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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, the following
interests were declared: Councillor C
Anderson – Personal – Item 1(2018/2698/FUL) – Part of development is in my
ward. Councillor P Lloyd –
Personal - Item 1(2018/2698/FUL) – I know one of the speakers. Councillors M B Lewis,
P Lloyd & T M White – Personal – Item 7(2019/0960/FUL) – Members of the
Port Health Authority. |
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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 7 July 2019 be approved
and signed as a correct record. |
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Items for Deferral/Withdrawal. Minutes: (Item 6) –
Planning Application 2016/1356 - Waste Recycling Transfer Station
incorporating machinery, conveyors, portable/temporary buildings and material
storage bays at Gwyn Yard, 4 St Teilo Street Pontarddulais, Swansea Application withdrawn by the applicant. |
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Determination of Planning Applications under the Town & Country Planning Act 1990. PDF 54 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 2018/2698/FUL - Hybrid planning application
for the redevelopment of the site to form up to 160 no. residential units and 1
no. retail unit (Class A1) comprising of a Full Planning Permission is sought
for the demolition of most buildings, apart from the main part of the 1912
building (partial demolition) which is to be converted and extended to create
62 no. apartments with associated access (from Townhill Road _ Pantycelyn Road)
surface and under croft parking, landscaping works and site wide access,
drainage and engineering works to create development platforms; Outline
planning permission is sought for the construction of up to 98 no. residential
units and 1 no. retail unit (Class A1) with indicative access / layout, scale
parameters (2 to 3 storeys), with associated access, car parking and
landscaping works - appearance, layout and scale reserved matters at Townhill
Campus , Townhill Road, Cockett, Swansea Georgina Hayman & John Sayce (residents in support) and Phil Baxter (agent) addressed the Committee. Councillors N J Davies, I E Mann and P N May (Local Members)
addressed the Committee and outlined their broad support for the scheme in
particular the retention of the 1912 building and the maintaining of the
pedestrian/cycle access through the site. A visual presentation was provided. Report updated as follows: Amendment to Page 54: Removal of the sentence ‘prior to beneficial works commencing on site’. Amendment to Condition 36 on Page 61: Remove words ‘Site
Characterisation’ Application
approved subject to the completion of a section 106 planning obligation. #(Item
2) – Planning Application 2019/1373/RES - Approval of revised reserved
matters (access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) for part of Phase 1
of Swansea Central, including parts of: Development Zones 1a, 3, 4a, 4c and 5
of outline planning permission 2017/0648/OUT as amended (LPA Ref:
2019/0980/S73, pursuant to Condition 3, comprising details of the: servicing areas; Mixed use block extending to
36.5m, comprising multi storey car park, new commercial floorspace
(use Class A1/A3/B1/D1) and residential flats (Use Class C3) to the north of
Oystermouth Road; and associated ground level public realm improvements;
approval of details pursuant to Condition 6 (landscaping strategy), Condition 8
(levels), Condition 9 (external finishes), Condition 11 (wind mitigation),
Condition 21 (surface water drainage), and Condition 35 (ecological enhancement
measures) at Former St Davids Centre and other Land
North And South of Oystermouth Road, Swansea A visual presentation was provided. Report updated as follows: Amendment to
Condition 1 on Page 94: Drawing ‘P04’ Planning
Ga, East West Elevation’ should be referred to not drawing ‘P034’ Planning Ga,
East West Elevation. Amendment to Page
76: Of the 33 units 14 will be 1 bed 2 person units and 19 will be 2 bed 3
person units In place of: Of the 33 units, 15
will be 1 bed 2 person units and 18 will be 2 bed 3
person units’ This mix also
aligns with the information submitted for condition 12 of the outline planning
permission. It can be confirmed that the residential
element of this phase is 100% affordable housing. #(Item 3) –
Planning Application 2019/0500/FUL
- Change of use from
residential (Class C3) to 4 bed HMO for 3 people (Class C4) at 15
Middleton Street, St Thomas, Swansea John Rowe (objector) addressed the Committee. Councillor C E Lloyd (Local Member) addressed the Committee and outlined his objection to the proposal. A visual presentation was provided. Report updated as follows: Description of Proposal on Page 97 is
incorrect and should read:
2 additional late responses received from one resident making reference
to concern that the plans seem to indicate there are 2 properties within the
application – 15 & 16 Middleton Street. The responses make
reference to 2 application forms and errors on the plans making
reference to 16 Middleton Terrace. Concern raised that the application being
recommending is not truthful and that the committee should not
be misled to accept incorrect documentation. Officer Response: This application
was originally received in March this year and the supporting application form
and site plans proposed a 4 bedroom HMO at No. 16 Middleton Street (defined on
a site location plan but referred to as Middleton Terrace on the application forms).
