Hangar to electric vehicle plant at Hangar 858, Bro Tathan North, St Athan

“The change of use of an existing aircraft hangar (Class B8) to a facility for the assembly of electric vehicles (Class B2), demolition of existing extensions, external alterations, vehicle parking, drainage connection, servicing and all associated building and engineering works.”

“The application was required to be determined by Planning Committee under the Council’s approved scheme of delegation because the application had been called in for determination by Councillor Haines for the reason owing to traffic and lighting concerns raised.”

“APPROVED subject to the following condition(s):”

“No development shall commence until details of a scheme to provide for the provision of a demarcated pedestrian/cycle route within the existing carriageway connecting the site to the Northern Access Road have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall include full details of layout, dimensions, surfacing, lining/markings and signage.”

“The approved scheme shall be implemented in full prior to the first use of the development and shall thereafter be retained unless and until a permanent alternative active travel route serving the site has been provided in accordance with a separate planning permission or agreed scheme.”

“The decision to recommend planning permission has been taken in accordance with Section 38 of The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, which requires that, in determining a planning application the determination must be in accordance with the Development Plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise. The Development Plan for the area comprises the Vale of Glamorgan Adopted Local Development Plan 2011-2026 and Future Wales – the National Plan 2040.”

“Having regard to Policies SP1 – Delivering the Strategy, MG9 – Employment Allocations, MD2 - Design of New Development, MD7 - Environmental Protection, MD16 - Protection of existing Employment Sites and Premises of the Adopted Local Development Plan 2011-2026, it is considered that the proposal is acceptable in relation to the principle of development, siting, scale, design and materials, access and parking, impact on residential amenity and neighbouring units, flooding and…”