Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors B Hopkins, AS Lewis, J Newbury, PM Matthews, IM Richard, DG Sullivan, C Thomas, LG Thomas, GD Walker & LV Walton.

In accordance with the Code of Conduct adopted by the City and County of Swansea, the following interests were declared:

Councillor R Francis-Davies - Minute No.24 - Planning Application No.2014/0892(Item 1) – Personal – I know one of the objectors.

Councillor CA Holley - Minute No.24 - Planning Application No.2014/0892(Item 1) – Personal – I know one of the objectors.

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the Meeting of the Area 1 Development Control Committee held on 22 July 2014.

RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meeting of the Area 1 Development Control Committee held on 22 July 2014 be approved as a correct record.

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          The Head of Economic Regeneration and Planning submitted a series of planning applications.  Amendments to this schedule were reported and are indicated below by (#).

          RESOLVED that:

          (#)(Item 2) Application No.2014/0589

          Change of use from a guest house (Class C2) to a 10 bed HMO at 278 Oystermouth Road, Swansea.

          Condition 3 be amended to read:-

          Before the development hereby permitted is occupied arrangements         shall be agreed in writing with the local planning authority and be put in   place to ensure that no resident of the development shall obtain a        resident's parking permit within any controlled parking zone which may      be in force on in the local area at      any time.

          Reason: In the interest of highway safety.

          (#) (Item 3) Application No.2014/0819

          Change of use from a guest house (Class C2) to a 7 bed HMO,      replacement ground floor door with a window, and blocking up of           one ground floor window on side elevation at The Bayswater, 322           Oystermouth Road, Swansea.

          Report updated as follows:- reference under site history to 2012/1047       should be deleted as this refers to the adjoining property, No.320      Oystermouth Road.

          Condition 4 be amended to read:-

          Before the development hereby permitted is occupied arrangements         shall be agreed in writing with the local planning authority and be put in   place to ensure that no resident of the development shall obtain a        resident's parking permit within any controlled parking zone which may      be in force on in the local area at      any time.

          Reason: In the interest of highway safety.

          (#) (Item 1) Application No.2014/0892

          Retention and alteration of detached dwelling house on Plot 22        (amendment to planning permission 2007/0230 granted on appeal          21st July 2008) at Plot 22 (no. 38) Ladysmith Road, Treboeth,      Swansea.

          Mr Chapman(objector) and Mr Baxter(agent) addressed the Committee.

          Report updated as follows:- Insert at start of Condition 2 “within three        months of the date of this consent”

          Application refused contrary to officer recommendations for the       following reasons:

          The proposal by virtue of it size, height and close proximity to Nos. 57       and 59 Gelli Aur will have a significant overbearing impact which is to         the detriment of the residential amenity of the occupiers of those   dwellings and is contrary to policies EV1 and HC2 of the City and    County of Swansea Unitary Development Plan (2008) and the    Supplementary Planning Guidance ‘Places to Live : Residential Design   Guide’ 2014.