Following
consultation of the application a range of objections were
received during its early processing in April. During this time it
transpired that the applicant’s agent had incorrectly
referred to No. 16 Middleton Terrace when in fact the applicant’s property was
No. 15 Middleton Street. Following concerns
raised by officers about the level of accommodation within the property to
serve the use the scheme was subsequently amended with a reduction in the
number of proposed bedrooms to 3 (from 4). Amended plans and
forms with the correct information were received and a
new consultation commenced in June with neighbours having opportunity to
comment on the amended scheme. Any remaining reference to ‘Middleton Terrace’
on the drawings is a typographical error and the former application form has been superseded. To summarise it is
clear that the application property is No. 15 Middleton Street and the
application has been processed on this basis. #(Item 4) –
Planning Application 2019/1325/FUL - Change of use from
residential (Class C3) into a 4 person 4 bed HMO (Class C4) at 20 Edgeware Road, Uplands, Swansea Councillors I E Mann & P N May (Local Members) addressed the Committee and outlined their objections to the proposal. A visual presentation was provided. Report updated as follows: 2 additional late objections have been received from the below occupiers
with issues raised as follows: 4 Edgeware Road
19 Maple Crescent
#(Item 5) –
Planning Application 2019/1204/S73 - Variation of condition 2 of
planning permission 2016/0086 granted 15th June 2016 to allow for a limited
period being 40 years instead of 24 years at Cefn Betingau
Farm , Rhydypandy Road, Morriston, Swansea Richard Mears (agent) addressed the Committee. A visual presentation was provided. #(Item 7) – Planning Application 2019/0960/FUL
at Extension to scrap metal processing facility at Kings Dock, Swansea Gareth Price (applicant) addressed the Committee. A visual presentation was provided. #(Item 8) – Planning Application 2019/1562/FUL
- Front bike store at 18 Knoll Avenue, Uplands, Swansea A visual presentation was provided. #(Item 10) –
Planning Application 2019/0717/FUL - Two storey extension to
provide communal lounge/living area with balconies at Hengoed Park Care Home , Cefn
Hengoed Road, Winch Wen, Swansea Councillors V M Evans & P Lloyd (Local Members) addressed the Committee and outlined the concerns of local residents regarding the continuing development of the site and its impact on residents, particularly relating to visual impact and traffic issues. A visual presentation was provided. (2) the undermentioned planning application Be Refused for the reasons indicated in the report: #(Item 9) – Planning Application 2018/2313/FUL
- Construction of 46 apartments, in two blocks, for occupation by people aged
55 and over with associated car parking and facilities at Former Council Depot,
37 Pontardawe Road, Clydach,
Swansea A visual presentation was provided. Patrick Moss (agent) addressed the Committee. Councillor P B Smith (Local Member) addressed the Committee and outlined her objections to the proposals in their current form. |
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Minutes: The Head of Planning & City Regeneration presented a report which sought authorisation to modify the Unilateral Undertaking made pursuant to S106 of the Town and Country Planning act 1990 (as amended) for the development at the former Civic Centre, Penllergaer. The background to the original application’s approval was
outlined and detailed in the report. The main issues relating to the wording of the original section 106 agreement that had been subsequently highlighted relating to registered social landlords/affordable housing/social rented houses were also outlined, particularly around the term “intermediate rented housing”. Resolved that Members authorise the modification of the S106 agreement (planning obligation) to amend the terminology to omit the term “rented” from the definition of “intermediate housing” and update the remainder of the agreement accordingly so that the applicant can utilise other Welsh Government approved intermediate products and provide a Mortgagee in Possession clause for Social Rented units only. |