Farm buildings and reprofiling at Pwll Y Darren Farm, Welsh St Donats

Summary of planning committee decision

Decided by Glamorgan Planning Committee on 21 May 2026.

2022/00197/FULApproved

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

What was proposed

The application sought retrospective and proposed reprofiling of land, and new farm buildings with associated works and yard changes.

“Retrospective and proposed reprofiling of land, the proposed erection of farm buildings and associated works (Site 1), and rationalisation of associated yard (Site 6)”

Minutes

The committee approved the application

Planning permission was approved subject to a legal agreement and conditions.

“APPROVED subject to the following conditions:”

Minutes

Working hours restricted

Construction, landscaping and restoration work was restricted to daytime hours on weekdays and Saturday mornings, with none on Sundays or bank holidays.

“All construction works, landscaping and restoration required in relation to the development hereby approved shall be restricted to the following operating hours:”

“No operations are to take place on Sundays or Bank Holidays.”

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Biodiversity enhancement required

A biodiversity enhancement strategy covering bird and bat boxes, landscaping and other ecological improvements had to be approved before use began.

“Prior to the first beneficial use of the development, a Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy addressing enhancement measures shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall thereafter be carried out in accordance with the approved strategy and timings set out within and thereafter retained in accordance with the approved details whilst the development remains in existence. The Strategy shall include the following:”

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Contamination must be reported

Any unexpected contamination found during the works had to be reported and dealt with under an agreed scheme before work continued.

“In the event that contamination is found at any time when carrying out the approved development that was not previously identified it must be reported in writing within 2 days to the Local Planning Authority, all associated works must stop, and no further development shall take place unless otherwise agreed in writing until a scheme to deal with the contamination found has been approved.”

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Ground levels to be approved

Existing and proposed ground and floor levels had to be approved before construction of the slabs and silage pad began.

“Prior to the construction of the concrete slab, building slabs and silage pad, details of existing ground levels within and adjacent to the site and proposed finished ground and floor levels shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.”

Minutes

Sources

  • Glamorgan Planning Committee minutes, 21 May 2026
  • Agenda and papers (council website)

Source: Plota analysis of Glamorgan's committee minutes. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.

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At the meeting

Council
Glamorgan
Date
Thursday 21 May 2026
Committee decided
Approved
Minutes
The council's minutes
Meeting
Agenda and papers (council website)
Application
The application (council website)

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