APPLICATION LOCATION PAGE NUMBER NUMBERS Preface Item Land at Venosa Trading Estate, Bedwas 1 - 17 07/0447/FULL Road, Caerphilly. Preface Item Land adjacent toThe Woodlands, 18 - 31 07/1077/FULL Glanhowy Road, Wyllie, Blackwood. 07/1205/FULL 18 Clos Maes Mawr, Caerphilly. 32 - 36 07/1524/FULL Suflex Estate, Newport Road, 37 - 53 Pontymister. 08/0148/COU Pontygwindy Road Service Station, 54 - 60 Pontygwindy Road, Caerphilly. 08/0364/RET Woodland Farm, Hill Road, 61 - 68 Senghenydd, Caerphilly. 08/0477/FULL Plots 101-110, 118-131, 141-144 And 69 - 77 169-179, (Former Plot 3), Castlegate, Caerphilly. 08/0513/FULL Ty Chwarae, Ffwrwm Road, Machen, 78 - 82 Caerphilly. 08/0518/COU Plot 2, Troed Y Bryn, Penyrheol, 83 - 89 Caerphilly. 08/0532/COU Cartref, 2 Pant Road, Newbridge. 90 - 95 08/0548/ADV Aldi Store Limited, Bedwas Road, 96 - 100 Caerphilly. 08/0556/LA Land Near Railway Station, Station 101 - 108 Road, Bargoed. 08/0571/COU 52 Cardiff Road, Caerphilly. 109 - 113 08/0604/FULL Co-Operative Retail Services Limited, 114 - 118 8-10 Commercial Street, Nelson, Treharris. 08/0631/FULL The Hollies, Parc Avenue, Caerphilly. 119 - 123 08/0654/FULL Plot 27, The Glade, Wyllie, Blackwood. 124 - 130 08/0682/FULL Land Adjacent To Llwyndyrys, Western 131 139 Drive, Bargoed. 08/0700/FULL The Dog Spa, Cwmnantyrodyn, 140 - 147 Pontllanfraith, Blackwood. 08/0706/FULL 35 Hazel Grove, Caerphilly. 148 - 152 08/0709/LA Libanus Primary School, Libanus Road, 153 - 157 Blackwood. 08/0712/FULL 13 Station Terrace, Senghenydd, 158 - 163 Caerphilly. 08/0766/FULL 18 Woodfield Terrace, Tiryberth, 164 - 167 Hengoed. 08/0785/NCC Senghenydd Minerals Site, Nelson 168 - 174 Road, Senghenydd, Caerphilly. PREFACE ITEM APPLICATION NO. 07/0447/FULL APPLICANT(S) NAME: Charles Church Wales Ltd PROPOSAL: Construct 130 dwellings and associated works LOCATION: Land At Venosa Trading Estate Bedwas Road Caerphilly This application was reported to the Planning Committee on the 26th March 2008, at which time it was deferred for the completion of a Section 106 Agreement in respect of a range of matters. The applicant has subsequently requested that six dwellings of the same type be substituted for another six houses of an alternative type; both of these house types have been approved in principle by Committee as part of this proposal. To achieve this substitution the layout has had to be amended by a revision of plots 30 through to 43. The applicant was advised that this matter was not a minor amendment that could be dealt with by way of letter, but as no decision had yet been made on the application, due to its deferred status, it could be reported back to Members for a decision as to the acceptability of the substitution. A consideration of the plans shows that the car-parking requirement remains unchanged, as does the number of spaces shown. There are no new privacy issues, which arise, or a detrimental reduction in amenity areas to serve the properties. As such the revision to the layout and the house substitution proposed is acceptable. RECOMMENDATION that the amended layout submitted on the 30th April 2008 (i.e. Drawing No. TP-01 Rev K) be accepted to replace the previously submitted layout (i.e. Drawing No. TP-01 Rev J). This layout substitutes 6 no. 700 house types for 6 no. DRQ house types. The latter house types are those identified under Drawing No. CC-3B5P/10. PREFACE ITEM APPLICATION NO. 07/1077/FULL APPLICANT(S) NAME: Mr D Jones PROPOSAL: Erect five dwellings LOCATION: Land Adjacent To The Woodlands Glanhowy Road Wyllie Blackwood This application was reported to the last Planning Committee at which it was resolved to defer a decision to allow officers to prepare reasons for refusal based on Members’ concerns about the site being outside the settlement defined in the Adopted Islwyn Local Plan, out of character with the existing dwelling, and due to the poor highway into the village of Wyllie. A copy of the original report is attached. Reasons for refusal based on those concerns would be very difficult to defend at appeal. Although the site is outside the settlement envelope defined in the Adopted Islwyn Local Plan, it is within the settlement boundary defined in the Council Approved Unitary Development Plan, which has been approved by this Authority as the most up-to-date policy document for development control purposes. The houses will be taller than normal due to the incorporation of rooms in the roof space, and they will have smaller gardens than many of the existing houses. However, those differences would not cause any significant harm from a planning point of view. New developments - including those built over the past 40 years within Wyllie - will often differ in appearance and layout to the original core development of a settlement. The planning process seeks to ensure that new development sensitively integrates with existing development, but that does not preclude change. In this case, the new