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The Planning Committee approved a large storage and distribution unit at Penllergaer Business Park, subject to a Section 106 agreement (a legal agreement tied to the planning permission). It also agreed two requests from a housing association to change the tenure of affordable homes at Cefn Coed, Cockett, and at Cwmrhydyceirw Quarry, Morriston.
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Resolved that the minutes of the meeting held on 10 March 2026 be approved and signed as a correct record.
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A planning application was presented on behalf of the Head of Planning & City Regeneration. Amendments/updates to this schedule were reported and are indicated below by (#). (Note: Updates to the report referred to below were circulated to Members of the Committee and published on the Council’s website prior to the meeting.) Resolved that the undermentioned planning application be approved: #(Item 1) - Planning Application 2025/2027/FUL - Demolition of existing buildings/structures and erection of a single storage and distribution unit (Use Class B8) including ancillary offices (Use Class B1) and associated access, internal roads and paths, parking and van storage, service yard and loading areas, gatehouses and substations, utilities/energy infrastructure, hard and soft landscaping, sustainable drainage infrastructure and earthworks at Electronic Motion Systems Uk Ltd, Penllergaer Business Park, Heol Y Ddraig, Penllergaer, Swansea A detailed visual presentation was given. Peter Hayward (agent for the applicant) addressed the committee and spoke in support of the application. Report updated as follows: The applicant has had the opportunity to consider the contents of the committee report and subsequent discussions have taken place regarding the wording of planning conditions. Those amendments are predominantly to correct plan reference numbers or to alter the ‘trigger’ mechanisms for when information needs to be submitted and/or for works to be carried out. The amendments have been reviewed and considered to be reasonable and will ensure that the Local Planning Authority retains appropriate control over the development. The proposed amendments are as follows: Condition 2 Removal of reference to “2025 7891-SMR-00-ZZ-DR-A-2008-S3-P2 – Existing and Proposed Site Elevations” (since the latest plan is already specified within the condition). Condition 5 Replace “Prior to commencement of any above ground works” to “Prior to the beneficial occupation of the development”. Condition 13 Amend “no further development shall be carried out” to “development shall stop in the area where the contaminant has been found”. Condition 16 Add reference to “REV B” after “Mitigation Strategy” to clarify the correct version of the document. Condition 22 Amend “no above ground superstructure works shall commence on site until” to “prior to the beneficial occupation of the development,”. Condition 27 Amend “prior to the commencement of the construction of any building” to “prior to any above ground works for each building”. Application approved subject to a Section 106 Agreement.
The Lead Lawyer on behalf of the the Head of Planning and City Regeneration presented a report which sought authorisation to modify the Section 106 Agreement relating to Planning Permission 2014/0969 for the development outlined above. The request had been submitted under S106(A)(1)(a) of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) by the applicant, Beacon Cymru Welsh Group, who are the Nominated Registered Social Landlord (RSL). The background details of the application and relevant planning history were all outlined in the report. The request was supported by Swansea Council Officers. Resolved that consent be granted for the modification of Section 106 agreement (completed 10th August 2015) of planning permission ref: 2014/0969 to allow the 21 affordable housing units to be managed by a RSL to be delivered as social rented tenure.
The Lead Lawyer on behalf of the the Head of Planning and City Regeneration presented a report which sought authorisation to modify the Section 106 Agreement relating to Planning Permission 2026/0327/106 for the development outlined above. The request had been submitted under S106(A)(1)(a) of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) by the applicant, Beacon Cymru Welsh Group, who are the Nominated Registered Social Landlord (RSL) who sought to amend the following aspects of the S106 Unilateral Undertaking: 5 Modification of the Section 106 Unilateral Undertaking attached to planning permission 2014/0977 granted on appeal 11th January 2018 to allow the affordable housing with a flexible tenure to permit the properties to be rented at RSL rents The background details of the application and relevant planning history were all outlined in the report. The request was supported by Swansea Council Officers. Resolved that consent be granted for the modification of Section 106 Planning Obligation (dated 7th November 2017) of planning permission 2014/0977 to allow the 15 affordable housing units to be managed by a RSL as mixed tenure.
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