A homeowner has secured permission to keep a large timber shed he built in his back garden without planning permission, despite objections from neighbours.
Adam Taylor constructed the outbuilding at his home on Trem y Creigiau in Llangollen before submitting a retrospective application for the structure and new access steps.
Council vote and conditions
Denbighshire County Council's planning committee voted 17 in favour and two against the retrospective application. Councillors requested an additional condition requiring a change to the roofing material over concerns about its appearance from neighbouring properties.
Llangollen Town Council raised no objection to the proposals, but neighbours had objected, citing concerns about overlooking, harm to residential amenity, and the development being an overdevelopment of the garden.
Roofing material concerns
Speaking at Wednesday's meeting, Cllr Karen Edwards said an additional condition relating to the roof was "absolutely critical". She said: "I'm not suggesting that what is currently there doesn't impact the neighbours, because clearly it does."
"But what I'm saying is that the roof is visible from the neighbours' properties upstairs. And to be honest with you, to them it would look exactly like a commercial building."
Councillors subsequently voted to approve the plans, subject to the additional condition requesting an alteration to the roofing material.
Property details and background
The two-storey detached redbrick property is described as a mock Tudor front gable set back from the cul-de-sac, with a driveway and parking to the front, as well as a double garage.
The application is a resubmission of a previously refused scheme which was subsequently dismissed on appeal by inspectors from Planning and Environment Decisions Wales (PEDW). As part of the application, Mr Taylor has agreed to remove a raised patio area which was deemed to infringe on neighbours' privacy.
