Agenda and minutes

Development Control Committee - Thursday, 27th February, 2020 14:00

Venue: Council Chamber, Civic Offices Angel Street Bridgend CF31 4WB. View directions

Contact: Michael Pitman 

Items
No. Item

359.

Apologies for Absence

To receive apologies for absence from Members.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from the following Members:-

 

Councillor M Kearn

Councillor JE Lewis

Councillor R Collins

360.

Declarations of Interest

To receive declarations of personal and prejudicial interest (if any) from Members/Officers including those who are also Town and Community Councillors, in accordance with the provisions of the Members’ Code of Conduct adopted by Council from 1 September 2008. Members having such dual roles should declare a personal interest in respect of their membership of such Town/Community Council and a prejudicial interest if they have taken part in the consideration of an item at that Town/Community Council contained in the Officer’s Reports below.

Minutes:

None.

361.

Site Visits

To confirm a date of Wednesday 08/04/2020 for proposed site inspections arising at the meeting, or identified in advance of the next Committee meeting by the Chairperson.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:   That a date of Wednesday 26 February 2020 be confirmed for proposed site inspections arising at the meeting, or identified in advance of the next Committee by the Chairperson.

362.

Approval of Minutes pdf icon PDF 78 KB

To receive for approval the minutes of the 16/01/2020

Minutes:

RESOLVED:              That the Minutes of a meeting of the Development Control Committee dated 16 January 2020, be noted.

363.

Public Speakers

To advise Members of the names of the public speakers listed to speak at today’s meeting (if any).

Minutes:

The following public speakers addressed the meeting:-

 

Application no:                   Address                       Name of speaker 

 

P/19/911/RLX                  Land at Moor Lane          Cllr N Clarke, objector

                                         Porthcawl                        J Matthews, applicant

                                         CF36 3EJ                       

 

P/19/810/FUL                   Housing development     Cllr A Hussain, objector                                                 

                                         off All Saints Way,           G John Planning

                                         Penyfai, CF31 4BT          applicant/agent                              

                                           

364.

Amendment Sheet pdf icon PDF 22 KB

That the Chairperson accepts the Development Control Committee Amendment Sheet as an urgent item in accordance with Part 4 (paragraph 4) of the Council Procedure Rules, in order to allow for Committee to consider necessary modifications to the Committee Report, so as to take account of late representations and revisions that require to be accommodated.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:             The Chairperson accepted the Development Control Committee Amendment Sheet as an urgent item in accordance with Part 4 (paragraph 4) of the Council Procedure Rules, in order to allow for the Committee to consider necessary modifications to the Committee report, so as to take account of late representations and revisions that are required to be accommodated.

365.

P/19/911/RLX - Land At Moor Lane, Porthcawl pdf icon PDF 344 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED:                That the above application be granted, subject to the Conditions contained in the report of the Corporate Director – Communities:-

 

Proposal 

 

Vary conditions 1, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 14, 18, 19, 23 and 24 of P/19/115/RLX to facilitate an increased provision of timber chalet accommodation units from 56 to 80.

 

Condition 13 should now read:-

 

13. Within six months of the date of this consent, an updated Traffic & Delivery Management Plan for the site shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. All guest arrivals and departures and servicing and delivery vehicles movements to the site shall be made in accordance with the agreed Traffic & Delivery Plan once the development

is brought into beneficial use.

 

Reason: In the interests of highway safety.

 

As a result, advisory note g. at the end of the recommendation should be changed to refer to Condition 13, not 10 as follows:

 

g. The Traffic and Delivery Management Plan required to address Condition 13 will need to contain sufficient information in respect of the following:-

 

(i) Guest arrival and departure arrangements (directions to the site and timing of those movements;

(ii) Guest arrival and departures of the adjacent Brodawel Caravan Park;

(iii) Proposed Delivery Schedules;

(iv) Proposed Delivery Vehicle/Service Vehicles sizes;

(v) Supporting swept path diagrams; and

(vi) The need to review the plan in the event that any of the above arrangements change or at the request of the Highway Authority.

