Agenda and minutes
Venue: Council Chamber, Guildhall, Swansea
Contact: Democratic Services - 636923
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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 interest was declared: Councillor M B Lewis – Personal – Minute No.43 – Item 8 – 2018/1873/RES
– Councillor A S Lewis, the Local Member who is speaking on the application is
my wife. |
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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 6 November 2018 be
approved and signed as a correct record. |
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Items for Deferral/Withdrawal. Minutes: None. |
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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 2018/2238/FUL - Erection of part single
storey, part two storey industrial/warehouse unit and ancillary office space,
circulation and parking, landscaping and associated works at Plots 7B, 8 and 9
Felindre Business Park, Ffordd Parc Felindre, Llangyfelach, Swansea A visual
presentation was provided. Meryl Lewis (agent)
addressed the Committee. Report updated as
follows: Following further
information from the applicant, Highways have confirmed that Condition 14
(traffic lights) is no longer required - Condition 14 to be deleted. Informative 2 – the starting hour to be amended to 07.30 hours to tie-in
with the Construction & Environmental Management Plan in condition 9. (Item 2) –
Planning Application 2018/2020/FUL - Installation of a gas
connection in the form of a new above ground installation and underground gas
pipeline to bring natural gas from the National Gas Transmission system to the
Abergelli Power Station, including access, associated engineering operations
and landscaping at Land at Abergelli Farm, Felindre, Swansea (Item 3) –
Planning Application 2018/2021/FUL - Installation of an
electrical connection in the form of a new 400kV underground cable to export
power from the Abergelli Power Station to the National Grid Electricity
Transmission System at the Swansea North Substation, including associated
engineering operations and landscaping at Land at Abergelli Farm, Felindre, Swansea (Item 4) –
Planning Application 2016/1619 - Demolition of outbuildings and
construction of two detached dwellings at Land to Rear of Glanmor Court, Park
Drive, Uplands, Swansea A visual
presentation was provided. (Item 5) –
Planning Application 2018/1279/RES - Residential development
comprising 70 dwellings houses with associated roads and open space (details of
the appearance, landscaping, layout and scale of the development including
proposed levels of each dwelling of planning permission 2006/0650 as varied by
2011/0329 and 2013/0425) at Land at Bryn
Hawddgar, Clydach, Swansea A visual
presentation was provided. (Item 6) –
Planning Application 2018/1537/RES - Residential development
comprising of up to 92 dwellings with associated access, drainage and public
open space (Details of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale)
pursuant to Planning Permission 2013/0617 granted 30th October 2017 at Land
South Of Glebe Road, Loughor, Swansea A visual
presentation was provided. Cai Parry (agent)
addressed the Committee (Item 7) –
Planning Application 2018/1848/FUL - Retention of change of use
from residential (Class C3) to 6 bed HMO (Class C4)
and addition of rear dormer and two front roof lights at 166 Rhyddings Terrace,
Brynmill, Swansea A visual
presentation was provided. Councillors I E Mann & N J Davies (Local Members) addressed the Committee and spoke against the application. (Item 8) –
Planning Application 2018/1873/RES - Construction of 28
dwellings, public open space and ancillary infrastructure (first phase reserved
matters application pursuant to outline application 2014/0977 relating to
appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) at Land to the Rear Of 5-39 Brodorian Drive, Cwmrhydyceirw, Morriston, Swansea A visual presentation
was provided. Councillors A S Lewis & C R Evans (Local Members) addressed the Committee and spoke against the application. Informative 5 added: The Highway
Authority has advised that due to the width of the road, the highway
will not be adopted by the Council. #(Item
10) – Planning Application 2018/2101/RES - Demolition of existing on-site
building/structures and construction of purpose built student accommodation
comprising of four blocks of between 5 - 6 stories (706 bed spaces in total)
with ground coffee shop/cafe (Class A3) and Gymnasium (Class D2) together with
ancillary communal uses including management/ laundry/ common room car and bicycle parking/servicing area,
associated engineering, drainage, related infrastructure and landscaping works
- Approval of Reserved Matters - details of Access, Appearance, Landscaping,
Layout & Scale pursuant to Conditions
3, 6, 7, 8 & 10 of Outline Planning Permission 2016/1573 granted 22
