Venue: Committee Room 5, Guildhall, Swansea. View directions
Contact: Scrutiny 636292
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Disclosure of Personal and Prejudicial Interests. Minutes: · None |
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To approve & sign the Notes of the previous meeting(s) as a correct record. Additional documents:
Minutes: · Approved |
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Project Update Report · Phil Homes – Head of Planning and City Regeneration · Huw Mowbray - Development and Physical Regeneration Strategic Manager Minutes: Phase 1 · Cabinet approved some early works · Looking to get some local subcontractors involved · Timescales and resources flagged red – some team vacancies · Hotel and Arena moved due to some right to light issues · Discussed warranties Kingsway · Work has restarted – North side due to be done next · Positive public feedback · Discussed parking strategy · Architects producing designs on the Kingsway Digital Village · Public protection elements in place City Deal · Governance review in January Strategic Sites · Swansea Central Phase 2 – looking at the future of City Centres · Looking at the mix of leisure and quality retail Tawe River Corridor · Resoled flood mitigation issues with NRW · Skyline discussions continuing · NRW and Skyline was to see the ecology improved on Kilvey Hill · Awaiting start date for Penderyn |
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Planning and Student Accommodation PDF 192 KB · Councillor David Hopkins – Cabinet Member, Delivery · Paul Meller – Strategic Planning and Natural Environment Manager · Ryan Thomas – Development Conservation and Design Manager · Tom Evans – Strategic Planning Team Leader Minutes: · Policy drafted with significant public consultation · Student accommodation in Swansea grown in recent years with two Universities making a positive contribution to the economy · Growth in the number of planning applications made · Uplands and Castle have the highest level of demand with St Thomas following · Encourage appropriate accommodation with sustainable resources · Discussion around car parking and students · Student accommodation fees on campus can be expensive and only for first years · The Supplementary Planning Guidance will be contained in the Local Development Plan which has statutory weight · Some plans for development above shops for non-student accommodation on Kingsway – supporting some developers with this · Residential plans will feature as part of Phase 2 · Purpose built student accommodation likely to be more expensive · Some discussion around the data informing development – e.g. expected student numbers, demand vs supply etc · Number of student developments in Swansea is not high |
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Minutes: · Discussed |
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