
undertaken during the first 9 months of 2023/24 at a rate of 4.38% with
utilised the special project rate for Housing Revenue Account schemes.
The Council invested with the Debt Management Deposit Facility, Local
Authorities, Treasury Bills, Money Market Funds together with Lloyds Bank
Call Accounts. Total investments as of 31st December, 2023 stood at
£50.495m at an average rate of 4.53% over the nine-month period.
The Council had to ensure that the Prudential Code was complied with, which
had been developed by CIPFA as a professional code of practice, last
updated in December 2021. To demonstrate that the Council had fulfilled
these objectives, the Code set out a list of Prudential and Treasury indicators
that should be calculated together with other factors that had to be
considered. These were included in Appendix 1 to the report as part of the
Strategy.
The Council also had a legal requirement to comply with the Welsh
Government Guidance on Investments and had taken this guidance into
consideration when developing the Strategy.
New borrowing in the period to 2028/29 was expected to be £184.377m for
new Capital Expenditure and a further £14.000m of borrowing to replace
maturing loans and reflect the Council’s reducing ability to internally borrow
over the period.
Capital expenditure when financed by long term debt incurred two elements of
cost, interest and repayment of the principal sum borrowed. The resources
the Council must put aside in each year to repay the principal sum borrowed
was known as Minimum Revenue Provision (MRP) and the Council's policy
for the calculation was detailed in the report.
The Treasury Management Policy Statement for 2024/25 was attached at
Appendix 2 to the report.
The Leader, in referring to the recent training provided to all Members, and
indeed training that was provided each year, on the subject, commented that
she had found the training to be a really constructive training session which
had also been recorded for Members to view it online.
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T the Treasury Management interim report for the period 1 st April
st
to 31 December, 2023 be approved.
No.
(2) T H A T the policy for making Minimum Revenue Provision in 2024/25
be approved.
(3) T H A T the proposed 2024/25 Treasury Management and Investment
Strategy be approved, including the following specific resolutions (as detailed
in Appendix 1 to the report to Cabinet on 29th February, 2024 [Minute No.
C262]):
• The Authorised Limit for External Debt be set at £240.969m for
2023/24, £271.200m for 2024/25, £303.939m for 2025/26 and
£336.893m for 2026/27.
• The Operational Boundary for External Debt be set at
£226.147m for 2023/24, £255.687 for 2024/25, £287.406m for
2025/26 and £320.338m for 2026/27.
• The Section 151 Officer be granted delegated authority within
the total Authorised Limit and Operational Boundary as
estimated for individual years to effect movement between the
separately agreed limits for borrowing and other long term
liabilities.
• An upper limit of £0m for 2023/24, £10m for 2024/25, £10m in
2025/26 and £10m in 2026/27 be set for total principal sums
invested for over 364 days.
• The amount of projected borrowing that was fixed rate maturing
in each period as a percentage of total projected borrowing that
was fixed rate for 2024/25 be set as:
Table 1 – Upper and lower Limits for fixed rate borrowing
Upper Lower
Limit Limit
Under 12 months 20% 0%
12 months and within 24 months 20% 0%
24 months and within 5 years 30% 0%
5 years and within 10 years 40% 0%
10 years and above 100% 0%
(4) T H A T Prudential Indicators set out in Appendix 1 to the report to
Cabinet on 29th February, 2024 (Minute No. C262) be approved.
(5) T H A T the Treasury Management Policy Statement set out in
Appendix 2 to the report to Cabinet on 29th February, 2024 (Minute No. C262)
be approved.
Reasons for decisions
(1) Having regard to the contents of the report and discussions at the
meeting.
(2) To agree the basis of the Minimum Revenue Provision calculation for
2024/25.
No.
(3-5) In order for the Treasury Management and Annual Investment Strategy
as prepared be approved as required by the Local Government Act 2003.
PAY POLICY 2024/25 (REF)
The Council had a statutory requirement under the Localism Act 2011 to
prepare a pay policy statement for the new financial year 2024/25. The
statement needed to be approved and published by 31st March, 2024. The
document provided a framework for ensuring that employees were rewarded
fairly and objectively, in accordance with the service needs of the Council and
that there was openness and transparency in relation to the process. It being
a straightforward report the Leader moved the recommendations which were
seconded by Councillor Brooks.
Prior to putting the recommendations to Full Council the Mayor asked if there
were any points of clarification required by Members from the Head of Human
Resources. There being no clarifications required and no further comments, it
was subsequently
RESOLVED – T H A T the Council’s Pay Policy as attached at Appendix A to
the report to Cabinet on 8th February, 2024 (Minute No C234) be approved.
Reason for decision
To respond to the legal requirement under the Localism Act 2011 and to
provide openness and accountability in relation to how the Council rewards its
staff.
N.B.
All Chief Officers, save for the Head of Human Resources, left the meeting
when this item was considered. The Head of Human Resources remained in
the meeting, until the matter was to be voted upon, in order to provide any
clarification required by Elected Members.
RESOLVED – T H A T the use of the Urgent Decision Procedure (Cabinet Minute
No. C236, 27th February, 2023 (as set out in Section 15.14.2(ii) of the Council’s
Constitution) be noted.
Reason for decision
The reporting of the use of the Urgent Decision Procedure is a requirement of the
Council’s Constitution.
TREASURY MANAGEMENT AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY 2023/24 AND UPDATE 2022/23 (REF)
RESOLVED – T H A T the use of the Urgent Decision Procedure (Cabinet Minute
No. C237, 27th February, 2023 (as set out in Section 15.14.2(ii) of the Council’s
Constitution) be noted.
No.
Reason for decision
The reporting of the use of the Urgent Decision Procedure is a requirement of the
Council’s Constitution.
FINAL BUDGET 2023/24 AND MTFP 2023/24 TO 2028/29 (REF)
RESOLVED – T H A T the use of the Urgent Decision Procedure (Cabinet Minute
No. C238, 27th February, 2023 (as set out in Section 15.14.2(ii) of the Council’s
Constitution) be noted.
Reason for decision
The reporting of the use of the Urgent Decision Procedure is a requirement of the
Council’s Constitution.
HOUSEHOLD WASTE RECYCLING CENTRE CONTRACT AWARD 2023-26 (REF)
RESOLVED – T H A T the use of the Urgent Decision Procedure (Cabinet Minute
No. C260, 16th March, 2023 (as set out in Section 15.14.2(ii) of the Council’s
Constitution) be noted.
Reason for decision
The reporting of the use of the Urgent Decision Procedure is a requirement of the
Council’s Constitution.
THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN COUNCIL’S COMMUNITY BOUNDARY AREA REVIEW (REF)
RESOLVED – T H A T the use of the Urgent Decision Procedure (Cabinet Minute
No. C265, 30th March, 2023 (as set out in Section 15.14.2(ii) of the Council’s
Constitution) be noted.
Reason for decision
The reporting of the use of the Urgent Decision Procedure is a requirement of the
Council’s Constitution.
SERVICE LEVEL ACTIVITIES AND PERFORMANCE TARGETS TO DELIVER THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN COUNCIL’S ANNUAL DELIVERY PLAN 2023/2024 (REF)
RESOLVED – T H A T the use of the Urgent Decision Procedure (Cabinet Minute
No.
No. C267, 30th March, 2023 (as set out in Section 15.14.2(ii) of the Council’s
Constitution) be noted.
Reason for decision
The reporting of the use of the Urgent Decision Procedure is a requirement of the
Council’s Constitution.
VALE PUBLIC SERVICES BOARD DRAFT WELL-BEING PLAN 2023-28 (REF)
RESOLVED – T H A T the use of the Urgent Decision Procedure (Cabinet Minute
No. C285, 13th April, 2023 (as set out in Section 15.14.2(ii) of the Council’s
Constitution) be noted.
Reason for decision
The reporting of the use of the Urgent Decision Procedure is a requirement of the
Council’s Constitution.
RESPONSE TO THE WELSH GOVERNMENT CONSULTATION ON FURTHER AMENDMENTS TO “TECHNICAL ADVICE NOTE (TAN) 15: DEVELOPMENT, FLOODING AND COASTAL EROSION” (REF)
RESOLVED – T H A T the use of the Urgent Decision Procedure (Cabinet Minute
No. C287, 13th April, 2023 (as set out in Section 15.14.2(ii) of the Council’s
Constitution) be noted.
Reason for decision
The reporting of the use of the Urgent Decision Procedure is a requirement of the
Council’s Constitution.
AGREED – T H A T the update presentation provided to Committee in respect of a
Rural Vale Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) be noted.
Reason for decision
Having regard to the content of the presentation on the Council’s current
considerations and next steps in relation to the establishment of a new Household
Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) for the Western Vale.
RESOLVED – T H A T the Housing Revenue Account Business Plan 2023/53
attached to the report to Cabinet on 2nd February, 2023 (Min. No. C215) be
approved and submitted to Welsh Government.
Reason for decision
To enable the submission of the above Plan to Welsh Government by the
required deadline of 31st March, 2023.
COUNCIL TAX UNOCCUPIED DWELLINGS: 2023/24 (REF)
The Leader presented the reference, the purpose of which was to reaffirm the
previous decision not to grant any discount in Council Tax for empty properties
and furnished second homes for the 2023/24 financial year.
The report proposed that the Council consulted on the levying of a Council Tax
premium in 2023/24 in respect of long-term empty properties and in 2024/25 in
respect of second homes. This was in line with the Council’s objective to
increase the supply of housing in the Vale of Glamorgan. The headline annual
need for affordable housing in the Vale of Glamorgan from 2021 to 2026 was
1,205 dwellings.
The Leader outlined both proposals, the first being the charging of premiums on
long term empty properties (over 12 months) from 2023/24 financial year and
second homes from 2024/25 financial year. She also reminded Members that
the Council had published its Empty Homes Strategy in March 2020 the findings
indicating that quality rented homes were becoming increasingly difficult to find
coupled with increasing prices incentivising landlords to sell and the ever
widening gap between local housing allowance rents and market rents. This
created a shortage of housing and in terms of underlying need and there was an
obvious financial benefit to the Council in introducing premiums which in part
could contribute to greater engagement and enforcement work. She also
alluded to the 528 long term empty properties and 402 second homes in the
county. She considered that empty homes were a drain on the Council’s overall
resources and the exemptions meant that the properties affected will be lower
than 930 in total. She reminded Members that the Council had consulted on the
proposals and 385 responses had been received of around 56% were against
the proposals however, just over 40% were in favour of charging a premium at
some level.
Councillor Dr. Johnson referred to his comments made at previous Council
meetings in regard to the slowness of the Council to charge the premium and
was pleased to see it now being put forward. He considered there were obvious
benefits which would encourage bringing empty homes into useful use.
Referring to the proposals of Cabinet in terms of its recommendations,
Councillor Dr. Johnson sought clarification from the Leader as to how the
premiums would be agreed beyond the current fixed stepped increase beyond
the period set out in the report as he understood it from the legislation, this
would require an annual consultation on either or both of the premiums in future
years ahead. He also sought clarification as to whether the Chief Executive and
the Leader would be reviewing the premiums and setting these under the
delegated authority if granted.
Councillor Mahoney referring to the proposals shared concerns regarding empty
homes which he felt blighted communities. However, he considered the
proposals to be an infringement on civil rights and was of a concern to him as he
did not see it was the Council’s responsibility to dictate to individuals regarding
the use of their property. He was also concerned that the Council was again
ignoring the response of the public consultation exercise not for the first time
and he had significant reservations regarding this matter.
The Leader, referring to the comments made by Councillor Dr. Johnson,
indicated that the recommendations before Council were to provide a
reassurance to Members that any review of charges or to change premiums
would be brought back to Cabinet and Council for decision and this would also
allow the Council to be able to benchmark against other Councils to see how
well the initiative worked.
In terms of the comments made by Councillor Mahoney, the Leader indicated
that she had no problem with people owning two homes or more. However,
they had to be in productive use and if they were not they should be prepared to
pay an additional contribution and that was the purpose of establishing the
policy.
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T the following Council Tax premiums be approved:
• A 100% Council Tax premium be levied in 2023/24 in respect of long-
term empty properties, a 150% premium in 2024/25 and a 200%
premium in 2025/26.
• A 100% Council Tax premium be levied in 2024/25 in respect of
second homes.
(2) T H A T delegated authority be granted to the Head of Finance to
implement the changes and to notify the owners of all affected properties.
(3) T H A T delegated authority be granted to the Head of Finance to
determine applications for an exception under the regulations as set out in
paragraph 5.5 of the report (see Cabinet report 16th February, 2023.)
(4) T H A T the Chief Executive and Leader review those premiums in future
years and bring changes to Cabinet and Council for approval as appropriate.
Reasons for decisions
(1) The Council was required to determine its policy on the introduction of
premiums in respect of second homes and long-term empty properties as
defined in Sections 12A and 12B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as
inserted by the Housing (Wales) Act 2014.
(2) To ensure that all customers impacted by the introduction of premiums
were aware of the changes.
(3) To ensure arrangements were put in place to consider exceptions.
(4) To ensure premiums levied were kept under review as appropriate.
(N.B. Councillors Buckley, Campbell, Charles, Driscoll and Haines
withdrew from the meeting during consideration of this item.)
DRAFT VALE OF GLAMORGAN COUNCIL ANNUAL DELIVERY PLAN 2023-24 (REF)
Cabinet had considered the report on 16th February, 2023 (Minute No. C226
refers) together with the reference from Corporate Performance and Resources
Scrutiny Committee, and had referred the same to Council for consideration and
approval.
The report set out how the draft Annual Delivery Plan (the Plan) 2023-24
(Appendix A to the report) had been developed, the outcome of the consultation
and the subsequent changes to the Plan, which detailed the activities that would
be undertaken in 2023-24 to deliver those objectives. The Plan also detailed
three critical challenges which would be a key focus for the organisation in
2023-24, these being cost of living, Project Zero and organisational resilience.
The Council’s four Well-being Objectives provided the framework for the Annual
Delivery Plan 2023-24.
The commitments within the Annual Delivery Plan would be reflected in Annual
Service Plans together with a suite of performance measures which would detail
how different Council services would contribute to the delivery of the Council’s
four Well-being Objectives.
Publishing the Council’s Well-being Objectives at the start of the financial year
would enable it to meet its statutory obligations under the performance duties of
the Local Government and Election (Wales) Act 2021 and the Well-being of
Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, both of which placed specific duties on
the Council in relation to objective setting and reporting. Under the Well-being
of Future Generations (Wales) Act, the Council was required to publish its Well-
being Objectives by 31st March each year and to keep these under review.
RESOLVED – T H A T the Draft Vale of Glamorgan Council Annual Delivery
Plan 2023-24, as attached at Appendix A to the report to Cabinet on 16th
February, 2023 (Minute No. C226) be approved.
Reason for decision
Having regard to the contents of the report and discussions at the meeting.
CAPITAL STRATEGY 2023/24 AND FINAL CAPITAL PROGRAMME PROPOSALS 2023/24 TO 2027/28 (REF)
The Leader, in presenting the report advised that the report had been
considered by Cabinet at its meeting on 27th February, 2023 (Minute No. C236
refers) and provided the Council's Capital Strategy for 2023/24 at Appendix 1.
The Capital Strategy provided a framework which outlined how capital
expenditure, capital financing and treasury management activity contributed to
the provision of corporate objectives, along with an overview of how associated
risk was managed and the implications for future financial sustainability.
The report set out the Council’s proposed Final Capital Programme for the
period 2023/24 to 2027/28 at Appendix 2.
The Council was facing significant pressures in relation to price inflation and the
cost-of-living crisis which had seen increases in the costs of materials and
labour. This had had an impact on the current schemes within the Capital
Programme and the funding available to fund new schemes within the Capital
Programme. The total value of capital schemes over the next five years was
£345m. This included £41m for the Band B Sustainable Communities for
Learning Programme (excluding the pipeline schemes) and £167m for the
Housing Improvement Programme.
Since the Draft Capital Programme proposals reported in January, a number of
changes had been made including the re-profile of the Sustainable Learning
Communities schemes, inclusion of the School Maintenance Grant, the inclusion
of two pipeline schemes, (as referred to at Appendix 2 to this report, in relation
to St. Richard Gwyn Redevelopment and Cowbridge Primary Phase 2 and
worked on two Leisure Centre boilers at Llantwit Major and Cowbridge.
