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POLICY HOU/1 - MEETING THE HOUSING NEED
- 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).
- 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 |
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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;
- 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’
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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’
- The Council will address the need for Gypsies and Travellers in line with Policy HOU/9 – ‘Meeting the Site Need for Gypsies and Travellers’.
- 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’
- 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 |