Agenda and minutes

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In accordance with the Code of Conduct adopted by the City and County of Swansea, the following interests were declared:

Councillor A C S Colburn – Minute No.99 - Application to Register Land known as Picket Mead, Newton, Swansea as a Town or Village Green. - Personal and Prejudicial as I took part in the Public Inquiry and left prior to discussion.

Councillor A M Cook – Minute No.98 - Planning Application 2008/0512 – (Agenda Item 7) - Personal as Ward Member.

Councillor M H Jones – Minute No.100 - Planning Application 2015/2527 (Item 1) - Personal and Prejudicial as some of the objectors are close personal friends - made statement under paragraph 14(2) of the Code and left prior to discussion.

Councillor M Thomas – Minute No.100 - Planning Application 2015/0055 (Item 2) - Personal as I know the applicant.

To approve & sign the Minutes of the previous meeting as a correct record.

RESOLVED that the Minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on 8 March 2016 be approved as a correct record.

The following item was deferred by Officers for the reason indicated below:

Agenda Item 7 - Planning Application 2008/0512 - Land off Brithwen Road, Waunarlwydd, Swansea - Residential Development (outline).

To allow the applicant to submit further viability information for consideration.

The Head of Legal & Democratic Services presented a report which outlined the findings and recommendations of the Inspector.

The background history to the application, the legal tests undertaken, the consultation, the representations of both support and opposition received, the inquiry held, the legal advice received and the remit, findings and conclusion of the Inspector were all outlined and detailed to the Committee.

Mr Victor Collier addressed Committee and spoke to in support of the application.

RESOLVED that

1) the application for the above registration be Refused.

2) that No Part the land of the application site be added to the Register of Town or Village Greens under Section 15 of the Commons Act 2006.

The Head of Economic Regeneration and Planning presented a series of planning applications.

Amendments 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. 2015/2527 - 438 Gower Road Killay Swansea.

Report Updated as follows:

Amend Conditions 3 and 4 to add the following sentence to each condition:

All equipment installed as part of the agreed scheme shall thereafter be operated and maintained in accordance with the agreed details for as long as the use hereby continues.

A visual presentation was provided.

Simon Peake(agent) addressed the Committee.

Councillor J W Jones (Local Member) addressed the Committee and spoke against the application.

#(Item 2) Planning Application. 2016/0055 - Land  West of Victoria Road, Victoria Road, Gowerton, Swansea.

Application approved subject to condition 12 being deleted.

The Head of Economic Regeneration and Planning presented a report which sought consideration of the confirmation, as a full order, of the provisional Tree Preservation Order 599 – Tavistock Road and Parc Wern Road, Sketty, Swansea.

The background history, appraisal of the site, objections and representations received were all outlined in the report.

Sarah Andrews (objector) addressed the Committee in regard to 10 Queens Road, Sketty.

RESOLVED that the matter be deferred pending a Site Visit to 10 Queens Road, Sketty.