Councillor Franks indicated to Members that it was worth considering in the
financial year 2021/2022 there had been slippage in the amount of £11.5m and
in the current financial year there was a minimum of £8m and therefore he felt
that the Administration’s track record on fulfilling the Council’s Capital Budget
had not been good. He highlighted that of the £88.2m which was in the budget
for the current year only £42.7m would be spent by the end of January with the
£8m of slippage likely to grow further. He felt that these figures highlighted that
residents in the Vale of Glamorgan had been badly let down by the
Administration and was only one area where there had been a failure to invest
funding in social housing. He also referred to the fact that he had challenged a
statement that work had been continuing at the Hayes Road site and despite
promises that the matter would be investigated he had not received any further
information on progress of the site to date. He also touched on other schemes
which had underspent or either had slipped. He also felt that schools had been
badly let down as maintenance had not been carried out and he also highlighted
the condition of roads and pavements and queried why the Council had not
allocated additional funding to improve matters. In concluding, he felt that the
proposed budget was not credible and that the Administration was failing its
communities.
There being no further comments it was subsequently,
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T the Capital Strategy 2023/24 as set out in Appendix 1 to the
report to Cabinet on 27th February, 2023, be approved.
(2) T H A T the final Capital Programme for the years 2023/24 to 2027/28 as
set out in Appendix 2 to the report to Cabinet on 27th February, 2023, be
approved.
(3) T H A T the Chief Executive and the Head of Finance, in consultation with
the Cabinet Member for Performance and Resources, be granted delegated
authority to make additions, deletions or transfers to or from the 2023/24 to
2027/28 Housing Improvement Programme as appropriate.
(4) T H A T the Chief Executive and the Head of Finance, in consultation with
the Cabinet Member for Performance and Resources, be granted delegated
authority to make additions, deletions or transfers to or from the 2023/24 to
2027/28 Asset Renewal budgets as appropriate.
(5) T H A T the Chief Executive and the Head of Finance, in consultation with
the Cabinet Member for Performance and Resources, be granted delegated
authority to make additions, deletions or transfers to S106 funded schemes
subject to Member consultation as required under the existing process.
(6) T H A T the Chief Executive and the Head of Finance, in consultation with
the Cabinet Member for Performance and Resources, be granted delegated
authority to make additions, deletions or transfers to or from Energy
Management Schemes.
(7) T H A T the Chief Executive and the Head of Finance, in consultation with
the Cabinet Member for Performance and Resources, be granted delegated
authority to make additions, deletions or transfers to or from the Building Strong
Communities Fund schemes.
(8) T H A T the Chief Executive and the Head of Finance, in consultation with
the Cabinet Member for Performance and Resources, be granted delegated
authority to make additions, deletions or transfers to or from the Sustainable
Communities for Learning Band B programme (Previously 21st Century Schools
schemes).
Reasons for decisions
(1) To approve the Capital Strategy for 2023/24.
(2) To set and approve future Capital Programmes to 2027/28.
(3) To enable the Housing Capital budget to be managed effectively.
(4) To enable the Asset Renewal budgets to be managed effectively.
(5) To enable S106 schemes to be managed effectively.
(6) To enable the Energy Management Schemes to be managed effectively.
(7) To enable the Building Stronger Communities Fund to be managed
effectively.
(8) To enable the Sustainable Communities for Learning Band B programme
to be managed effectively.
TREASURY MANAGEMENT AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY 2023/24 AND UPDATE 202223 (REF)
The report, which had been considered by Cabinet on 27th February, 2023
(Minute No. C237 refers) provided an update on the Council’s Treasury
Management operations for the period 1st April to 31st December, 2022. All
activities were in accordance with the Council’s approved strategy on Treasury
Management. Details of monies borrowed and repaid and those invested were
outlined in the report.
The report presented the proposed 2023/24 Treasury Management and
Investment Strategy at Appendix 1.
The Council needed to ensure that the Prudential Code was complied with,
which had been developed by CIPFA as a professional code of practice and
recently revised in December 2021. To demonstrate the Council had fulfilled
these objectives, the Code set out prudential indicators that should be used and
the factors that had to be considered. These were shown in Appendix 1 as part
of the Strategy.
The Council also had a legal requirement to comply with the Welsh Government
Guidance on Investments and had taken this into consideration when
developing the Strategy.
New Borrowing in the period was expected to be £127m for new Capital
Expenditure and a further £24m of borrowing to replace maturing loans and
reflected the Council’s reducing ability to internally borrow over the period.
Capital expenditure when financed by long term debt incurred two elements of
cost, interest and repayment of the principal sum borrowed. The resources the
Council must put aside in each year to repay the principal sum borrowed was
known as Minimum Revenue Provision (MRP) and the Council's policy for the
calculation was detailed in the report.
The Treasury Management Policy Statement for 2023/24 was attached at
Appendix 2 to the report.
The Council was required to keep its Treasury Management Practices (attached
at Appendix 3 to the report) up to date and these procedures for management of
Treasury Management processes were kept under regular review by the team.
The Leader confirmed that there were 12 management practices that the
Council was required to address and these were set out in the Appendix. The
Council’s Treasury Management Practices had been compiled in line with the
Treasury Management in the Public Services: Code of Practice and Cross-
Sectional Guidance Notes (2021 edition). These had been written in
conjunction with the Council’s Treasury Management Policy Statement (TMPS)
and Investment Strategy for 2023/24. The TMPS set out the way the Council
would seek to achieve its Treasury Management Policies and objectives and
how it would manage and control those activities. She reminded all Members
that the Financial Management Code was the collective responsibility of all
Elected Members.
Councillor Champion referred to a recent report that had been submitted to the
Welsh Church Act Estate Committee which had led to a request to officers to
investigate investing in green funds and to move away from fossil fuel
companies. He acknowledged that it may not get the best return by investing in
these companies, but the Council needed to demonstrate that it was moving
towards this.
Councillor Dr. Johnson referred to the recent and important training provided on
Treasury Management and acknowledged that the subject matter was not easy
to understand. He was pleased to see, for the first time since he had been a
Member of the Council, investment income being received as previously this
had been limited. Referring to Councillor Champion’s comments, it was his
understanding from the training that much of the Council’s income and
investments was linked to the Council’s risk appetite and therefore investments
were generally made to organisations that had high credit rating given that the
funds invested were tax payers’ money. He alluded to recent revenue forecast
reported where income was likely to be £75k in the next financial year, but the
most fundamental part of the Council’s Treasury Management Strategy was to
hold tax payers’ money safely and that it could be used when the Council
required it.
The Leader, in response, indicated that it was a matter of balancing the need to
get a return on investments against the likely risk to that investment. She was
glad to see that the Council was getting a return on its investments, but
acknowledged that she would like to see the Strategy be as ethical as possible.
She hoped that Members would become more engaged in how the Council
developed its Strategy on its investments, what the Council was doing with
those investments and how it would benefit local residents.
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T the policy for making Minimum Revenue Provision in 2023/24 be
approved.
(2) T H A T the proposed 2023/24 Treasury Management and Investment
Strategy, including the following specific resolution (detailed in Appendix 1 to the
report), be approved:
• The Authorised Limit for External Debt be set at £225.439m for
2022/23, £247.141m for 2023/24, £276.773m for 2024/25 and
£305.927m for 2025/26
• The Operational Boundary for External Debt be set at £212.292m for
2022/23, £234.021m for 2023/24, £263.349m for 2024/25 and
£292.295m for 2025/26.
• The Section 151 Officer be given delegated authority within the total
Authorised Limit and Operational Boundary as estimated for
individual years to effect movement between the separately agreed
limits for borrowing and other long term liabilities.
• An upper limit of £10m for 2022/23, £10m for 2023/24, £10m in
2024/25 and £10m in 2025/26 is set for total principal sums invested
for over 364 days.
• The amount of projected borrowing that is fixed rate maturing in each
period as a percentage of total projected borrowing that is fixed rate
for 2023/24 be set as:
Upper Lower
Limit Limit
Under 12 months 20% 0%
12 months and within 24 months 20% 0%
24 months and within 5 years 30% 0%
5 years and within 10 years 40% 0%
10 years and above 100% 0%
• T H A T the Prudential Indicators set out in Appendix 1 to the report
to Cabinet on 27th February, 2023, be approved.
• T H A T the Treasury Management Policy Statement set out in
Appendix 2 to the report to Cabinet on 27th February, 2023, be
approved.
Reasons for decisions
(1) To agree the basis of the Minimum Revenue Provision calculation for
2023/24.
(2) The Treasury Management and Annual Investment Strategy is prepared
as required by the Local Government Act 2003.
FINAL BUDGET 2023/24 AND MEDIUM TERM FINANCIAL PLAN (MTFP) 2023/24 TO 2028/29 (REF)
The Council was facing significant demographic and inflationary pressures in
2023/24 and into the medium term. Cabinet had approved the Financial
Strategy and update of the Medium Term Financial Plan in October, at which
time there was a funding gap of £28m in 2023/24 and £50m across the Medium
Term.
Officers reviewed those pressures and funding assumptions in light of the
Chancellor’s Budget in November and the Welsh Government Settlement
announcement on Tuesday, 13th December, 2022. Pressures had been
managed downwards with few of the investment proposals from October 2022
taken forwards which then stood at £1.010m, but managing the inflationary
pressures down was more challenging and it was determined appropriate to
support the utility based pressures through the temporary use of reserves in the
expectation that prices did reduce over the longer term.
There was better than expected news in the Settlement. £227m was made
available across Wales over and above the 3.5% commitment in last year’s
settlement.
Consequently, the Council faced a reduced funding gap of £9.255m and
following the approval of Cabinet on 19th January, 2023 consulted on a savings
package of £6.055m after the one off use of reserves of £3.2m.
Pressures and funding had continued to be reviewed alongside comments from
the Scrutiny Committees and public and wider consultation. There had been
further grants received to support Homelessness alongside a recognition of the
need to make greater provision for pay awards.
There was a proposed increase in Council Tax of 4.9%. For a Band D property
this was the equivalent of £1.32 per week and maintained Council Tax at the
mean of Welsh Authorities.
There was a £7.378m savings and efficiencies programme for which Equality
Impact Assessments had been undertaken, tracking and management
arrangements had already been put in place to ensure delivery.
As part of the budget deliberations there had been a fundamental review of the
Council’s reserves. The reserves had been realigned with the Council’s overall
objectives and risks and had been streamlined to provide greater transparency
and ease of management.
The comments from the public consultation and scrutiny review of the January
Budget for consultation had been considered in formulating the final proposals.
The Section 151 Officer had assessed the robustness of estimates and
adequacy of reserves and was satisfied with both.
A supplementary report was presented to Council following the receipt of the
Final Settlement from Welsh Government published on 28th February, 2023.
The Vale of Glamorgan’s Final Settlement was £202.797, this was an increase
of £16.782m in the Aggregate External Finance (AEF), providing an additional
£0.178m compared to the Provisional Settlement announced on 14th December,
2022.
The overall impact was on the funding side of the budget only with a £0.178m
increase in the AEF and a £0.178m reduction in Council Tax through a revision
downwards of the income assumed from the premiums on Council Tax for long
term empty properties.
The Leader reminded Members that the Council was legally required to agree a
balanced budget and how that was achieved depended upon the outcome of the
debate on the budget. She reminded Members of the challenges detailed in the
report previously considered by the Cabinet and Scrutiny Committees and
reiterated that it had been a particularly difficult budget round, there had been a
huge amount of uncertainty given the challenging economic climate and it made
it difficult to financially plan especially, when taking into consideration the last
Autumn and setting a financial strategy during the chaos caused by the mini
fiscal event by the U.K. government. In all the Council was facing a £28m
funding gap. The Leader also reminded Members, that as reported in January,
the provisional settlement in December 2022 was much better than expected,
but there still remained a sizeable gap. It had been necessary to manage a
number of priorities to bring forward a balanced budget. This included notional
funding for social care and schools which were uplifted by 5.1% and 7.0%
respectively by Welsh Government. The Council was being totally transparent
with the level of pressures faced in these services and referred to, for example,
in relation to social care there was an additional £8m within the budget,
significantly over the Government uplift to ensure that the Council could
commission to necessary domiciliary care with the needs of the residential care
sector that was experiencing similar inflationary pressures to the Council. In
regard to schools an extra £10.4m, a rise of in excess of 9% had been included
in the budget recognising all of the inflationary costs being faced, but accepted
that there would still need to be some efficiencies. She also felt that it was also
important to have regard to the fact that the Council’s Council Tax level was
below the average for Wales and the 4.9% proposed increase would see that
position maintained, particularly given that some Welsh authorities were setting
increases of 2 or 3 points higher. There had also been a difficult choice to be
made in identifying a savings package of £4.6m, but the Council was taking the
right action. Fees and charges had to go up in line with rising costs and it was
therefore essential that the Council covered its own costs.
The Leader’s attention then turned to the question of the use of Council
reserves and highlighted that there had been a fundamental review of the
Council’s reserves. She felt it was important to note that these had been
reduced as a result of inflation impacting on the Council’s investments.
Pressures remained and therefore it was likely that reserves may have to be
used over the next financial year.
In concluding, she referred to the various appendices attached to the report,
Appendix D related to reserves, Appendix E included an appraisal of the Section
151 Officer of estimates and reserves, Appendix F referred to the budget
consultation outcome and Appendix G related to the Equality Impact
Assessment. She thanked all those Members who had contributed to the
budget consultation exercise and in particular thanked the Council’s finance
officers for preparing the reports.
The Leader moved the following Motion:
(1) That the Final Budget be updated in recognition that the Final Aggregate
External Finance figure had increased to £202.797m which was an increase of
£16.782m and an improvement on the £6.604m Provisional Settlement figure
contained in the report published on 28th February, 2023 as set out in the
Supplementary Report circulated prior to the meeting.
(2) That a Council Tax increase of 4.9% be approved.
(3) That the Budget for 2023/24 be approved.
This was duly seconded by the Deputy Leader.
Councillor Carroll indicated that the setting of the budget was the single most
important decision that the Authority would take in each year. Therefore, he
considered it outrageous that the meeting was being held remotely when the
meeting should be held in person discussing the matter in the Council Chamber.
He considered it a failure of leadership on the part of the Administration that he
was unable to do so. He did not consider the failure in leadership to be
contained to this matter. When looking at the budget there were a number of
other examples. He found it unacceptable that the Administration was
proposing an increase in Council Tax by 4.9%, but at the same time cutting
services. He cited examples such as black bag collections moving to a three
weekly cycle, fees to be introduced for garden waste collection service and
other examples of fees and charges increasing. He was particularly concerned
regarding the levels of reserves that the Council held referring to the Council’s
General Reserve being at £11m. Acknowledging that the Council required
reserves he was disputing the level of those reserves held when taking account
of levels of reserves held by neighbouring Authorities.
In the context of reserves held by the Council he considered that the proposed
Council Tax rise was not necessary and the Council could freeze Council Tax
for the forthcoming financial year with the cost being borne by the Council from
its General Reserves.
Councillor Carroll moved the following amendment:
That £4.239m be taken out of the Council’s General Reserve to freeze Council
Tax for 2023/24.
This was duly seconded by Councillor Charles.
