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Public Document Pack 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, 14 August, 2012 Time: 2.00 pm Members are asked to contact John Lock (Planning Control Manager) on 535731 or Ryan Thomas (Team Leader) on 635733 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 Page No. 1. To receive apologies for absence. 2. To receive Disclosures of Personal and Prejudicial Interests from 1 Members. 3. To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the 2 - 9 Area 2 Development Control Committee held on 17 July 2012. 4. Items for deferral / withdrawal. 5. Determination of planning applications under the Town and 10 - 65 Country Planning Act 1990. 6. Planning Application No.2010/0914 - Construction of 14 Dwellings 66 - 83 at the North Gower Hotel, Llanrhidian. Patrick Arran Head of Legal, Democratic Services & Procurement 7 August 2012 Contact: Democratic Services - 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). Agenda Item 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\Cabinet\2012-13\02 -Page 12 July 1 5\02 - Disclosures of Personal Interest.doc Agenda Item 3 CITY AND COUNTY OF SWANSEA MINUTES OF THE AREA 2 DEVELOPMENT CONTROL COMMITTEE HELD ON TUESDAY 17 JULY 2012 AT THE CIVIC CENTRE, SWANSEA AT 2.00 P.M. PRESENT : Councillor R Francis-Davies (Chair) presided Councillor(s) : Councillor(s) : Councillor(s) : U C Clay L James T H Rees A C S Colburn S M Jones R V Smith D W Cole D J Lewis R C Stewart A M Cook R D Lewis G J Tanner S E Crouch P Lloyd C M R W D Thomas J P Curtice K E Marsh D W W Thomas E W Fitzgerald J Newbury M Thomas T J Hennegan J A Raynor 10. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Apologies for absence were received from Councillors J E Burtonshaw, F M Gordon, A J Jones, J W Jones and C L Philpott. 11. DISCLOSURES OF PERSONAL AND PREJUDICIAL INTERESTS In accordance with the Code of Conduct adopted by the City and County of Swansea, the following interests were declared: Councillor J A Raynor - Personal - Minute No. 14 - Item 6 (2012/0254) - My husband is a friend of the objector and left during discussion. Councillor C M R W D Thomas - Personal - Minute No. 14 - Item 5 (2012/0291) - I know the applicant and Personal and Prejudicial - Minute No. 14 - Item 9 (2010/1001) - My sister owns a flat at Brynfield Court - made representations then left during discussion. 12. MINUTES RESOLVED that the Minutes of the Area 2 Development Control Committee held on 19 June 2012 be agreed as a correct record. 13. ITEMS FOR DEFERRAL/WITHDRAWAL The undermentioned application was DEFERRED for the reason indicated below: Page 2 Minutes of the Area 2 Development Control Committee (17.07.2012) Cont’d (Item 4) Application No. 2011/1484 Detached dwelling with integral garage at land adjacent to Coastlands, Oxwich, Swansea. Reason For further negotiations following a request from the applicant’s agent. 14. 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 this schedule were reported and are indicated below by (#). RESOLVED that: (1) the Committee BEING MINDED TO APPROVE the undermentioned planning applications, they BE REFERRED to DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL COMMITTEE : (#) (Item 1) Application No. 2012/0359 Detached dwelling with associated works at land adjacent to Middleton Hall, Middleton, Rhossili. (NOTE : Mr Bowen (agent) addressed the Committee. A visual presentation was given to Members. Application approved contrary to officer recommendation for the following reason: Reason The proposed development by virtue of its siting and relationship with adjacent development is regarded as being in keeping with the existing village form and would not detract from the character and appearance of the area.) Page 3 Minutes of the Area 2 Development Control Committee (17.07.2012) Cont’d (#) (Item 5) Application No. 2012/0291 Replacement dwelling at 9 East Cliff, Pennard, Swansea. (NOTE : Mr Walters (applicant) addressed the Committee. A visual presentation was given to Members. Late receipt of protected species survey reported - remove reason for refusal No. 2 Application approved contrary to officer recommendation for the following reason: Reason The proposed replacement dwelling by virtue of its revised height and design is considered to address the previous reasons for refusal in terms of impact upon the visual amenities of the area and the residential amenities of neighbouring properties.) (2) the undermentioned planning applications BE APPROVED subject to the conditions in the report and/or indicated below: (#) (Item 3) Application No. 2012/0142 Two storey side/rear extension and single storey front extension at 1 Underhill Lane, Horton, Swansea. (NOTE : Mrs Craddock (objector) and Mr Kendrick (agent) addressed the Committee. A visual presentation was given to Members. Late letter from Penrice Community Council reported. Page 13 Recommendation - updated to read “approval” not “refusal”.) Page 4 Minutes of the Area 2 Development Control Committee (17.07.2012) Cont’d (#) (Item 6) Application No. 2012/0254 Two storey rear extension at 294 Dunvant Road, Dunvant, Swansea. (NOTE : Mr Davies (objector) and Mrs Davis (on behalf of the applicant) addressed the Committee. A visual presentation was given to Members. Late letter from Geraint Davies MP reported.) (#) (Item 7) Application No. 2012/0252 Two storey rear extension with north and east facing balconies and rear decking at Newton House, 100 Newton Road, Newton, Swansea. (NOTE : Mrs Daniels (objector) and Mr Clark (agent) addressed the Committee. A visual presentation was given to Members. Late letter of objection reported. Highway observations updated. Additional Condition 03 added: 03. Any trees within the curtilage of the site along the boundary with No. 102 Newton Road which are removed or damaged during the construction of the development hereby approved shall be replaced by similar trees within 12 months from the first occupation of the development in accordance with details which shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the first occupation of the development. Page 5 Minutes of the Area 2 Development Control Committee (17.07.2012) Cont’d Reason 03. To protect the privacy of the occupiers of No. 102 Newton Road.) (#) (Item 11) Application No. 2012/0785 Installation of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Park, including inverter cabinet, 2.5 metre high security fencing and associated works at Killan Fach Farm, Dunvant, Swansea. (NOTE : Informative 05 added: 05. The Applicant/Developer be advised that any works to the junction with the highway will require the prior express grant of planning permission from the Local Planning Authority.) (#) (Item 12) Application No.