CITY AND COUNTY OF SWANSEA NOTICE OF MEETING You are invited to attend a Meeting of the AREA 2 DEVELOPMENT CONTROL COMMITTEE At: Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Swansea On: Tuesday 21 February 2012 Time: 2.00p.m. Members are asked to contact John Lock (Planning Control Manager) on 635731 should they wish to have submitted plans and other images of any of the applications on this agenda to be available for display at the Committee meeting. AGENDA 1. Apologies for Absence. 2. Declarations of Interest To receive Disclosures of Personal and Prejudicial Interests from Members in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Conduct adopted by the City and County of Swansea. (NOTE: Members are requested to identify the Agenda Item /minute number/ planning application number and subject matter that their interest relates). 3. To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Area 2 Development Control Committee held on 24 January 2012. FOR DECISION 4. Town and Country Planning - Planning Applications:- (a) Items for deferral/withdrawal. (b) Requests for Site Visits. (c) Determination of Planning Applications. Patrick Arran Head of Legal, Democratic Services & Procurement 14 February 2012 Contact: Democratic Services 01792 636824 ACCESS TO INFORMATION LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972 (SECTION 100) (AS AMENDED) (NOTE: The documents and files used in the preparation of this Schedule of Planning Applications are identified in the ‘Background Information’ Section of each report. The Application files will be available in the committee room for half an hour before the start of the meeting, to enable Members to inspect the contents) Item No. 2 Disclosures of Personal Interest from Members To receive Disclosures of Personal Interest from Members in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Conduct adopted by the City and County of Swansea. You must disclose orally to the meeting the existence and nature of that interest. NOTE: You are requested to identify the Agenda Item / Minute No. / Planning Application No. and Subject Matter to which that interest relates and to enter all declared interests on the sheet provided for that purpose at the meeting. 1. If you have a Personal Interest as set out in Paragraph 10 of the Code, you MAY STAY, SPEAK AND VOTE unless it is also a Prejudicial Interest. 2. If you have a Personal Interest which is also a Prejudicial Interest as set out in Paragraph 12 of the Code, then subject to point 3 below, you MUST WITHDRAW from the meeting (unless you have obtained a dispensation from the Authority’s Standards Committee) 3. Where you have a Prejudicial Interest you may attend the meeting but only for the purpose of making representations, answering questions or giving evidence relating to the business, provided that the public are also allowed to attend the meeting for the same purpose, whether under a statutory right or otherwise. In such a case, you must withdraw from the meeting immediately after the period for making representations, answering questions, or giving evidence relating to the business has ended, and in any event before further consideration of the business begins, whether or not the public are allowed to remain in attendance for such consideration (Paragraph 14 of the Code). 4. Where you have agreement from the Monitoring Officer that the information relating to your Personal Interest is sensitive information, as set out in Paragraph 16 of the Code of Conduct, your obligation to disclose such information is replaced with an obligation to disclose the existence of a personal interest and to confirm that the Monitoring Officer has agreed that the nature of such personal interest is sensitive information. 5. If you are relying on a grant of a dispensation by the Standards Committee, you must, before the matter is under consideration: (i) disclose orally both the interest concerned and the existence of the dispensation; and (ii) before or immediately after the close of the meeting give written notification to the Authority containing - - details of the prejudicial interest; - details of the business to which the prejudicial interest relates; - details of, and the date on which, the dispensation was granted; and - your signature Z:\Committees\A Agenda Pack\Cttees\Area 2\2008-09\08jun24\02 - Disclosures of Personal Interest.doc Item No. 3 CITY AND COUNTY OF SWANSEA MINUTES OF THE AREA 2 DEVELOPMENT CONTROL COMMITTEE HELD ON TUESDAY 24 JANUARY 2012 AT THE CIVIC CENTRE, SWANSEA AT 2.00 P.M. PRESENT: Councillor D P Tucker (Chair) presided Councillor(s): Councillor(s): Councillor(s): A C S Colburn M H Jones W K Morgan A M Day S M Jones T H Rees W Evans J B Kelleher J C Richards E W Fitzgerald R D Lewis G Seabourne M E Gibbs K E Marsh C M R W D Thomas D I E Jones P M Matthews D W W Thomas J W Jones 70. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Apologies for absence were received from Councillors J E Burtonshaw, E T Kirchner, P M Meara, J Newbury, B G Owen, C L Philpott and R J Stanton. 