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, GUILDHALL, SWANSEA On: Tuesday 4th May 2010 Time: 2.00p.m. Members are asked to contact John Lock (Applications Manager) on 635731 or Phil Baxter (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 Committee held on 13th April and Site Visits held on 20th April 2010. FOR DECISION 4. Town and Country Planning - Planning Applications. (a) Items for deferral/withdrawal. (b) Requests for site visits. (c) Determination of Planning Applications. 5. Exclusion of the Public The Proper Officer has determined in preparing item 6 that paragraph 18 should apply. His view on the public interest test was that the authority’s statutory powers could be rendered ineffective or less effective were there to be advance knowledge of it’s intention/ the proper exercise of the Council’s statutory power could be prejudiced by public discussion or speculation on the matter to the detriment of the authority and the inhabitants of the area. On that basis he felt that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information. Members are asked to consider this factor when determining the public interest test, which they must decide when considering excluding the public. 6. Enforcement Progress Report. Rod Jones Acting Head of Legal & Democratic Services 26th April 2010 Contact: Jane Tinker 01792 636820 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 AT THE CIVIC CENTRE, SWANSEA ON TUESDAY 13TH APRIL 2010 AT 2.00 P.M. PRESENT: Councillor R D Lewis (Chairman) presided Councillor(s): Councillor(s): Councillor(s): V A Bates-Hughes J W Jones T H Rees J E Burtonshaw M H Jones G Seabourne A C S Colburn J B Kelleher R J Stanton W Evans K E Marsh M Smith E W Fitzgerald P M Matthews P B Smith R Francis-Davies P M Meara D W W Thomas D H James J Newbury D P Tucker D I E Jones C L Philpott Non-voting Members: Councillor P R Hood-Williams 230. APOLOGIES Apologies for absence were received from Councillors M C Child, A M Day, M E Gibbs, S M Jones, E T Kirchner, J T Miles, D Price, R L Smith and S M Waller Thomas. 231. DECLARATION OF INTEREST In accordance with the Code of Conduct adopted by the City and County of Swansea the following interest was declared: Councillor R D Lewis - Planning Application No. 2009/1666 (Item 6) - personal and prejudicial and vacated the chair and left during discussion thereof. 232. MINUTES RESOLVED that the Minutes of the Area 2 Development Control Committee held on 16th March 2010 and the site visits held on 23rd March 2010 be agreed as correct records. Minutes of the Area 2 Development Control Committee (13.04.10) Cont’d 233. PROPOSED MODIFICATION OF FOOTPATH NO. 6 - COMMUNITY OF LLANRHIDIAN LOWER The Head of Legal and Democratic Services presented a report which outlined the application to consider whether to make a Modification Order to amend the route of Footpath No. 6 shown in the Definitive Map to correspond with the Definitive Statement. The background history of the application as detailed, as well as the evidence submitted and the list of those people consulted on the matter was provided. RESOLVED that Cabinet be recommended to make a Modification Order to amend Footpath No. 6 on the Definitive Map to reflect the Definitive Statement. 234. ALLEGED PUBLIC FOOTPATH FROM EVERSLEY ROAD, SKETTY TO GOWER ROAD - COMMUNITY OF SKETTY The Head of Legal and Democratic Services presented a report which outlined the application to consider whether to recognise the alleged public footpath from Eversley Road to Gower Road in the community of Sketty as a public right of way. The background history of the application as detailed as well as the evidence submitted and the list of those people consulted on the matter. RESOLVED that Cabinet be recommended that no Modification Order be made. 235. ITEMS FOR DEFERRAL/WITHDRAWAL RESOLVED that: (1) the undermentioned planning applications BE DEFERRED for the reasons outlined below: (Item 2) Application No. 2009/1731 Increase in ridge height to provide first floor accommodation with front and side dormers and retention of alterations to parking and access at The Laurels, 34a West Cross Lane, West Cross, Swansea. Reason To enable the submission of accurate plans. Minutes of the Area 2 Development Control Committee (13.04.10) Cont’d (Item 3) Application No. 2010/0092 Detached dwelling with integral garage at Plot 1, Plenty Farm, Llangennith, Swansea. Reason To enable photographs of the area to be displayed. (Item 4) Application No. 2009/1599 Extend the period of temporary permitted use for marquee and associated overspill car park to include the period commencing 1st November 2009 and ceasing on 31st March 2011, and alterations to colour of marquee at land at Oxwich Bay Hotel, Oxwich, Swansea. Reason To enable the submission of additional information. (Item 5) Application No. 2010/0049 Retention of drainage ditch diversion works at Stavelhager Farm, Llanrhidian, Swansea. Reason To give adequate notice to applicant/objector of opportunity to speak at Committee due to late petition of objection received. (Item 8) Application No. 2009/0607 Detached dwelling and garage at land adjacent to Robins Rest, Horton, Swansea. Reason To allow more time for further consultation. (2) the undermentioned planning applications BE WITHDRAWN: (Item 9) Application No. 2009/1264 Detached bungalow at land to the rear of 175 Newton Road, Newton, Swansea. Minutes of the Area 2 Development Control Committee (13.04.10) Cont’d 236. ITEM DEFERRED FOR SITE VISIT RESOLVED that the undermentioned planning application BE DEFERRED for a SITE VISIT for the reason outlined below. (Item 7) Application No. 2009/0892 Three storey front extension, front roof extension with two front dormers, two storey rear extension and rear dormer at Bloomfield Nursing Home, 129 Gower Road, Sketty, Swansea. Reason To assess the impact of the development given its proximity to neighbouring residents.