2.28 Deliverable and Sustainable Growth

Comment

Representation ID: 27496

Received: 15/08/2019

Respondent: Ms Jayne Neal

The document quotes that the Conwy Local Housing Market Assessment suggests that the 35% of housing supply should accommodate 1 & 2 bed properties, 35% 3 bed properties and 30% for 4 & 5 bed properties. Have calculations been broken down for the individual settlements ie - do you know what is specifically needed in Llanfairfechan or are all plans based on Conwy as a whole?

If 4300 houses are needed across Conwy, these proposed plans will result in a full 10% of those houses being built in a village that currently houses only 3% of the population of Conwy.

Noted. The percentages quoted are for Conwy as a whole, although individual local circumstances can be taken into account on individual sites. It is proposed to reduce the size of the strategic site significantly.

Object

Representation ID: 27506

Received: 21/08/2019

Respondent: Mrs Daphne Morris

There is little point in building houses unless the infrastructure is in place to support it. You already have a state of the art medical centre in West End with hardly enough doctors to man it. Rhoslan have been trying to replace retirees for years without success, Old Colwyn runs in the main by part-timers and Abergele have closed their doors to all outside their catchment areas. It must be faced doctors don't want to come to North Wales, just like Government staff from Cardiff area.

Noted. If a need is identified for additional primary care capacity in the area the planning process can provide land to support this need where required. It is up to the Health Board in discussion and consultation with local GPs to determine the format of provision and resolve any staffing issues.

Comment

Representation ID: 27644

Received: 29/08/2019

Respondent: Welsh Government

The level of growth proposed is around 2,500 dwellings above the WG 2014-based principal and 10 year migration projection. The Council has concluded that the WG projections would result in 'too low' growth levels and would compound negative demographic and economic prospects for the LPA. The level of housing growth proposed in the Preferred Strategy broadly aligns with the past 15 year build rate trend (300 p/a) and is slightly above the past 10 year past build rates (250 p/a). The housing requirement is 2,200 dwellings lower than the current adopted plan required of 6,520 dwellings.

Noted.

Support

Representation ID: 27969

Received: 18/09/2019

Respondent: FCC Environmental (UK) Limited

Agent: AXIS

The preferred level of growth set out in the RLDP is consistent with that contained in Option 4 of the previous consultation exercise.

AXIS made representations at that time that this was its preferred growth option as it is aspirationally based upon the aims and objectives of the Conwy Economic Growth Strategy which trends forward past job growth. It also takes into account sectoral employment analysis and national economic trends.

Given that the growth option is job driven, in-migration sees growth in the working-age population which supports the aspirations within the RLDP for economic growth and a more balanced population.

Noted.

Comment

Representation ID: 27976

Received: 18/09/2019

Respondent: Legal and General Assurance Society Ltd

Agent: Deloitte Real Estate

Concentrated growth needs to be focused in the most sustainable locations. Whilst the Creuddyn Strategy Area will account for 30 per cent of housing growth and 30 per cent of job growth, there should be a recognition that the increasing population and economic growth should be supported by a diversity of leisure and tourism uses.

Llandudno Junction Leisure Park has capacity to diversify and to intensify its mix of uses, and there should be an acknowledgement of this in the RLDP.

Noted.

Comment

Representation ID: 28010

Received: 19/09/2019

Respondent: Bay of Colwyn Town Council

Whilst the Town Council agrees in principle with the overall level of growth being proposed across the County for housing and employment, greater emphasis needs to be placed on the use of brownfield sites and particularly bringing empty homes back into use.

As a general principle, any larger allocations of land for housing should follow allocations of employment land, to encourage mixed-age occupation and prevent the unintended creation of 'dormitories' for commuters or for people retiring to the area.

Noted.

Object

Representation ID: 28206

Received: 20/09/2019

Respondent: Anwyl Construction Ltd

Agent: The Planning Consultancy

It is considered that the housing requirement should be increased so that there is a better alignment between housing provision and the Council's policy for employment growth.

Increased housing provision would assist with addressing the need for affordable housing.

Not Accepted: The Preferred Strategy matches the amount of jobs growth to the number of new dwellings needed, taking into population projections and need for affordable housing. This equates to 4300 dwellings (excluding contingency) and 1800 new jobs as identified the Employment Land Review Background Paper.

Object

Representation ID: 28208

Received: 20/09/2019

Respondent: Beech Developments (NW) Ltd

Agent: The Planning Consultancy

It is considered that the housing requirement should be increased so that there is a better alignment between housing provision and the Council's policy for employment growth.

Increased housing provision would assist with addressing the need for affordable housing.

Not Accepted: The Preferred Strategy matches the amount of jobs growth to the number of new dwellings needed, taking into population projections and need for affordable housing. This equates to 4300 dwellings (excluding contingency) and 1800 new jobs as identified the Employment Land Review Background Paper.

Object

Representation ID: 28210

Received: 20/09/2019

Respondent: Macbryde Homes Ltd

Agent: The Planning Consultancy

It is considered that the housing requirement should be increased so that there is a better alignment between housing provision and the Council's policy for employment growth.

