Brecon Beacons National Park Authority PLANNING, ACCESS AND RIGHTS OF WAY COMMITTEE 25 April 2017 RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING ON APPLICATIONS FOR DETERMINATION BY THE PLANNING, ACCESS AND RIGHTS OF WAY COMMITTEE Page 1 of 51 APPLICATION NUMBER: 16/13308/OUT APPLICANTS NAME(S): Miss Gladys Davies SITE ADDRESS: Heol Off Heol Sant Cattwg Llanspyddid Brecon Powys LD3 8PD GRID REF: E: 301282 N:228148 COMMUNITY: Glyn Tarell DATE VALIDATED: 4 May 2016 DECISION DUE DATE: 16 May 2017 CASE OFFICER: Donna Bowhay PROPOSAL Construction of residential development and associated works ADDRESS Heol Off Heol Sant Cattwg, Llanspyddid, Brecon Page 2 of 51 CONSULTATIONS/COMMENTS Consultee Received Comments Dwr Cymru 27th May We refer to your planning consultation relating to the above site, and Welsh Water 2016 we can provide the following comments in respect to the proposed - Developer development. Services We would request that if you are minded to grant Planning Consent for the above development that the Conditions and Advisory Notes provided below are included within the consent to ensure no detriment to existing residents or the environment and to Dwr Cymru Welsh Water's assets. SEWERAGE Conditions No surface water and/or land drainage shall be allowed to connect directly or indirectly with the public sewerage network. Reason: To prevent hydraulic overloading of the public sewerage system, to protect the health and safety of existing residents and ensure no pollution of or detriment to the environment. Advisory Notes The applicant may need to apply to Dwr Cymru / Welsh Water for any connection to the public sewer under S106 of the Water industry Act 1991. If the connection to the public sewer network is either via a lateral drain (i.e. a drain which extends beyond the connecting property boundary) or via a new sewer (i.e. serves more than one property), it is now a mandatory requirement to first enter into a Section 104 Adoption Agreement (Water Industry Act 1991). The design of the sewers and lateral drains must also conform to the Welsh Ministers Standards for Gravity Foul Sewers and Lateral Drains, and conform with the publication "Sewers for Adoption"- 7th Edition. Further information can be obtained via the Developer Services pages of www.dwrcymru.com The applicant is also advised that some public sewers and lateral drains may not be recorded on our maps of public sewers because they were originally privately owned and were transferred into public ownership by nature of the Water Industry (Schemes for Adoption of Private Sewers) Regulations 2011. The presence of such assets may affect the proposal. In order to assist us in dealing with the proposal the applicant may contact Dwr Cymru Welsh Water on 0800 085 3968 to establish the location and status of the apparatus. Under the Water Industry Act 1991 Dwr Cymru Welsh Water has rights of access to its apparatus at all times. SEWAGE TREATMENT No problems are envisaged with the Waste Water Treatment Works for the treatment of domestic discharges from this site. WATER SUPPLY Page 3 of 51 Dwr Cymru Welsh Water has no objection to the proposed development. Our response is based on the information provided by your application. Should the proposal alter during the course of the application process we kindly request that we are re-consulted and reserve the right to make new representation. If you have any queries please contact the undersigned on 0800 917 2652 or via email at [email protected] Please quote our reference number in all communications and correspondence. Glyn Tarrell 26th May This response is on behalf of the Glyn Tarell Community Council. Community 2016 Glyn Tarell Community Council understands that the principle of Council development has been established for this site via the Local Development Plan. However the practicalities of development are another matter. The site in question has a number of outstanding issues which may impede development, engineering solutions and access to the site making the reality of development less clear cut. The aforementioned Local Development Plan and the Wellbeing of Future Generations Act (2015) also place a duty of demonstrable community resilience on any plans for development. Glyn Tarell Community Council objects to the proposed developments on Land off Heol Sant Cattwg on the grounds that a number of issues that will need to be addressed before any development take place. These are set out below. 