Replacement dwelling at Park View Gatewen Farm Road, New Broughton, Wrexham

“Site Description The application site is located on a private driveway approximately 100m to the north of Gatewen Road, New Broughton. The dwellings of Oakfield Court lie approximately 75m to the north. The site is adjacent to a range of substantial outbuildings formerly associated with Gatwen Hall that have been converted to dwellings (Fair View, The Hay Barn and The Hay Loft). Gatewen Hall itself is approximately 40 metres to the east of the application site.”

“Proposal The application seeks planning permission for the demolition of the existing bungalow and for the erection of a new dormer style bungalow in its place.”

“Policy PS1 directs new residential development to sites within settlement limits. However, policy H5 sets out a limited number of circumstances where new residential development may be permitted outside of defined settlement limits, including replacement of an existing dwellings. Policy H10 deals specifically with replacement dwellings outside of settlement limits.”

“The site is also located in a Green Barrier as defined by the UDP, which is analogous to Green Wedges described in PPW12. Paragraph 3.68 of PPW12 advises that Green Wedges should be reviewed as part of the development plan process. The UDP Green Barriers were reviewed in the Strategic Green Wedge Review (GWR) October 2017, as part of the process of preparing the unadopted LDP.”

“Design The existing dwelling is modern bungalow of limited architectural merit. It would be replaced by a dormer bungalow of a cottage style appearance. It would have a similar overall width to the existing dwelling but would have greater depth and height, being 1.4m higher than the existing dwelling. The floor area of the proposed dwelling would be a 100% increase over that of the existing dwelling.”

“Impact on Neighbouring Amenity The proposed dwelling would be approximately 14 metres from the south-west facing elevation of The Hay Loft. However, there are no windows or other openings in that elevation. The proposed dwelling would therefore not harm the living conditions of the occupiers of The Hay Loft by way of loss of daylight, privacy or visual over dominance.”

“The proposed dwelling would enhance the character and appearance of the site.”

“This document is also available in Welsh This Committee’s meetings are webcast and can be viewed by visiting the webcast library at: https://wrexham.public-i.tv/core/portal/webcasts • It was considered that there would be public benefit to remove trees and hedgerows at the site.”

“RESOLVED – That permission be granted in accordance with the Officer recommendation.”

“If demolition of the dwelling does not occur within 12 months of the date of this planning permission, no demolition works shall take place after that date until details of additional bat surveys and full details of any mitigation measures, as may be necessary, including a timetable for their implementation, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.”

“Within three months of commencement of the development hereby permitted, a scheme of landscaping, to include a Landscaping Management Plan, shall be submitted for the written approval of the Local Planning Authority. Landscaping shall be undertaking in accordance with the approved scheme.”