Venue: Council Chamber, Guildhall, Swansea
Contact: Democratic Services - 636923
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Disclosures of Personal and Prejudicial Interests. 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. Minutes: Resolved that the
Minutes of the Planning Committee held on 4 December 2018 be
approved and signed as a correct record. |
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Items for Deferral/Withdrawal. Minutes: None. |
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Determination of Planning Applications under the Town & Country Planning Act 1990. PDF 55 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: A series of planning applications were
presented on behalf of the Head of Planning & City Regeneration. Amendments/updates to this schedule were reported and are indicated below by (#) Resolved that: - 1) the undermentioned planning applications Be Approved subject to the conditions in the report and/or indicated below(#): #(Item 1) –
Planning Application 2018/2001/FUL - Redevelopment of the site to
provide five detached dwellings, and two pairs of semi-detached dwellings with
one pair of garages serving plots 1 and 2
and two detached garages serving plots 4 and 5 with associated access, parking and landscaping at
the Greyhound Inn, Llanrhidian, Swansea A visual
presentation was provided. Janice Williams
(objector), Carey Knox (applicant’s representative) & Phil Baxter (agent)
addressed the Committee. Report updated as follows: Late
correspondence/comments received from the Head of Transportation &
Engineering in respect of revised plans and ‘swept path analysis’ drawings.
Whilst the Head of Transportation and Engineering are now satisfied that the
swept path analysis drawings demonstrate that cars can turn within the site,
the other points of objection still stand for the reasons outlined in the
report. Application approved subject to the completion of a Section 106 Planning
Obligation. #(Item 3) – Planning Application 2018/1932/FUL - Demolition
of existing buildings and re-development of site to provide 31 residential
units as associated works at Land at Cambrian Yard, Cambrian Place, Pontarddulais,
Swansea A visual
presentation was provided. Phil Baxter (agent)
addressed the Committee. Councillor P Downing (Local Member) addressed the Committee and spoke against the application purely on highway safety grounds. Report updated as follows: Additional conditions added as follows:- 16. No development shall be commenced
until full engineering, street lighting and constructional details of the road
have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
The development shall be constructed in accordance
with the approved details. Reason: In the interests of
highway safety 17. No development shall be commenced
until details of the proposed arrangements for future management and
maintenance of the proposed streets within the development have been submitted
to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The streets shall
thereafter be maintained in accordance with the approved management and
maintenance details until such time as an agreement
has been entered into under section 38 of the Highways Act 1980 or a private
management and maintenance company has been established. Reason: In the
interests of highways safety. Application approved subject to the completion of a Section 106 Planning
Obligation. #(Item
4) – Planning Application 2018/1894/RES - Construction of 99 dwellings
along with associated access, parking, landscaping, open space and engineering
works (Reserved Matters application for the details of access, appearance,
landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline planning permission
2017/1451/OUT details pursuant to Conditions 6 (Japanese Knotweed), granted
10th August 2018) and submission of 7 (drainage), 11 (on-site culverts), 12
(auto-track), 13 (site intrusive investigations for mine entries), 15 (historic
environment mitigation), 27 (tree protection), 28 (boundary treatment) and 29
(wildlife habitat protection plan) of outline planning permission 2017/1451/OUT
at Former Cefn Gorwydd Colliery, Gowerton, Swansea A visual
presentation was provided. Phil Baxter (agent)
addressed the Committee. Councillor S M Jones (Local Member) addressed the Committee and spoke against the application. Report updated as follows: 26 late letters of objection & 1 late letter of support reported. Late letter of further objection from Councillor S M Jones reported. Amended site layout plan received – ref:2271-101 Rev L #(Item 5) – Planning Application 2018/2354/FUL - Change of
use from residential (Class C3) to 5 bedroom HMO for 5 people (Class C4) at 112
Rhyddings Terrace, Brynmill,
Swansea A visual
presentation was provided. Robert Wilson (applicant) addressed the Committee. Councillors I E Mann & N J Davies (Local Members) addressed the Committee and spoke against the application. Report updated as follows: 1 late letter of objection reported. #(Item 6) –
Planning Application 2018/2392/FUL - Change of use from
residential (Class C3) to a 3 bedroom HMO (Class C4) at Lundy Cottage, 1A Bay
View Terrace, Brynmill, Swansea A visual presentation
was provided. Alan Short (objector) addressed the Committee. Councillor I E Mann (Local Member) addressed the Committee and spoke against the application. Report updated as follows: Late letter from applicant responding to issues raised by objectors reported. #(Item 7) – Planning Application 2018/2471/FUL - Change of
use from mixed use retail (Class A1) on ground floor and first and second floor
flat (Class C3) to a 5 bedroom HMO for up to 6 residents (Class C4), single
storey rear extension and fenestration alterations to front elevation at 3
Humphrey Street, Swansea A visual
presentation was provided. Councillor I E Mann (Local Member) addressed the Committee and spoke against the application. 2) the undermentioned planning
application Be Referred to Welsh
Government with a recommendation of approval subject to the conditions
outlined in the report, and to the
completion of a Section 106 Planning Obligation: #(Item
2) – Planning Application 2017/1822/OUT - Outline planning application
(with all matters reserved apart from strategic access junctions) for
residential led mixed use development, to be developed in phases, including:
Ground preparation works as necessary, including the regrading of site levels,
up to 1950 no. dwellings (Use Class C3, including affordable homes) of which
1160 no. units would be developed within the LDP Plan period, the creation of a
link road, local centre provision of a primary school, community facilities,
Public Open Space including facilities for children, and areas of landscaping
(including sustainable drainage systems), outdoor sports provision including
playing pitches, associated services, infrastructure and engineering works
including new vehicular access, improvements to the existing highway network,
new roads, footpaths / cycleways, and ancillary works
at Land West of Llangyfelach Road, Tirdeunaw, Swansea A visual
presentation was provided. Martin Smith
(objector), Geraint John (agent), Simon Gray (applicant) & Robert Bowen
(planning consultant for Mynyddbach Chapel) addressed the Committee. Councillor D G Sullivan (Local Member) addressed the Committee and spoke against the application. Report updated as follows: Late comments from NRW reported indicating no objections subject to conditions being attached to any consent. Planning
Obligations: Trigger point for the completion of the Spine Street to be
included within the S106 agreement along with provision to secure future link
to A48. Condition 1 amended
to refer to amended phasing plan received on 2 January 2019. The unit numbers
for phases 1b and 1c have been amended and the ecology mitigation area is now
included in phase 2e. 1. For the
avoidance of doubt, where reference is made to a phase of development in any
condition, this refers to 1 of the 14 phases (Phase 0
– Phase 5A) indicated on the “Phasing Plan (January 2019)” received on 2
January 2019. The development shall be undertaken in
accordance with this phasing plan. |