Proposed development for a new school car park providing a total of 21 parking bays with associated external works including boundary treatments and the formation of new pedestrian and vehicular access points
Ysgol Gymraeg Mornant, Picton Road, Pen-y-ffordd, Holywell, CH8 9JQ
A decision notice has been issued in respect of this application.Reference: FUL/001030/25Flintshire County Council
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Application location
Ysgol Gymraeg Mornant, Picton Road, Pen-y-ffordd, Holywell, CH8 9JQ
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Application summary
Status
A decision notice has been issued in respect of this application.
Application type
Full - Building Works
Received
28 Nov 2025
Validated
Not published
Determination deadline
23 Jan 2026
Local authority
Flintshire County Council
Application overview
Proposed development for a new school car park providing a total of 21 parking bays with associated external works including boundary treatments and the formation of new pedestrian and vehicular access points
Proposal details
Reference
FUL/001030/25
Alternative references
PP-14503384
Ward
Flintshire Ward Llanasa and Trelawynd
Parish
Flintshire Community Llanasa Community Council
Agent
Lovelock Mitchell
UPRN
200002942172
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The development hereby approved shall be commenced before the expiration of five years from the date of this permission. REASON: To comply with the requirements of Sections 91 to 93 of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1990.
The development shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans and documents: Application Form Location Plan Proposed Site General Arrangement - Dwg YMT-ENA-XX-XX-DR-C-5000 Rev P3 Proposed Site Plan - Dwg YMT-LMA-01-XX-DR-A-7100-A3 Rev P1 Proposed Access & Boundary Treatments - Dwg YMT-LMA-01-XX-DR-A-7101-A3 Rev P1 Proposed Site General Arrangement - Dwg YMT-ENA-XX-XX-DR-C-5000 Rev P3 Proposed Planting Plan - Dwg YMT-FRL-Z0-ZZ-D-L-1030 Rev P03 Proposed Highways Section Agreement General Arrangement - Dwg YMT-ENA-XX-XX-DR-C-5010 Rev P1 Proposed Vehicle Tracking General Arrangement - Dwg YMT-ENA-XX-XX-DR-C-5600 Rev P1 Proposed External Lighting Layout - Dwg TAC-00-XX-D-E-9003 Rev P01 External Lighting Report External Lighting Note Proposed Drainage Strategy General Arrangement - Dwg YMT-ENA-XX-XX-DR-C-5600 Rev P3 Phase I Coal Mining Risk Assessment Phase II Site investigation Report Green Infrastructure Statement Preliminary Ecological Appraisal Landscape & Ecology Management Plan Design & Access Statement Travel Plan REASON: To ensure that the development is carried out in accordance with the approved details.
The proposed access shall have a visibility splay of 2.4m x 43m in an easterly direction and 2.4 x 18m in a westerly direction, measured along the nearside edge of the adjoining carriageway over land within the control of the Applicant and/or Highway Authority and within which there shall be no obstruction to visibility in excess of 0.6m above the nearside channel level of the adjoining highway. REASON: To ensure that adequate visibility is provided in perpetuity at the proposed point of access onto the highway in the interests of maintaining highway safety in compliance with Policy PC2 of the Flintshire Local Development Plan.
Any alterations or reinstatement to the adjoining highway shall be carried out in accordance with the details to be submitted and approved by the Local Planning Authority prior to the bringing into use of the car park hereby permitted. REASON: To ensure the formation of a safe and satisfactory means of access to the site in the interests of maintaining highway safety and the free and safe movement of traffic on the adjoining highway in compliance with Policy PC2 of the Flintshire Local Development Plan.
Facilities shall be provided and retained within the site for the loading, unloading, parking and turning of vehicles. Such facilities being completed prior to the proposed development being brought into use. REASON: To ensure that adequate parking and manoeuvering space is provided to serve the proposed development and to avoid the necessity for reversing movements into or from the highway in the interests of highway safety and maintaining the free flow of traffic on the adjoining highway in compliance with Policy PC2 of the Flintshire Local Development Plan.
