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Apologies Minutes: Councillor Peter Davies and Catherine Hughes apologised for their inability to attend the meeting. |
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Personal Matters Minutes: The Chairman
welcomed all to the meeting. Congratulations were extended to Councillor Paul Hinge and
Ifan Davies on being appointed
the Chair and Vice Chair of the Council at the recent Annual Meeting.
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Disclosures of personal interest/prejudicial interest Minutes: Councillor Ifan Davies declared a personal and prejudicial interest in Application
A200449. |
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To consider the Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee held on the 10 March 2021 PDF 227 KB Minutes: It was RESOLVED
to confirm as a true record the Minutes of
the
Meeting of the 10 March 2021 subject
to noting that Mrs Ffion Lloyd, Solicitor was present at the meeting. |
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To consider planning applications deferred at previous Meetings of the Committee PDF 1 MB Minutes: Consideration was given to the Report of the
Corporate Lead Officer – Economy and Regeneration on the following planning
applications which had been considered at a previous meeting and which required
further consideration by the Committee:- A200449 Erection of 2 open market dwellings with vehicular access, Land Adjacent To Maes
Wyre Llanrhystud, Aberystwyth To APPROVE
the application with a Section 106 legal agreement which would secure a
financial contribution of 10% of the open market value of the development which
is to be used towards the provision of affordable homes in the County, in
accordance with policy S05 of the adopted LDP. Members did not agree with the recommendation of
officers for the following reasons:- · Members
felt that the applicant had mitigated the issues raised in the report regarding
the Flood Zone C2 by providing updated mapping, which provides assurance that
there will be no flooding at this location, and as a result the development
should be permitted · Zone B
had also tentatively been agreed by NRW · The
location was within the confines of the village · The location of the dwellings on the
application site was not within Flood Zone
C2 but in the area categorized by Flood Zone B and therefore Members
considered it was safe to build in that
location. · When there was a historic incident of flooding
in the village, the Local Member had indicated that the flood water had not
affected this area . |
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Development, Advertisement, Local Authority and Statutory Applications PDF 1 MB Minutes: Consideration was
given to the Report
of the Corporate Lead Officer Economy and Regeneration upon development, advertisement; local
authority and statutory planning Applications:- Written representations from Mr Iwan Thomas
(Agent) was read out in committee in accordance with the temporary addendum to
the Operational procedure for Members of the Public addressing the Development
Control Committee in response to Covid-19 A200945 Demolition of original
cottage, and erection of replacement dwelling, Penrhiw Cottage, Ciliau Aeron To APPROVE the
application. Members did not agree with the
recommendation of the Officers and were of the opinion that the application
could be approved for the following reasons:- ·
This application
was planning gain as the location of the dwelling would be located further away
from the road ·
A
140sqm footprint was acceptable for an open market dwelling ·
In
Members opinion the application was within Polices LU09 and DM06, as the
applicant will be reusing existing materials of the original cottage to build
the new dwelling; and therefore as if it was a replacement dwelling ·
It had
the substantial appearance of a dwelling due to a window and walls
to wallplate; which differed to
the view of officers.
A200958 Proposed erection
of a dwelling along with parking area, 3 Pen y Cei, Felin-y-Mor Road, Trefechan To APPROVE the application subject to conditions and subject to a Section
106 Legal Agreement, which would secure a 10% commuted sum contribution to be
used towards the provision of affordable housing in the county, as per the
provision of LDP Policy S05. Written representations Mr Gareth Richards (Applicant) was read out in
committee in accordance with the temporary addendum to the Operational
procedure for Members of the Public addressing the Development Control
Committee in response to Covid-19 A200694 Change of
use of holiday unit 5 into a Managers Accommodation, Penuwch Fawr,
Capel Seion, Aberystwyth To APPROVE
the application subject to Section 106 tying the managers accommodation to the
business. Members did not
agree with the recommendation of the Officers for the following reasons:- ·
Following discussion by the committee regarding this
application, it was clear that the owner is unable to continue with the current
work that evolves from the business, and requires a manager on site for 24 hrs
a day. ·
This decision would reduce the burden of the
business on the owner who had health issues ·
The business was already successful and a manager
would keep this business afloat within the rural economy. ·
This application was simply providing a managers
residence which was tied to the business · This approval was succession planning which would allow the owner to continue with his business rather than closing, it would also provide an ... view the full minutes text for item 6. |
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Planning applications dealt with by way of delegated authority PDF 1 MB Minutes: It was RESOLVED to note the schedule of planning
applications dealt with the Report of the Corporate Lead Officer – Economy and
Regeneration. An update was provided in relation to planning applications
dealt with by way of delegated authority noting that Covid-19 and the situation
in relation to phosphates has had a significant impact upon the rate of
determination. |
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Minutes: None. |
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Any other matter which the Chairman decides is for the urgent attention of the Committee Minutes: ·
Councillor Lyndon Lloyd MBE noted that when selling
a house that had been identified as an ‘affordable home’, Ceredigion County
Council was required to provide a new evaluation of the property. However, he stated that in a specific case in
his ward, both the Estate Agent and the seller did not agree with the
evaluation provided, especially as a result of the recent increase in house
prices. It was noted that the matter
would be looked into, and a response provided. ·
It was noted that workshops would be held to
provide information to Members on matters including changes to the PPW, updates
on call-ins, phosphates and affordable homes |