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MERTHYR TYDFIL COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL DATE WRITTEN 3rd November 2011 REPORT AUTHOR Norman Davies COMMITTEE Planning and Regulatory COMMITTEE DATE 16th November 2011 To: Chairman and Members of the Planning and Regulatory Committee to be held on Wednesday, 16th November 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Report of the Director of Customer Corporate Services on applications received for determination and recommendation under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and Planning and Compensation Act 1991. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LIST OF CONTENTS 1. Planning Applications for Committee Determination 2. Proposed Article 4(2) Direction – Pontmorlais Townscape Heritage Initiative 3. Appeal Received by The Planning Inspectorate 4. Appeal Decisions from The Planning Inspectorate 5. Planning Application Statistics 6. Delegated Decision List: 1 st – 31 th October 2011 GENERAL NOTES 1. In addition to those conditions specifically noted on the reports contained within this Committee Agenda, all decision notices issued (unless expressly noted as being an exception to this practice) will include a condition relating to the duration of the permission. These conditions are expressly imposed in accordance with Sections 91 and 92 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. All applications will be granted subject to a standard condition which requires that the development approved must commence within five years of the date of the permission (unless the Local Planning Authority stipulates an alternative time period). Outline planning permissions will be issued subject to a condition requiring “reserved matters” to be submitted within three years of the date of the outline permission. Works in relation to the development must commence within five years of the initial outline consent, or if later, the expiration of two years from the final approval of the “reserved matters” or, in the case of approval on different dates, the final approval of the last such matter to be approved. 2. All related planning application documents are available for inspection within the Town Planning Division, at Ground Floor, Ty Keir Hardie, during normal office hours. 1. PLANNING APPLICATIONS FOR COMMITTEE DETERMINATION Application Location Proposed Development Page No. No. P/10/0078 Land To The North Of Shingrig Residential development (of up to And Gelligaer Road, East Of 300 residential units) and Mineral Railway Line, West Of associated infrastructure works Nant Caiach Stream, Trelewis P/10/0227 Land Within Beacons Court Change of use of land to Swansea Road Merthyr Tydfil incorporate it within the curtilage of 11 Beacons Court, erection of garage within this land and erection of boundary walls P/11/0134 21 Perrott Street Treharris CF46 Change of use from office (A2) to 5ER a day nursery/creche (D1) and erection of fence and gate P/11/0180 Vulcan House Vulcan Road Conversion and restoration of Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8LN Vulcan House and demolition/redevelopment or rear annexe to provide 5 flats, demolition/redevelopment of new rear wing to accommodate 4 flats. Construction of two storey building to provide 2 flats and erection of 2 storey detached building to accommodate 4 flats. Creation of new access and parking area and other associated external works P/11/0181 Vulcan House Vulcan Road Conversion and restoration of Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8LN Vulcan House and demolition/redevelopment or rear annexe to provide 5 flats, demolition/redevelopment of new rear wing to accommodate 4 flats. Construction of two storey building to provide 2 flats and erection of 2 storey detached building to accommodate 4 flats. Creation of new access and parking area and other associated external works Application Location Proposed Development Page No. No. P/11/0220 Tabor Chapel Grawen Lane Creation of access ramps, Cefn Coed Merthyr Tydfil provision of handrails, creation of new pedestrian access with gate in existing stone wall, installation of grilles to some windows, repositioning of gravestones, installation of internal stairlift, internal alterations to form disabled toilet, alteration and repositioning of pews, alteration to raised dais and other minor alterations P/11/0221 Capel Tabor Grawen Lane Cefn Creation of access ramps, Coed Merthyr Tydfil provision of handrails, creation of new pedestrian access with gate in existing stone wall, installation of grilles to some windows, repositioning of gravestones, and other minor alterations P/11/0242 Former Co-op 25 Blanche Street Change of use from A1 use class (17-19 High Street) Caeharris (Retail) to A3 use class (Restaurant) P/11/0275 Former Gurnos House Care