CITY AND COUNTY OF SWANSEA NOTICE OF MEETING You are invited to attend a meeting of the AREA 1 DEVELOPMENT CONTROL COMMITTEE SITE VISITS nd On: Tuesday 2 March 2010 Time: 2.00pm. from CIVIC CENTRE, Swansea AGENDA Would Members of the Committee please note that they are invited to attend the under mentioned site visits. (A coach will leave Civic Centre, Swansea at 2.00 pm) Site Visit Approx Planning Application No. 2009/1528 - 133 Colwyn 2.15 pm Avenue, Winch Wen, Swansea SA1 7EW. Change of use of part of ground floor from retail (Class A1) to a hot food takeaway (Class A3) and launderette with new shop front, side door and side flue. Approx Planning Application No. 2008/0919 - Land south of 2.40 pm Morfa, Neath Road, Swansea. Construction of Morfa distributor road and widening of existing express bus route (Council Development Regulation 3) Approx Planning Application No. 2008/1615 - Bernard Hastie 3.30 pm and Co and adjacent Maliphant Sidings, Morfa Road, Swansea, SA1 2EW. Redevelopment of site with construction of up to 52 houses (3 storey) and 84 apartments (5 storey) together with phase 2 Morfa Distributor Road, new access road, car parking, landscaping, infrastructure, re-profiling and engineering works (outline). These planning applications will be considered at the meeting of the Area 1 Development Control Committee scheduled to be held in the Council Chamber , Civic Centre, on Tuesday 9th March 2010 at 2.00 pm. D. Daycock Head of Legal & Democratic Services 22nd February 2010 Contact: Suzanne Collins 01792 637291 Site Visits are: Fact finding exercises; Not part of the formal consideration of the application and therefore public rights of attendance do not apply; To enable officers to point out relevant features; To enable questions to be asked on site for clarification. However, discussion on the application will only take place at the subsequent Committee or Council as all relevant parties may not be in attendance on site. 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 APPLICATION NO. 2009/1528 WARD: Bonymaen Area 1 Location: 133 Colwyn Avenue Winch Wen Swansea SA1 7EW Proposal: Change of use of part of ground floor from retail (Class A1) to a hot food takeaway (Class A3) and laundrette with new shop front, side door and side flue Applicant: Mr Bal BACKGROUND INFORMATION This application was DEFERRED FOR A SITE VISIT at the Area 1 Development Control Committee on the 16th February 2010 in order to consider parking issues in the area. Condition 7 has been added to control litter. My recommendation of approval remains unchanged. POLICIES Policy Policy Description Policy EV13 Proposals for new or renovated shopfronts, including security grilles, should be sympathetic to the character of the building, adjacent properties and the surrounding area. (City & County of Swansea Unitary Development Plan 2008) Policy ECNR Proposals for non retail uses at ground floor level within shopping centres will be assessed against defined criteria, including their relationship to other existing or approved non retail uses; their effect upon the primary retail function of the centre; the proposed shop front and window display; the time the unit has been marketed for A1 uses, and its likelihood of continuing to be vacant; its location in relation to the primary shopping area; and its impact upon the vitality, viability and attractiveness of the centre. (City & County of Swansea Unitary Development Plan 2008) Policy EV1 New development shall accord with a defined set of criteria of good design. (City & County of Swansea Unitary Development Plan 2008). Policy EV2 The siting of new development shall give preference to the use of previously developed land and have regard to the physical character and topography of the site and its surroundings. (City & County of Swansea Unitary Development Plan 2008). Policy EV3 Proposals for new development and alterations to and change of use of existing buildings will be required to meet defined standards of access. (City & County of Swansea Unitary Development Plan 2008) SITE HISTORY App No. Proposal 2003/2074 Internally illuminated ATM sign Decision: Grant Advertisement Consent (C) Decision Date: 28/11/2003 2003/2075 Installation of ATM machine on front elevation Decision: Grant Permission Conditional Decision Date: 28/11/2003 2008/1848 Change of use of part of ground floor from retail (Class A1) to a launderette and hot food takeaway (Class A3) and creation of parking area to the front elevation Decision: Refuse Decision Date: 21/05/2009 87/0332/03 ALTERATIONS TO LAYOUT FOR USE AS KWIK SAVE SUPERMARKET. Decision: *HGPC - GRANT PERMISSION CONDITIONAL Decision Date: 07/04/1987 74/0982/03 ERECTION OF SUPERSTORE Decision: *HGPC - GRANT PERMISSION CONDITIONAL Decision Date: 31/10/1974 RESPONSE TO CONSULTATIONS The application was advertised on site, and via direct neighbour consultation. TWO PETITIONS OF OBJECTION containing a total of 237 signatures and TWO LETTERS OF OBJECTION have been received, which can be summarised as follows: Petition of Objection 1. We have already got four busy shops here, and any more would cause increasing problems with litter, noise and traffic congestion. 2. We understand that the applicant has been canvassing support for the proposal in the neighbourhood, but anyone not living opposite would not be aware of the daily mess. 3. The proposed development is too close to our chip shop and there is not enough trade for two takeaways. 4. The proposal is very close to a busy bus stop and there is not enough car parking for customers of the proposed facilities. Letters of Objection 1. There are already a number of shops here, including a chip shop next to my property creating traffic problems, anti social behaviour and litter, and the proposal would make matters much worse. 2. There is no shortage of food service shops in the area, and as these local shops are struggling financially the competition from another would not be welcome. Voluntary Customer Survey The applicant has provided a Voluntary Customer Survey containing 467 signatures of people stating they would use the new facilities if they were to be provided. Highway Safety The Head of Transportation and Engineering has advised as follows:- The application is for a change of use of part of ground floor from retail (Class A1) to a hot food takeaway (Class A3) and laundrette with new shop front, side door and side flue. The application is a resubmission of a previously refused scheme but now the customer parking has been relocated to the side of the building with a separate access and no longer impacts on the pedestrian access to the frontage, nor to the access to the bus stop to the front. The site currently benefits from a car parking hard standing area to the frontage but use of this area results in detriment to pedestrian safety. The use of the area to the side of the unit for customer parking will be beneficial in terms of highway safety. The area is currently gated but the plans show the removal of this gate to allow free access for customers and deliveries.