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POLICY HOU/1 - MEETING THE HOUSING NEED

  1. Over the period 2007 to 2022 the Council will plan, monitor and manage the delivery of approximately 6800 new dwellings (at an average annual rate of 453 new dwellings) inclusive of completions, commitments, windfall and new allocations and a contingency level of up to approximately 7900 dwellings (1100 dwellings).
  1. Priority will be given to locating new development in line with Strategic Policy DP/1 - ‘Sustainable Development Principles’ and the settlement hierarchy set out in Policy DP/2 – ‘Overarching Strategic Approach. Approximately 85% (5780 dwellings) of the housing development will be located within the accessible Urban Development Strategy Area and distributed as set out below and in Table HOU1a:

URBAN DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY AREA

Site

Urban Settlement

Housing Allocation

Site 1, Rhuddlan Road, Abergele

Abergele

150 Dwellings

Llanfair Road, Abergele

Abergele

70 Dwellings

Land South of Siamber Wen, Abergele

Abergele

120 Dwellings

Site 2, Rhuddlan Road, Abergele

Abergele

150 Dwellings

Tandderwen Farm

Abergele

300 Dwellings

Abergele Business Park (Mixed-use Housing/Leisure and Employment)

Abergele

80 Dwellings

Esgyryn, Llandudno Junction (Mixed-use Housing and Employment )

Llandudno Junction

120 Dwellings

Social Club/Youth Club, Llandudno Junction

Llandudno Junction

50 Dwellings

Plas Penryhn, Penrhyn Bay

Penrhyn Bay

30 Dwellings

Plas yn Dre, Llandudno

Llandudno

40 Dwellings

Bodlondeb, Conwy (Mixed-use Employment and Housing)

Conwy

30 Dwellings

Adjacent to Glanafon, Llanfairfechan

Llanfairfechan

20 Dwellings

West of Penmaen Park, Llanfairfechan

Llanfairfechan

75 Dwellings

Opposite Bryn Y Neuadd, Llanfairfechan

Llanfairfechan

150 Dwellings

Cwm Road, Penmaenmawr

Penmaenmawr

60 Dwellings

Dinerth Road, Rhos-on-Sea

Rhos-on-Sea

70 Dwellings

Dinerth Hall Farm, Rhos on Sea

Rhos on Sea

90 Dwellings

BT Exchange, Colwyn Bay

Colwyn Bay

70 Dwellings

Lawson Road, Colwyn Bay (Colwyn Bay Masterplan Site)

Colwyn Bay

35 Dwellings

Douglas Road, Colwyn Bay (Colwyn Bay Masterplan Site)

Colwyn Bay

20 Dwellings

Lansdowne Road, Colwyn Bay (Colwyn Bay Masterplan Site)

Colwyn Bay

30 Dwellings

Ysgol y Graig, Old Colwyn

Old Colwyn

30 Dwellings

Bryn Hyfryd/Ffordd Tan Yr Ysgol, Llanrwst

Llanrwst

50 Dwellings

North West of Llanrwst, Llanrwst

Llanrwst

55 Dwellings

Off the A470, Llanrwst

Llanrwst

20 Dwellings

East of Llanrwst, Llanrwst

Llanrwst

25 Dwellings

Outside the urban settlement boundaries, no further housing development will be permitted, except to meet AHLN on exception sites adjoining Llanrwst in line with Policies HOU/2 – ‘Affordable Housing for Local Need’ and HOU/6 – ‘Rural Exception Sites for Affordable Housing for Local Need’. Development proposals within settlement boundaries on unallocated sites will be assessed against the Development Principles;

  1. In the Main Villages, the scale of proposed future development will reflect the settlement’s size and function and their physical and functional relationships with the urban areas. Over the Plan period, approximately 15% (1020 dwellings) of the housing requirement will be accommodated in the Tier 1 and Tier 2 Main Villages and distributed as follows
RURAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY AREA
Site  Urban Settlement Housing Allocation
Tier 1 Main Villages
Top Llan Road, Glan Conwy (Mixed-use housing and community facility) Glan Conwy 80 Dwellings
Pencoed Road, Llanddulas Llanddulas 20 Dwellings
South of the Mill, Llanddulas Llanddulas 20 Dwellings
Ty Mawr, Llysfaen Llysfaen 255 Dwellings
Ysgol Cynfran, Llysfaen Llysfaen 40 Dwellings
Adjacent to former Rectory, Llysfaen Llysfaen 30 Dwellings
Off Ysguborwen Road, Dwygyfylchi Dwygyfylchi 15 Dwellings
Adjacent to Vardre, Dwygyfylchi Dwygyfylchi 20 Dwellings
Tier 2 Main Villages
The Smithy, Llanfair TH Llanfair TH 15 Dwellings
Off Heol Martin, Eglwysbach Eglwysbach 10 Dwellings
East of Aled View, Llansannan Llansannan 15 Dwellings
Coed Digain, Llangernyw Llangernyw 15 Dwellings
Land Fronting B5105, Cerrigydrudion Cerrigydrudion 10 Dwellings
Tan Y Ffordd, Dolgarrog Dolgarrog 30 Dwellings
Gwydr Road, Dolgarrog Dolgarrog 10 Dwellings
Ffordd Llanelwy, Betws yn Rhos Betws yn Rhos 5 Dwellings
Minafon, Betws yn Rhos Betws yn Rhos 5 Dwellings