71. DISCLOSURES OF INTEREST In accordance with the provisions of the Code of Conduct adopted by the City and County of Swansea, the following interests were declared: Councillor A M Day - Personal and Prejudicial - Minute No. 75 - Item 1 (2011/1338) - as Cabinet Member for Education and left during discussion. Councillor W F Fitzgerald - Personal - Minute No. 76 (94/0196) - Member of Penllergare Trust and left during discussion. Councillor K E Marsh - Personal - Minute No. 75 - Item 1 (2011/1338) - as LA Governor at school and left during discussion. Councillor C M W R D Thomas - Personal - Minute No. 75 - Item 1 (2011/1335) - as LA Governor at school and left during discussion. Councillor D P Tucker - Personal - Minute No. 73 - Item 6 (2011/1568) and Item 7(2011/1610) - my solicitor has previously spoken relating to the site. Minutes of the Area 2 Development Control Committee (24.01.2012) Cont’d 72. MINUTES RESOLVED that the Minutes of the Area 2 Development Control Committee held on 20 December 2011 be accepted as a correct record. 73. ITEMS FOR DEFERRAL/WITHDRAWAL RESOLVED that the undermentioned planning applications BE DEFERRED for the reasons outlined below: # (Item 6) Application No. 2011/1568 Retention of agricultural hard standing and open sheep pen, feeds and implement store at land adjoining Byways, Lunnon, Swansea. (NOTE: Prior to deferral Mr Banks (agent) addressed the Committee and a visual presentation was given to Members.) Reason To update the report and allow further consideration of the agricultural justification. # (Item 7) Application No. 2011/1610 Retention of horticultural hard standing with walled enclosure at land to the rear of Byways, Lunnon, Swansea. (NOTE: Prior to deferral Mr Banks (agent) addressed the Committee and a visual presentation was given to Members.) Reason To update the report and allow further consideration of the horticultural justification. 74. ITEMS DEFERRED FOR SITE VISITS RESOLVED that the undermentioned planning applications BE DEFERRED for SITE VISITS for the reasons outlined below: Minutes of the Area 2 Development Control Committee (24.01.2012) Cont’d (Item 13) Application No. 2011/1292 Two front dormers, one rear roof extension, single storey rear extension with side and rear roof extension to provide accommodation in the roof space at 7 South Close, Bishopston, Swansea. Reason To view the property in the context of the streetscene. (Item 14) Application No. 2011/1266 Increase in ridge height with associated increase in eaves height to provide accommodation in the roof space incorporating 3 no. front dormers, one single storey rear extension with accommodation in the roof space and one rear dormer and a front porch (amendment to planning application 2010/0944 granted 19 November 2010) at Awel-y-Coed, Blue Anchor, Swansea. (NOTE: Prior to being deferred for a site visit Mr Pillinger (objector) and Mr Powell (agent) addressed the Committee.) Reason To view the impact of the rear extension on the neighbouring property. (Item 15) Application No. 2011/0802 Construction of office block (Class B1) together with 2 no. storage units (Class B8) and associated car parking at Unit 27 Crofty Industrial Estate, Crofty, Penclawdd, Swansea. Reason To view the visual impact of the proposed two storey building within a single storey industrial estate and potential overbearing impact. Minutes of the Area 2 Development Control Committee (24.01.2012) Cont’d (Item 18) Application No. 2010/0406 Proposed non ferrous metal recycling centre and a depot at former Penlan Coal Handling Depot, Alltygraban Road, Govesend, Swansea. Reason To consider objections from neighbours. 75. SCHEDULE OF PLANNING APPLICATIONS UNDER THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 The Planning Control Manager submitted a schedule of outline applications, reserved matters and planning applications. Amendments to the schedule were reported and are indicated below by (#). RESOLVED that: (1) the undermentioned planning applications were APPROVED subject to the conditions in the report and/or indicated below: # (Item 1) Application No. 2011/1338 Construction of STF building and parking area (Council Development Regulation 3) at Bishopston Comprehensive School, The Glebe, Bishopston, Swansea. (NOTE: A visual presentation was given to Members.) # (Item 2) Application No. 2010/1708 Two storey side extension incorporating two dormers, part two storey part single storey rear extension, single storey front extension and two front dormers at 178 Bishopston Road, Bishopston, Swansea. (NOTE: A visual presentation was given to Members. Mr Evans (objector) and Mr Griffiths (agent) addressed the Committee.) Minutes of the Area 2 Development Control Committee (24.01.2012) Cont’d # (Item 3) Application No. 2011/1345 Construction of 3 storey block of 6 self contained apartments and underground parking at 732 Mumbles Road, Mumbles, Swansea.