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Disclosures of Personal and Prejudicial Interests. Decision: None Minutes: In accordance with the Code of Conduct
adopted by the City and County of Swansea, no interests were declared. |
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To approve & sign the Minutes of the previous meeting(s) as a correct record. Decision: Approved Minutes: Resolved that the minutes of the meeting held on 4 July 2023 be approved and
signed as a correct record. |
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Additional documents:
Decision: Approved Minutes: The Placemaking and Strategic Planning Manager
presented a report on behalf of the Head of Planning and City Regeneration
which provided the Committee
with a summary of new draft Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) document, and
sought approval from Members to undertake public consultation on the
draft SPG. In support of the
circulated report he provided Committee with a powerpoint presentation which
outlined and detailed the following areas: ·
Background
to the new draft document including that the existing SPG needs updating, new
guidance due on conversion of rural buildings, need to reflect appeal
decisions, new national planning framework, better alignment with placemaking
policies for Gower and more clarity for applicants and decision makers; ·
Key
issues within the SPG – guidance on what is traditional and needs safeguarding,
improved guidance on business uses allowed, conversion criteria and better
links to LDP and other SPGs; ·
Conversions
and new builds – differences between them, amount of work need to convert and
not demolish/rebuild, restrictions on reconstruction from both our own LDP and
national policy, SPG guidance on reasonable threshold for rebuilds; ·
Consultation
and engagement to be undertaken in the six week period up until 6th
October, online form and web pages, consultation with various key stakeholders,
examination of comments and amendment to draft SPG which will be brought back
to Committee for final adoption in late 2023. Members asked
various questions of the Officer on the report and presentation who responded accordingly. Resolved that the draft Conversion of Traditional Rural Buildings SPG, as attached
at Appendix A to the report, be approved for the purpose of public consultation
and stakeholder engagement. |