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 T M White – Minute No. 16 – Planning Application 2016/0517 – Personal – as Ward Member.

 

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

RESOLVED that the Minutes of the Planning Committee held on 7 June 2016 be approved as a correct record.

 

None.

 

The Head of Legal & Democratic Services presented a “for information” report which outlined the details of an application made to register land at Tirmynydd Road, Three Crosses.

 

The background to the application was outlined and the fact that an Inspector has been appointed and decided that a non statutory inquiry should be held.

 

A further report will be presented to Committee outlining the Inspector’s

recommendations following the inquiry.

 

 

 

 

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 2) Planning Application.2005/2644 – Land off Fairwood Terrace, Gowerton, Swansea

 

Report updated as follows:

2 late letters of objection reported.

 

A visual presentation was provided.

 

Condition 10 amended to read as follows:

Before Plots 1-3 are brought into beneficial use, the footway fronting Fairwood Terrace illustrated on the drawings hereby approved, shall be fully provided in accordance with details to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before development works commence on site. The submitted details of the footway works shall include details for the provision of Traffic Regulation Orders to protect the junction of Fairwood Terrace with the lane to the west of the site.

 

 

#(Item 3) Planning Application.2016/0921 – Plot PD, PL & PN, Land south of Fabian Way and East of River Tawe

 

Report updated as follows:

Late e mail of objection reported.

 

Mr E Jones (agent) addressed the committee.

 

A visual presentation was provided.

 

 

(2) the undermentioned planning application BE REFUSED for the

reasons indicated below:

 

#(Item 1) Planning Application.2016/0517 – Block A, St Davids, New Cut Road, Swansea

 

A visual presentation was provided.

 

Mr W Chung (objector) addressed the Committee.

 

Councillor B Hopkins (Local Member) addressed the Committee and spoke against the application.

 

Reasons

1.The siting of the refuse store has an unacceptable impact on the residential amenity of the neighbouring occupiers having regard to its relationship to the adjacent residential properties and its adverse harmful impact on environmental pollution contrary to Swansea Unitary Development Policies EV2 and EV40.

 

2.The refuse store structure by reason of its design, appearance and location within the street scene has a detrimental visual impact on the character of the area contrary to Swansea Development Plan Policies EV2 and EV4.