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:
#(Item 1) –
Planning Application 2019/2144/RES - Construction of 144
residential dwellings and associated works (Reserved Matters application
following 2019/0911/S73 granted 13th September 2019 and outline 2005/2355
granted 23rd April 2010) at Land West Of Gower View Road and North of Brynafon Road, Penyrheol, Swansea
A detailed visual
presentation was provided.
Rhianydd Jenkins & Elfed
Roberts (applicants) addressed the Committee.
Report updated as follows:
Further letter submitted by the company acting on behalf of residents.
Most
of those concerns have been raised before although they’ve provided a
more detailed breakdown of the process to date. Most of these issues are
included in the report but these issues are new:
The plans show a 225mm Ø land drain along the northern boundary of the
existing
properties to Ffordd Y Coegylfinir.
Note: The Welsh
Assembly Governments Engineers calculations and
findings confirm that a drain of 225mm Ø will be in totally inadequate
to
accommodate topographical surface water run off together with water
issues/springs emanating from the issues and catchment area of the
Gwilli Fault and Gorseinon Syncline to the east
of the existing development
2012/1113 addressed within COMP2015/0130.
·
The
General Arrangement drawings do not to take cognizance and
or make provision for dealing
with the water issues/springs or the
engineered design works
approved by the Welsh Assembly
Government.
Comment
The applicant is aware of the drainage issues on site and is
purchasing the
land off the Welsh Government. The Council’s Drainage Authority is also
aware of the situation. These issues were not raised at S73 stage when the
principle was considered. However, on the basis of
the information that the
Council was aware of, the S73 application contained drainage
conditions
(these are not being discharged as part of
this application). SAB approval
would also be required which is the primary legislation in this respect
to drain the
surface water from the site but also controlled
via condition of S73 permission.
A site parking layout was provided on
Friday 29th November along with
an amended Soft Landscaping Scheme. The
former has resulted in a
terrace of 3 properties (plots 33 – 35) being
marginally set back. No issues
arise within the site as a result of this
but the whole suite of documents will
need to be updated so that they all
align.
The Arboricultural
Officer (Landscape) is satisfied that the amendments
address concerns raised with more
appropriate species included along with
additional fruit trees for foraging opportunities.
The Ecologist has no objections to the
landscaping scheme or proposal.
The Highways Authority has no further
comments regarding parking.
As a result of the changes noted above,
Condition 1 will have to be updated
to reflect the amended plans required.
Condition 2 has also been updated to refer
to the Car Parking Arrangement
plan along with the inclusion of the
Drawing No. and date the plan was
received. The substance of the condition
remains the same.
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Note: Decision not to be issued until amended
plans received and Condition 1 updated.
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#(Item 2) – Planning
Application 2019/0502/RES - Construction of 121
dwellings, open space and ancillary infrastructure, (details of appearance,
landscaping, layout and scale of phase 2 development pursuant to outline
application 2014/0977 granted 11th January 2018) at Cwmrhydyceirw
Quarry Co Ltd , Great Western Terrace, Cwmrhydyceirw,
Swansea
A visual
presentation was provided.
Robert Lewis
(objector) addressed the Committee.
Report updated as
follows:
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One further letter received relating to drainage issues, re-iterating
concerns in a previous letter.
Amended conditions as follows;
·
Condition
2 (Landscaping)
·
Some
clearance works have already taken place within phase 2 therefore the trigger
should be amended to “No superstructure works shall commence…”
·
Condition
4 (Materials)
·
The
materials details are indicated on the approved plans, therefore this
condition is not required. Delete condition and re-number others accordingly.
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#(Item 4) –
Planning Application 2018/2692/FUL - Retention and completion of
development for 107 residential dwellings and associated infrastructure at Land
At Upper Bank Pentrechwyth, Nantong Way, Pentrechwyth, Swansea
A visual
presentation was provided.
Report updated as
follows:
Condition 18 should be amended to read:
18. No further
development shall take place until a written scheme of historic environment
mitigation has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning
authority. Thereafter, the programme of work will be fully carried out in
accordance with the requirements and standards of the written scheme.
Committee was
advised that agreement on the tenure of the affordable housing has been
reached. These would be low-cost home ownership
#(Item 5) –
Planning Application 2018/2720/FUL - Demolition of the existing
buildings on site and redevelopment of site to provide 60 residential units
comprising 6 detached dwellings, 21 pairs of semi-detached dwellings and 12
flats in 3 x two storey blocks with associated access, parking, landscaping,
pumping station and ancillary works at Land At Tyrisha
Farm, Grovesend, Swansea
A visual
presentation was provided.
Geriant John
(agent) addressed the Committee.
Report updated as
follows:
Further letter received from objector
which states as follows:
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1.
The
site is enveloped by smoke on a regular basis, with a large fire at least
every year. Those who will live in the properties will be unaware of these
fires or being enveloped by smoke, and I would request the committee to
consider if they themselves would put their family into a property in such a
location.
2.
The
site entrance is clearly unsafe and does not place pedestrian safety or
movement as the first consideration of the design as required by Active
Travel Wales Act. I ask to the committee to consider how a child safely moves
from the play area or site to the common lane/ footpath. Please note the
following extracts from the Act;
a.
9.3.16
and 9.3.20 - Active Travel connections are not seen as
optional, and that developments that do not adequately
make provision for walking should not be approved,
b. 9.4.1 notes schemes focusing on highways are no
longer acceptable
under the act.
c. Also 9.3.8 notes the
importance of land being acquired to enable a new
highway to be built, establishing sufficient land to include footways of
suitable width and type is vital.
d. The act requires the
follow design of two footways,
3.The LDP clearly identified that it was an essential requirement that the
site be connected to the adjacent public right of way, which it is not.