The Tier 1 Main Villages will accommodate an element of market and AHLN and the Tier 2 Main Villages will accommodate AHLN only.  Outside the settlement boundaries only justified small-scale schemes (up to 5 dwellings) providing 100% AHLN on exception sites at the edge of the settlements, or where it represents a Rural Enterprise Scheme or a Low Impact Development, will be permitted in line with Policies DP/6 – ‘National Planning Policy and Guidance’, HOU/2 – ‘Affordable Housing for Local Need’ and  HOU/6 – ‘Rural Exception Sites for Affordable Housing for Local Need’

  1. In the Minor Villages, only limited development will be permitted to reflect viability, sustainability and the character of settlements. Over the Plan period, no housing allocations or settlement boundaries are required. Only small scale development comprising AHLN proposals may be supported within the confinements of the settlement where it comprises redevelopment, conversion of existing buildings or where single or small groups of new dwelling estates (up to 5 dwellings) represent a form of infilling and relates physically and visually to the settlement.  At the edge of minor settlements, only justified small-scale schemes (up to 2 dwellings) providing 100% AHLN, or where it represents a Rural Enterprise Scheme or a Low Impact Development, will be permitted in line with Policies DP/6, HOU/2 and  HOU/6
  2. In Hamlets and in the open countryside, housing development will only be permitted in exceptional circumstances. A single dwelling may be supported within, or at the edge of, the settlement or where this represents a conversion of a non-residential building in the open countryside, and where it is justified to meet AHLN or a Rural Enterprise and/or Low Impact Development on a case by case basis, in accordance with Policies DP/6, HOU/2 and  HOU/6
  1. The Council will give priority to housing on previously developed land over the Plan period by phasing development in line with Policy HOU/3 – ‘Phasing Housing Delivery’, the Housing Delivery and Phasing Plan and table HOU/1b.  Through the plan, monitor and manage approach, housing contingency sites will be released accordingly in line with the Monitoring Plan and the Annual Monitoring Report
  2. The Council will ensure that housing developments make the best and most efficient use of land by achieving a broad mix of housing types at an appropriate density which reflects the diverse needs of the residents in line with Policies HOU/4 – ‘Housing Density’ and HOU/5 – ‘Housing Mix’
  3. The Council will address the need for Gypsies and Travellers in line with Policy HOU/9 – ‘Meeting the Site Need for Gypsies and Travellers’.
  4. The Council will control the development of self contained flats and Houses in Multiple Occupation to aid regeneration, improve housing quality and choice, and contribute to an enhanced environment in line with Policy HOU/10 – ‘Houses in Multiple Occupation and Self Contained Flats’
  5. The Council will accommodate the housing needs for the elderly in line with Policy HOU/11 – ‘Residential Care Homes and Extra Care Housing’.

CONTINGENCY SITES

URBAN DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY AREA
Site Urban Settlement Housing Allocation
Glyn Farm Colwyn Bay 130 Dwellings
Dolwen Road, Old Colwyn Colwyn Bay 100 Dwellings
Opposite Bryn Rodyn, Old Colwyn Colwyn Bay 65 Dwellings
Henryd Road, Gyffin Conwy 10 Dwellings
Pentywyn Road Deganwy 120 Dwellings
Nant-y-Gamar Road Llandudno 65 Dwellings
The Woodland Llandudno Junction 60 Dwellings
Adjacent to site 205/328 Llanfairfechan 90 Dwellings
Site A North of Llanrwst Llanrwst 60 Dwellings
Site C North East of Llanrwst Llanrwst 90 Dwellings
Site D East of Llanrwst Llanrwst 50 Dwellings
Site E adjacent to Bryn Hyfryd Llanrwst 43 Dwellings
Conway Road Penmaenmawr 15 Dwellings
Off Derwen Lane Penrhyn Bay 175 Dwellings
RURAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY AREA
Site Rural Settlement Housing Allocation
North of Groesffordd Dwygyfylchi 10 Dwellings
Trem y Don Llysfaen 25 Dwellings

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