Councillor Dr. Johnson responding to the amendment felt that it was fair that
nobody would take the Conservatives seriously on financial matters they put
forward. He was concerned that the proposed amendment had been costed
only in the sense that there was some money available, but did not inform
Members what would happen in the future and consequently not a particularly
sensible way of discussing the matter. He considered the amendment nothing
more than grandstanding. It was his view that the Conservatives were
particularly problematic given the fiscal event which crashed the economy in the
Autumn 2022 and beyond that the slow strangulation of public services which
had taken place over the last decade. Having been a Councillor elected to the
Council for 11 years he had seen in that time the hollowing out of public services
through underfunding as part of austerity, the uncertainty brought about by the
economic disaster or Brexit, all of which had fed into the current cost of living
crisis. Whilst the Conservative Party had been in power at Westminster, the
Labour Party had also been responsible, in his opinion, having spent two thirds
of his life with a Tory Government that Wales did not elect and a Labour Party
that propped up the Conservative Government by wedding themselves to the
constitutional system of unionism, this meant that the Conservative Party were
in charge more often than not. This had led to budgets being decreased and
underfunding leading to substandard services for ordinary people in Wales at
the same time the cost of local services had been transferred from central
Government to tax payers and this had resulted in above inflation Council Tax
increase over the past decade and were paying more for fewer services. The
proposed Council Tax rise was low within the context of inflation and in the
middle across Wales, but it was clear that most households would get less
services than in previous years. He was also concerned about proposals to
introduce charges for garden waste, Council house rents that had risen on
average by £300 and the intention to move to a three week black bag collection
service. He signalled that he could not support the amendment proposed by the
Conservatives as it was unfunded and unexplained.
Councillor John considered that the Conservative Group had been asleep since
last Autumn Budget which had left the U.K. in a mess. He thanked the Chief
Executive and officers for their efforts to reduce the likely impact of the
economic challenges faced by the Council as without their intervention the
Council could have been facing an increase similar to that of Conwy of 9.9%.
He also reminded Members that the Council was currently 15th out of 22
Authorities that would be setting its Council Tax at 4.9% and considered the
amendment to be disrespectful to the Council’s Management Team who had
brought the budget together with the Members on the Cabinet during a very
worrying time. He accepted that nobody liked to pay Council Tax, but it was the
only solution to allow the Council to set a balanced budget and he indicated that
he would not be supporting the amendment.
Councillor Haines referring to the previous comments felt that some Members
had not noticed how the Vale of Glamorgan had deteriorated in previous years
and felt that the Labour Administration had hit residents doubly by increasing
Council Tax but at the same time cutting services. He did not see any reason
why the Council held excessive reserves to a greater extent than similar
Authorities in Wales. The Council could reduce its reserves and protect the
residents particularly those worst off and this should be something the Council’s
Administration and its officers should consider. He was particularly concerned
with the proposals to extend black bag waste collections and the impact this
would have on residents with clinical health issues as they would have to store
waste products longer. He indicated that he would be supporting the
amendment.
Councillor Wilson expressed concern in regard to the proposed amendment
taking account of the challenges faced by the Council with it just emerging from
the Covid pandemic and now dealing with the implications of the Ukrainian war
and the ongoing implications of Brexit. He considered the Council’s approach to
reserves held as prudent and did not consider these to be huge amounts held in
its General Reserve given the challenges faced by the Council in its recent past
and present. He reminded all Members that reserves could only be spent once.
Councillor R. Thomas viewed the proposals as giving residents of the Vale a
double whammy in that Council Tax would be hiked and services cut. He
echoed the comments of his Group Leader in regard to proposed fees to be
introduced for garden waste collections and other fee increases, this at the
same time that the Council held £11m in its General Reserves which was not an
insignificant amount of money proportionately when compared to other
Authorities like Cardiff. He felt that reserves should be used to much better use
by bolstering services and keeping other charges as low as possible.
Councillor Ewan Goodjohn referred to the previous comments made by
Councillor Dr. Johnson in regard to the Conservatives being taken seriously on
matters such as finances and he considered that to be true. He considered that
the amendment put forward by the Leader of the Conservative Group as
remarkable. By their own figures put forward, the Council would have utilised its
reserves to fund similar cost pressures in three years. He could only conclude
that the Conservatives would either be proposing an alternative for the next year
which they had not yet set out or that they were proposing on top of the Council
Tax increase that would be needed next year whatever that may be, an extra
4.9% on that year which would mean that residents would face even higher
Council Tax bills over coming years. He considered the amendment to be
extremely irresponsible.
Councillor Brooks considered that the comments made by the Conservative
Members as reckless given the situation that the Council was facing. Alluding to
12 years of cuts from a Conservative U.K. Government which to a certain extent
in Wales, Councils had been protected by the Welsh Government, but when
looking over the border at the budgets set in England it was notable that some
Councils were facing bankruptcy. The Conservative Group demonstrated a lack
of understanding regarding the Council’s reserves and their use. A significant
amount of work had gone into planning to obtain a balanced budget and to
protect the most vulnerable residents within the Vale of Glamorgan. Statutory
services had to be at the forefront and she indicated that she would not be
supporting the amendment.
Councillor Charles considered that the proposed increase in Council Tax would
hit the most vulnerable residents. At the same time they were also facing other
financial challenges and she felt that during these difficult times the objective
was to save money on the unnecessary and referred to the appointment of
additional Directors to the Council. She was also concerned about the
proposals to introduce charges for garden waste collections and this would have
the biggest impact on people on low income and the most vulnerable and the
elderly who did not have vehicles to take their recycling to waste centres. She
was concerned that would see an increase in fly tipping. She also indicated that
she did not support the proposed increase of 67% in allotment rentals. She
indicated that she would be supporting the amendment.
Councillor Perry described the Council Tax as not being particularly fair and
acknowledged that the Council was in a difficult position, pointing out that
Councils in England were facing potential bankruptcy or financial difficulties,
some more challenging than the Council’s. He felt that the policies of the U.K.
Government over the last 13 years had contributed to the situation that the
Council was facing. If the Council did not increase Council Tax it was likely that
it would have implications elsewhere for example, the loss of jobs and
acknowledged that reserves could only be spent once. He had no doubt if the
Council agreed to freeze the Council Tax for the next financial year it was
almost certain that it would have to increase it by a larger amount in the
subsequent financial year. He considered that the proposed amendment was
short sighted and that the political groups should stop playing politics and
collaborate more for the benefit of the Vale’s communities.
Councillor Hennessy echoed the previous comments of Councillors Carroll and
Charles in regard to the appointment of additional Directors and the proposed
increase of 4.9% when the most vulnerable would find it difficult to find the funds
to pay for green waste collections. He indicated that he would be supporting the
amendment.
Councillor Fisher referred to the comments made by Councillor Dr. Johnson in
regard to the state of the economy at the current time and the impact upon
residents which he agreed with, but felt this was the reason why Members
needed to consider approving the amendment as it would help residents of the
Vale and he indicated that he would be supporting the amendment.
Councillor Perkes echoed the comments of Councillor Brooks in regard to the
implications of using further reserves and to the impact the previous 12 years of
austerity had on local authorities in Wales. She felt that the Conservative U.K.
Government had mismanaged the U.K. budget and economy and felt that the
Conservative Group were in no position to criticise the proposals and indicated
that she would not be supporting the amendment.
Councillor Penn considered that if the Conservatives were in charge they would
play fast and loose with the Council finances and he was pleased that they were
not. Referring to the proposed amendment he enquired as to how this would be
funded, which services would be cut and how Council Tax would increase in
future years to come. He considered the amendment short sighted with no view
to the future, a headline today and financially irresponsible. He indicated that he
would not be supporting the amendment.
Councillor Driscoll felt that it had been easy to criticise the Conservative Party
over the previous 12 years and acknowledged that they had not done
themselves any favours. However, he felt that those criticising the
Conservatives should look more closer at some of the mistakes that had been
made by the Welsh Government and referred to the £155m wasted on the M4
Relief Road. In real terms he considered that residents of the Vale of
Glamorgan were paying the third highest Council Tax in Wales. He indicated
that he would be supporting the amendment.
The Leader in summing up, referred to the amendment which had clearly not
been based upon any financial projections or any of the financial information
contained in the reports discussed over the previous six months. She drew
Members’ attention to Appendix E of the report and the Head of Finance/Section
151 Officer’s report on the robustness of estimates and the sufficiency of the
Council’s reserves. She also reminded Members that the Council’s policy on
General Reserves was to hold a minimum prudent level which was currently set
at £10m, the projected level of General Fund balance would be 3.91% of net
revenue budget at the beginning of 2023/24 dropping to 3.74% and it was
considered that this remained an appropriate level. She reminded the
Conservative Group that it was not a game and alluded to the fact that the
Group had imploded in 2019 due to the types of suggestions that the
amendment was proposing now. She also highlighted that the budget had gone
through Scrutiny Committees and not a single suggestion on the budget had
come forward that could be looked at. She signalled that she would be voting
against the amendment.
A Vote took place on Councillor Carroll’s amendment (as seconded by Councillor
Charles) to freeze Council Tax for 2023/24 and to take a further £4.239m out of
general reserves to support the budget.
The Amendment was not carried.
Councillor Dr. Johnson alluding to the earlier debate in relation to the
Conservative Group’s proposed amendment and their comments regarding the
impact of an increase in Council Tax and considered the comments made by
both the Conservative Group and Labour Group had not recognised the impact
the increase in Council house rents of roughly £300 would have on Council
tenants. The proposals to increase Council Tax was actually less than the
impact of rent rises on Council tenants. He indicated unlike the Conservative
Group he would set out how an increase of around 2% in Council Tax could be
achieved through the use of a smoothing motion of around £2m. He explained
that this was clearly affordable as the Council consistently over collected the
anticipated amount of Council Tax by circa £1.5m to £2m each year. Alluding to
a recent Revenue Monitoring report in relation to the current financial year this
reported that it was anticipated to over collect Council Tax by an amount
approximately £1.5m. In the previous financial year the Council had over
collected Council Tax by £2m. Whilst he could see the benefit for the Council of
having extra money he did not believe that it was right that the Council
deliberately each year over collected. He considered it unfair to take this bonus,
but then not include it in the Council’s normal financial systems. He also
touched upon the introduction of the Garden Waste collection service and the
intention for it to be a fee paying subscription. He did not necessarily support
the proposal as a service change. He had been concerned that there had been
no discussion in relation to biodiversity in the context of the Council’s Nature
Emergency Declaration and that a charge for the service could lead to large
amounts of uncollected garden waste. He also thought that the proposal, in his
view, also underestimated the amounts that would be collected from the service
and thought the uptake of the subscription service would be higher than the
estimated 20% as reported. If it was the case, that subscriptions would be
higher and the Council would benefit from increased income.
In concluding, he drew attention to the amount of investment income that the
Council was likely to receive alluding to some £150k of investment income in the
most recent forecast for the next financial year. Referring to the supplementary
report circulated to Members he made reference to the additional funding in the
amount of £178k received from the Welsh Government as part of the Council’s
final budget settlement. He had no doubt that this additional funding could also
be used to lower the proposed Council Tax increase.
Councillor Dr. Johnson moved the following Amendment:
That the Council Tax increase for 2023/24 be set at 2%. The amendment was
duly seconded by Councillor Hooper.
Councillor Dr. Johnson also requested that a Recorded Vote on the matter and
the requisite number of Members signalled their support for it.
Councillor Franks referring to the technical report put forward by officers in
consultation with the Cabinet considered the proposals being deliberated
ignored reality and alluded to his earlier comments made in reference to the
failures of the Cabinet and previous Administrations. He referred to the
proposed cuts to the education service of £2m and considered the Leader’s
earlier response to his question in terms of the implications of cuts to schools as
nebulous. The comments of the Leader were also at odds with other statements
made that they wished to protect statutory services. He considered that the
Vale of Glamorgan was in decline and that the Cabinet was failing to respond to
poor standards and whilst he agreed with the Leader’s comments that all
Members had a responsibility for finance he did not need to be lectured on it and
he had no faith in the proposed budget.
Councillor Ewan Goodjohn acknowledged that the proposed amendment was an
attempt to find the middle ground between the Cabinet’s proposed budget and
the Conservative’s failed amendment. Referring to Councillor Dr. Johnson’s
explanation in support of his amendment and in particular to the proposed
charge for garden waste collection, there was no guarantee that the uptake in
subscriptions would be greater than that reported to the Scrutiny Committee and
reminded Members that the Council required to be prudent and that there was
no guarantee that the Council would collect a greater amount of Council Tax in
future years. He further reminded Members that the proposals were already
using a smoothing mechanism by the use of reserves of approximately £4.5m,
any further use of reserves would be irresponsible and only a temporary solution
with it likely that Council Tax levels would need to be increased further in
subsequent years and he indicated that he would not be supporting the
amendment.
Both Councillors Carroll and Haines signalled that they would be supporting the
amendment as they would sooner see a rise of 2% rather than the proposed
increase of 4.9%.
Councillor Wilson referred to the budget process and the preparation of the
same which had been undertaken over a period of months and difficult decisions
had to be made particularly in regard to introducing charges for providing
Council services. In all reality, Members and the Council as a whole were facing
a £9m budget deficit. He considered this in part due to the fact that the
Westminster Government had reduced the Welsh Government’s budget which
had then impacted on local authorities in Wales and therefore the Council had
no luxury as it had to balance its budget. Failure to do so could lead to the
Council being surcharged and the U.K. Government Autumn Budget had not
helped. He also flagged the Section 151 Officer’s comments in regard to the
sustainability of Council reserves and also echoed the previous comments of
Councillor Ewan Goodjohn in regard to collecting Council Tax to the levels the
Council had previously done and an uptake in the garden waste subscription.
He considered that the proposed amendment relied on optimism, therefore, he
indicated that he would not be supporting the amendment.
Councillor Perry referring to the level of reserves that the Council had built up
over time. It appeared to him that the problem was that the Council sometimes
did not spend funding on delivering things that residents would like to see and
referred to the condition of road surfaces throughout the county which required
repair.
Councillor Hodges alluding to the fact that the budget reporting process had
been to various Committees it was clear to him that inflation had had a
significant impact on the Council and whilst the Council had reserves the value
of that was slowly decreasing. Whilst he acknowledged that these would only
spend it once, he felt that it was better to spend some of it. He considered that
the proposed amendment was prudent and suggested that it was time the
Council radically looked at how it operated services rather than adjusting the
budget every year. He felt that it was time that the Council decided how it
wanted to operate its services not only the services that were provided but how
these were paid for. He indicated that he would be supporting the amendment.
The Leader, in summing up referred to the comments regarding the use of
reserves as a smoothing mechanism and reminded Members that the proposed
budget was in fact using reserves to reduce the Council Tax increase by utilising
£2.8m of the General Reserve and also reminded Members that Council funding
had already been used to off-set existing budget pressures referring to
homelessness issues and energy price increases and therefore it was clear that
the Council was already taking action to assist and protect its services. She
acknowledged that there were earmarked reserves however, these would be
reduced in coming years as projects were delivered. She also reminded
Members that when Cabinet was undertaking the budget process it did look at
the possibility of using additional reserves as they were mindful of the pressures
residents within the Vale of Glamorgan were facing. However, those same
pressures were also impacting on the Council and the proposals put forward by
the Cabinet would see an increase in Council Tax less than half the rate of
inflation. She signalled that she would not be supporting the amendment.
A Recorded Vote took place on Councillor Dr. Johnson’s amendment Motion (as
seconded by Councillor Hooper) to increase Council Tax by 2% for 2023/24.
Members For Against Abstain
Anne Asbrey √
Julie Aviet √
Gareth Ball √
Rhiannon Birch √
Bronwen Brooks √
Gillian Bruce √
Ian Buckley √
Lis Burnett √
Samantha Campbell √
George Carroll √
Christine Cave √
Charles Champion √
Janice Charles √
Millie Collins √
Marianne Cowpe √
Pamela Drake √
Vincent Driscoll √
Anthony Ernest √
Robert Fisher √
Christopher Franks √
Wendy Gilligan √
Emma Goodjohn √
Ewan Goodjohn √
Stephen Haines √
Howard Hamilton √
Sally Hanks √
William Hennessy √
Nic Hodges √
Mark Hooper √
Catherine Iannucci √
Gwyn John √
Dr. Ian Johnson √
Susan Lloyd-Selby √
Belinda Loveluck-Edwards √
Julie Lynch-Wilson √
Kevin Mahoney √
Naomi Marshallsea √
Michael Morgan √
Jayne Norman √
Helen Payne √
Elliot Penn √
Sandra Perkes √
Ian Perry √
Joanna Protheroe √
Ruba Sivagnanam √
Carys Stallard √
Neil Thomas √
Rhys Thomas √
Steffan Wiliam √
Eddie Williams √
Mark Wilson √
Nicholas Wood √
TOTAL 22 30
The Amendment was not carried.
