Philip Downing
Email: cllr.philip.downing@swansea.gov.uk
Council: Swansea
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
133 meetings · Page 1 of 27
Planning Committee - Tuesday, 28 April 2026 - 2.00 pm
General Licensing Committee - Friday, 17 April 2026 - 10.00 am
Statutory Licensing Sub Committee - Thursday, 9 April 2026 - 10.00 am
Decisions from Meetings
373 decisions · Page 17 of 75
Membership of Committees.
From: Swansea Council - November 06, 2025
...to approve the nominations and amendments to the membership of various Council committees, including changes to the Appointments Committee, Climate Change & Nature Recovery STC, Governance & Audit Committee, Scrutiny Programme Committee, Standards Committee, and Standards Committee Vacancy Panel.
Recommendations Approved
Notice of Motion - Social Cohesion.
From: Swansea Council - November 06, 2025
...to address misinformation and promote social cohesion by approving recommendations to correct misinformation on asylum and migration, ensure community safety and wellbeing, reaffirm Swansea's status as a City of Sanctuary and a human rights city, confront racism, and encourage equality, diversity, and inclusion training for councillors.
Recommendations Approved
Notice of Motion - Swansea Council's Local Government Pension Scheme Pension Fund.
From: Swansea Council - November 06, 2025
...to express its view against investments that fund war, human rights violations, or potential breaches of international law, particularly concerning companies complicit in the conflict in Gaza, and to urge the Wales Pension Partnership to consider divesting from such companies.
Recommendations Approved
Minutes.
From: Swansea Council - November 04, 2025
...the Planning Committee approved the recommendations outlined in the minutes, including the election of a Vice Chair, approval of previous meeting minutes, deferral of a planning application regarding a change of use for a property on Springfield Street, noting the findings of the 6th Annual Monitoring Report and authorizing its submission to Welsh Government with potential amendments, and noting the advice received from NRW on Marine Special Areas of Conservation.
Recommendations Approved
Planning Annual Performance Report 2024-25.
From: Swansea Council - November 04, 2025
...the Planning Committee of Swansea approved the recommendations outlined in the Planning Annual Performance Report 2024-25, which informed the committee of the planning performance findings and highlighted both successes and challenges, including the impact of budgetary pressures and the need to address the enforcement case backlog.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 133
Average per Month: 4.8
Decisions Recorded: 373