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Hen and stag party noise concerns over holiday cabin plans

PCC Two photos of the inside and outside of one of the cabins. The cabin, shaped like a triangle, is made of timber with a metal roof and dark grey aluminium windows and doors. Inside a white sofa can be seen with cushions on top of it. Behind the sofa is a small kitchen and a bed on the second floor of the cabin. PCC
Aberhafesp community council have questioned how the site would be "managed" and "policed", raising "great concerns" over noise if the application was granted
Elgan HearnLocal Democracy Reporting Service

Plans for holiday cabins to be built near a Welsh market town have led to noise concerns, with fears the accommodation could attract hen and stag parties to the area.

Earlier this year, Tyler Richards from Kidderminster in Worcestershire submitted a planning application to Powys council for four holiday cabins on land south of Bwlch-y-Ffridd, near Newtown, Powys.

The application will go before its planning committee for a decision on 3 September.

But members of Aberhafesp community council said they had "great concerns" over noise and have asked, if the application was granted, for conditions to be attached to "prevent group bookings".

In Febuary, Aberhafesp community council discussed the proposal and questioned how the site would be "managed" and "policed", as people would be using the accommodation to "enjoy themselves".

Councillors also raised concerns from residents in the area, who said a previous application for cabins to be built on the land stated the holiday lets would be "family orientated", but claimed this application was "catering for larger, possible party groups".

"If the application was to be granted, could there be a condition attached to it to prevent group bookings [such as] hen/stag parties?", the community council added.

Google Streetview A google street view of the land the cabins would be built on if approved. There are several trees surrounding the area.Google Streetview
Ted Maury of Hughes Architects said the cabins would "enrich the Newtown area through contributing sensitively to the tourism industry"

Ted Maury of Hughes Architects said the new application is for four one-bed small cabins, "thereby offering the same number of beds" as a "previously agreed" application for two two-bed holiday pods.

He said: "The proposals represent a sustainable use of land, that will enrich the Newtown area through contributing sensitively to the tourism industry."

Rhian Griffiths, senior planning officer at Powys County Council, said: "The application has been assessed and considered on its compliance with planning policy."

Addressing the concerns raised by Aberhafesp community council and local residents, Griffiths said: "Whilst this concern is noted, it is unfortunately not a planning matter which can be taken into consideration."

She said "restricting the type of bookings that can be made to avoid groups" was "not considered to meet the necessary tests for applying conditions" and, therefore, she would be recommending that the council approve the scheme.

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