Councillor Hooper was disappointed that the amendment had not been
supported. He hoped that the wider budget process could be improved next
year as he believed that the process contained flaws when taking account of the
Council’s Corporate Plan and its associated priorities. It was his view that the
full cost recovery of Council services should be dealt with under the Corporate
Plan mechanism and the proposed increases contained in the proposed budget
should have been done over a longer period of time. The budget for next year
from his perspective would be largely set as a cost plus basis on the year’s
expected outturn and he considered this to be inefficient, maintained bottlenecks
and discouraged departmental innovation. He was also pleased to hear that
some moves had been made to budget from a zero base according to needs
and plans, but there was still insufficient resources available to undertake a full
zero based budget exercise across the Council which had been a point he had
made previously at Scrutiny Committees and at the Governance and Audit
Committees, but acknowledged that the Leader had responded to him on the
matter previously.
Councillor Ewan Goodjohn quoted inflation increases since 1997 based on
statistics in Wales and from the Office of National Statistics. Whilst he
acknowledged that certain Members wished to see the increase in Council Tax
to be lower, the fact of the matter was that Council Tax was an unfair tax as it
did not distinguish between those who rented a home or those who owned or
had a mortgage. The Council was in a difficult position as the Council Tax could
not be decreased if Welsh Government did not receive adequate funding from
the U.K. Government that did not reflect the increase in the Council’s costs. It
was his view that the proposed increase was one of the lowest in the Council’s
history, but to go lower would be irresponsible unless it could be properly
funded. The Council had to retain a realistic level of reserves to address future
challenges.
Councillor Cowpe was concerned that the Council was not listening to the
responses to the budget consultation nor to the responses of the Scrutiny
Committees and therefore nothing had changed with the budget remaining as
proposed. She asked that in future online consultations should provide for an
option for a response to be provided via email. She was also disappointed that
the Council had decided to go ahead and increase the cost of black storage
caddies which were used largely for nappies, hygiene waste. She was
concerned that there would be a reluctance to buy the hygiene caddies which
would lead to these type of waste products being disposed of in black bags and
this should be seen as unacceptable in a modern day Wales and likely to have
the biggest impact on vulnerable families and particularly single parent families
who were headed by a female. The proposals to charge would also
disproportionately impact on females as they were likely to be the main users
due to various health and wellbeing issues. She felt the proposed charge was
totally unacceptable and a tax on women and she sought clarification on what
equality impact assessment had been undertaken on the matter. She was also
concerned regarding the communication by the Council regarding the use of
purple bags and this needed to be addressed. She had been made aware that
residents were being discouraged to apply for additional purple bags which
meant that they were less inclined to recycle. She hoped that the Council would
address this by encouraging residents to register and apply for a purple bag so
that each household could be properly assessed based on their needs. She
was aware that officers did visit and advise households and she expressed her
thanks for this being done. However, she would like to see visits extended to
include existing households who were potentially abusing the system by placing
multiple purple bags out for kerbside collection.
Councillor Wilson in response to Councillor Cowpe' comments indicated that it
was the intention to encourage residents to recycle more and this was part of
the Council’s Strategy and not simply about raising funds, but more about
saving money by increasing participation and recycling rates. He acknowledged
that there were larger family units that required additional assistance who found
it difficult to recycle their waste. In terms of the Council’s purple bag service, a
balance had to be achieved in terms of encouraging residents to access the
service, but also not wishing it to be abused.
Councillor Dr. Johnson suggested that his amendment had not been taken on
board as Members had misinterpreted his rationale for a 2% increase as he had
provided an explanation how the Council could fund a 2% increase in Council
Tax. He reminded Members that the settlement received from Welsh
Government had seen an increase of approximately 9% which was the third
highest in Wales and approximately £10m more than anticipated. However, the
discussions in regard to the budget had not moved on from when it was
originally thought the Council was facing dire consequences and potential
massive cuts in services. The fact was the Council was not in great financial
difficulties and at the end of last financial year it held £128m in usable reserves.
He was also disappointed with the consultation on the budget and felt that
Councillors and the Scrutiny process had been disrespected. Some 773
responses by residents to the consultation in his view had been dismissed in
minutes when the Cabinet considered the final budget at its meeting in February
which he had attended.
Referring to changes in fees and charges, with the Council keen on full cost
recovery, it was important that the public needed to see that the Council was
using the additional income wisely. He was also concerned there had been a
lost opportunity to revisit many of the proposed small cuts to services given the
additional funding received in the final settlement and referred to the Warm
Space Libraries and cuts to provision of sand bags for residents who were
threatened by flooding. Instead, the decision had been made to bank the
money rather than use it for the benefit of residents or reduce the proposed
Council Tax rise. It was notable that 33 Equality Impact Assessments were still
awaited on proposed charges and increased charges for Council services,
reiterating the concern expressed by Councillor Cowpe in relation to the hygiene
caddies and the particular impact that increase would have on women and those
on low incomes. He hoped that the Cabinet and officers would revisit these
issues taking account of the Equality Impact Assessments once available and
reconsider proposed charges. He signalled that he would be voting against the
proposed budget.
Councillor Mahoney referred to the continual blame culture between the U.K.
Government and the Welsh Government in relation to provision of funding to
local government in Wales. As far as he was concerned both were as equally to
blame for the financial circumstances affecting the Council. He considered that
both the U.K. Conservative Government and Labour Welsh Government were
equally culpable of wasting public money when at the same time the residents
were unable to heat their own homes adequately. He also expressed concern
regarding the Council’s recycling targets. As he understood it, if the agreed
tonnage target in relation to black bag waste was not met the Council would be
penalised financially. He also did not believe in the creation of the new
Directors roles when at the same time the Council was making the case that it
had insufficient funding. He indicated that he would not be supporting the
budget.
Councillor Sivagnanam indicated that it was a simple choice for the Council in
that its budget intended to protect the most vulnerable residents and at the
same time to maintain statutory services. She acknowledged that the budget
was about a political choice and it was a choice that the Cabinet and the
Administration were prepared to make. She accepted the points made by
Councillor Cowpe in regard to the hygiene caddies and the purple bag waste
service. She gave Councillor Cowpe an assurance that this was something that
the Cabinet would be monitoring and hoped that would signal the Cabinet was
responsive particularly when it came to equality issues.
In summing up, Leader acknowledged that up to a point the Council could do
more, but she believed the next step moving forward would be to see greater
constructive discussion when the budget was being discussed at the Council’s
Scrutiny Committees in the future. There was very little at present. In regard to
Councillor Cowpe’s comment in relation to charging for hygiene caddies she
indicated that the Cabinet did look at the issue in some depth, but it was a
reasonable stance taken by the Council in an effort to cover its costs. She was
also mindful that households with lower incomes could potentially pay more and
she was open to a discussion about how residents could be supported further.
She acknowledged that it may be something that needed looking at in the future.
In terms of departmental innovation raised by Councillor Hooper, it was clear
that the Council was addressing this issue and referred to the Big Fresh
Catering Company. She hoped to see similar initiatives particularly under the
guise of the Reshaping Services agenda. She reiterated her previous points
relating to Council reserves.
Turning to Councillor Mahoney’s comment regarding Welsh Government
funding, there was evidence that local government in England was not being
afforded the same level of protection that was being provided in Wales to
Councils by the Welsh Government. She would not want to be in their position
and was very happy to be in Wales.
A Recorded Vote took place on the recommendations as contained within the
report and supplementary report, having been moved by the Leader and
seconded by Councillor Brooks.
Members For Against Abstain
Anne Asbrey √
Julie Aviet √
Gareth Ball √
Rhiannon Birch √
Bronwen Brooks √
Gillian Bruce √
Ian Buckley √
Lis Burnett √
Samantha Campbell √
George Carroll √
Christine Cave √
Charles Champion √
Janice Charles √
Millie Collins √
Marianne Cowpe √
Pamela Drake √
Vincent Driscoll √
Anthony Ernest √
Robert Fisher √
Christopher Franks √
Wendy Gilligan √
Emma Goodjohn √
Ewan Goodjohn √
Stephen Haines √
Howard Hamilton √
Sally Hanks √
William Hennessy √
Nic Hodges √
Mark Hooper √
Catherine Iannucci √
Gwyn John √
Dr. Ian Johnson √
Susan Lloyd-Selby √
Belinda Loveluck-Edwards √
Julie Lynch-Wilson √
Kevin Mahoney √
Naomi Marshallsea √
Michael Morgan √
Jayne Norman √
Helen Payne √
Elliot Penn √
Sandra Perkes √
Ian Perry √
Joanna Protheroe √
Ruba Sivagnanam √
Carys Stallard √
Neil Thomas √
Rhys Thomas √
Steffan Wiliam √
Eddie Williams √
Mark Wilson √
Nicholas Wood √
TOTAL 30 22
The Motion was carried with it subsequently being
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T approval be given to update the Final Budget in recognition that
the final Aggregate External Finance figure had increased to £202.797m which
was an increase of £16.782m, and an improvement on the £16.604m
Provisional Settlement figure contained in the report published on 28th February,
2023 as detailed in the Supplementary Report circulated prior to the meeting.
(2) T H A T a Council Tax increase of 4.9% be approved.
(3) T H A T the Budget for 2023/24 be approved.
Reasons for decisions
(1) To update the Budget following the receipt of the Final Settlement from
Welsh Government published on 28th February, 2023.
(2) Setting the annual rate of Council Tax was a key policy decision for
Council.
(3) Setting a balanced budget was a statutory responsibility and decision for
Council.
PAY POLICY 2023/2024 (REF)
The Council had a statutory requirement under the Localism Act 2011 to
prepare a pay policy statement for the new financial year 2023/24. The
statement needed to be approved and published by 31st March, 2023. The
document provided a framework for ensuring that employees were rewarded
fairly and objectively, in accordance with the service needs of the Council and
that there was openness and transparency in relation to the process.
The Pay Policy had been incrementally developed since 2012 to incorporate the
following:
• Guidance from Welsh Government as contained in the document “Pay
Accountabilities in Local Government in Wales” as updated November
2021;
• Changes as prescribed by the Local Authorities Standing Orders (Wales)
(Amendment) Regulations 2014 which took effect from 1st July, 2014;
• Changes as prescribed by the Local Government (Wales) Act 2015 to
ensure that any proposed changes to the salary of Chief Officers (as
defined in the Localism Act 2011) were made following consultation with
the Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales;
• Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 had been taken into
account as part of the annual Pay Policy Statement;
• Necessary refinements as a result of changes to the Council’s senior
management structure over recent years;
• The effects of national and locally negotiated pay and associated benefit
awards along with the provisions of the National Living Wage.
The Leader referred to Section 12 of Appendix A which was attached to the
original report to Cabinet and drew Members’ attention to the differentials in pay
between the top and bottom grades of the organisation which was quite flat and
should be seen as a positive. She also drew Members’ attention to the progress
made in regard to the gender pay gap.
RESOLVED – T H A T the Council’s Pay Policy as attached at Appendix A to
the report to Cabinet on 2nd February, 2023 (Minute No C213) be approved.
Reason for decision
To respond to the legal requirement under the Localism Act 2011 and to provide
openness and accountability in relation to how the Council rewards its staff.
(N.B. Councillors Aviet, Bruce, Champion and Ernest declared an interest
in the above matter and withdrew from the meeting during consideration
of the item.)
CHIEF OFFICER APPRAISAL SCHEME – PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS (REF)
The Corporate Performance and Resources Scrutiny Committee had considered
the report at its meeting on 15th February, 2023 where there had been a detailed
discussion of the matter where some had supported more regular appraisals
and there had been discussion concerning peer reviews.
Cabinet at its meeting on 16th February, 2023 had endorsed the report and
referred it to Council for approval in order to introduce the new scheme from 1st
April, 2023.
The Leader reminded Members that the matter before Council had been initially
referred from the Corporate Performance and Resources Scrutiny Committee to
the Cabinet and was now being reported to Council for approval. Referring to
the proposed modifications she indicated that these were minor adjustments
and had been initially considered by the Council’s Strategic Leadership Team,
the relevant recognised Trade Unions and diversity networks who were briefed
in November 2022 in addition to Chief Officer Heads of Service who were
briefed on the proposed changed in January 2023. She indicated that the
modified scheme contained SMART objectives and targets reflected a
competency profile which included coaching discussions linked to strength
based improvements encompassing a rounded view of performance through
peer reviews and 360 degree feedback which she considered was a much more
constructive way of undertaking appraisals. She hoped that the proposed
modifications would be seen in a positive and constructive way. The objective
was to introduce the revised scheme by 1st April, 2023.
Councillor Haines supported the principles behind the modifications but
suggested the Council needed to have a clearer understanding of the definition
of productivity and the appropriate techniques to increase the same within the
work place. At present, as he understood it, productivity of an individual was
only measured on an annual review. However, the issue of productivity was an
ongoing matter and was the easiest way to save money and increase the
performance of officers and suggested that this should have been included as
part of the modifications to the existing scheme.
RESOLVED – T H A T the proposed modifications for Chief Officer Appraisals
as reported to Cabinet on 16th February, 2023 (Minute No C223) be approved in
order to introduce the new scheme from 1st April, 2023.
Reason for decision
Having regard to the contents of the report and discussions at the meeting.
(N.B. All Chief Officers withdrew from the meeting during consideration of
the Pay Policy 2023/2024 and Chief Officer Appraisal Scheme – Proposed
Modifications items with the exception of the Head of Human Resources
and Organisational Development who remained to provide advice and then
withdrew from the meeting prior to a final decision being made on these
items.)
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T the Head of Legal and Democratic Services be authorised to issue
an Enforcement Notice under Section 172 of the Town and Country Planning Act
1990 (as amended) to require:
(i) The cessation of the use of the Land for the storage of containers,
vehicles, caravans, trailers, vehicle parts, waste building material,
windows, fence panels and posts and other items.
(ii) The removal of the containers, vehicles, caravans, trailers, vehicle
parts, building material, windows, fence panels and posts and other
stored items along with the associated structures and any resultant
debris from the Land in their entirety.
(2) T H A T in the event of non-compliance with the Notice, authorisation be
granted to take such legal proceedings as may be required.
Reasons for decisions
(1) It appears to the Council that the above breach of planning control
constituting the change of use of the land to the storage of construction items and
waste, plant/machinery, the siting of a pre-fabricated container and other associated
structures has commenced within the last 10 years and the construction of
unauthorised structures within the last 4 years.
(2) The use of the land for the open-air storage of containers, vehicles,
caravans, trailers, vehicle parts, waste building material, windows, fence panels and
posts and other miscellaneous items along with the construction of structures
associated with the unauthorised use is visually akin to an industrial site. Both the
use and appearance of the site does not reflect the countryside setting of the site’s
locality, fails to preserve or positively contribute to the character of the surrounding
area and are detrimental to the countryside location, resulting in an unacceptable
visual intrusion into the open countryside. Furthermore, the site is readily visible
from the adjoining neighbouring property and is therefore detrimental to the visual
amenities of that property. For these reasons, the development is considered to be
contrary to Policies MD1 and MD2 of the Vale of Glamorgan Local Development
Plan 2011-2026 and does not conform with the aims of PPW.
(3) The items stored on site, namely the boat, vehicles and vehicle components,
likely contain an array of substances, such as petrol, diesel, oil, grease, washer fluid
etc. Vehicle components, such engines, frames, wheels are stored in the open.
Many vehicles are missing external bodyworks, such as bonnets, or the bonnets are
left open. Therefore, many of the components that hold or utilise these substances
are open to the elements. It is therefore not unreasonable to expect that such
substances, especially during periods of wet weather, are incrementally washed
from the components and onto the ground. Furthermore, components which hold
such substances are likely to rust and leak such substances onto the ground. The
nature of which the items are stored is therefore considered likely to result in an
Minutes - MT
No.
unacceptable impact on the natural environment from land contamination and the
pollution of surface water.
(4) It is considered that the decision complies with the Council’s well-being
objectives and the sustainable development principle in accordance with the
requirements of the Well Being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.