1. Land drainage is a major issue in Llanspyddid. Cllr Hill has been working with Simon Crowther (Assistant Land Drainage Engineer, Powys County Council) for three years to find a resolution to these issues In the Drainage Strategy Report for the proposed development the ditches to the east and west of the development land are to be used to drain the water away. These ditches are already inadequate in heavy rain. During the survey that Cllr Hill carried out with Simon Crowther on 29th February 2016 it was established that the ditch on the western side ends at the stile. No pipe is visible and no connection found to the land drainage pipe under Heol Sant Cattwg. The water flows from the end of the ditch, over the surface across Ty Usk land, then into Church Lane. See photographs 1 and 2 below. From Ty Usk land most drains into the open culvert in Church Lane but some may flow down the lane directly onto A40 The land drainage pipe under Heol Sant Cattwg is the only source of water for the open culvert bordering Ty Usk's garden in normal conditions. Most of the land drainage from Heol Sant Cattwg flows into this open culvert. In heavy rain the volume of water from this pipe in combination with that flowing from the proposed development site Page 4 of 51 overwhelms the culvert and has contributed to flooding on the A40 and bubbles up through the manhole cover in the carriage way. See photographs 3 and 4 below 1. Behind the stile is the proposed 2. Water draining across Ty Usk development site. land because there isn't a pipe to Photograph taken on 31st December 2015 carry the water away. Photograph taken on 3rd January 2016 3. This is the A40 junction with Church Lane looking towards Brecon taken on 1st January 2014. 4. Looking down Church Lane from junction of Ty Usk's drive and footpath from proposed development taken on 5th February 2014 The ditch on the eastern side is not much better. The outflow from this ditch is not certain but possibly flows on a small pipe under the Cartref's garden or along the border between Cartref and Ty Usk to a small stone trough beneath the hedge adjacent to A40. In heavy rain the water from the ditch flows through the remains of a dry stone wall that borders the proposed development and the adjacent field to the east, then into the garden of Cartref threatening their house. This is without drainage from the hard surfaces from the proposed development. A resolution to the land drainage issues in Llanspyddid is being worked on by Powys County Council Land Drainage team. Land drainage issues throughout Llanspyddid need to be resolved before the proposed development takes place. 2. Does the small water treatment plant that serves Llanspyddid have the capacity for sewage from these additional houses? Also during the survey on 29th Feb 2016 there was evidence that sewage was getting into the land drainage system (toilet paper caught on manhole rungs in manhole in Church Lane). We would expect the developers to establish that the capacity of the water treatment plant is sufficient and the existing pipes are in sound condition before connecting to the existing system. 3. Most households now have at least two cars or more. There is parking allocated for 31 cars in the plans for the proposed development. This number of additional vehicles turning in and out of the one junction into Llanspyddid from A40 would increase the risk of accidents where there have been many on or near the junction already. Most notable was the collision with the bus stop 14th November 2014. Please refer to the photograph below. The bus stop is approximately 15m from the junction into Llanspyddid, on the opposite side, and is used by school children to catch the school bus into Brecon each morning. See photograph below. This car was coming from the Sennybridge direction, apparently taking evasive action to avoid another that had braked to turn right into Llanspyddid. Photograph 5 Page 5 of 51 Other accidents that have occurred between the Llanspyddid village signs are listed below. October 2014 - A car span off the road and collided with the boundary wall of Ty Usk House 16 November 2014 - Driver coming from Brecon swerved to avoid a fox and ended up in the hedge on north side of the road near signs east of Penishapentra Farm 16 January 2015 - Car came off road near signs east of Penishapentra Farm and ended up in the hedge. Direction of travel not certain. October 2015 - A car lost control and collided with the wall on the east side of the eastern entrance to the Old Vicarage. In addition there is no street lighting at the junction making it very difficult to see at night, especially coming from Sennybridge. The Welsh Government Transport Department needs to review this proposal in detail and include a reduction in the speed limit and lighting at the junction. It is surprising that the Welsh Government Transport Department has not been consulted as all of vehicles from the proposed development will access the A40 at this junction.