Issue - meetings

12.1 19C411N/1/ENF – 20 Parc Felin Ddŵr, Llaingoch, Holyhead

12.2 19C448B – Mountain View, Greenfield Terrace, Holyhead

12.3  39C589A/VAR/ENF – 1 Tros y Môr, St Georges Road, Menai Bridge

12.1  19C411N/ENF – Retrospective application for the sub-division of the dwelling to form two separate dwellings at 20 Parc Felin Ddŵr, Llaingoch, Holyhead

It was RESOLVED to approve the application in accordance with the Officer’s recommendation subject to the conditions contained within the written report.

12.2  19C448B – Outline application for the erection of 2 dwellings which includes full details of the access on land between Mountain View, Greenfield Terrace, Holyhead

It was RESOLVED to approve the application in accordance with the Officer’s recommendation subject to the conditions contained within the written report together with additional conditions in relation to surface water drainage and remediation of contaminated land.

12.3  39C589A/VAR/ENF – Application under Section 73A for the variation of condition (02) of planning permission reference 39C589 (Full application for alterations and extensions which includes a sun deck) so as to amend the design of the approved scheme, including the demolition and rebuilding of part of the ground floor at 1 Tros y Môr, St George’s Road, Menai Bridge

It was RESOLVED to approve the application in accordance with the Officer’s recommendation subject to the conditions contained within the written report.

12.1  19C411N/ENF – Retrospective application for the sub-division of the dwelling to form two separate dwellings at 20 Parc Felin Ddŵr, Llaingoch, Holyhead

The application was presented to the Planning and Orders Committee at the request of a Local Member.

Councillor Shaun Redmond, a Local Member said that planning approval was granted in 2009 for an extension at 20 Parc Felin Ddŵr.  He said that the owner has taken advantage of extending the dwelling to form two separate dwellings without planning approval which is a significant breach of planning policies.   Councillor Redmond questioned if a planning application was put forward to convert a dwelling at Parc Felin Ddŵr to form two separate dwellings would it have been approved.  He said that legal intervention needs to take place to deter such breaches of planning policies.  He further said that he did not accept that sub-division of the dwelling will have no detrimental effect on the adjoining properties; he said that parking issues will occur and there will be added vehicles to the property. 

The Planning Development Manager outlined the local objections to the application as noted within the report.  She said that planning permission was approved to erect an extension to the dwelling at Parc Felin Ddŵr but following enforcement visits to the property it is apparent that the dwelling has been sub-divided into two properties.  The Parc Felin Ddŵr estate has 18 dwellings which share an access to the estate.  The proposed application will not have a detrimental effect on the adjoining properties due to the existing use of the site as a residential dwelling.  Whilst acknowledging that planning permission was originally granted for alterations and extensions the applicant has in fact sub-divided the dwelling following extending the property.  The application is currently under consideration is a retrospective application.  The Planning Development Manager referred to the main planning considerations contained within the Officer’s report and referred to Paragraph 14.2.3 Welsh Government Development Management Manual which states :- ‘The intention should be to remedy the effects of the breach of planning control, not to punish the person(s) carrying out the breach.  Nor should enforcement action be taken simply to regularise development for which permission had not been sought, but with is otherwise acceptable’.    She further said that the Planning Authority administers retrospective applications as any other new planning applications it receives; applications are dealt with in line with current planning policies and decided whether they are acceptable.  

Members of the Committee expressed concerns as to continued retrospective applications being submitted to the Planning Authority.  It was suggested that the Council needs to forward more evidence to Welsh Government as to continued retrospective applications being received and that policies in respect of such applications needs to be reviewed.

Councillor Robin Williams proposed that the application be approved and Councillor John Griffith seconded the proposal. 

It was RESOLVED to approve the application in accordance with the Officer’s recommendation subject to the conditions contained within the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 12