OFFICERS REPORT - DELEGATED
Ref No:
051552
Case Officer:
Proposal:
Retention of external cladding and alterations and extensions.
Location:
Y Fron Bungalow, Mountain Road, Cilcain, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 5TF
Applicant:
Mr H. I Griffiths
Date Valid: 6 December 2013
Mr A P Walker
Expiry Date: 31 January 2014
Consultation & Responses
Local Member: Councillor W O Thomas – No comments received
Cilcain Community Council: No comments received
Head of Public Protection: No adverse comments
Head of Assets and Transportation: No adverse comments
AONB JAC – Objects on the grounds that the property is not a lawful dwelling and
that the proposed alterations would be unsympathetic to the character of the AONB.
Relevant History & Policies:
051551 - Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a dwelling house
(under consideration)
Flintshire Unitary Development Plan
GEN1 – General Requirements for Development
GEN3 – Development in the Open Countryside
HSG12 – House Extensions and Alterations
L2 – Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
The proposal would comply with the above policies.
Planning Appraisal:
This application seeks planning permission for the erection of an extension and
alterations to the external finish of Y Fron Bungalow, Cilcain.
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The application site is located within the open countryside as defined within the
adopted Flintshire Unitary Development and within the Clwydian Range and Dee
Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The building is currently the subject of an application for a certificate of lawful use as
it does not benefit from planning permission for its use as a dwelling. The application
is under consideration.
The proposal comprises a small extension to provide a bedroom; the external finish
to be painted render with stone quoins; and, the existing roof line to be raised and
the corrugated sheet roof to be replaced with roof tiles.
Given that the current use of the building as a dwelling is unauthorised, it is not
possible to assess the proposal against the relevant policies relating to extensions
and alterations to dwellings, i.e. HSG12. As such, it is considered that the proposal
is not acceptable as it does not relate to an unauthorised dwelling.
Notwithstanding the above, if the building did benefit from a lawful use as a dwelling
house the proposed external finish would be unacceptable. The proposed render
and stone quoin exterior and tile roof would be unsympathetic to the traditional
utilitarian building and would have an adverse impact on the character of the AONB.
Recommendation Code: / REFUSE
Conditions/Reasons:
The proposal relates to a building which does not benefit from a lawful use as a
dwellinghouse. As such, the proposal would be contrary to policies GEN1 and GEN3
of the adopted Flintshire Unitary Development Plan.
The proposed external materials would be unsympathetic to the character of the
existing building and have a detrimental impact on the character of the Clwydian
Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, contrary to policies
GEN1 and L2 of the adopted Flintshire Unitary Development Plan.
In considering this planning application the Council has acted in accordance with the Human Rights
Act 1998 including Article 8 of the Convention and in a manner which is necessary in a democratic
society in furtherance of the legitimate aims of the Act and the convention.
Date of Recommendation: 24.01.2014
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