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Tourism Facilities and Accommodation SUPPLEMENTARY PLANNING GUIDANCE CONSULTATION DRAFT TOURISM FACILITIES AND ACCOMMODATION OCTOBER 2020 ANGLESEY AND GWYNEDD JOINT LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN Consultation Draft Supplementary Planning Guidance – Tourism Facilities and Accommodation (October 2020) Contents 1.0 Introduction and Purpose of the Supplementary Planning Guidance ......................................... 4 1.1 Purpose ................................................................................................................................... 4 1.2 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 5 2.0 Planning Policy Context .............................................................................................................. 6 2.1 National Planning Policy ......................................................................................................... 6 2.2 Joint Local Development Plan................................................................................................. 6 3.0 Tourism – Overarching Planning Considerations ....................................................................... 8 3.1 High Quality Development ...................................................................................................... 8 3.2 Landscape/Environmental Considerations ............................................................................. 9 3.3 Welsh Language Considerations .......................................................................................... 11 4.0 Permanent Serviced and Self-Serviced Holiday Accommodation ............................................ 12 4.1 Type of units .......................................................................................................................... 12 4.2 Scale of development ............................................................................................................ 12 4.3 Converting existing buildings ................................................................................................ 13 4.4 Suitable previously developed land ...................................................................................... 14 4.5 Extensions to existing permanent holiday accommodation development business ............. 15 4.6 Existing supply / Over-concentration of permanent self-catering holiday developments ..... 15 4.7 Applications to delete the Occupancy Condition ................................................................... 18 4.8 Change of Use of Existing Hotels ......................................................................................... 19 5.0 Static Caravan, Chalets and Permanent Alternative Camping Accommodation ...................... 20 5.1 Type of Units ......................................................................................................................... 20 5.2 Standalone developments ..................................................................................................... 20 5.3 Significant intensification ....................................................................................................... 20 5.4 Coastal Change Management Areas .................................................................................... 21 5.5 Using static caravans and chalets for residential purposes .................................................. 22 6.0 Touring Caravan, Camping and Temporary Alternative Camping Accommodation ................. 24 6.1 Type of Units ......................................................................................................................... 24 6.2 Landscape considerations .................................................................................................... 24 6.3 Highway considerations ........................................................................................................ 25 6.4 Periods of Operation ............................................................................................................. 25 6.5 Ancillary facilities ................................................................................................................... 26 6.6 Excessive use of hard standings and man-made features ................................................... 26 7.0 Occupancy Conditions .............................................................................................................. 27 8.0 Visitor Attractions and Facilities ................................................................................................ 28 8.1 Location of Development ...................................................................................................... 28 9.0 Further Information & Contacts ................................................................................................. 29 Appendix 1 – Relevant JLDP Policies ................................................................................................... 30 STRATEGIC POLICY PS 1: WELSH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE ................................................ 30 STRATEGIC POLICY PS 5: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT....................................................... 30 2 Consultation Draft Supplementary Planning Guidance – Tourism Facilities and Accommodation (October 2020) POLICY PCYFF 2: DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA ............................................................................ 31 POLICY PCYFF 3: DESIGN AND PLACE SHAPING ..................................................................... 32 POLICY PCYFF 4: DESIGN AND LANDSCAPING ........................................................................ 32 POLICY ARNA 1: COASTAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT AREA ..................................................... 33 POLICY TWR 1: VISITOR ATTRACTIONS AND FACILITIES ........................................................ 35 POLICY TWR 2: HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION ............................................................................ 35 POLICY TWR 3: STATIC CARAVAN AND CHALET SITES AND PERMANENT ALTERNATIVE CAMPING ACCOMMODATION ........................................................................................................ 36 POLICY TWR 4: HOLIDAY OCCUPANCY ...................................................................................... 37 POLICY TAI 14: RESIDENTIAL USE OF CARAVANS ..................................................................... 38 POLICY TWR 5: TOURING CARAVAN, CAMPING AND TEMPORARY ALTERNATIVE CAMPING ACCOMMODATION ........................................................................................................ 39 Appendix 2 – LANDMAP Collector File Example (paragraph 3.6.2)..................................................... 40 Appendix 3 – Sensitivity and Capacity Maps (paragraph 5.3.3) .......................................................... 42 Appendix 4 - Business Plan Template (paragraph 4.6.8) ..................................................................... 51 Appendix 5 – Coastal Change Management Areas (section 5.4) ......................................................... 54 3 Consultation Draft Supplementary Planning Guidance – Tourism Facilities and Accommodation (October 2020) 1.0 Introduction and Purpose of the Supplementary Planning Guidance 1.1 Purpose 1.1.1 The Purpose of this Guidance is to: • assist the public and their agents in preparing planning applications and in guiding them in discussions with officers before submitting planning applications, • assist officers to assess planning applications, and officers and councillors to make decisions about planning applications, and • help Planning Inspectors make decisions on appeals. 1.1.2 The general aim is to improve the quality of new developments and facilitate a consistent and transparent way of making decisions. The Policy Context Local Development Plan 1.1.3 Under planning legislation, the planning policies for every area are contained within the 'development plan'. The Gwynedd and Anglesey Joint Local Development Plan was adopted on 31 July 2017. It relates to the Gwynedd and Anglesey Planning Authority area. 1.1.4 The Plan provides wide-ranging policies along with allocations for the main land uses, such as housing, employment and retail; it will help shape the future of the Plan area physically and environmentally, and will also influence it economically, socially and culturally. The Plan, therefore, attempts to: • guide the Local Planning Authorities to make rational and consistent decisions on planning applications by providing a policy framework that is consistent with national policy; and • guide developments to suitable areas during the period up to 2026. The need for Supplementary Planning Guidance 1.1.5 Although the Plan contains policies that enable the Local Planning Authority to make consistent and transparent decisions on development applications, it cannot provide all the detailed advice required by officers and prospective applicants to steer proposals locally. In order to provide this detailed advice, the Councils are preparing a range of Supplementary Planning Guidances to support the Plan that will provide more detailed guidances on a variety of topics and matters to help interpret and implement the Plan's policies and proposals. The Status of Supplementary Planning Guidance 1.1.6 Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) may be considered to be material planning considerations during the process of assessing and determining planning applications. Welsh Government and the Planning Inspectorate will place
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