4.The committee should note that the hedge on the RHS of the access cannot
be cut back as proposed to form a visibility splay as it is not on the
developers land.
5. I request that the committee consider the precedent that approving
this site would leave. Whilst the developer has already extended the site
several times from that originally included in the LDP and beyond, the
developer provided false responses to questions in the LDP including with
regards to a ransom strip to avoid scrutiny over the issue, despite the
original proposals having never been achievable. To accept a planning
proposal based upon original misrepresentations identifies that developers
are running free reign over the planning process and that developers can
manipulate the process for personal gain. It also confirms that, contrary to
a vast raft of planning policy and national acts of legislation, that
developers can place traffic movement above that of pedestrian movement in
residential developments.
Officer Comment:
The objector has submitted a copy of a response to a FOI request indicating
there have been 18 wildfires on the land since April 2009. A photograph of a
fire submitted with the observations can be produced if Committee wish to see
it. Issues of access have been addressed in the report. With regard to the
Public Right of Way, the site connects to the PROW at the access to the
site.
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The Drainage Officer has confirmed that they have no objections
subject to standard drainage conditions.
At the end of the recommendation, the following should be added:
If the section 106 agreement is not signed within 3 months of the
Welsh Ministers removing the holding direction, delegated powers be provided
to Head of Planning & City Regeneration to refuse planning permission on
the basis that the proposal would fail to accord with LDP Policies H3
(On-site Affordable Housing), SI3 (Education Facilities), T1 (Transport
Measures and Infrastructure) and IO1 (Supporting Infrastructure).
Given concerns over drainage, it is recommended that Condition 9 is
amended to read as follows (with amended text in italics):
Prior to the commencement of development, and notwithstanding the details
shown on the proposed drainage layout drawing 110 P11, full details of the
surface water drainage arrangements shall be submitted to and approved in
writing by the Local Planning Authority. This shall include:
- Full details for responsibility for monitoring and management of the
basin for the lifetime of the development;
- Full detailing of planting specifications within the surface water
attenuation basin
- Biosecurity plan to help reduce the risk of introduction/spread of
any aquatic invasive non-native species, during planting of the attenuation
basis for SuDS. The plan shall include details of
supplier/s and /or source of the plants.
The attenuation basin shall
be completed in accordance with the approved details prior to the first
beneficial occupation of any of the dwellings hereby permitted and retained
for the lifetime of the development.
The attenuation basin shall be managed, monitored and reviewed 2 years
following creation, and a summary report shall be submitted to the LPA,
outlining success/failures and any further need for plug-planting as per 4.6
and 4.7 of the Ecology Technical Report and timescales for this. Any
additional works shall thereafter be undertaken in accordance with the
approved timetable.
No surface water and/or land drainage shall be allowed to connect
directly or indirectly with the public sewerage network unless it has been
demonstrated that there are no other options available.
Reason: To ensure a satisfactory and sustainable means of surface
water drainage, to prevent the increased risk of flooding, promote
biodiversity and ensure future maintenance of these features.
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(Note: Committee took a 5 minute comfort break at 4.20pm
following the decision on Item 5)
#(Item 6) –
Planning Application 2018/2168/OUT - Construction of up to 20
dwellings, new access road and replacement bridge (outline) at Land Off Felin Fran, Felin Fran,
Birchgrove, Swansea
A visual
presentation was provided.
Report updated as
follows:
If the section 106 agreement
is not signed within 3 months of the date of the Committee resolution delegated
powers be provided to Head of Planning & City Regeneration to refuse
planning permission on the basis that the proposal would fail to accord with
LDP Policies H3 (On-site Affordable Housing), SI6 (provision of New Openspace) and T1 (Transport Measures and Infrastructure
2) the undermentioned planning
application Be Refused for the
reasons outlined below:
#(Item 3) –
Planning Application 2019/1342/FUL - Demolition of existing
dwelling and construction of 1 detached bungalow and 2 detached dwellings at 2
The Bryn, Sketty, Swansea
A visual
presentation was provided.
Eleanor Sullivan
(agent) and Alyson Downing & Bernard Cairns (objectors) addressed the
Committee.
Councillors A M Day
& C L Philpott (Local Members) addressed the Committee and spoke in support
of the resident’s objections.
Report updated as follows:
On 2 December
2019 the owner/occupier of 6 Harford Court
withdrew their objection to the development.
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Condition No. 5 set out on page 76 to be amended to read
as follows:
5. Notwithstanding the submitted details set out on Site
Plan TB/18/100 Rev F no development shall take place until full details of
the access, turning, parking and visibility splays for each dwelling have
been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
The details shall provide for visibility envelopes to be kept free of
enclosures or trappings other than those trees marked for retention, provide
full details of the hard surfacing material which shall be porous and
details of the areas to be dedicated for parking and turning associated
with each dwelling.
No construction works shall take place at the site until such time that the
new accesses have been provided on site in accordance with the approved
details. The development shall thereafter take place in accordance with the
approved details with the parking areas retained for parking purposes and
visibility splays being kept free of enclosures or trappings in perpetuity.
Members were verbally informed that an additional
condition is suggested to be added to the report, following the Members
Site Visit, in order to provide for full details of boundary treatments
across the site.
Application refused contrary to officer recommendations
for the following reason:
The proposed bungalow by virtue of its siting, scale,
contrived form and design would fail to respect the character and
appearance of the local area to the detriment of the visual amenities of
the streetscene and surrounding site context,
contrary to Policy PS2 of the Swansea Local Development Plan (Adopted
February 2019) and the Authority’s Infill and Backland
Design Guide (SPG).
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