(ii) Land at Field Access to the West of Village Farm House, Colwinston -
The report sought authorisation to issue an Enforcement Notice under section 38 of
the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (as amended)
(“the Act”) in respect of the unauthorised demolition of a wall and stile. The
principal issue was considered to be the effect of the works on the character and
appearance of the Colwinston Conservation Area.
The report recommended that an Enforcement Notice be issued requiring the
reinstatement of the wall and stile. Authorisation was also sought to pursue legal
proceedings in the event that the Enforcement Notice was not complied with.
RESOLVED – T H A T the Head of Legal and Democratic Services be authorised to
issue an Enforcement Notice under Section 38 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and
Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (as amended) to require:
(i) The reinstatement of the wall and stile to the field access to the same design
and dimensions and in the same materials as shown in photographs of the
site taken in May 2008.
Reasons for decision
(1) The demolition of the wall and stile fails to preserve or enhance the character
or appearance of the Colwinston Conservation Area. As such the works are in
conflict the Council’s duty under section 72 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and
Conservation Areas) Act 1990, Polices SP10 and MD8 of the Adopted Local
Development Plan 2011-2026, as well as with guidance contained within Planning
Policy Wales, TAN12 and TAN24.
(2) It is considered that the decision complies with the Council’s well-being
objectives and the sustainable development principle in accordance with the
requirements of the Well Being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.
RESOLVED – T H A T in pursuance of the powers delegated to the Committee,
the following applications be determined as indicated and any other necessary
action be taken.
2021/00423/FUL Received on 6 December 2021
(p25)
APPLICANT: Transworld Real Estate Ltd
AGENT: Mr. Luke Grattarola Ceraint John Planning Ltd. Office 16 (House 1), The
Maltings, East Tyndall Street, Cardiff, CF24 5EA
Land at Bolston House, Bonvilston
Demolition of the existing dwelling and redevelopment of the site to accommodate
residential development and associated works
REFUSED
(1) By reason of the loss of a large proportion of a Significant Stone Wall, the
loss of substantial amounts of tree cover and the suburban and insensitively
designed/orientated internal site layout, the proposed development would fail to
have regard to and would fail to preserve the character of the Bonvilston
Conservation Area, contrary to policies SP10 - Built and Natural Environment,
MD2 - Design of New Development, MD5- Development within Settlement
Boundaries and MD8 – Historic Environment of the Vale of Glamorgan Local
Development Plan 2011 - 2026 and the Bonvilston Conservation Area Appraisal
and Management Plan and national guidance contained in Planning Policy Wales
(Edition 11) and Technical Advice Note 12 - Design.
(2) By reason of the size of the dwellings and plots, the proposed layout fails to
make necessary, efficient use of the land, contrary to policy MD5 - Development
within Settlement Boundaries & MD6 - Housing Densities of the Vale of
Glamorgan
Adopted Local Development Plan 2011-2026.
(3) By reason of the geometry and radii of the access, and the design of works
to the carriageway/footway, the proposal would result in a substandard form of
access into and out of the site, which would adversely impact upon highway
safety. The proposal is therefore considered contrary to Policies MD2 (Design Of
New Development) & MD5 (Development within Settlement Boundaries) of the
Vale of Glamorgan Adopted Local Development Plan 2011-2026.
(4) In the absence of a noise assessment that considers potential noise
nuisance from the Red Lion Inn and its garden, the proposal fails to provide
adequate information to assess the impact of noise or demonstrate that the
proposal would not be prejudicial to the amenity and living conditions of future
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residents at the site. In this respect the development is contrary to Policies MD2
(Design of Development) & MD7 (Environment Protection) of the Vale of
Glamorgan Local Development Plan 2011-2026.
(5) The proposal fails to satisfy the tests to justify a derogation for protected
species and would result in inadequately mitigated loss of trees that would harm
the biodiversity interests of the site. Therefore, the development is considered
contrary to Policies MD2- Design of New Developments & MD9-Promoting
Biodiversity of the Vale of Glamorgan Adopted Local Development Plan 2011-
2026, the guidance contained within the Councils Biodiversity and Development
Supplementary Planning Guidance.
(6) The proposal fails to provide any affordable housing or the infrastructure
necessary to mitigate the impacts of the development in respect of public open
space, education and sustainable transport. In this respect the development is
contrary to Policies MG4 and MD4 of the LDP and the Council’s SPG on
Affordable Housing and Planning Obligations, and Planning Policy Wales and
TAN 2- Planning and Affordable Housing.
Reasons for decisions
Having regard to the content of the report and discussions at the meeting.
2021/00424/CAC Received on 6 December 2021
(p59)
APPLICANT: Transworld Real Estate Ltd
AGENT: Mr Luke Grattarola, Geraint John Planning Ltd, Office 16 (House 1), The
Maltings, East Tyndall Street, Cardiff, CF24 5EA
Land at Bolston House, Bonvilston
Demolition of the existing dwelling and redevelopment of the site to accommodate
residential development and associated works
REFUSED
(1) The loss of part of the historical stone boundary wall would be damaging to
the intrinsic character of the site and the conservation area. The proposal would
therefore fail to preserve or enhance the character of the Conservation Area and
would be in conflict with Policies SP10 and MD8 of the Adopted Local
Development Plan, in addition to TANs 12 and 24, the aims and objectives of the
Bonvilston Conservation Area Appraisal Plan and Section 72(1) of the Town and
Country Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.
Reason for decision
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That Members of the Planning Committee note the above conclusions and agree
that these form the basis of the Council’s case in the current non-determination
appeal for the reason set out below:
It is considered that the decision complies with the Council’s well-being objectives
and the sustainable development principle in accordance with the requirements of
the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.
2021/01379/FUL Received on 23 September 2021
(p74)
APPLICANT: Mr. C. Holder, Earthmovers House, Llantrisant Business Park,
Llantrisant, CF72 8LF
AGENT: Mr. R. Hunt, 20a The Wharfage, Ironbridge, Telford, Swadlincote, TF8
7NH
The Quarries, Bonvilston
The winning and working of limestone, importation/recovery of inert waste and
restoration to agriculture/amenity.
REFUSED -
(1) By reason of the excessive unjustified infilling operation, which is not
fundamentally required to create an acceptable restored site, the proposal would
amount to (and would encourage) unjustified waste disposal that is contrary to the
principles of the waste hierarchy, would result in unnecessarily and harmful
perpetuated environmental impacts, and would fail to provide a beneficial,
sustainable, and high quality restoration and after care solution for the quarry, at
the earliest opportunity. The proposal is therefore contrary to the policy and
guidance relating to waste management contained in TAN 21 paragraph 4.23, and
criterion 2 of Policy MD20 of the LDP. In addition, the proposal is contrary to
planning policy and guidance relating to quarry restoration and after care
contained in PPW paragraphs 5.14.4, 5.14.50, and 5.14.54, MTAN1 paragraphs
94, 97, 100, 103, and 130, and criterion 7 of Policy MG25 of the LDP.
(2) It has not been demonstrated, through submission of a bat survey, that the
development would not be detrimental to the maintenance of the population of
bats - a European Protected Species. The development is therefore contrary to
Policies MG19 – Sites and Species of European Importance and Policy MD9-
Promoting Biodiversity, of the Local Development Plan, as well as national
guidance contained at paragraphs 6.3.6 & 6.3.7 of TAN 5 – Nature Conservation
and Planning and paragraph 6.4.22 of Planning Policy Wales. It is also contrary to
the provisions of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010.
Reasons for decisions
The decision to refuse planning permission has been taken in accordance with
Section 38 of The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, which requires
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that, in determining a planning application the determination must be in
accordance with the Development Plan unless material considerations indicate
otherwise. The Development Plan for the area comprises the Vale of Glamorgan
Adopted Local Development Plan 2011-2026 and Future Wales – the National
Plan 2040.
It is considered that the decision complies with the Council’s well-being objectives
and the sustainable development principle in accordance with the requirements of
the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.
The appropriate marine policy documents have been considered in the
determination of this application in accordance with Section 59 of the Marine and
Coastal Access Act 2009.
In reaching the recommendation below, the content of the submitted
Environmental Impact Assessment has been taken into account, in accordance
with the requirements of The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact
Assessment) (Wales) Regulations 2017.
2022/00397/RG3 Received on 28 March 2022
(p119)
APPLICANT: Mr. Andrew Freegard, Vale of Glamorgan Council, The Alps, Alps
Quarry Road, Wenvoe, CF5 6AA
AGENT: Miss Georgia Peters, Vale of Glamorgan Council, Dock Offices, Subway
Road, Barry, CF63 4RT
Land North of Holm View Leisure Centre, Barry
Phase Two of the residential development of 31 no. affordable housing units and
associated works
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T subject to the interested person(s) first entering into a Section 106
legal agreement to include the following necessary planning obligations:
• To pay a sum of £37,652.50 to contribute towards the provision or
enhancement of educational facilities.
• To pay a sum of £39,100 to contribute towards the provision of sustainable
transport facilities in the vicinity of the site.
• The developer provides public art on the site to the value of 1% of the build
costs or otherwise pays a contribution to the same value to the Council
• To pay a sum a sum £21,420 to contribute towards the provision of new, or
enhancement of existing, community facilities in the area.
(2) T H A T in addition to a clause requiring the payment of a fee to monitor
and implement the legal agreement.
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Deemed planning consent be GRANTED subject to the condition(s) as contained
within the report.
Reason for decision
The decision to recommend planning permission has been taken in accordance
with
Section 38 of The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, which requires
that, in determining a planning application the determination must be in
accordance with the Development Plan unless material considerations indicate
otherwise. The Development Plan for the area comprises the Vale of Glamorgan
Adopted Local Development Plan 2011-2026 and Future Wales – the National
Plan 2040.
Having regard to Policies SP1– Delivering the Strategy, SP3 – Residential
Requirement, SP4 – Affordable Housing Provision, MG1 – Housing Supply in the
Vale of Glamorgan, MG2 – Housing Allocations, MG4 – Affordable Housing, MD1
- Location of New Development, MD2 - Design of New Development, MD3 -
Provision for Open Space, MD4 – Community Infrastructure and Planning
Obligations, MD6 - Housing Densities, MD7 - Environmental Protection and MD9 -
Promoting Biodiversity of the Vale of Glamorgan Adopted Local Development Plan
2011-2026, Future Wales, National planning policy in the form of Planning Policy
Wales (Edition 11), Technical Advice Notes 2 – Affordable Housing, 12 - Design,
and the Council’s Supplementary Planning Guidance on Affordable Housing,
Barry Development Guidelines, Biodiversity and Development, Parking Standards,
Planning Obligations, Residential and Householder Development, and Trees,
Woodlands, Hedgerows and Development, the proposed development is
considered acceptable in principle and in respect of design, visual impact and
layout, residential amenity, parking, highway safety, amenity/open space,
drainage, and ecology.
It is considered that the decision complies with the Council’s well-being objectives
and the sustainable development principle in accordance with the requirements of
the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.
The appropriate marine policy documents have been considered in the
determination of this application in accordance with Section 59 of the Marine and
Coastal Access Act 2009.
2022/00642/FUL Received on 19 May 2022
(p157)
APPLICANT: Mrs. Penny Knight, 8 Mountjoy Close, Penarth, CF64 2TA
AGENT: Susan Rosser, RIBA, 20 Duffryn Road, Cyncoed, Cardiff, CF23 6NP
8, Mountjoy Close, Penarth
Single storey side and rear extension with new porch and roof conversion
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REFUSED
Reasons for Recommendations
By reason of the design, form and siting, the proposed extensions and alterations
would be harmful to the appearance of the dwelling, the balance of the semi-
detached pair and the spacious and consistent character of the street. The
development is therefore contrary to policies MD2 and MD5 of the Vale of
Glamorgan Adopted Local Development Plan 2011-2026, The Council’s
Supplementary Planning Guidance on Residential and Householder Development
and TAN 12- Design.
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RESOLVED – T H A T in pursuance of the powers delegated to the Committee, the
following applications be determined as indicated and any other necessary action be
taken.
2021/01405/FUL Received on 22 September 2021
(P.75)
APPLICANT: Mr Michael Murphy c/o Agent
AGENT: Mr Jeremy Peter 21, Britten Road, Penarth, CF64 3QJ
Sefton Quarry (former Scrapyard), Penmark
Change of use of land for the siting of storage containers
REFUSED AND AUTHORISE ENFORCEMENT ACTION
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T the application for planning permission for the change of use of the
land be refused for the following reasons:
(i) The site is in a divorced, inefficient, and unsustainable rural location
without benefit of good access to local transport infrastructure, existing
services, and without justification for or necessity to be in the
countryside. The development is therefore considered to be
inappropriately located, having regard to the sustainability and location
requirements for waste management (and employment) facilities, and is
therefore contrary to LDP Policies SP8, criterion 1 and 2 of MD20 and
criterion 2 and 5 of MD1, as well as national guidance contained within
5.13.11 and 5.13.12 of PPW and paragraphs 1.10 and 3.27 of TAN21.
(ii) By reason of its urban appearance in contrast with the rural, verdant
and open character of the previously regenerated application site and
the surrounding land, the change of use has resulted in a demonstrably
harmful and unacceptable impact on the character of the countryside,
which is in conflict with the aims and criteria of Policies MD1 (criterion
1) and MD2 (criteria 1, 2, and 10) of the LDP, paragraphs 5.5 and 5.8.1
of TAN12 and having regard to the advice in paragraph 3.9, 3.14, 3.16,
3.38 of PPW (Edition 11).
(iii) The site has been locally designated a Site of Importance for Nature
Conservation for its potential as invertebrate and reptile habitat. In the
absence of ecological surveys or measures of biodiversity mitigation
and enhancement, and the lack of justification for the rural location, the
need for the development does not outweigh the likely nature
conservation value of the site. The development is therefore contrary
to Policies MG21 and MD9 of the LDP.
(2) T H A T the Head of Legal and Democratic Services be authorised to issue an
Enforcement Notice under Section 172 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
(as amended) in respect of the land shown edged blue on the site location plan, to
require:
(i) The cessation of the unauthorised use of the land for storage,
(ii) The removal from the land of the shipping containers, portacabin,
portaloo, and any other structures, machinery or chattels associated
with the storage use.
(iii) The removal from the land of all items being stored on the land
including, but not limited to, any motor vehicles, caravans, trailers,
boats, the telephone kiosk, all building materials, other items such as
furniture, electrical goods, plastics, glass, metals, and all items of waste
on the site, including piles of rubble, and all rubble deposited on the
ground to form the new hardstanding,
(iv) The reinstatement of the land to its former condition prior to the
unauthorised change of use taking place.
(3) T H A T in the event of non-compliance with the Notice, authorisation be
granted to take such legal proceedings as may be required.
Reason for dual decision
(1) It appears to the Council that the above breach of planning control constituting
the change of use of the land has occurred within the last 10 years.
(2) The site is in a divorced, inefficient, and unsustainable rural location without
benefit of good access to local transport infrastructure, existing services, and without
justification for or necessity to be in the countryside. The development is therefore
considered to be inappropriately located, having regard to the sustainability and
location requirements for waste management (and employment) facilities, and is
therefore contrary to LDP Policies SP8, criterion 1 & 2 of MD20 and criterion 2 & 5 of
MD1, as well as national guidance contained within 5.13.11 & 5.13.12 of PPW and
paragraphs 1.10 and 3.27 of TAN21.
(3) By reason of its urban appearance in contrast with the rural, verdant and open
character of the previously regenerated application site and the surrounding land, the
change of use has resulted in a demonstrably harmful and unacceptable impact on
the character of the countryside, which is in conflict with the aims and criteria of
Policies MD1 (criterion 1) and MD2 (criteria 1, 2, and 10) of the LDP, paragraphs 5.5
and 5.8.1 of TAN12 and having regard to the advice in paragraph 3.9, 3.14, 3.16,
3.38 of PPW (Edition 11).
(4) The site has been locally designated a Site of Importance for Nature
Conservation for its potential as invertebrate and reptile habitat. In the absence of
ecological surveys or measures of biodiversity mitigation and enhancement, and the
lack of justification for the rural location, the need for the development does not
outweigh the likely nature conservation value of the site. The development is
therefore contrary to Policies MG21 and MD9 of the LDP.
