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 25th August 2009 Time: 2.00p.m. Members are asked to contact John Lock (Applications Manager) on 635731 or Ryan Thomas (Area 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 1. Apologies for Absence. 2. Declaration of Interest To receive Disclosures of Personal and Prejudicial Interests from Members in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Conduct adopted. (NOTE: Members are requested to identify the Agenda Item /minute number/ planning application number and subject matter that their interest relates). 3. Minutes of the meeting of the Area 2 Development Control Committees held on 4th and 11th August 2009. FOR DECISION 4. Town and Country Planning - Planning Applications. (a) Items for deferral/withdrawal. (b) Requests for site visits. (c) Determination of Planning Applications. David M. Daycock Head of Legal & Democratic Services 19th August 2009 Contact: Gareth Borsden 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 CITY AND COUNTY OF SWANSEA MINUTES OF THE AREA 2 DEVELOPMENT CONTROL COMMITTEE HELD ON TUESDAY 4TH AUGUST 2009 AT THE CIVIC CENTRE, SWANSEA AT 2.00 P.M. PRESENT: Councillor R D Lewis (Chairman) presided Councillor(s): Councillor(s): Councillor(s): J E Burtonshaw D I E Jones C L Philpott A C S Colburn M H Jones D Phillips W Evans S M Jones D Price E W Fitzgerald K E Marsh P B Smith P A Hood-Williams P M Matthews R J Stanton D H James P M Meara D P Tucker W E A James J T Miles S M Waller-Thomas 155. APOLOGIES Apologies for absence were received from Councillors A M Day, J W Jones, A Jopling, R H Kinzett, J C Richards, M Smith and N J Tregonning. 156. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST In accordance with the Code of Conduct adopted by the City and County of Swansea the following interests were declared: Councillor P A Hood-Williams - Item 20 (Application No. 2009/0805) - personal - acquainted with the applicant. Councillor R D Lewis - Items 22 and 23 (Application Nos. 2009/0918 and 2009/0951) - personal - vacated the Chair and left during discussion. Councillor D Tucker - Item ENF08/0010 - Enforcement Report - personal and left during discussion. Minutes of the Area 2 Development Control Committee (04.08.09) Cont’d 157. MINUTES RESOLVED that the Minutes of the Meeting of the Area 2 Development Control Committee held on 14th July 2009 were agreed as a correct record. 158. ITEMS FOR DEFERRAL/WITHDRAWAL RESOLVED that the undermentioned planning applications BE DEFERRED for the reasons outlined: (Item 2) Application No. 2008/0447 Detached dwelling (outline) at land adjacent to Underhill Cottage, Horton, Swansea. Reason To allow further consideration of Officers following submission of full details. 159. ITEMS DEFERRED FOR SITE VISITS RESOLVED that the undermentioned planning applications BE DEFERRED FOR SITE VISITS for the reasons outlined: (Item 9) Application No. 2008/0211 Use of land for the siting of 15 touring caravan units at Lagadranta Farm, Swansea. Reasons To assess the impact upon the area. (Item 10) Application No. 2008/0211 Detached dwelling at The Spinney, Caswell Road, Caswell, Swansea. Reasons To assess highway safety. Minutes of the Area 2 Development Control Committee (04.08.09) Cont’d (Item 11) Application No. 2008/2276 One detached dwelling at land adjoining 11 and 14 Westcliff, Pennard, Swansea. Reasons To assess impact upon the area in light of previous decisions. (Item 12) Application No. 2009/0254 Construction of a detached dwelling house with associated parking at Langland Bay Manor, Langland Bay Road, Langland, Swansea. Reason To assess impact upon the conservation area. (Item 17) Application No. 2009/0711 First floor side extension at Vernal Uchaf Farm, Waun Road, Loughor, Swansea. Reason To assess the visual impact of the extension. (Item 21) Application No. 2009/0820 Retention and completion of conversion of barns to form two annexes for holiday let and timber shed at Barns adjacent to The Old Rectory, Llanmadoc, Swansea. Reason To assess the condition of the barns. (Item 23) Application No. 2008/0951 Replacement building to provide cellar, ground floor workshop/store and reception area with first floor self contained apartment at Bank Farm, Horton, Gower. Minutes of the Area 2 Development Control Committee (04.08.09) Cont’d Reason To assess impact upon the area. 160. SCHEDULE OF PLANNING APPLICATIONS UNDER THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 The Head of Planning Services 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 undermentioned planning applications BE APPROVED subject to the conditions in the report and/or indicated below: (Item 4) Application No. 2009/0861 Use of land for a church youth camp to include six marquees, six tents, five caravans, one portacabin and two portaloos from 18th July to 10th August 2009 inclusive at Field 4682 Barraston Hall Farm, Llangennith, Swansea. (Item 5) Application No. 2009/0916 Use of land for caravan rally for a maximum of 40 units from 1st to 3rd October 2010 (inclusive) at Field 6729 Rosedale, Llanrhidian, Swansea. (Item 6) Application No. 2009/0919 Use of land for a caravan rally for a maximum of 40 units from 12th to 14th August 2010 (inclusive) at Field 6729 Rosedale, Llanrhidian, Swansea. (Item 7) Application No. 2009/0921 Use of land for a caravan rally for a maximum of 60 units from 17th to 19th September 2010 (inclusive) at Field 9555 Fairwood Corner Farm, Fairwood, Swansea. Minutes of the Area 2 Development Control Committee (04.08.09) Cont’d (Item 8) Application No. 2009/0923 Use of land for camping and caravan rally for the maximum of 50 units from 25th to 27th June 2010 (inclusive) at Field 8753 Weobley Castle Farm, Llanrhidian, Gower. (Item 13) Application No. 2009/0517 Single storey extension and timber cladding to pottery studio, replacement roof and timber cladding to existing single storey side/rear element of studio and two new chimneys at Bridge Pottery, Cheriton, Gower, Swansea. (Item 14) Application No. 2009/0565 First floor rear extension with one side dormer at Moormills, Cilibion, Swansea. (Item 15) Application No. 2009.0609 First floor rear extension at Gelli Deg, Penmaen, Swansea. (Item 18) Application No. 2009/0716 Single storey side extension at Picnic Cottage, Middleton, Rhossili, Gower, Swansea. # (Item 19) Application No. 2009/0731 Two storey front extension, two storey front entrance extension, two storey front/side extension, two storey side extension and revised parking layout at Ashgrove House, 344-346 Swansea Road, Waunarlwydd, Swansea.