No development shall take place, including site clearance works, until a Construction Traffic Management Plan has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority I. Contact names and numbers of personnel responsible for adherence and monitoring the plan II. Contact name(s)/number(s) for any site related enquiries, including out of hours times III. Anticipated duration of the works IV. Typical working days and hours of the week V. Proposed signage types and locations VI. Position of any temporary gates – preferably set-back 12m to allow a delivery vehicle to park/wait VII. The access and egress route with appropriate traffic monitoring in order to control traffic movements VIII. Measures to avoid depositing mud, dust or other debris onto the highway by traffic movements IX. The timing of deliveries and main construction traffic arrivals and departures to avoid periods such as school arrival/leaving times X. Site notices informing construction workers and other site operatives of agreed working hours XI. The parking of vehicles of site operatives and visitors XII. Loading and unloading of plant and materials XIII. Storage of plant and materials used in constructing the development XIV. Measures to control the emissions of dust and dirt during construction XV. A scheme for re-cycling/disposing of waste resulting from construction works. REASON: To ensure the formation of a safe and satisfactory means of access to the site in the interests of maintaining highway safety and the free and safe movement of pedestrians and traffic on the adjoining highway in compliance with Policy PC2 of the Flintshire Local Development Plan.
No develoment shall commence until there has been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority details to secure the undertaking of a Traffic Regulation Order to secure the introduction of road markings on the adjoining higway network. REASON: In the interests of maintaining highway safety and the free and safe movement of traffic on the adjoining highway in compliance with Policy PC2 of the Flintshire Local Development Plan.
All trees and hedges to be retained as part of the development hereby permitted shall be protected during site clearance and construction work by 1 metre high fencing erected 1 metre outside the outermost limits of the branch spread, or in accordance with an alternative scheme agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority; no construction materials or articles of any description shall be burnt or placed on the ground that lies between a tree trunk or hedgerow and such fencing, nor within these areas shall the existing ground level be raised or lowered or any trenches or pipe runs excavated, without prior written consent of the Local Planning Authority. REASON: In order to safeguard existing natural landscape features and ensure compliance with Policy PC2 in the Flintshire Unitary Development Plan.
All planting, seeding or turfing shown on the Proposed Planting Plan - Dwg YMT-FRL-Z0-ZZ-D-L-1030 Rev P03, approved as part of this permission shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the bringing into use of the car park and any trees or plants which, within a period of 5 years of the time of planting die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species unless the Local Planning Authority gives written consent to any variation. REASON: To ensure that the approved landscaping scheme is implemented to the satisfaction of the Llocal Planning Authority and comply with Policy PC2 of the Flintshire Local Development Plan.
Notwithstanding the submitted details, no development shall commence until details of the proposed connection point for the discharge of surface water into the adjacent watercourse have been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The details as may subsequently be approved shall be completed prior to the car park becoming operational. REASON: To secure a satisfactory scheme for the disposal of surface water in compliance with Policy PC2 of the Flintshire Local Development Plan.
The proposed biodiversity net benefit mesures, shall be undertaken in accordance with the conclusions of the Green Infrastructure Statement, Preliminary Ecological Appraisal,, Landscape & Ecology Management Plan and Proposed Planting Plan Dwg YMT-FRL-Z0-ZZ-D-L-1030 Rev P03,. approved as part of this permission. The planting works works shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding season following the binging into use of the car park and the bird /bat nesting boxes and interpretation board within 2 months of the bringing into use the car park. REASON: In the interests of maintaining and enhancing biodiversity in accordance with Local Development Plan Policies STR13, PC2 and Planning Policy Wales (PPW) Edition 12
The applicant is reminded that the development which is the subject of this planning permission will also require Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) for surface water in accordance with the requirements of Schedule 3 to the Flood and Water Management Act 2010. From 7th January 2019, SuDS on new developments must be designed and built in accordance with the Statutory SuDS Standards published by the Welsh Ministers and SuDS Schemes must be approved by the local authority acting in its SAB role, before construction work begins. Furthermore, SuDS features serving more than one property will be subject to adoption by the SAB. Further details can be found via the following website link: https://gweddill.gov.wales/docs/desh/publications/181015-suds-statutory-standards-en.pdf and https://www.flintshire.gov.uk/en/Resident/Planning/Sustainable-Drainage-Systems.aspx The Local Planning Authority would remind you that any changes made to the scheme as a consequence of obtaining SAB approval may require the submission of a further amended planning application.