(5) It is considered that the decision complies with the Council’s well-being
objectives and the sustainable development principle in accordance with the
requirements of the Well Being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.
2022/00440/FUL Received on 25 August 2022
(P.98)
APPLICANT: Mr Bill O’Donoghue, Orchard Bungalow, Treguff, St. Mary Church.
CF71 7FS
AGENT: Mr Bill O’Donoghue, Orchard Bungalow, Treguff, St. Mary Church. CF71
7FS
Orchard Bungalow, St. Mary Church
Orchard Bungalow extended garden. Land acquired is currently agricultural. Use
required for residential to match that of existing property. Note we do not intend to
use the Land for commercial logging / metal fabrication / commercial usage or
anything associated/deemed industrial
REFUSED AND AUTHORISE ENFORCEMENT ACTION
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T the application for planning permission for the change of use of the
land be refused for the following reason:
(i) By reason of its size, the rural/agricultural context, and the appearance
and open character of the application site and surrounding land, the
change of use of the land results in a demonstrably intrusive incursion
into the countryside which is harmful to its appearance and character. It
also results in an incremental and harmful urbanising effect on the
countryside, which is in conflict with the aims and criteria of Policies
MD1 (criterion 1) and MD2 (criteria 1 and 2) of the LDP, and Policy
DG13 of the Design in Landscape SPG, paragraphs 5.5 and 5.8.1 of
TAN12 and having regard to the advice in paragraph 3.9, 3.14, 3.16,
3.38 of PPW (Edition 11).
(2) T H A T the Head of Legal and Democratic Services be authorised to issue an
Enforcement Notice under Section 172 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
(as amended) in respect of the land west and south of Orchard Bungalow, to require:
(i) The cessation of the residential use of the land,
(ii) The removal from the land of the metal shed, polytunnel, and domestic
paraphernalia including, but not limited to, goal posts and play
equipment.
(3) T H A T in the event of non-compliance with the Notice, authorisation be
granted to take such legal proceedings as may be required.
Reason for dual decision
(1) It appears to the Council that the above breach of planning control constituting
the change of use of the land from agriculture to residential use has commenced
within the last 10 years.
(2) The unauthorised change of use of the land by reason of its size, the
rural/agricultural context, and the appearance and open character of the application
site and surrounding land, has resulted in a demonstrably intrusive incursion into the
countryside which is harmful to its appearance and character. It has also resulted in
an incremental and harmful urbanising effect on the countryside, which is in conflict
with the aims and criteria of Policies MD1 (criterion 1) and MD2 (criteria 1 and 2) of
the LDP, and Policy DG13 of the Design in Landscape SPG, paragraphs 5.5 and
5.8.1 of TAN12 and having regard to the advice in paragraph 3.9, 3.14, 3.16, 3.38 of
PPW (Edition 11).
(3) It is considered that the decision complies with the Council’s well-being
objectives and the sustainable development principle in accordance with the
requirements of the Well Being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.
RESOLVED – T H A T in pursuance of the powers delegated to the Committee, the
following applications be determined as indicated and any other necessary action be
taken.
2021/00622/FUL Received on 18 May 2022
(P. 76)
APPLICANT: Kestral Construction and Hafod HA
Agent: Mr Liam Griffiths Asbri Planning Ltd., Unit 9, Oak Tree Court, Cardiff Gate
Business Park, Cardiff, CF23 8RS
81-85, Holton Road, Barry
Part demolition, extension and conversion of the upper floors of no. 81 – 85 Holton
Road to provide 25 no. residential flats, internal and external alterations and
associated works.
RESOLVED – T H A T subject to the applicant entering into a Section 106
agreement to secure the following:
EITHER
• The residential units are delivered by the Vale of Glamorgan Council, or by a
Housing Association Partner (Hafod Housing, Newydd Housing, United Welsh
Housing or Wales & West Housing) of the Vale of Glamorgan Council.
OR
• The developer pays £54,996 for the provision or enhancement of educational
facilities in schools serving the development for Secondary school children.
• The developer pays a contribution of £57,500 towards sustainable transport
facilities in the vicinity of the site.
• The developer provides public art on the site to the value of 1% of the build
costs or otherwise pays a contribution to the same value to the Council.
• The developer pays a contribution of £66,700 towards providing or enhancing
public open space in the vicinity of the site.
AND
• The units shall only be occupied as affordable housing that meets the definition
of affordable housing in Annex B of the Welsh Government Technical Advice
Note 2 on Affordable Housing, or any future guidance that replaces it.
• The developer pays the legal and implementation/monitoring fees for the S106
agreement.
APPROVED – Subject to the conditions as contained within the report.
Reason for decision
Having regard to the content of the report and discussions at the meeting.
2021/00764/FUL Received on 15 July 2022
(P. 104)
APPLICANT: Heritage Coast Campsite Monknash, Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan.,
CF71 7QQ
AGENT: r. Andrew Parker Andrew Parker Associates, The Old Farmhouse,
Trerhyngyll, Vale of Glamorgan, CF71 7TN
Heritage Coast Campsite, Monknash
Proposed 2 no. new tourist lodges, conversion of existing camp site facilities to form
2 no. tourist accommodation units. Proposed campervan site and tent area with
provision of new toilet shower block.
APPROVED – Subject to the conditions as contained within the report.
Reason for decision
Having regard to the content of the report and discussions at the meeting.
2021/01270/FUL Received on 1 September 2021
(P. 125)
APPLICANT: Mr. D Clarke Brooklands, Brook Lane, St. Nicholas. CF5 6TB
AGENT: Mr. Geraint John Office 16 (House 1, 2nd Floor), The Maltings, East
Tyndall Street, Cardiff, CF24 5EA
Brooklands, Brook Lane, St. Nicholas
Part retrospective application to regularise and seek the approval for the completion
of the 'as built' development for a new detached dwelling (through a barn conversion
and associated works of adaptation and extension).
RESOLVED -
(1) T H A T planning permission for the works as described in the application be
refused.
(2) T H A T the Head of Legal and Democratic Services be authorised to serve an
Enforcement Notice under Section 172 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
(as amended) to require the following:
i. The removal of all unauthorised works that have taken place to Barn F,
including the doors and windows, blockwork walls, cladding and roof
covering, and the reinstatement of the barn to its previous appearance, as
shown in the approved plans and the photographs attached to planning
application file 2011/00898/FUL;
ii. The demolition of the brick link extension (referred to as building B in the
submitted planning application) that has been built between Barn F and
the adjacent building (Barn E);
iii. Making good the east elevation of Barn E (following the demolition of the
link extension) by bricking this up in matching brickwork.
(3) T H A T in the event of non-compliance with the Notice, authorisation is also
sought to take such legal proceedings as may be required.
Reasons for decisions
(1) The extent of works proposed and that have been carried out to the former
steel portal framed barn in the east of the site (Barn F), and the link extension
adjoining this to the adjacent brick and blockwork barn (Barn E) and as proposed,
amount to the substantial reconstruction and alteration of the building, to the extent
that these elements of the proposal would constitute the construction of a new
building in the countryside. By reason of the design and character of the
alterations/new building, relative to its former agricultural appearance, the works
have unacceptably harmed and fundamentally altered the character of the building.
The former overly agricultural portal barn now has a highly domesticated an
urbanised character, which is to the detriment of the group of buildings and the wider
character of the yard. This is contrary to Policies MD1 (Location of New
Development) and MD11 (Conversion and Renovation of Rural Buildings) of the Vale
of Glamorgan Adopted Local Development Plan 2011-2026, the Conversion and
Renovation of Rural Buildings Supplementary Planning Guidance (2018) and advice
in Technical Advice Note 12 (Design).
(2) The recommendation to refuse planning permission has been taken in
accordance with Section 38 of The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004,
which requires that, in determining a planning application the determination must be
in accordance with the Development Plan unless material considerations indicate
otherwise. The Development Plan for the area comprises the Vale of Glamorgan
Adopted Local Development Plan 2011-2026 and Future Wales – the National Plan
2040.
(3) It is considered that the decision complies with the Council’s well-being
objectives and the sustainable development principle in accordance with the
requirements of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.
(4) The appropriate marine policy documents have been considered in the
determination of this application in accordance with Section 59 of the Marine and
Coastal Access Act 2009.
2021/01386/RG3 Received on 22 September 2021
(P. 158)
APPLICANT: Vale of Glamorgan Council, The Alps, Quarry Road, Cardiff, CF5 6AA
AGENT: Mr John Griffiths Blacksmiths Shop, The Forge, Cantref, Brecon, LD3 8LR
2, Dyffryn Close, St. Nicholas
Retrospective application for new roof covering.
APPROVED – Subject to the conditions as contained within the report.
Reason for decision
Having regard to the content of the report and discussions at the meeting.
2021/01387|/RG3 Received on 22 September 2021
(P. 169)
APPLICANT: Vale of Glamorgan Council, The Alps, Quarry Road, Cardiff, CF5 6AA
AGENT: Mr John Griffiths Blacksmiths Shop, The Forge, Cantref, Brecon, LD3 8LR
4, Dyffryn Close, St. Nicholas
Retrospective application for new roof covering.
APPROVED – Subject to the conditions as contained within the report.
Reason for decision
Having regard to the content of the report and discussions at the meeting.
2021/01388/RG3 Received on 22 September 2021
(P. 181)
APPLICANT: Vale of Glamorgan Council, The Alps, Quarry Road, Cardiff, CF5 6AA
AGENT: Mr John Griffiths Blacksmiths Shop, The Forge, Cantref, Brecon, LD3 8LR
13, Dyffryn Close, St. Nicholas
Retrospective planning application for change of roof covering.
APPROVED – Subject to the conditions as contained within the report.
Reason for decision
Having regard to the content of the report and discussions at the meeting.
2021/01809/FUL Received on 6 January 2022
(P. 192)
APPLICANT: Mr Eugene McKay c/o Agent, Unit D - Lunesdale, Upton Magna
Business Park, Shrewsbury, SY4 4TT
AGENT: Tim Williams Green Planning Studio Ltd, Unit D - Lunesdale, Upton Magna
Business Park, Shrewsbury, SY4 4TT
Barn (to the North of Howe Mill Farm), St Athan Road, St Mary Church
Change of use of a barn to dwelling to be used for holiday purposes.
WITHDRAWN by the applicant
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T the Head of Legal and Democratic Services be authorised to serve an
Enforcement Notice under Section 172 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
(as amended) to require:
(i) Reinstate the building to its original condition including undertaking the
following:
• Remove the render applied to the exterior of the building.
• Remove the windows and doors on the front and rear elevations.
• Remove the additional areas of new external blockwork in elevations.
• Remove the profiled tiled metal sheeting roof.
(ii) Remove all of the waste materials from the land resulting from the taking
of step (i) above.
(2) T H AT in the event of non-compliance with the Notice, authorisation is also
sought to take such legal proceedings as may be required.
Reasons for decisions
(1) It appears to the Council that the above breach of planning control constituting
operational development has occurred within the last four years.
(2) The works that have been undertaken to date have resulted in the substantial
alteration of the former rural brick building and are not sympathetic to the fabric of
the existing building and unacceptably affects the appearance and rural character of
the building and its wider rural setting. The development would, therefore, conflict
with Policies SP1 - Delivering the Strategy, MD1 - Location of New Development,
MD11 – Conversion and Renovation of Rural Buildings and MD13 - Tourism and
Leisure of the Vale of Glamorgan Adopted Local Development Plan 2011-2026 and
Conversion and Renovation of Rural Buildings (2018) Supplementary Planning
Guidance, as well as national policy identified within Planning Policy Wales (Edition
11, 2021), TAN12- Design and TAN 24 – The Historic Environment.
(3) It is considered that the decision complies with the Council’s well-being
objectives and the sustainable development principle in accordance with the
requirements of the Well Being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.
2021/00571/FUL Received on 4 May 2022
(P. 222)
APPLICANT: Mr Jacob George, 122-124, Plymouth Road, The Waverley Care
Centre,
Penarth , Vale Of Glamorgan. CF64 5DN
AGENT: Mrs Kruti Gandhi, 58B, Clearwater Way, Lakeside, Cardiff. CF23 6DJ
The Waverley Care Centre, 122-124, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Retain boundary fence and gates as built replacing approved (2021/01186/FUL of
14/12/2021) brick wall with metal fencing due to structural instability.
APPROVED – Subject to the conditions as contained within the report.
Reason for decision
Having regard to the content of the report and discussions at the meeting.
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T the Head of Legal and Democratic Services be authorised to issue an
Enforcement Notice under Section 172 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
(as amended) to require:
(i) The cessation of the use of the land for the storage of:
(a) construction related goods including (but not limited to), building
materials, fittings, fixtures, signage, ladders, paint, machinery, bricks, fencing,
sheds, tubing, wheelbarrows, tubs, woodwork, pallets and UPVC frames and
other miscellaneous items;
(b) construction related waste materials including (but not limited to),
rubble, tubs, woodwork and pallets;
(c) a prefabricated unit, shed and other buildings, along with the remains
of a roof.
(ii) The permanent removal from the land of the:
(a) construction related goods including (but not limited to), building
materials, fittings, fixtures, signage, ladders, paint, machinery, bricks, fencing,
sheds, tubing, wheelbarrows, tubs, woodwork, pallets, UPVC frames and
other miscellaneous items;
(b) construction related waste materials including (but not limited to),
rubble, tubs, woodwork and pallets;
(c) prefabricated unit, shed and other buildings, along with the remains of
a roof.
(2) T H AT, in the event of non-compliance with the Notice, authorisation be
granted to take such legal proceedings as may be required.
Reasons for decisions
(1) It appears to the Council that the above breach of planning control constituting
the change of use of the land from agriculture to a mixed use of agriculture and the
storage of construction items and waste, plant/machinery, the siting of a pre-
fabricated container and other associated buildings has commenced within the last
10 years.
(2) The unauthorised change of use of the land has resulted in a large volume of
commercial items, waste as well as associated machinery and buildings stored on
agricultural land in readily visible positions. This results in the loss of open
countryside which is detrimental to the rural character of the area and to the visual
amenities of local properties. Furthermore, the movement, sorting, collecting and
delivery of items, waste and machinery is a loud and disruptive process which further
detrimentally impacts the amenities of neighbouring properties by way of noise
disturbance and further detrimentally impacts the character of the area. The
unauthorised use of the land for the storage of construction items, plant/machinery
and associated structures and buildings is therefore considered to be contrary to
Policies MD2, MD5 and MD7 of the Local Development Plan as well as guidance set
out in Planning Policy Wales (Edition 11, 2021).
(3) It is considered that the decision complies with the Council’s well-being
objectives and the sustainable development principle in accordance with the
requirements of the Well Being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.
(ii) Land and Buildings at 101, Port Road West, Barry -
The report sought authorisation to issue an Enforcement Notice under section 172 of
the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) in respect of the grey roof
tiles, boundary wall and dormer window recently constructed at the property.
The report recommended that an Enforcement Notice be issued requiring the
replacement of the roof tiles on the existing dwelling and extension with a suitable
alternative that matched the colour and texture of the original dwelling, lowering the
1.8m high boundary wall and the finishing of the dormer window in materials that
matched the roof of the original dwelling. Authorisation was also sought to pursue
legal proceedings in the event that the Enforcement Notice was not complied with.
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T the Head of Legal and Democratic Services be authorised to serve an
Enforcement Notice under Section 172 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
(as amended) to require:
(i) The removal of the grey cement roof tiles on the existing dwelling and
their replacement with a suitable alternative that matches, as far as
practicable, the colour and concrete texture/profile of the tiles on the original
dwelling and adjoining property.
(ii) The removal of the grey cement roof tiles on the two-storey side
extension and their replacement with a suitable alternative that matches the
colour and concrete texture/profile of the tiles on the original dwelling and
adjoining property.
(iii) The reduction of the 1.8m high boundary wall/fence constructed around
the boundary of the garden to a height of no more than 1m above ground
level.
(iv) The removal of all waste materials resulting from the taking of steps (i)
– (iv) above from the site.
(2) T H A T in the event of non-compliance with the Notice, authorisation be
granted to take such legal proceedings as may be required.
