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Planning Application 2016/1604 - Change of Use from Residential (Class C3) to HMO for 4 People (Class C4) - 3 Lewis Street, St Thomas, Swansea.

 

 

Meeting: 10/01/2017 - Planning Committee (Item 54)

54 Planning Application 2016/1604 - Change of Use from Residential (Class C3) to HMO for 4 People (Class C4) - 3 Lewis Street, St Thomas, Swansea. pdf icon PDF 48 KB

Minutes:

An updated report was presented on behalf of the Head of Planning & City Regeneration.  The application had been deferred under the two stage voting process at the Planning committee held on 6 December 2016 so that further advice could be provided with regard to the potential reasons for refusal raised by Members.

 

The main issues relating to the potential reasons for the refusal were detailed in the report, as well as the advice relating to the lawfulness or otherwise of the reasons and the advice relating to costs from the Welsh Office.

 

It was indicated that the officer recommendation of approval remained unchanged.

 

A visual presentation was provided.

 

Councillors Clive Lloyd and Joe Hale (Local Ward Councillors) addressed the Committee and spoke against the application.

 

RESOLVED the planning application BE DEFERRED  under the two stage voting process in order to require a parking survey of the street to be undertaken and consideration of impact of the development upon amenity by virtue of ‘other disturbance’ under Policy HC5 criteria (i).