May, 2018 at Land at The Former Unigate Dairy Site, Morfa Road, Swansea A visual
presentation was provided. Matthew Gray (agent) addressed the Committee Highway Observations reported as follows: The additional submitted parking documentation does nothing to move the recommendation contained in my original report. The measures proposed are already part of the parking SPG which underpin the reduction in the first place for PBSA – they cannot be counted twice. Condition 1 amended to read:
Note: Committee adjourned for a 5 minute comfort break at 4.15pm #(Item 11) –
Planning Application 2018/2230/FUL - Change of use from a
building in use as a care home to 8 no. self contained flats at 54-56 Eaton
Crescent, Uplands, Swansea A visual
presentation was provided. Matthew Gray (agent) addressed the Committee. Councillor I M Mann & N J Davies (Local Members) addressed the Committee and spoke against the application. 1 late letter of objection reported. #(Item 12) – Planning Application 2018/2290/S73 -
Construction of a purpose built student accommodation building of six / seven
storey block - 245 bedspaces with ancillary communal facilities and associated
works - Application under Section 73 to vary condition 33 (Plans) of planning
permission ref. 2007/2829 and 2008/1990
(following 2018/2015/NMA) at Land At New Cut Road/Morfa Road, Swansea A visual
presentation was provided. Terri-Anne Cross
(agent) addressed the Committee. Additional
condition 5 added as follows: Prior to the
occupation of the relevant part of the development hereby permitted, the
secondary kitchen / living windows on elevation denoted 3 – 3 shall be fitted
with obscure glazing, details of which shall first be submitted to and approved
in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The windows shall
be permanently retained in that condition thereafter. Reason: To
safeguard the privacy of the occupiers of neighbouring residential properties. (Item 13) – Planning Application 2018/2320/FUL - Conversion of existing
property to a mixed-use development comprising ground floor retail / commercial
(A1/ A2 / A3), first floor offices (B1), conversion of upper floor to
residential with the construction of two additional stories creating a 6 storey
building for residential providing a total of 52 no. residential units together with external car parking, bin
storage and ancillary works at Orchard House, Orchard Street, Swansea A visual
presentation was provided. Phil Baxter (agent) addressed the Committee. Application approved subject to the completion of a Section 106 Planning
Obligation. 2) the undermentioned planning application Be Deferred for a Site Visit: #(Item 9) –
Planning Application 2018/2001/FUL - Redevelopment of the site to
provide five detached dwellings, and two pairs of semi-detached dwellings with
one pair of garages serving plots 1 and 2
and two detached garages serving plots 4 and 5 with associated access, parking and landscaping at
Greyhound Inn , Llanrhidian, Swansea Prior to deferral: A visual
presentation was provided. Phil Baxter (agent)
and Janice Williams (objector) addressed the Committee. Report updated to
show 100 late letters of support, 2 late letters of objection, 3 letters of
comment and further comments from the Head of Transportation & Engineering. |
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Exclusion of the Public. PDF 111 KB Minutes: The Committee was requested to exclude the
public from the meeting during the consideration of the items of business
identified in the recommendations to the report on the grounds that it involved
the likely disclosure of exempt information as set out in the exclusion
paragraph of 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local
Government (Access to Information)(Variation)(Wales) Order 2007, relevant to the
item of business as set out in the report. The Committee considered the Public Interest Test in
deciding to exclude the public from the meeting for the items of business where
the Public Interest Test was relevant, as set out in the report. Resolved that the public be
excluded for the following items of business. (Closed Session) |
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Planning Enforcement Report. Minutes: The Head of Planning and City Regeneration presented a report which outlined the background history to the issues surrounding the works undertaken to an outbuilding in the garden of a property. A visual
presentation was provided. Resolved that 1) an Enforcement Notice under Section 172 of the Town and Country
Planning Act 1990 (as amended) be authorised to require the removal of the
building and associated materials from the land. 2) The period for
compliance with the Notice shall be 6 months after the Notice takes effect. 3) In the event of non-compliance with the Notice, authorisation is also sought to take such legal proceedings. |