Increased housing provision would assist with addressing the need for affordable housing.

Not Accepted: The Preferred Strategy matches the amount of jobs growth to the number of new dwellings needed, taking into population projections and need for affordable housing. This equates to 4300 dwellings (excluding contingency) and 1800 new jobs as identified the Employment Land Review Background Paper.

Support

Representation ID: 28216

Received: 16/09/2019

Respondent: Liberty Properties

Agree.

Agreed

Object

Representation ID: 28266

Received: 30/09/2019

Respondent: Ms Gwyneth Page

There is not enough evidence to support the growth of business to the scale the plan is proposing within the timeframe.
Are the homes likely to encourage people, skills, businesses to move into the area. Where is the evidence to support this. The types of jobs will largely remain the same - cafes, shops, not jobs that encourage youngsters to stay in the area.
Building such large scale development will only impact further on aged utilities, roads, drainage. It will not allow for existing community to flourish.

Not accepted: Economic growth is evidenced in BP/18.

Comment

Representation ID: 28272

Received: 30/09/2019

Respondent: Mr D J Finch

Would like to question:
1 - Area of employment land related to jobs i.e. 1 new ha of land supports 150 jobs. Is this including infrastructure (roads) and assuming one single storied building? very low density of jobs to land.
2 - 5150 homes suggests minimum 10,300 people. But only 1800 new jobs. So what is the correlation? Are the new homes therefore holiday homes.

1 - Noted. The 14 hectares of employment land is based on the Welsh Government's job to land ratio and is worked out on a 'gross external area' basis so this includes infrastructure such as roads and carparking.
2 - Noted: refer to the evidence in BP/1

Comment

Representation ID: 28276

Received: 02/10/2019

Respondent: R H Edwards-Behi

I support the level of forecasted jobs. It is a shame, however, that some of the jobs are not targeted for Llanfairfechan.
The new homes in Llanfairfechan should be developed/built in stages, with appropriate levels of services in place at least at the same time but preferably before the houses are built.

Noted. Employment land has been allocated to reflect our evidence base (see background paper 19). Existing employment sites will be safeguarded via a criteria based policy.
Residential development sites will be phased accordingly, and infrastructure requirements will be taken into account.

Comment

Representation ID: 29209

Received: 20/09/2019

Respondent: Mrs Eirlys Edwards Behi

Ddim yn siwr sut fydd y swyddi newydd yn cael eu creu.
Pa fata o swyddi? Ydyn nhw yn bendant yn dod i'r ardal neu dim ond gobaith ydi hwn?
Ddyla y gwaith ddim dod gyntaf ac wedyn adeiladu tai fel bo'r angen?

Nodwyd: cyfeirier at Bapur Cefndir 18 Adolygiad o Dir Cyflogaeth a Phapur Pwnc 2.

Comment

Representation ID: 29213

Received: 20/09/2019

Respondent: Mrs Lowri Keddie

Eich caurau ar gyfer tai fforddiadwy yw 35% - ond er i n i holi mewn dau seswn ymgynghorol - nid wyf yn deall sut mae Cyngor Conwy wedi cyrraedd y ffigwr yma. Ni fa unrhyw holiadur ynghylch a thai na swyddi/cyflogaeth yn dad i fy ardal i. Ar gyfartaledd, incwm teulu yn Llanfairfechan yw £23,000 - pa fath o bris fydd y tai newydd a fydd 35% o'ch tai newydd ar y farchwad am £120,000 neu lai?

Nodwyd: Mae'r canrannau tai fforddiadwy'n cael eu hargymell gan Bapurau Cefndir 10 ac 11.

Comment

Representation ID: 29222

Received: 28/10/2019

Respondent: Denbighshire County Council - Planning Policy

It is noted that there is provision for 8.8 hectares of mixed use land at Abergele and that 4.7 hectares have been reserved for employment use. Denbighshire County Council welcomes early consultation on this site once an indication of development is received.

Noted.

Object

Representation ID: 29231

Received: 28/10/2019

Respondent: Mrs Beryl Griffiths

Yn eich penffled CDLL tud 9 Llanfairfechan dywedir na fydd 0% o'r cynllun ar gyfer datblygu swyddi yn lleol - felly mae'r term Conwy hefo datblygiad economaidd, mewn ardal wledig yn ammherthnasol.
Eich canrau ar gyfer tai fforddiadwy yw 35% - hoffwn wybod sut y cyrhaiddwyd at y ffigwr yma.
Rwyf yn sylweddoli fod twf yn anochol dyma natur cymdeithas - ond mae angen gwir ychwil ar faint y twf yma.

Heb ei dderbyn. Mae tir cyflogaeth wedi'i ddyrannu i adlewyrchu ein sail dystiolaeth (gweler papur cefndir 19). Bydd safleoedd cyflogaeth presennol yn cael eu diogelu trwy bolisi sy'n seiliedig ar feini prawf.
Mae gwybodaeth gefndir ar dai fforddiadwy ar gael ym Mhapurau Cefndir 10 ac 11.