Agenda and draft minutes
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Additional documents: Minutes: Apologies for
absence were received from Councillor Andrea Tomlin. |
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Members to declare any personal or prejudicial interests in any business identified to be considered at this meeting. Additional documents: Minutes: Councillor Jon
Harland declared a personal interest in agenda item 5 as the applicant was
known to him. |
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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: No items of an
urgent nature had been raised with the Chair prior to the commencement of the
meeting. The Chair reminded
Members of the importance of submitting their formal apologies if they were
unable to attend any meeting of the Planning Committee. |
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To confirm the accuracy of the minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on the 14 May 2025 (copy attached). Additional documents: Minutes: The minutes of the Planning Committee
meeting held on the 14 May 2025 were submitted. No matters of accuracy were raised. Matters arising – Page 8 -
North Wales Hospital- The Chair informed Members that Officers had contacted
himself and the Vice-Chair of the Planning Committee. The Chair was content
with the interim update and explained that further meetings are to take place
before a more detailed update can be provided to Planning Committee and Denbigh
MAG. It was: RESOLVED: that the minutes
of the meeting held on the 14 May 2025 be received and approved as a true and
correct record of the proceedings. |
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To consider an application for the erection of 1 no. dwelling and associated works (copy attached). Additional documents: Minutes: An
application was submitted for the erection of 1 no. dwelling and associated
works. Public Speaker – Neil Foxall (For) – Notwithstanding the
planning department’s description of the application location and address, the
application site was considered as its own plot with its own address known as
123 Cwm Road which was recorded by the Land Registry. The plot had previously had the benefit of
planning consent for a detached dwelling, most recently in 2007. The plot was
quite clearly within a continuous ribbon of detached houses, a point
acknowledged by the Planning Officer. The plot sat approximately 150m from the
development boundary defined in the current Local Development Plan (LDP).
Between the plot and development boundary lay a further 9 no. dwellings. All
considered to be within the open countryside. It was unknown why this plot, along with
the 13 other dwellings which made up the ribbon of dwellings outside of the
development boundary, were not included within the development boundary of
Dyserth when the boundaries were defined in the LDP. The plot was clearly
considered to be an infill plot for the purposes of planning policy and its
wider planning assessment. The current LDP, adopted in June 2013,
covered the period 2006 to 2021. It was now time expired and had been for the
last four years. The replacement LDP was yet to be placed on deposit as a draft
and therefore could not be used for planning determination purposes. National policy contained within the most
recent Planning Policy Wales Edition 12, supported infill development and in
particular proposals where the development would meet a local need for
affordable housing or where it can be demonstrated that the proposal would
increase local economic activity. The application had been supported by a
planning statement which indicated that the plot, by virtue of its location and
topography, would not be suitable for an affordable dwelling. A registered social landlord, such as Wales
and West, would not develop a single plot away from any other of their assets.
Given the site’s topography and cost of associated groundworks, it would be not
financially viable as a development site for a person eligible for an
affordable dwelling. The most recent LDP Annual Monitoring
Report dated October 2024 acknowledged that the current LDP had not delivered
the required open market housing and the LDP had not delivered the required
affordable housing. The applicant was intending to move into
the proposed development and therefore would not be benefiting from any
development profits. The development would result in an increase to the local
economic activity of the area as a result of the employment of a number of
local trades and businesses during construction. General debate – The
Development Manager referred Members to the background of the application in
the Late Representation Sheets (previously circulated). There was a need to
assess the application that was presented before the Committee and not any
future potential proposals. Members
were reminded to have regard to the Local Development Plan in place and not any
historic Local Plans or decisions which applied to those plans. The application
was for the erection of an open market dwelling outside of the current
development boundary in the current adopted Council LDP. The Chair
referred to a previous application that had been submitted and sought clarity
on the outcome of that application. The Development Manager confirmed that a
previous application for a dwelling submitted for the same site had been
refused under the Policies of the current LDP.
Local Member, Councillor David Williams expressed his support for the application highlighting the plot of land ... view the full minutes text for item 5. |
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APPLICATION NO. 47/2024/1341/PC - TYN YR ARDD, RHUALLT, ST ASAPH, DENBIGHSHIRE To consider an application for the retention of excavation and reprofiling of land; formation of hardstanding and accessway, and formation of means of access to a highway (retrospective application) (copy attached). Additional documents: Minutes: An application
was submitted for the retention of excavation and reprofiling of land;
formation of hardstanding and accessway, and formation of means of access. General debate – Local
Member, Councillor Chris Evans sought clarity on how the caravan site could
exist without planning permission. The
Principal Planning Officer informed the Committee that the applicant was
registered with the Caravan and Motor Home Club who were a registered
organisation. The organisation could issue permits to individuals to run a
certified Caravan Site. This allowed the owner of the land to have up to 5
caravans on the site at any one time. There were rules around the caravans
needing to be on tour, be used for leisure purposes and remain on site for a
maximum of 28 days. It was stressed that the permit given by the Caravan and
Motor Home Club was beyond the Councils control and the application was not
debating whether the applicant could run a certified Caravan Site. The
application was for planning permission for operational development which
included improvements to the access of the site, the creation of hardstanding
and permission for the reprofiling of land. Highway
Officers had asked for traffic flow data on the lane and concluded that the
lane was lightly trafficked and the visibility displays at the access of the
site met the legislative standards within Tan 18. Referring
to the visual impact on alterations to the ground, the Area of Outstanding
Natural Beauty (AONB) Committee raised no objections to the proposal. Councillor
Merfyn Parry highlighted that there was no reference to lighting within the
application and proposed the application be granted with an amendment to
condition 3, to incorporate any lighting under the Dark Skies Wales
legislation. This was seconded by Councillor Alan James. Councillor
James Elson questioned how the Caravan Site was managed particularly in
ensuring that caravans were only on site for a maximum of 28 days. The
Principal Planning Officer explained that the Caravan Site was managed by the
organisation who had granted the permit. If caravans were staying on site for
more than 28 days this would be a breach of planning permission and that would
be assessed at that time. Proposal – Councillor
Merfyn Parry proposed that the application be granted with an amendment to
condition 3, seconded by Councillor Alan James. Vote – For – 17 Against –
0 Abstain -
0 RESOLVED- that the
application be GRANTED with an amendment to condition 3 to include Dark Skies
legislation, in accordance with Officer recommendations. Meeting concluded at 10.40am |