Agenda and minutes

Planning Committee - Thursday, 2nd February, 2023 10.00 am

Venue: Chamber - County Hall, Carmarthen. SA31 1JP and remotely. View directions

Contact: Kevin Thomas  01267 224027

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1.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

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An apology for absence was received from Councillor D. Phillips.

2.

DECLARATIONS OF PERSONAL INTERESTS

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Councillor / Officer

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Nature of Interest

Cllr. S.M. Allen

3: PL/04018 – Retrospective Planning works at: Allen & Partners Veterinary Services – completed 2016 – Including Proposed Site Layout improvements for access to and from highway for improved site layout & parking provisions. Works also include erecting of 2 No Covered Canopy Shelters to provide sheltered access/waiting space externally at Allen and Partners Veterinary Surgery,Millfield, Whitland, SA34 0QN

Has a close personal association with one of the applicants

Cllr. M. Thomas

3: PL/04643 – Construction of a gabion retaining wall at Clayton House Gwscwm Road, Burry Port, SA16 0BT

Has spoken with several of the residents and visited the site and spoken with and written on behalf of the applicants

 

3.

DETERMINATION OF PLANNING APPLICATIONS pdf icon PDF 956 KB

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3.1       RESOLVED that the following planning applications be granted subject to the conditions detailed within the Report/Addendum of the Head of Place and Sustainability and or reported at the meeting:-

 

W/39937

Proposed Residential Development at land adjacent to Maes y Berllan, Llangyndeyrn, Kidwelly, SA17 5BL

PL/04018

Retrospective Planning works at: Allen & Partners Veterinary Services - completed 2016 - including Proposed Site Layout improvements for access to and from highway for improved site layout & parking provisions. Works also include erecting of 2No Covered Canopy Shelters to provide sheltered access/waiting space externally at Allen And Partners Veterinary Surgery, Millfield, Whitland, SA34 0QN

 

(Note: Councillor S.M. Allen having earlier declared an interest in this application re-declared that interest and left the meeting during its consideration by the Committee)

PL/04643

Construction of a gabion retain wall at Clayton House, Gwscwm Road, Burry Port, SA16 0BT

 

(Note: Councillor M. Thomas having earlier declared an interest in this application re-declared that interest and left the meeting during its consideration by the Committee)

PL/04823

Variation of condition 1 on S/38106 [extension of time] at Sites 5 & 6, land adjacent to former Grillo Site, Burry Port, SA16 0LT

PL/04824

Variation Of Condition No. 1 Of S/38251 (To Allow A Further 5 Years For The Submission Of Reserved Matters) at Former Grillo Works, Harbour Road, Burry Port, SA16 0ER

PL/04825

Variation of Condition 1 on S/38105 (Extension of Time) at Site 4, Burry Port Harbour (East), Burry Port, SA16 0LT

 

  3.2     RESOLVED that consideration of the following planning application be deferred to enable a site visit to be undertaken

 

PL/04430

Residential Development at Land off Heol Y Parc, Hendy, Swansea, SA4 0XZ

 

(Note: At 1.20 p.m. during consideration of this item the Chair left the meeting. The Vice Chair took the Chair)

 

A representation was received objecting to the application re-iterating the points detailed within the Head of Place and Sustainability’s report and included:

·       Objections received from 75 local residents and the Community Council

·       Highway safety

·       Lack of off-street parking and parking for visitors

·       The LDP had identified the site for 5 houses. The current application was for 7 and the site was not identified for development within the emerging LDP

·       Loss of wildlife habitat and a wildlife corridor

·       Land ownership issues

·       The submission of revised plans after the end of the consultation period

·       The presence of Japanese knotweed

·       Planning Policy 6 supports refusal of the site

 

The applicant’s agent and Senior Development Management Officer responded to the issues raised

 

Following the above representations, it was proposed and carried that consideration of the application be deferred to enable a site visit to be undertaken to view the site in relation to the objectors concerns

           

3.3     RESOLVED that consideration of the following planning application be deferred pending the submission and evaluation of additional information

 

PL/03849

Variation of Condition 3 on W/35339 (erection of gates) at Cartref Cynnes, Peniel, Carmarthen, SA32 7HT

 

3.3     RESOLVED that the following planning applications be refused for the reasons detailed within the Report of the Head  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.

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TO SIGN AS A CORRECT RECORD THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON THE 8TH DECEMBER 2022 pdf icon PDF 94 KB

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RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on the 8th December, 2022 be signed as a correct record.

5.

PLANNING SERVICE PERFORMANCE - QUARTER 3 pdf icon PDF 117 KB

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The Committee considered the Planning Service Performance Report for Quarter 3 for the period October to December, 2022 for the Planning Service and, notably, the Development Management and Enforcement Division. The report included core performance monitoring indicators together with comparative data for previous quarters in 2021/22.

 

 

UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED that the report be received.