Planning
The Vale of Glamorgan Council is the Planning Authority and determines the outcome of all planning applications.
St Nicholas with Bonvilston Community Council is a statutory consultee and is notified and invited to submit observations on all planning applications within the boundaries of the St Nicholas and Bonvilston Community Wards.
The planning system in Wales is described as a 'plan-led' system. Where an application is made to an LPA for planning permission, the authority must have regard to the provisions of its development plan, so far as material to the application, and any other material considerations. Determinations must be made in accordance with the development plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise.
Click on the link below to find our responses to planning applications.
St Nicholas with Bonvilston Community Council is a statutory consultee and is notified and invited to submit observations on all planning applications within the boundaries of the St Nicholas and Bonvilston Community Wards.
The planning system in Wales is described as a 'plan-led' system. Where an application is made to an LPA for planning permission, the authority must have regard to the provisions of its development plan, so far as material to the application, and any other material considerations. Determinations must be made in accordance with the development plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise.
Click on the link below to find our responses to planning applications.
Current issues
The Community Council is heavily involved in the following issues:
- Maes Y Ffynon – Formally registering the Village Green to protect it from development
- The redevelopment of St Nicholas CIW School
- A road link between Sycamore Cross and the M4
- Parc Dyffryn - solar farm
Place Plan
The Community Council is embarking on producing a Place Plan to inform the forthcoming Strategic Development Plan (SDP) that will replace the Local Development Plan (LDP) in 2023.
A 'Place Plan' document is a strategic roadmap for how a place will be managed, activated, and possibly altered over a fixed time period. A place plan provides strategic direction, aligned to a council's town vision, to guide decision making for infrastructure, community programs and service delivery.
Our Place Plan is covered in detail in the Objectives section of this website.
A 'Place Plan' document is a strategic roadmap for how a place will be managed, activated, and possibly altered over a fixed time period. A place plan provides strategic direction, aligned to a council's town vision, to guide decision making for infrastructure, community programs and service delivery.
Our Place Plan is covered in detail in the Objectives section of this website.
Considerations & Representation
Planning matters are considered at our meetings. Residents may wish to attend these meetings or correspond with the council in writing in regards to planning matters.
What are Planning Considerations?
A material planning consideration is one which is relevant to making the planning decision in question (eg whether to grant or refuse an application for planning permission).
The scope of what can constitute a material consideration is very wide and so the courts often do not indicate what cannot be a material consideration. However, in general they have taken the view that planning is concerned with land use in the public interest, so that the protection of purely private interests such as the impact of a development on the value of a neighbouring property or loss of private rights to light could not be material considerations.
The weight to be given to different material considerations is solely a matter for the decision maker. Material considerations include for example:
The scope of what can constitute a material consideration is very wide and so the courts often do not indicate what cannot be a material consideration. However, in general they have taken the view that planning is concerned with land use in the public interest, so that the protection of purely private interests such as the impact of a development on the value of a neighbouring property or loss of private rights to light could not be material considerations.
The weight to be given to different material considerations is solely a matter for the decision maker. Material considerations include for example:
- national and local planning policies;
- economic benefits and planning benefits;
- previous appeal decisions.
- Overlooking/loss of privacy
- Loss of light or overshadowing
- Parking
- Highway safety
- Traffic
- Noise
- Effect on listed building and conservation area
- Disabled persons' access
- Proposals in the Development Plan
- Nature conservation
