Venue: Committee Room 5, Guildhall, Swansea. View directions
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Disclosures of Personal & Prejudicial Interests. Minutes: In accordance with the Code of Conduct adopted by the City and County of Swansea, the following interests were declared: Councillor V M Evans – Personal – minute no. 20 – River Corridor – River Corridor is on the edge of my Ward. Councillor P R Hood-Williams – Personal – minute no. 20 – River Corridor – Chairman of Swansea Local Access Forum. Councillor T M White – Personal – minute no. 20 – River Corridor – River Corridor is on the edge of my Ward. |
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To approve and sign the Minutes of the previous meeting(s) as a correct record. Minutes: Resolved that the Minutes of the Economy and Infrastructure Policy Development & Delivery Committee held on 14 September, 2017, be approved as a correct record subject to Councillor P R Hood-Williams comments regarding the possible potential for pedestrianisation between Castle Square and Wind Street being included in the feasibility study. |
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River Corridor. Minutes: The Director of Place stated that the
Strategy for the River Corridor had been based on the now outdated document
completed by Hyder in 2006 which stated that the
vision for the Tawe Riverside Corridor was to “Develop a modern, attractive and
vibrant riverside urban area, creating a place where people wish to live, work
and visit, capitalising upon and celebrating the Tawe’s unique contribution to
the Industrial Revolution”. He referred to the 14
key objectives and proposals which were identified in the original River
Corridor Study based around a number of Area Strategies. He detailed the
current position and future requirements for each Strategy Area as set out
briefly below: ·
Morfa
Distributor Road –
highway scheme completed. ·
Morfa
Road Area - a high quality mixed area of
residential, commercial and light industrial uses, capitalising on the superb
riverside setting, the proximity of the area to the City Centre and waterfront
and also celebrate and interpret the heritage of the area. Site disposals and planning
applications/discussions ongoing – Pipehouse Wharf
sale to Coastal Housing and pre planning discussions on other sites. ·
Hafod
Copperworks Site - An integrated, mixed use development of the site is
proposed which preserves heritage structures, interprets industrial history and
finds new uses for heritage buildings, new developments which capitalise on the
location and provides a high quality living environment with strengthened links
to the community. Progress with Penderyn scheme and further work planned including sale of
CCS land. ·
Normandy Road Industrial Estate - retention
as a location for employment and industry, whilst visually enhancing the site,
reducing the visual impact on adjacent land uses and investing in improvements
to properties. ·
Addis Site – redeveloped/complete. ·
Upper Bank/ Pluck Lake - Encouraging a compatible mix of land
uses to regenerate the Upper Bank site, Upper Bank/Brunel Wood scheme (Highgrove developments), Pluck Lake and Kilvey
Woodland in need of Management plan and identification of appropriate
development opportunity at Pluck Lake. ·
The Riverside - to maximise the potential of the river
as a resource for the City – for water recreation and transport, recreation on
the river banks and to improve walking and cycling linkages along the valley -
further work required. With regard to the Hafod
Copper Works (HCW) (Purcell Study 2014) the
HCW Strategy is currently under review, along with the preparation of
individual site briefs for the waterfront sites for marketing. The study area incorporates HLF bid and Penderyn scheme. The
development area requires flood mitigation and off site mitigation works (JBA
2017) The Swansea Local Plan Review Deposit Draft (2016) included high level
policies for the Tawe Riverside Corridor as a Strategic Development Area -
includes reference to HCW and St Thomas Station Yard. Swansea Eastside Connections - (May
2015) Natural Resources Wales document prepared by Trilein
explored the potential offered by the Lower River Tawe, Kilvey
Hill, Crymlyn Bog, the Tennant Canal and the connections of these green spaces
to each other and to surrounding communities. Members noted that with regard to the
Skyline/Skyluge, current interest from a New Zealand
based developer for a Cable car/gondola, luge and commercial buildings. Initial
discussions and site visit held with indicative cable car route identified from
the highest point of Kilvey Hill descending to link
with Hafod Copper works. The proposal involves a private
landholding and council owned /NRW leased land on Kilvey
Hill. Requires a sustainable development solution in the context of its
countryside location, and needs to have regard to development and heritage
priorities at Hafod Copper works site. He detailed the further considerations: ·
Riverside
walkway and river/quaysides completion - Mixed private ownership, funding
phasing - consistency of public realm design/finish. ·
Funding
to secure the future and positive use and maintenance of listed buildings and
heritage features, and riverside routes/public realm (eg.
Match funding HLF bids). ·
Community
connections, pedestrian and cycle linkages to cross river and integration of
riverside and new developments. ·
Infrastructure
and Service needs and flood risk mitigation measures. ·
Access
and design layouts/relationship with new Morfa
distributor road. ·
Archaeology
and ground conditions/contamination issues affecting most sites. ·
New
SSSI designation at Pluck Lake area. ·
Untapped
potential of water based recreation opportunities, heritage and interpretation
opportunities. ·
Encouraging
appropriate and compatible land uses/mixed uses. ·
Design/layout
challenges given the configuration of sites. ·
Kilvey
Hill - Sustainable approach required to new recreation and leisure uses, improved
access and management for the wider area. ·
Former
ski slope site rear of Morrisons - dereliction. Members comments included: ·
The
need to incorporate foot/cycling routes on any future development proposals. ·
Consideration
to be given to enhancing wildlife in the areas. ·
Approval/consultation
with Natural Resources Wales for the proposed luge. ·
Consultation
with users of the riverbank (e.g. anglers etc). The Chair thanked the Director of Place for his informative
presentation. Resolved that the matter be discussed further at the next meeting. |
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Future Transportation Strategy and Housing. Minutes: The Head of
Transportation assisted by the Transport Strategy Officer George, provided a
presentation on the Future Transportation Strategy. The Transport Strategy Officer detailed: · Context – How the
Transport Strategy Works. · Regional Working Arrangements. · External Funding
Streams. · 2016/17 Capital Spend. · Funding Bid Process. · Challenges – Swansea
Road Traffic Volume. · A Growing City. · Policy Challenges. · Transport Policy
Tensions. · Tangible Benefits. · Excellent Cities 2025. · Key Opportunities and
Next steps. · Development of use for
Transport and Infrastructure in Swansea. · Parking and Integrated
Transport Strategy. · Shopping Regional
Arrangements. · City Centre Master Plan
Strategy. Challenges/considerations
included: lack of funding; the duty to consider the Wellbeing of Future
Generations Legislation; prioritisation of schemes in accordance with the
Council’s Corporate Objectives; congestion (especially on the critical areas
such as Fabian Way); development and promotion of the use of bicycles in the City
Centre with the introduction of cycle stations for cycle hire and ongoing work
with First Cymru. Whilst it is
important to consider the future, solutions need to be devised for both the short
and medium term. The
regeneration team are currently commissioning a study to look at city centre
master planning and the parking needs. This will be available in the next few
months. This will be reported back to scrutiny once it
has been completed. The Chair thanked
the Officers for the informative presentation. Resolved that: 1.
The presentation be noted. 2.
a copy of the presentation be circulated to
Committee Members. 3.
The results of the feasibility study be scheduled into the work plan. |
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Wind Street Pedestrianisation. Minutes: Resolved that the matter be deferred to the next meeting. |
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Workplan 2017/2018. Minutes: The Chair and Director of Place suggested the following topics for future meetings:
Resolved that the topics identified above be incorporated into the Work Plan 2017/2018. |