Minutes:
In
accordance with the Council’s approved Public Speaking Protocol Mr. I. Pike (Objector) and
Mr. M. Roberts (Appellant Right of Reply), addressed the Planning
Committee. The Committee also considered
the views of the invited Local Members.
RESOLVED: |
That
following a Site Visit on the 18th August 2015, and contrary to
the Officer Recommendation as detailed in the circulated report, the
Application be refused on the following grounds: The
site falls within Noise Exposure Category (NEC) C as defined in Technical
Advice Note 11 (TAN 11), wherein TAN 11 advises that planning permission
should not normally be granted, and it is considered that the level of noise
at the site caused primarily by its proximity to the M4 and M4 sliproads cannot be mitigated to an acceptable degree
which would ensure adequate levels of residential amenity for the future
occupiers of the development.
Accordingly, the proposed development would fail to accord with TAN
11: Noise (1997) and Policies GC1 and ENV 27 of the adopted Neath Port Talbot
Unitary Development Plan. |
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