 

Condition 22 of the recommendation should be superseded by the following wording:

 

22. Site clearance works shall be taken in full accordance with:-

 

·         The details relating to lighting design, method for vegetation clearance, knotweed protocol as approved under App. No. P/18/827/DOC dated 15th February, 2019.

·         The pollution prevention measures which comprise a 5m wide buffer zone from the SINC along with a 2m x 1m clay bund as approved under App. No. P/19/307/DOC dated 31st May, 2019.

 

Reason: In the interests of biodiversity.

 

Subject to the inclusion of a further Condition 25 as follows:-

 

25. Prior to the beneficial occupation of the holiday chalets, a scheme for the provision of gateway traffic signs warning of the presence of equestrians sharing the highway at the junction of Moor Lane with the A4229 and the junction of Moor Lane near St. David’s Well to the east and at the junction of Moor Lane opposite Parc Newydd Farm Caravan Site to the west, together with any necessary illumination, shall be submitted to and agreed in

writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved scheme shall thereafter be implemented in accordance with the approved details prior to the development being brought into beneficial use and shall thereafter be maintained in perpetuity.

 

Reason: In the interests of highway safety.

 

In addition, the following original Condition should be included under the recommendation:

 

26. All site clearance works shall be undertaken in accordance with the methods and measures contained within the Mitigation Method Statement - Great Crested Newt prepared by Soltys  ...  view the full minutes text for item 365.

366.

P/19/810/FUL - Housing Development Off All Saints Way, Penyfai pdf icon PDF 743 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED:                  That the above application be granted, subject to the Conditions contained in the report of the Corporate Director – Communities:-

 

Proposal

 

Siting of a temporary one storey sales suite for the marketing of the residential development.

367.

P/19/895/RLX - Ocean Farm, Off David Street, Blaengarw pdf icon PDF 438 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED:                  That the above application be deferred, in order that Members of the Committee can be afforded an opportunity to visit the site in question:-

 

Proposal

 

Remove Condition 1 of P/16/989/RLX to enable permanent use for dog breeding

368.

Appeals pdf icon PDF 1007 KB

Minutes:

                               (1)   That the four Appeals received since the last    Committee meeting, as outlined in the report of the Group Manager, Planning and Development Services, be noted.

 

                               (2)   That it be noted that the Inspector appointed by the Welsh Ministers to determine the following appeals, has directed they be Allowed, subject to Conditions:-

 

Code No’s                      Subject of Appeals

 

A/19/3239599 (1876)   Change of use to hand car wash with the erection of a free standing canopy and widening of one doorway, 35, Village Farm Road, Village Farm Ind. Estate, Pyle.

 

C/19/3240183 (1880)   Change of use to hand car wash with the erection of a free standing canopy and widening of one doorway, 35, Village Farm Road, Village Farm Ind. Estate, Pyle. (Not subsequently determined).

 

(3)  That it be noted that the Appellant has requested that the following appeal be Withdrawn:-

 

Code No                      Subject of Appeal

 

A/19/3241246 (1882)  Timber self-contained Holiday Let Unit, Land adjacent to Penylan Farm, Aberkenfig.

 

                               (4)  That the Inspector appointed by the Welsh Ministers to determine the following Appeal has directed that it be Dismissed:-

 

Code No                      Subject of Appeal

 

A/19/3239912 (1879)   Conversion of existing garage into a Beauty Salon (Re-Sub of P/18/297/FUL), 14 Woodland Avenue, Pencoed. 

369.

Training Log pdf icon PDF 3 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED:                  That the report of the Corporate Director – Communities outlining the training session planned for Members on 9 April 2020, be noted.

370.

Urgent Items

To consider any other item(s) of business in respect of which notice has been given in accordance with Part 4 (paragraph 4) of the Council Procedure Rules and which the person presiding at the meeting is of the opinion should by reason of special circumstances be transacted at the meeting as a matter of urgency.

Minutes:

None.