Agenda and draft minutes
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Additional documents: Minutes: Apologies for
absence were received from Councillors Andrew Thomas, Tina Jones and Christine
Marston. |
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST PDF 116 KB Members to declare
any personal or prejudicial interests in any business identified to be
considered at this meeting. Additional documents: Minutes: None. |
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APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR To appoint a Chair of the Planning Committee for the 2019/2020 municipal year. Additional documents: Minutes: Nominations were sought for the position of Chair of the
Planning Committee for 2019/20. Councillor Huw Jones proposed, seconded by
Councillor Mark Young that Councillor Joe Welch be appointed Chair. There was a unanimous show of hands in agreement to the
proposal. RESOLVED that Councillor Joe Welch be
appointed Chair of the Planning Committee for the ensuing year. |
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APPOINTMENT OF VICE-CHAIR To appoint a Vice-Chair of the Planning Committee for the 2019/2020 municipal year. Additional documents: Minutes: Nominations were sought for the position of Vice-Chair of
the Planning Committee for 2019/20. Councillor Pete Prendergast proposed, seconded by Councillor Ellie Chard that
Councillor Alan James be appointed Vice-Chair. There was a unanimous show of hands in agreement to the
proposal. RESOLVED that Councillor Alan James be
appointed Vice-Chair of the Planning Committee for the ensuing year. |
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URGENT MATTERS AS AGREED BY THE CHAIR Notice of items which, in the opinion of the Chair, should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency pursuant to Section 100B(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972. Additional documents: Minutes: None. |
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To confirm the accuracy of the minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on the 17 April 2019 (copy attached). Additional documents: Minutes: The minutes of the Planning Committee held on 17 April, 2019 were submitted. RESOLVED the minutes of the meeting held on 17 April, 2019, be approved as a
correct record. |
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APPLICATION NO. 02/2019/0183/ PR - LAND TO REAR OF TY CEFN LLANFWROG RUTHIN PDF 83 KB To consider an application for details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale of 2 no. dwellings submitted in accordance with condition no. 1 of outline planning permission code no. 02/2018/0445 (copy attached). Additional documents: Minutes: An application was
submitted for details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale of 2 no.
dwellings on land to rear of Ty Cefn, Llanfwrog, Ruthin. Public Speaker – Toni Roberts (For) – it was stated that the
application for the dwellings complied with all planning rules and regulations,
and was to develop two low impact dwellings. The developer would use local
contractors to build the houses. One
of the dwellings would be smaller than shown in the outline planning
application. General Debate –
Ward Member,
Councillor Emrys Wynne stated that he had no issues with the application as the
applicants had complied with planning regulations. It was stated that Ruthin
Town Council had raised concerns as they believed the area was being
overdeveloped and the dwellings were in close proximity to the existing
dwellings at the site. Proposal - Councillor Merfyn Parry proposed the officer
recommendation to grant the application, seconded by Councillor Mark Young. VOTE: GRANT – 15 ABSTAIN – 0 REFUSE – 0 RESOLVED that the application be GRANTED
in accordance with officer recommendations as detailed within the report
and supplementary papers. |
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APPLICATION NO. 23/2019/0259/ PC - HEN SHED, LLANRHAEADR, DENBIGH, LL16 4PW PDF 6 KB To consider a retrospective application for the change of use of part of an agricultural building and associated hardstanding to Mechanic Workshop for Specialist Motorsport/Classic Car Business. Additional documents: Minutes: A retrospective
application was submitted for the change of use of part of an agricultural
building and associated hardstanding to a mechanic workshop for a specialist
motorsport/classic car business at Hen Shed, Llanrhaeadr,
Denbigh. Public Speaker – Endaf Roberts (For) – Commended the planning officers for the report. The
application was compliant with relevant planning policies. The grant of
permission would support the development of a local and independent business.
There were no objections from any statutory consultees. General Debate –
Ward Member,
Councillor Joe Welch informed the committee the application was being discussed
due to the Llanrhaeadr Yng Nghinmeirch Community Council objections to the application.
He asked the planning officers for comment in regards to the three Community
Council objections – 1.
The
structure interface of the property was a construction of agriculture farm
building and not a Commercial Building which does not comply with building
regulations which was a fire and security issue for the site building. 2.
The
application was outside the Local Development Plan (LDP) for the area. 3. There was no Local Need proven. The Principal
Planning Officer stated that building regulations were not within the remit for
discussion at planning committee. The application site was outside of any
development boundary in the LDP, but there were policies in place which allowed
for acceptable developments in rural areas. There was no policy requirement for
an applicant to prove a ‘need’ in order to justify such a development. During discussions
the following issues were raised: ·
Councillor
Merfyn Parry highlighted the previous applications being refused and queried
why the application was now recommended for approval. Responding, the Principal
Planning Officer stated that historically the site had been used for
agriculture and then storage purposes. Previous applications sought consent for
use as a depot for the transportation of white goods; these had been refused as
it was deemed that this would bring about increased usage on the highways in
the area, and would have had a detrimental effect. The new application as
presented was deemed not to have a significant impact on the usage of the
highways. Proposal – Councillor Mark Young proposed the officer
recommendation to grant the application, seconded by Councillor Merfyn Parry. VOTE: GRANT – 15 ABSTAIN – 0 REFUSE – 0 RESOLVED that the application be GRANTED in accordance
with officer recommendations as detailed within the report and supplementary
papers. The meeting concluded at 9:56 a.m. |