HIGHWAYS SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES ATtention is drawn to clauses 1, 2, 3 & 7 Notwithstanding any planning consent which may have been granted, no work shall be executed within the highway without the prior approval in writing from the Head of Highways and Transportation and any of the following clauses, as deemed appropriate, or as specified on the planning consent notice shall be strictly adhered to:- (1) The Applicant must obtain approval from the Transportation Directorate to the design of the means of access to the site and internal estate roads prior to the commencement of any site works to ensure compliance with adoption standards. Such approval, given in writing by the Transportation Directorate will constitute authorisation to the Applicant to execute works within the highway associated with the forming of a new access in compliance with Section 184, Sub-Section 11, of the 1980 Highways Act. (2) Following the issuing of the notice of approval the Applicant / Developer is advised of the necessity to notify various Utility companies, in compliance with Section 184, Sub-Section 9, of the 1980 Highways Act, of his intention to carry out the works. Such notification shall be given at the earliest opportunity following approval and prior to the commencement of any works, to enable the Utility companies to advise of and programme any necessary alterations to their apparatus, the cost of which shall be borne by the Applicant. (3) Any required relocation of signage, street lighting or utilities equipment resulting from the installation of new or alteration to existing highway / footway works shall be undertaken with the prior written consent of the relevant Authority and at the expense of the Applicant (4) a. Under the provisions of the New Roads & Street Works Act 1991, Section 50, the Applicant may require a licence to excavate in the highway in order to place any associated apparatus in the highway. b. Any works carried out in or adjacent to the highway may require traffic management to be placed on the highway. NOTE: In relation to both 4a and 4b, contact should be made with the Street Works Section of the Environment Directorate (01352 704806) as soon as possible as both items may require extensive planning and will have lead-in times that may affect the programming of the proposed development. (5) The preferred procedure for the adoption of new estate roads by the County Council as Highway Authority shall be undertaken in accordance with section 38 of the 1980 Highways Act. The Developer shall provide all necessary information and plans to facilitate the processing of a roadmaking Agreement at the earliest opportunity following the granting of planning consent and the issuing of authorisation to construct the means of access. (6) As the development includes grassed service margins in lieu of footways adjacent to the carriageway the Developer must inform the plot purchasers that such margins are provided primarily to accommodate Utilities apparatus and will form part of the adopted highway area. The margins shall be design as an integral part of the garden areas and should be maintained as such by the property owners and shall contain no other forms of planting other than grass and no other obstructions such as walls, fences, rockeries etc. will be permitted. The developer must ensure that the margins are excluded from individual conveyances of affected properties and that a clause be inserted prohibiting any addition planting or construction works within the areas in perpetuity. NOTE: The County Council will require removal of anything other than grass within the margins prior to the adoption of the estate roads. (7) No water of any kind generated by the proposed development is to be allowed to flow from any part of the site, such as driveways and other hard paved areas, onto the highway or into the highway drainage system or be allowed to accumulate in such a way as to affect the highway surface or structure. The development must not interfere with any existing highways surface water drainage facilities whether within the existing highway boundaries or not. (8) A public right of way, described below, crosses / abuts the application site and should be safeguarded before development commences : - NOTE: In accordance with current policy any planning consent requiring diversion / extinguishment of a public right of way to enable development to be carried out will not be processed by the County Council. The Developer / Landowner shall make application for such an Order to the Secretary State for Wales under Section 247 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
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