Erection of free standing hoarding Home Gurnos Road Gurnos sign Merthyr Tydfil P/11/0276 Former Bargoed House Care Erection of free standing hoarding Home Williams Terrace Treharris sign P/11/0280 Land Adjacent To Trevithick Erection of Tourist Interpretation Trail, North East Of 103 Panel Trevethick Street Penydarren Merthyr Tydfil P/11/0281 Land Adjacent To Trevithick Erection of Tourist Interpretation Trail, Opposite Nos. 16 & 17 Panel Lower Mount Pleasant Troedyrhiw Merthyr Tydfil Application Location Proposed Development Page No. No. P/11/0287 Parcel Of Land In Taff Bargoed Erection of interpretation panel Park , Adjacent To Treharris Entrance Located To North East Of Treharris Boys & Girls Club (Forest Road, Treharris) Treharris Application No. Date Determining Authority P/10/0078 24th March 2010 MTCBC Proposed Development Location Name & Address of Applicant/Agent Residential development (of up to Land To The North Of Messrs Hopkins & Collins 300 residential units) and Shingrig And Gelligaer & Price & Walters & associated infrastructure works Road, East Of Mineral Redrow Railway Line, West Of c/o Pegasus Planning Nant Caiach Stream, Group Trelewis Pegasus House Querns Business Centre Whitworth Road Cirencester . APPLICATION SITE This application relates to an extensive area of land in Trelewis that comprises approximately 13.8 hectares. The site lies to the north of the Shingrig Housing Estate and Gelligaer Road. It is largely bounded to the west by a railway line although the western extremity of the site extends beneath the railway to where it joins the High Street. The site is bounded to the east by the Nant Caiach stream, which features various trees along its course. The stream and its corridor (of varying width along its length) is designated as a Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC). To the north of the site lies open countryside and a small group of properties at Tir-shag. The site is irregular in shape. Its profile is such that the eastern part of the site slopes gently southwards towards Gelligaer Road, whilst the western side of the site slopes downwards from east to west. The site is agricultural land (Grade 4), with the eastern part of the site comprising unmanaged pasture and managed hay meadow. The western part of the site accommodates a large proportion of trees. The western part of the site is bisected by an access track that runs from the High Street, Trelewis beneath the railway line and to the Tir-shag properties (that lie to the north of the site). PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT Outline planning permission is sought to develop the site for residential purposes, with a maximum number of 300 residential units proposed. Matters relating to landscaping, the layout of the development, the scale and appearance of the proposed buildings have been reserved for future consideration (at reserved matters stage). However, details relating to the means of access into the site have been provided as part of this outline application. The planning application was accompanied by the following documents:- Transport Assessment Design and Access Statement (DAS) Carbon Reduction Strategy Code for Sustainable Homes Pre-Assessment Report Infrastructure Assessment Report Supporting Planning Statement Environmental Statement Whilst specific details relating to the proposed development have not been provided as part of this application (except for the means of access serving the site), an indicative masterplan has been provided which, along with the DAS, illustrates the anticipated design principles relating to the scheme. The primary means of vehicular access into the site will be created by the construction of a roundabout along part of the site frontage onto Gelligaer Road. It is a 28m inscribed circle diameter 3 arm roundabout, with the eastern and western arms comprising Gelligaer Road, and the northern arm being the new access road into the site. This new roundabout will require an existing section of Gelligaer Road to be re-aligned. The DAS states that a roundabout has been proposed in order to reduce vehicle speeds by the deflection of vehicles, as the majority of traffic speed along this section of highway has been recorded as being 10mph over the 30mph speed limit. The existing access track serving the Tir-shag properties will be removed, although an emergency access into the site will be created into the western boundary of the site under the railway to High Street. A pedestrian and cycle route will however be provided from High Street (underneath the railway) to the Tir-shag properties. Upon the completion of the development, vehicular access to the Tir-shag properties will be gained via the new roundabout and internal estate roads serving the proposed dwellings. It is also anticipated that a number of