CITY AND COUNTY OF SWANSEA NOTICE OF MEETING You are invited to attend a Meeting of the AREA 1 DEVELOPMENT CONTROL COMMITTEE At: Council Chamber, Civic Centre, SWANSEA On: Tuesday 16th February 2010 Time: 2.00p.m. Members are asked to contact John Lock (Applications Manager) on 635731 or Ryan Thomas on 635714 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. Please Note Venue for 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 by the City and County of Swansea. (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 1 Development Control Committee held on 26th January 2010 and Site Visits held on 9th February 2010. FOR DECISION 4. Alleged Public Right of Way from Goppa Road to Graig Merthyr Colliery, Communities of Pontarddulais and Mawr. 5. Alleged Public Right of Way between Cefn Hengoed Road and Cefn Road, Bonymaen. 6. Alleged Public Footpath, Mynydd Terrace to Plough Road, Community of Landore. 7. 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 10th February 2010 Contact: Democratic Services 01792 636291 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 1 DEVELOPMENT CONTROL COMMITTEE HELD ON TUESDAY 26TH JANUARY 2010 AT THE CIVIC CENTRE, SWANSEA AT 2.00 P.M. PRESENT: Councillor A R A Clement (Chairman) presided Councillor(s): Councillor(s): Councillor(s): V N Abbott D T Howells H M Morris J E Burtonshaw D H James B G Owen A R A Clement M H Jones D Phillips C R Doyle R D Lewis G Phillips J Evans A Lloyd R L Smith R Francis-Davies P M Matthews R C Stewart M E Gibbs J T Miles L G Thomas C A Holley J Newbury Non-voting Members: Councillor(s): Councillor(s): R J Lloyd P B Smith 81. APOLOGIES Apologies for absence were received from Councillors P M Black, W J F Davies, J B Hague, M R Jones, E T Kirchner, I M Richard, P A Robinson, D G Sullivan, C Thomas and J M Thomas. 82. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST In accordance with the provisions of the Code of Conduct adopted by the City and County of Swansea, no interests were declared. 83. MINUTES RESOLVED that the Minutes of the Area 1 Development Control Committees held on 1st December and the minutes of the Site Visits be agreed as a correct record. NOTED that the meeting arranged for the 5th January 2010 had been cancelled due to adverse weather conditions. Three members had attended for that meeting and were informed that the meeting could not go ahead. Minutes of the Area 1 Development Control Committee (26.01.10) Cont’d 84. ALLEGED PUBLIC BYWAY OPEN TO ALL TRAFFIC OFF HARRY STREET, COMMUNITY OF MORRISTON The Head of Legal and Democratic Services outlined the request to consider whether the claimed byway open to all traffic should be recorded on the Definitive Map. The background history of the application was outlined as well as the evidence submitted and the list of those people consulted on the matter. RESOLVED that: (a) Cabinet be recommended to reject the application on the grounds it does not comply with Schedule 14 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981; (b) Cabinet be recommended that the evidence submitted would not justify making a Modification Order under the provisions of Section 57(3)(c)(i) to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. 85. ITEMS FOR DEFERRAL None. 86. ITEMS DEFERRED FOR SITE VISITS RESOLVED that the undermentioned BE DEFERRED for SITE VISITS for the reasons outlined below: (Item 3) Planning Application No. 2009/1636 Installation of shop front at 24-27 St. Helen’s Road, Swansea. (NOTE:- The reason given for the site visit was to consider parking issues). (Item 4) Planning Application No. 2009/1642 One internally illuminated fascia sign and two internally illuminated projecting signs at 24-27 St. Helen’s Road, Swansea. (NOTE:- The reason given for the site visit was to consider parking issues). Minutes of the Area 1 Development Control Committee (26.01.10) Cont’d (Item 6) Planning Application No. 2009/1300 Supported residential housing accommodation with associated parking (Class C3) at land at Portmead Avenue, Blaenymaes, Swansea. (NOTE:- The reason given for the site visit was to consider the impact upon the footpath running through the site. (Item 7) Planning Application No. 2009/1474 One pair of semi-detached dwellings at land between 60 Martin Street and Old Police Station, Morriston, Swansea. (NOTE:- The reason given for the site visit was to assess the context of the area,(the report did not show the up to date position). (Item 8) Planning Application No. 2009/1488 Detached dwelling and garage (renewal of planning permission 2007/1182 granted on 8th August 2007) at land between 47 and 53 Pen-y-Graig Road, Mount Pleasant, Swansea. (NOTE:- The reason for site visit was to consider the impact upon highway safety). (Item 9) Application No. 2009/1614 Variation of condition 4 of planning permission 2005/2179 granted 31st January 2006 to allow for the occupation of the dwellings without the footway on Pen-y-Graig Road at land at junction of Pen-y-Graig Road and Fairfield Terrace, Swansea. (NOTE:- The reason for the site visit was to consider the impact upon highway safety). (Item 10) Application No. 2009/1728 Retention of first floor rear balcony at 23 Highbury Close, Cwmbwrla, Swansea. (NOTE:- The reason for the site visit was to consider the impact of the balcony. Minutes of the Area 1 Development Control Committee (26.01.10) Cont’d 87. 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 1) Application No. 2009/0946 Detached dwelling house at 57 Smiths Road, Birchgrove, Swansea. (NOTE:- Approved contrary to Officer recommendation for the following reason and subject to the following conditions). Reason It is not considered that the proposal would have an unacceptable impact upon the residential amenities of neighbours nor would it have an unacceptable impact on highway safety.