Timber Holiday Huts Approved in Denbighshire Village Amid Noise Concerns

Timber holiday huts will be built in open countryside in a Denbighshire village, despite fears about noise.
Mr R Astbury submitted a planning application to Denbighshire’s planning department, seeking to build four timber-framed holiday units at Camp Alyn, Tafarn Y Gelyn, Llanferres.
But Llanferres Community Council objected to the plans, claiming the area is open countryside.
Residents also sent letters to DCC, fearing a lack of on-site supervision, and cited the potential for disturbance.
But speaking at a planning committee meeting at Denbighshire’s Ruthin County Hall HQ, planning officer Paul Griffin reminded councillors that the land was a separate business to a neighbouring caravan site.
Mr Griffin also said most people were well behaved.
“Issues of anti-social behaviour, we feel are better dealt with through the public protection regime and the police,” he said.
“There is only so far we can go in planning in terms of the conduct of individuals on a site.
“Again, you’d have to have really good evidence and reason to think that there was an issue with this type of use in terms of behaviour. The vast majority of people are well behaved.”
The developer says the holiday huts will have curved roofs and match surrounding rural and agricultural buildings.
The structures will feature galvanised corrugated steel roofs, larch timber cladding walls, and double-glazed windows with colour coated metal frames and painted timber doors.
Cllr Huw Hilditch-Roberts proposed the committee backed the plans, and this was seconded by Cllr Merfyn Parry.
The vote was unanimous with 16 committee members voting in favour of the application.

By Richard Evans – Local Democracy Reporter