Reasons for decisions
(1) It appears to the Council that the above breach of planning control constituting
operational development - the re-roofing of the original dwelling and the construction
of the boundary wall, have occurred within the last 4 years and the roofing of the
extension with grey cement tiles in breach of condition 2. On planning application
2020/01082/FUL, within the last 10 years.
(2) The development has been undertaken to a residential property within the
settlement boundary where development is expected to be of a high standard of
design that positively contributes to the context and character of the surrounding
natural and built environment and is of a scale, form, layout and character that is
sympathetic to and respects its immediate setting and wider surroundings. The use
of grey cement roof tiles on the original dwelling and extension, and boundary wall
are considered to be unacceptable as they detract from the character of the existing
property and its setting and have an adverse impact on the wider street scene. The
development is therefore considered to be contrary to policies SP1, (Delivering the
Strategy), SP10 (Built and Natural Environment), MD2 (Design of New Development)
and MD5 (Development within Settlement Boundaries), the Residential and
Householder Development SPG, PPW Edition 11 (2021) and Technical Advice Note
12: Design.
(3) Despite meetings and correspondence with the owner of the property, no
further attempts have been made to regularise the position or remove the
unauthorised development which is considered to be unacceptable.
(4) It is considered that the decision complies with the Council’s well-being
objectives and the sustainable development principle in accordance with the
requirements of the Well Being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.
RESOLVED – THAT the comments of the Environment and Regeneration
Scrutiny Committee and subsequent comments from Councillor Morgan be noted
and considered further by the next Administration as part of an authority-wide
traffic management and road safety policy that linked with both the 20mph default
speed limit and plans for greater active travel opportunities .
Question:
Can you please confirm that the current Cabinet has brought forward this
resolution and that the proposed authority-wide traffic management and road
safety policy will now be addressed as a matter of priority?
Reply from the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Sustainable Places
Welsh Government announced on 12th June, 2022, a decision to introduce a
default speed limit of 20mph in Wales. At this current time our officers are working
hard to plan and deliver this project in time for the current introduction date of
September 2023. This means there are limited resources to undertake any further
large scale traffic policy work, but in addition it would be inappropriate to
undertake this work prior to the implementation of the ongoing 20mph default
project, as this involves the review of various guidance associated with the setting
of speed limits which would be an essential part of any such policy.
There is a detailed plan of Active Travel proposals for the Vale of Glamorgan and
this can be found on the Council’s website which she would encourage people to
look at. The work to develop an authority-wide traffic management and road
safety policy will commence following the implementation of the 20mph default
speed limit.
If there are any specific issues – whether these are around a specific issue or
locality that Councillor Morgan has concerns about, I would be more than happy to
explore those matters further through discussion with all Members as well if they
asked.
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Supplemental
Councillor Morgan, referring to his disappointment that nothing had been
progressed, sought a meeting with the Cabinet Member to discuss the matter
further.
The Cabinet Member indicated that she was happy to do so.
(iii) Question from Councillor Dr. I.J. Johnson
How many people are currently waiting for social services support, and what is the
Council doing to reduce that number?
Reply from the Cabinet Member for Social Care and Health
People approach Social Services for a variety of reasons. The question is very
broad and so I have endeavoured to give some broad details firstly for Adults and
then secondly for Children and Young People. If there is anything specific that
Councillor Dr. Johnson has concerns about, I can maybe deal with that as a
supplementary or through further discussion.
Adult Assessment:
In Adult Services there are currently 99 people in the community waiting for a
Social Services assessment. There are an additional 6 people waiting in hospital
for an assessment by a Social Worker
There are no urgent cases waiting assessment, but there are 24 awaiting
allocation and 75 cases awaiting input from an Occupational Therapist (these are
lower priority) the standard we seek to achieve is for assessment to be made
within 12 weeks.
Adults Waiting for a Service:
There are 5 people waiting for a care home placement (3 permanent, 1 temp,
1 respite).
There are 120 people waiting for domiciliary care however, just over 20 of those
are temporarily receiving that care from the Vale Community Resource Service
which specialises in providing reablement and rehabilitation.
For Children and Young People
The picture here is different and the detail I will provide relates to the numbers
waiting to be assessed. This is the position as at the 11/7/22:
• 10 children (in 9 families) awaiting assessment by the Child Health and
Disability Team. It is expected a number of these children will be allocated
for assessment within a week.
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• 39 children (in 28 families) awaiting assessment by the Intake Team.
The list of children waiting is kept under regular review and allocated according to
need.
Supplemental
Thanking the Cabinet Member for his response, Councillor Dr. Johnson sought
clarification in respect of the market fragility and service capacity, noting that these
were high on the Council’s risk register and enquired if staffing issues were
affecting the Council’s ability to deliver support.
The Cabinet Member confirmed that there were seven individuals waiting
assessment and confirmed that in regard to Adult Services there were less than
100 people waiting for care at home and this was where the Authority was finding
it particularly difficult to meet those individuals’ needs. As a result the service was
conducting risk assessments for those individuals to ensure that they were
prioritised. Domiciliary care was particularly difficult to resource in rural areas as a
result specific initiatives were in place to develop additional capacity in the
Western Vale. The supply and demand of domiciliary care was carefully
monitored and over the previous three months a growing number of packages had
been put in place each month. In April, this was 108 packages and in June 136.
There was however a gap in capacity and Social Services had put several
measures in place to mitigate the situation. He agreed to forward details of these
measures to Councillor Dr. Johnson and Members of the Council.
(iv) Question from Councillor Dr. I.J. Johnson
How many Council houses have been built by the Vale of Glamorgan Council in
the last decade?
Reply from the Cabinet Member for Public Sector Housing and Tenant
Engagement
Given the housing crisis in this country, let alone in the Vale of Glamorgan, the
straightforward answer is – not enough!
But, the good news is that the Council re-commenced its house building
programme in September 2017, and since this date Council has completed 76
properties in the following areas:
• Francis Road, Barry – 3 no. units
• Llys Llechwedd Jenner, Barry – 28 no. units
• Clos Holm View, Barry Phase 1 – 11 no. units
• Court Road, Barry – 11 no. units
• Lon y Felin Wynt, Hayes Road, Barry – 23 no. units
67 properties are currently under construction and these are:
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• St Cyres Road, Penarth – 14 no. units
• Hayeswood Road, Barry – 53 no. units
We are ‘in contract’ for 32 properties and awaiting construction start dates at:
• Coldbrook Road East, Barry – 20 no. units
• Colcot Clinic, Barry – 12 no. units
Awaiting Planning Decision, but due to start on site 2022/23, on a further 49
properties at the following locations:
• Clos Holm View, Barry (Phase 2) – 31 no. units
• Maes y Ffynnon, Bonvilston – 8 no. units
• Olive Lodge, Barry (acquisition pending) – 10 no. units
In addition we currently have 346 units for schemes at Feasibility and Pre-
development stage from 2023.
Supplemental
Councillor Dr. Johnson, being pleased to hear that the projects were under
delivery, enquired of the Cabinet Member as to what consideration she had given
in the context of the number of units quoted in her response, the impact of inflation
and supply chain issues affecting the construction industry would have on the
delivery of the programme over the coming years.
The Cabinet Member acknowledged that there had been difficulties with costings
of materials and prices from contractors and the Council was working hard to
mitigate these pressures and she indicated that she would provide Councillor
Dr. Johnson with a written reply.
(v) Question from Councillor Dr. I.J. Johnson
What is the current situation regarding the Model Farm development?
Reply from the Cabinet Member for Community Engagement, Equalities and
Regulatory Services
Planning permission was quashed in October 2021 when the Court Order by
HHJ Jarman QC confirmed the application for permission for judicial review was
granted. The planning application is now back with the Council for determination.
A new public consultation regarding the planning application was undertaken
earlier in the year and additional viability information has also been presented by
the applicant which the public could comment on. This information is currently
being considered by relevant experts on behalf of the Council.
The application remains under assessment and will be reported back to Planning
Committee for consideration once this process (including the assessment of the
viability information) is complete. However, it should be noted that the application
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is also currently subject to a holding direction from Welsh Government and once
the Planning Committee considers the application, it will have to be passed back
to Welsh Government for an actual decision.
The application will not be on the agenda for next Planning Committee on 27th July
and is likely to come back for consideration in the Autumn.
Supplemental
Councillor Dr. Johnson sought clarification on the process and decision-making in
terms of who would make the final decision regarding the granting of planning
permission.
Referring to the holding direction received from Welsh Government the Cabinet
Member confirmed that the matter would come back to the Council’s Planning
Committee in the near future to consider officers’ recommendations. Once the
Planning Committee had considered the matter the application would be passed
back to Welsh Government for the final decision.
(vi) Question from Councillor Dr. I.J. Johnson
What is the timetable for a new-build Welsh medium school in Cowbridge?
Reply from the Cabinet Member for Education, Arts and the Welsh Language
Thank you for your question. The new build Welsh Medium School in Cowbridge
proposal will need to be subject to a statutory consultation process. This is
provisionally planned for September 2022 and a final determination on the
education proposal likely in March 2023. This consultation is required to determine
what form of Welsh Medium primary school would be most appropriate based on
the statutory considerations outlined in the School Organisation Code.
It is anticipated that the funding for the project will form part of the extended
Sustainable Communities for Learning Band B programme. This will depend on
Welsh Government approval to extend the programme. Projects within the Band B
programme must be approved before 2024 and completed by 2026.
Based on the current estimated timeframe it is expected that the relevant business
case, planning and SAB approvals would be in place by September 2023 to allow
construction to begin. The new school would be anticipated to open in January
2025 subject to no delays in achieving the relevant approvals.
The Council’s draft Welsh in Education Strategic Plan covering the years 2022 to
2032 requires the new school to be delivered by 2027. Under the current
programme the Council aims to deliver the new school by 2025. However, this is
subject to the necessary funding being in place and the outcome of the relevant
stages of the decision making process.
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Supplemental
Councillor Dr. Johnson enquired if any lessons had been learned from the Barry
Waterfront development.
The Cabinet Member confirmed that there had been and she would be happy to
discuss these with Councillor Dr. Johnson further.
(vii) Question from Councillor M.J. Hooper
Given the upcoming changes at Westminster, and especially cognisant of Boris
Johnson's personal agenda, have the Council identified any new risks to the
levelling up funding bid, and what are they doing to mitigate said risks?
Reply from the Executive Leader and Cabinet Member for Performance and
Resources
The scope of the Levelling Up Round 2 remains unchanged and changes within
Westminster have not impacted on bid development. The Portal for submission of
bids had opened and the Council bid would be submitted shortly. The Council has
identified this as a risk in terms of delivery timescales for capital works should the
bid be approved. It is hoped that the end dates for delivery or the appraisal
window will be amended by UK Government to mitigate against this delay at the
start of the process.
Supplemental
Councillor Hooper, referring to the current Prime Minister leadership contest and
to the pledges relating to taxation made by the candidates which economic
commentators believed could result in implications for future levelling up funding
and shared prosperity funding, asked the Leader if she would consider a review of
the risks.
Referring to scenario planning by the Project Team, the Leader indicated that they
were well ahead in terms of working out the potential implications, but until clarity
was achieved within the Conservative party, it was a case of waiting and seeing
and then act accordingly.
(viii) Question from Councillor C.A. Cave
Could the Cabinet Member please explain the criteria for cutting highway verges?
Reply from the Cabinet Member for Neighbourhood and Building Services
There are set criteria for the various designated areas of the Highways Verge
network and the detail of this is as follows:
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There are 150km of carriageway designated as Strategic Routes within the
adopted highway, these are cut during May, July and September throughout the
growing season to an average width of 3 metres.
There are 655km of carriageway designated as Non-Strategic Routes within the
adopted highway, these are cut on one occasion at an average width of 1.2
metres after the 3rd Monday in July to aid users of the carriageway but also to aid /
assist the ecological interest of these verges.
There are several recognised Vision Splays within the highway network that
require cutting at the beginning of the growing season to ensure appropriate vison
at these junctions, this would usually take place in May, however within our
contract we also have the ability to call upon a second vison splay cut if verge
growth requires it.
Supplemental
Councillor Cave sought an explanation from the Cabinet Member as to why
contractors were being allowed to choose when and where they would cut grass
verges. She had particular concern that vehicle vision splays were not being
appropriately managed.
The Cabinet Member indicated that he was not aware of any particular issues in
regard to the maintenance of highway verges but gave an assurance that he
would investigate the matter.
(ix) Question from Councillor C.A. Cave
Will the Cabinet Member please give his support to a Rural Roads Policy?
Reply from the Cabinet Member for Sustainable Places
Thank you for your question and I would advise that I am aware that this matter
has already been responded to and addressed via Council questions by the
previous Cabinet Member for Neighbourhood Services and Transport. I would
concur with his statements and position stated at that time, however, for the
avoidance of doubt I would clarify as below for new Members.
The Council’s local road network comprises a mixture of road classes and
unclassified roads within the rural Vale incorporating country lanes. It is the case
with a significant number of both urban and rural roads throughout the Vale that
these were not designed or constructed to accommodate the current mix and
volume of traffic, pedestrian, cyclist and equestrian users. However, all roads
including rural roads and country lanes, must carry a certain composition of traffic
to serve the needs of the local population both from a business, work and leisure
perspective and motorists who use these roads should do so with appropriate care
and consideration for others. It is also accepted that there is a general increase in
the use of all roads for various purposes, but this is Vale wide and affects all
classes or road both rural and urban.
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Where specific safety or conflict issues arise along rural roads or country lanes
this is already investigated and managed based on specific investigation and
evidence obtained in the same was as urban roads to ensure the Council comply
with its statutory duty to manage its overall highway network in accordance with
the appropriate legislation. There are no requirements for the Council to manage
country lanes or rural roads separately or in a different manner to its other local
road network and there is no evidence that country lanes are generally unsafe,
albeit there is a recognition of a slightly different mix of traffic and infrastructure
conditions in managing various elements and classes of road within the Vale’s
local road network. Where issues on any country roads are brought to the
Council’s attention then these will be fully investigated based on the evidence and
risk approach in the same way that all other roads are assessed and managed.
As a consequence, and based on the above position, I do not consider that there
is a need to have a separate Rural Roads Policy as safety and traffic conditions
are already considered specific to each circumstance and section of road based
on investigation and evidence whether this is a rural country lane or busy urban
road. In summary, the Council’s highways teams review and considers specific
concerns on its rural network in the same manner as any other road within the
Vale’s local highway network and this is considered adequate, reasonable and a
proportionate way to deal with safety issues which may be raised or occur at any
time.
Finally, and as referenced in one of my previous responses, at a meeting of the
Cabinet on 28th February 2022 consideration was given to a reference from the
Environment and Regeneration Scrutiny Committee concerning a suggested Rural
Roads Policy in the Vale. Cabinet at the time resolved to note the comments of
the Environment and Regeneration Scrutiny Committee and subsequent
comments from Councillor Morgan and considered further by the next
Administration as part of an authority-wide traffic management and road safety
policy that linked with both the 20mph default speed limit which she supported.
I agree with the previous Cabinet Member’s position on this matter and as I have
stated, work to develop an authority-wide traffic management and road safety
policy will commence following the implementation of the 20mph default speed
limit.
Supplemental
Thanking Councillor Morgan for his support and campaigning for such a policy,
Councillor Cave asked the Cabinet Member if she would accept an invitation to
visit her ward to look at issues that had not been addressed by her Cabinet
predecessor.
The Cabinet Member indicated that she would be happy to visit Councillor Cave’s
ward.
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(x) Question from Councillor G.D.D. Carroll
What action is the Council taking in response to the impacts of inflation on the
Authority’s budgets?
Reply from the Executive Leader and Cabinet Member for Performance and
Resources
The inflationary pressures are impacting on all of the Council’s finances both
revenue and capital.
For revenue the Council has been largely protected on rising utility costs having
purchased its gas and electric in advance but is seeing pressure coming through
on changes to standing charges. Negotiations are ongoing on the 2022/23 pay
award and it is looking likely that the 3% set aside will be insufficient. Services are
managing their budgets tightly to ensure the Council’s finances are as robust as
possible. Regular sessions are held to discuss budget pressures across all
Directorates. You will also be aware that regular revenue (and capital) monitoring
reports are brought before Cabinet (and all Scrutiny Committees) so that the
budgets can be monitored and where necessary, action taken to address
emerging issues.