dwellings are at a lower level than those on the opposite side of a wide road; and the gardens, although small, will provide adequate amenity space for the occupants. The road from Gelligroes to Wyllie has no footpaths but it would be difficult to argue that five additional houses would have a significant impact on the safety of pedestrians using that lane when it already serves Wyllie, a village of well over one hundred houses. The Group Manager (Transportation Planning) has not raised any objections. RECOMMENDATION that planning permission is granted subject to the conditions in the attached report. However, if Members’ are minded to refuse planning permission the following reasons are suggested based on these concerns: - 1. The proposed development would be outside the settlement envelope defined in the Adopted Islwyn Local Plan in an area where permission would not normally be granted for housing except in the circumstances set out in Policy H6 of that plan. The development would therefore constitute urban sprawl and be detrimental to the character of the countryside surrounding the village of Wyllie. 2. The proposed houses, because of their height and the small gardens, would be out of character with the housing in the surrounding area contrary to Policy DC1 of the Council Approved Unitary Development Plan. 3. The road from Gelligroes to Wyllie does not have any pedestrian footways. The traffic generated by the proposed development would aggravate the existing conflict between pedestrian and vehicular traffic using that road, to the detriment of highway safety. The development would therefore be contrary to Policy DC1 of the Council Approved Unitary Development Plan. Code No. and Date Name and Address of Description and Location of Received Applicant Proposed Development 07/1205/FULL Mr D Smith Construct an outdoor 19.09.2007 18 Clos Maes Mawr swimming pool to the rear Caerphilly garden and extend property to CF83 2UY the front 18 Clos Maes Mawr Caerphilly CF83 2UY APPLICATION TYPE: Full Application SITE AND DEVELOPMENT Location: The site, 18, Clos Maes Mawr, Energlyn, is located on the south east side of Clos Maes Mawr. The front elevation has a north-west facing aspect. Site description: The site is an irregular shape, with a steep gradient from north-west down to south-east. Development: The application includes a proposal to construct a two-storey extension to the front elevation of the dwelling. Also, the applicant had originally submitted details of a swimming pool in the rear garden, but this has been replaced by an extension of the decked area in the rear garden. Dimensions: The extension would be a length of 2.8 metres, and 5.2 metres in width. The height would match the existing. The decked area would be 5.1m wide by 2m in length. The height of the decking would be a maximum of 2.1m above ground level with a 1.8m high timber screen fence around the perimeter. Materials: The decking is erected on blockwork walls for stability, but which have been faced with timber for appearance. The extension would be constructed of brickwork and roof tiles to match the host dwelling. Ancillary development, e.g. parking: None. PLANNING HISTORY P/01/0734 - Erect detached three storey dwelling - Granted 28.10.02. P/98/0727 - Erect 20 holly type houses - Granted 19.03.99. P/03/1618 - Retain balcony to rear of property - Granted 26.02.04. Cont’d…. Application No. 07/1205/FULL Continued POLICY Site allocation Development plan: Adopted Caerphilly Basin Local Plan – within settlement boundary, allocated as housing. Council Approved UDP: Land within settlement boundary, allocated as committed housing. Policies Development plan: Adopted Caerphilly Basin Local Plan Policies EV2 (Development Criteria) and H1 (e) (Housing Allocation) Pentwyn. Council Approved UDP: DC1 (Development Criteria) and DC4 (Supplementary Planning Guidance); Policy HC (41) Pentwyn Farm; and Development Design Guide 2 - ‘Householder Developments’. CONSULTATION Group Manager (Transportation Planning) - No objection. Senior Engineer (Consultancy Manager) - No objection, subject to comments about the domestic extension and the stability of the swimming pool. ADVERTISEMENT Extent of advertisement: Site notice and 7 neighbours notified. Response: Four letters have been received from two adjacent neighbours. Summary of observations: One neighbour objected to the swimming pool on the grounds that the height of it would infringe privacy. The second letter objects to the decking on the grounds of loss of privacy. The other neighbour was concerned about the structural stability of the swimming pool, but since the pool has been removed from the scheme she objects to the potential loss of privacy. SECTION 17 CRIME AND DISORDER ACT What is the likely effect of the determination of this application on the need for the Local Planning Authority to do all it reasonable can to prevent crime and disorder in its area? None.