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 13th April 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 16th March 2010 and site visits held on 23rd March 2010. FOR DECISION 4. Proposed Modification of Footpath No.6, Community of Llanrhidian Lower. 5. Alleged Public Footpath from Eversley Road, Sketty to Gower Road, Community of Sketty. 6. Town and Country Planning - Planning Applications. (a) Items for deferral/withdrawal. (b) Requests for site visits. (c) Determination of Planning Applications. Rod Jones Acting Head of Legal & Democratic Services 7th 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 16TH MARCH, 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 G Seabourne A C S Colburn S M Jones R J Stanton W Evans J B Kelleher M Smith E W Fitzgerald K E Marsh R L Smith R Francis-Davies P M Meara N J Tregoning D H James C L Philpott D W W Thomas W E A Jones T H Rees D P Tucker D I E Jones J C Richards 221. APOLOGIES Apologies for absence were received from Councillors J E Burtonshaw, M C Child, A M Day, P R Hood-Williams, M H Jones, E T Kirchner, P M Matthews, J Newbury, D Price and P B Smith 222. DECLARATION OF INTEREST In accordance with the Code of Conduct adopted by the City and County of Swansea the following interests were declared: Councillor A C S Colburn - Planning Application No. 2010/0053 (Item 3) - Personal - Member of Licensing Sub Committee held on 5th March, 2010. Councillor R D Lewis - Planning Application No. 2009/1599 (Item 11) - Personal and Planning Application 2010/0183 (Item 14) - Personal and Prejudicial and vacated chair and left during discussion. Councillor K E Marsh - Planning Application No. 2010/0053 (Item 3) - Personal - Chair of Licensing Sub-Committee held on 5th March, 2010. Councillor C L Philpott - Planning Application No. 2010/0053 (Item 3) - Personal and Prejudicial - Member of Licensing Sub-Committee held on 5th March 2010 and left during discussion. Minutes of the Area 2 Development Control Committee (16.03.10) Cont’d 223. MINUTES RESOLVED that the Minutes of the Area 2 Development Control Committee held on 23rd February, 2010 and the site visits on 2nd March, 2010 be agreed as a correct record subject to the name of Councillor A C S Colbourne being added to the list of members present at meeting held on the 23rd February, 2010. 224. ALLEGED PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY BETWEEN CAEGYNYDD ROAD AND SWANSEA ROAD, WAUNARLWYDD The Head of Legal and Democratic Services presented a report which outlined the application to consider whether a public right of way exists via the route shown in the report. 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 to refuse the application to make a Modification Order to add the route to the Definitive Map and Statement. 225. ALLEGED PUBLIC FOOTPATH FROM RHYD-Y-FENNI TO SALTHOUSE POINT, CROFTY The Head of Legal and Democratic presented a report which outlined the application a path from Rhyd-y-Fenni to Salthouse Point, Crofty should be added to the Council’s Definitive Map and Statement as a public footpath. The background history of the application as detailed as well as the evidence submitted and the list of those people consulted on the matter. AGREED that Cabinet be recommended that a creation order be made to add the public footpath from Rhyd y Fenni to Salthouse Point, Crofty to the Council’s Definitive Map and Statement. 226. ALLEGED PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY FROM BRYN TERRACE TO FOOTPATH 10, MUMBLES The Head of Legal and Democratic Services reported that the local Member had requested a deferral of the matter pending further discussion. Minutes of the Area 2 Development Control Committee (16.03.10) Cont’d RESOLVED that the application be deferred. 227. ITEMS FOR DEFERRAL None. 228. ITEMS DEFERRED FOR SITE VISITS RESOLVED that the undermentioned planning BE DEFERRED for SITE VISITS for the reasons outlined below. (Item 1) Application No. 2009/0175 Detached dwelling and detached garage at land adjacent to Long Elms, 118 Bishopton Road, Bishopston, Swansea. Reason To assess the impact of the development on the surrounding area given its Gower AONB setting. (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 assess the impact of the development on the surrounding street scene and to consider whether there has been a contravention of planning conditions. (Item 11) 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. Minutes of the Area 2 Development Control Committee (16.03.10) Cont’d Reason To assess the impact of the development given that the structure is already in situ. (Item 13) Application No. 2010/0092 Detached dwelling with integral garage at Plot 1, Plenty Farm, Llangennith, Swansea Reason To consider the impact of the development on the character of the area. 229. 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 6) Application No.