Pressures are also coming through in Capital and again the finance team are
working with service managers to understand the impact of rising prices at a
scheme level. As part of this work we are ascertaining progress on schemes,
whether work is under way, contracts agreed or work still out to tender. Managers
are having to value engineer schemes to keep to agreed cost envelopes. In
particular cases, such as with key projects that are funded via Welsh Government
(21stC schools being a key example), discussions are held to establish whether
inflationary pressures can be factored into any awards.
Finally, all be aware that the Council does hold specific reserves (both revenue
and capital) which are available to be used as a consequence of cost pressures,
including inflationary increases.
Supplemental
Councillor Carroll enquired if the Leader anticipated a draw down from reserves
and what this amount would be.
The Leader pointed out to Councillor Carroll that this had been set out in recent
reports to the Corporate Performance and Resources Scrutiny Committee and the
Governance and Audit Committee. Those reports referred to reserves that could
be used and would be used if deemed necessary and it was just as well the
Council had these.
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(xi) Question from Councillor G.D.D. Carroll
Will the Cabinet Member please provide an update on action the Council is taking
to improve highway infrastructure on Llandough Hill?
Reply from the Cabinet Member for Neighbourhood and Building Services
Thank you for your question, however, it is unclear exactly what information you
are looking for regarding the highway infrastructure on Llandough. I can confirm
that Llandough Hill is recorded as adopted highway and the Council as local
highway authority has a duty to maintain it at public expense under Section 41 of
the Highways Act 1980. I am unaware of any other infrastructure on Llandough
Hill that you may be referring too. Perhaps if you could elaborate, I would be
happy to respond further.
Supplemental
Councillor Carroll asked the Cabinet Member if he would support the resurfacing
of the road.
The Council’s three year plan which provided a method whereby individual roads
were identified and prioritised for resurfacing through consideration of several
specific criteria, which included but was not limited to road classification, ongoing
maintenance costs, customer complaints and third party claims. The process
enabled the Council to implement an annual programme of resurfacing works on a
priority basis so as to manage its highway asset in the most cost effective and
beneficial manner subject to the funding available annually for such works. The
three year plan had recently been updated and was presented to Cabinet on
7th July, 2022 and the Environment and Regeneration Scrutiny Committee on
12th July, 2022. The agendas and minutes of these meeting were available, as he
pointed out to Councillor Carroll, via the Council’s website.
That Cabinet report identified that Llandough Hill was identified as scoring 195
points on the three year Resurfacing Plan and it was anticipated, based on current
funding available in the current financial year, that resurfacing works would be
undertaken to roads scoring a total of 210 points or above. Therefore it was
unlikely that the road would be resurfaced in the current financial year, although
the position would be reviewed again in 2023.
(xii) Question from Councillor R.R. Thomas
Will the Leader confirm how many potholes have been reported to the Council
within the town of Penarth in the last 12 months?
Reply from the Executive Leader and Cabinet Member for Performance and
Resources
I am informed that 126 carriageway defects have been reported to the Council
from July 2021 to June 2022. All of these reported defects have been inspected
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to ensure they meet the intervention criteria set by the Council. The criteria is
available on the Council’s website and the Environment and Regeneration
Scrutiny Committee had also discussed this recently.
In addition, the Council’s Highway Inspectors have raised some 242 actionable
carriageway defects in Penarth from July 2021 to June 2022. Some of these
defects will be in the 126 reported defects identified above.
Whilst we regularly inspect all our highways, as has been detailed, defects will
appear in between these inspections. We therefore encourage all residents to use
the ‘report it’ feature on our website if they are concerned about a pothole, or
alternatively to telephone our contact centre with this information.
Supplemental
Councillor R. Thomas, referring to the Council’s report which only identified one
road which required resurfacing which he was disappointed with, asked the
Leader why residents of Penarth were low on the Council’s priority list and invited
her to visit the ward with him to walk and speak to residents on the issue.
The Leader indicated that she regularly walked and cycled around the Plymouth
ward for a number of reasons and that at a recent visit to the ward she only
identified three potholes which had already been assessed for repair and since
that time the work had been undertaken. She reminded Councillor Thomas that
she regularly reported potholes for repair and recounted from emails she had
retained for her records that she had reported a number of defects to road across
Penarth in 2017 and 2018. In 2019 she had reported 132 defects and one road
where she had reported potholes had since been resurfaced. In 2020 she had
reported 5 defects and in 2021 she had reported a further 47 defects across
various locations in Penarth. She also pointed out to Councillor Thomas that she
also took the time to report street bins that required emptying, street lights that
were not working and graffiti. She was not only a voice for the community in the
Council but an effective Councillor. She also reminded Councillor Thomas of the
reporting feature on the Council’s website and suggested that he walked his ward
and reported any potholes which she had no doubt would be repaired if they met
the Council’s repairs criteria.
(xiii) Question from Councillor G. Bruce
Why has the Council not taken action to ensure adequate school transport
provision is put in place for pupils travelling from Rhoose Primary to Cowbridge
Comprehensive following catchment area changes to protect the education
continuity of pupils attending Cowbridge?
Reply from the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Sustainable Places
Free home to school transport is provided to secondary aged pupils who live three
or more miles from their catchment school.
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Transport is provided for any pupil who qualifies either on distance grounds or
because they do not have an available walking route to school, if they attend their
catchment area school.
This is and has been the Authority’s position and is part of the school and college
transport policy which can be found on the Council’s website.
Pupils moving up from Rhoose Primary to Cowbridge Comprehensive in
September 2022 will be allocated free school transport, as long as they live in
catchment. Parents are able to apply to any school they wish, but as outlined in
the Policy if it is non-catchment parents/carers will be responsible for transport
provision.
The change of catchment for Cowbridge Comprehensive, that included Rhoose
moving into catchment was, as other changes in school catchments have been, a
phased approach.
The change came in for Year 7 in September 2021 and will be for both Year 7 and
Year 8 in September 2022.
The Council does not change the catchment for all year groups at the same time.
If that was to happen, in this particular case, then all pupils who attended Llantwit
Major Comprehensive and live in Rhoose would all be out of catchment and not
qualify for free school transport. That would affect close to 230 pupils who live in
the Rhoose area and who knowingly choose to attend at that time their catchment
school, Llantwit Comprehensive.
The Council has fulfilled its statutory duty and continues to provide transport for
pupil who attend their catchment school.
I am aware of issues raised with regards costs for the private bus that runs from
Rhoose to Cowbridge Comprehensive which is in part due to a lack of pupils not
needing to purchase seats on this bus as they now travel for free on a Council
contracted school bus. However, I will refer to another private bus that ran from
the Ely area of Cardiff to Cowbridge Comprehensive that another operator
decided to cancel at the beginning of this year. This was not due to lack of
passengers, it was a decision made by the operator for business reasons. The
Council has no control over the running of private services and as such operators
can make decisions on fares, whether or not they run a service or the route the
bus may take without consultation
(xiv) Question from Councillor C.P. Franks
Will the Cabinet Member indicate the additional tax burden falling on the Vale of
Glamorgan Council in respect of the proposed increase in National Insurance
contributions imposed by the UK Government?
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Reply from the Executive Leader and Cabinet Member for Performance and
Resources
The direct impact of the NI increase in 2022/23 was calculated as part of the
Budget proposals to be £1.034m – this figure includes all schools.
In terms of the indirect impact on for instance social care providers – we haven’t
been able to put a figure on this as we do not have sufficient detail on our
suppliers pay and the increases to Social Care Providers for 2022/23 would reflect
the RLW increase and other inflationary impacts such as energy costs.
Supplemental
Councillor Franks sought an assurance from the Leader that all front line services
would be protected in the face of increased National Insurance contributions.
The Leader referred to the fact that the increase had been budgeted for as part of
the Council’s budget setting process and alluded to approximately £1m of
additional costs that had been accounted for. The budget setting process for the
previous financial year identified £24m shortfall and that the Council had received
a good budget settlement from the Welsh Government. However, she did not
know what the settlement would be for the future financial year, but it was unlikely
that it would be at the same level. Alluding to the forthcoming budget setting
process that the Council would be undertaking, this would need to take account of
a number of additional financial challenges and she specifically referred to energy
prices and inflationary pressures. She would do all that was humanly possible to
protect services starting with the most vulnerable.
(xv) Question from Councillor C.P. Franks
The Cabinet Member will be aware of increasing concerns in Dinas Powys
regarding road safety. Will you indicate what measures are being implemented to
make our streets safer?
Reply from the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Sustainable Places
Thank you for your question, however, I note that you do not provide any specific
details relating to your road safety concerns and it is therefore difficult for me to
respond specifically.
The Council receives numerous concerns regarding a variety of aspects relating to
road safety throughout the Vale and investigates those concerns as appropriate
and as far as reasonably practicable given the current resource available and its
current powers and responsibilities.
I would firstly clarify that the Council as local highway authority has a statutory
duty under Section 39 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 to undertake studies into road
traffic collisions, and to take steps both to reduce and prevent them as far as
reasonably practicable and appropriate. To carry out this duty, the Council
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reviews collision data provided by the Welsh Government on a six monthly basis
relating to injury collisions which have occurred within the Vale’s local highway
network and considers the evidence and potential contributary factors associated
with those collisions. Where necessary based on this analysis and the potential
cause of any collision, the Council will consider schemes to improve road safety
subject to available funding. This includes Dinas Powys, however, I am unaware
of any serious injury collision within the village which require any specific and
immediate consideration at this time.
There is quite often some confusion over responsibilities with regard to highway
safety matters and speed related issues.
Although, the Council sets speed limits, the primary responsibility for speed
enforcement rests with the Police and the Council has no powers to deal with
speeding offences. For this reason, we recommend that contacting South Wales
Police should always be the first line of approach taken by members of the public
who are concerned about speeding issues in their local area. Alternatively,
residents can make a request for speed camera enforcement direct with GoSafe,
the Wales Casualty Reduction Partnership, whose primary function is to make
Welsh roads safer by reducing road casualties. However, the Council, Police and
GoSafe will generally recommend residents consider the setting up of a
community speed watch scheme which has proven to helpful deterring speeding in
local areas throughout Wales and of which there are many example throughout
the Vale. Details can be found on the GoSafe website.
In exceptional circumstances, where there is a significant history of personal injury
collisions, and where police and/or GoSafe action has failed to reduce speeding
offences and improve road safety, the Council will consider introducing further
measures to assist with speed enforcement such as traffic calming. Such
measures are expensive to introduce and where further measures are considered
necessary then those schemes compete for limited Welsh Government grant
funding, where in most, if not all cases, the most severe locations are awarded
funding. The Council has currently accumulated a significant number of schemes
that are awaiting future funding.
Finally, you will also be aware of the Welsh Government proposal for 20mph
speeding limits in Wales following the issue of advice on 12th July, 2022 by the
Head of Neighbourhood Services and Transport. The Senedd also voted on and
approved the proposal to reduce the default speed limit from 30mph to 20 mph on
restricted roads and residential streets on 12th July, 2022. Council officers are
currently working through the requirements of the legislation to understand the
implications within the Vale and which roads will be impacted after having
successfully taken part in one of eight Welsh Government pilots for the 20mph
default speed in St. Brides Major. The default speed limit is due to be implemented
in September 2023 and this measure would hopefully address ongoing road safety
concerns relating to speed not only in Dinas Powys but throughout the Vale where
the limit is to be implemented. I anticipate that the Council will be able to provide
further details on the implications for individual areas in Autumn 2022.
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Supplemental
Referring to the necessary investment, policing, enforcement and the lack of
safety schemes including the provision of a camera safe scheme in Dinas Powys
which volunteers were happy to support if provided the equipment, Councillor
Franks asked the Cabinet Member what she was going to do about it.
The Cabinet Member referred to her initial response and reminded Councillor
Franks that these measures would help address the issues he raised. The
Council was taking serious steps to address road safety and reminded Councillor
Franks that the Police also had an important role to play in the issue.
(vxi) Question from Councillor C.P. Franks
In the event of serious flooding of residential and commercial properties what
plans exist to safe guard vulnerable people?
Reply from the Cabinet Member for Neighbourhood and Building Services
The Council’s Civil Protection Unit (CPU) operate a 24/7 365 duty officer system to
respond to emergencies. The CPU works with other service areas to respond and
if necessary will open an emergency control room, usually based at the Alps in
Wenvoe. In the event of a flooding emergency, officers will contact the Social
Services Emergency Duty Team to ascertain if there are any known vulnerable
residents within the area, but it should be noted these would only be if they are
social services clients.
Welsh Government are working on a system called JIGSO which is a web service
that allows the user to be able to search a specific area of a map and identify the
properties within which are vulnerable citizens who may require assistance during
an emergency such as flooding/snowfall or perhaps an area being affected by
smoke. For example, the user can draw a circle/polygon around an area and
within a matter of minutes, be able to identify which households require
assistance. This will allow vulnerable citizens to receive priority assistance to
prepare for an emerging incident, receive additional support as a result of an
event e.g. water bottles, or evacuate if required.
In the case of Storm Bella in 2020, to obtain data on which properties required
assistance took some time, with JIGSO this information can obtained in a couple
of minutes. The maps can also be changed i.e. a black and white map just
showing outlines or perhaps a satellite map (similar to Google Earth but in more
detail) can be selected.
The system, which is unique to the UK, now means that data is now available
within minutes detailing the most vulnerable citizens in our communities so they
can be supported when an incident occurs.
In addition the CPU has produced a new Community Flood Plan and Extreme
Weather Guidance, that explains how to prepare a Community Flood Plan. This
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plan can be completed by households and as a community or flood group. This
can help communities develop local level plans that will assist local communities
and groups to identify and prepare plans for any vulnerable residents within their
local community who may need extra assistance, guidance can be found on the
Council’s website where you will also find further information and guidance, for
residents and businesses, on what to do before, during and after a flooding event.
Supplemental
Referring to the recent flooding events in Dinas Powys Councillor Franks asked
the Cabinet Member if he would reconsider the level of support from the Council in
future to vulnerable residents.
Disagreeing with Councillor Franks’ assessment of the support provided by the
Council during the recent flooding events having seen related reports, it was his
view officers had worked hard to support affected residents.
(xvii) Question from Councillor J.E. Charles
Will the Cabinet Member please outline the Council’s waste recycling targets and
confirm if these are being met.
Reply from the Cabinet Member for Neighbourhood and Building Services
The last measured recycling and the minimum Local Authority recovery (recycling,
preparation for re-use and composting) target was 64% (2019 / 2020).
The Council had to achieve a recycling rate of 64% within this target year and
thereafter up until 2023 / 2024. During the target year of 2019 / 2020, the Council
recorded a recycling rate of 70.3% exceeding the statutory target.
The next measured target will be 70% by 2024 / 2025. At present, the Council
continues to exceed the statutory targets and it is currently the second highest
performing Council in Wales and on target to achieve and exceed the 2024 / 2025
target.
Supplemental
Referring to the current emergencies, Councillor Charles enquired if the Council
would make more savings from increasing recycling and reuse rates.
The Cabinet Member indicated that the Council had plans to do this and referred
to the new waste transfer station at Cowbridge with a further facility to be provided
at the Atlantic Trading Estate, Barry.
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(xviii) Question from Councillor C.E.A. Champion
Will the Cabinet Member consider increasing the number of separated recycling
waste bins in the public spaces across the Vale?
Reply from the Cabinet Member for Neighbourhood and Building Services
There are no immediate plans to provide separated recycling bins for town and
rural litter as previous trials affected recycling quality and increased contamination
levels due to poor compliance by users with the various separate recycling
compartments.
However, when the Council’s new recycling plant opens next year there will be
greater service flexibility for further trials and hopefully improved compliance due
to there being a greater awareness now amongst residents and visitors of the
need to effectively recycle all waste. We will therefore plan to undertake further
work in this area during 2023.
Supplemental
Councillor Champion enquired why the Council did not have separated recycle
bins when other Councils did.
In response the Cabinet Member referred Councillor Champion to his original reply
for the reasons.