Issue - meetings

12.1  32LPA1047/CC – Tre Ifan, Caergeiliog

12.2  FPL/2018/4 – Maes yr Ysgol, Holyhead

12.3  FPL/2018/24 – Section 4 of the Llangefni Link Road

12.4  39C597 – Cambria Quarry, Cambria Road, Menai Bridge

12.1    32LPA1047/CC – Full Application for the erection of 6 dwellings together with the construction of a vehicular access on land at Tre Ifan, Caergeiliog

It was resolved to approve the application in accordance with the Officer’s recommendation and report subject to the planning conditions contained therein and subject also to the inclusion of an additional condition in relation to noise mitigation measures.

12.2    FPL/2018/4 – Full application for the demolition of the existing garages together with the erection of 4 single person dwellings with associated parking at Maes yr Ysgol, Holyhead

It was resolved to approve the application in accordance with the Officer’s recommendation and report subject to the conditions contained therein.

12.3    FPL/2018/24 – Retrospective application for the construction of an agricultural access which formed part of Section 4 of the Llangefni Link Road at the A5514, Llangefni

It was resolved to approve the application in accordance with the Officer’s recommendation and report subject to the conditions contained therein.

12.4    39C597 – Full application for the erection of a dwelling together with alterations to the existing vehicular access at the former Cambria Quarry, Cambria Road, Menai Bridge

It was resolved to approve the application in accordance with the Officer’s recommendation and report subject to the conditions contained therein and subject also to an additional condition requiring any contaminated land to be dealt with as part of the development.

12.1    32LPA1047/CC – Full Application for the erection of 6 dwellings together with the construction of a vehicular access on land at Tre Ifan, Caergeiliog

The application was reported to the Planning and Orders Committee as the Isle of Anglesey County Council is the applicant and landowner.

The Planning Development Manager reported that part of the proposal entails a new access via the Tre Ifan Estate as well as parking provision for 12 vehicles. Given the proximity of the application site to RAF Valley, a noise assessment has been undertaken and has been found acceptable by the Council’s Environmental Services. A condition on consent to require noise mitigation measures to be incorporated in the construction of the dwellings will be necessary and is proposed. Drainage details are currently being assessed and are conditioned to ensure they are acceptable. The Officer said that since the publication of the report, the Lifelong Learning Service has confirmed that no contribution towards education as a result of demand created by the proposed development is required. However, the planning conditions put forward include a condition to ensure that the development provides an element of affordable housing. The proposal is compliant with policy and is considered acceptable in its location. The recommendation is therefore one of approval.

Councillor Kenneth Hughes queried whether the development would go ahead in the event of the local school being full with no room to accommodate any additional pupils.

The Planning Development Manager clarified that the Lifelong Learning Service is consulted on applications such as this to ascertain whether it believes that a financial contribution towards the provision of education in the locality is necessary. In this case the Service has confirmed that it is not seeking a contribution. However the application is being considered and will be determined on planning not education grounds.

Councillor Kenneth Hughes said that this being the position, he believed that asking the Lifelong Service whether it wishes to seek a financial contribution to be a flaw in the process since parents have the right to choose whichever school to send their children to and may choose not to send their children to school at all in preference of home schooling. Councillor Hughes sought clarification of whether in light of these parental rights, the Planning Authority should be asking such a question of the Lifelong Learning Service.

The Planning Development Manager advised that the issue of seeking a financial contribution towards a service or facilities including education where that is deemed necessary, is a policy adopted and acted upon by the Council as part of the Joint Local Development Plan where the requirements with regard to developer contributions are set out. If the Member’s concerns relate to policy generally rather than to the specific application under consideration then it is a matter that goes beyond the remit of the Committee.

Councillor Hughes said that it was his opinion that the Planning Authority should give careful consideration to what the implications might be if the policy  ...  view the full minutes text for item 12