Philip Downing -  for Swansea (Electoral  Pontarddulais)

Philip Downing

Labour Electoral Pontarddulais

Email: cllr.philip.downing@swansea.gov.uk

Council: Swansea

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Planning Committee (Committee Member) Statutory Licensing Committee (Committee Member) General Licensing Committee (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Economy & Infrastructure Service Transformation Committee (Chair)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

117 meetings · Page 1 of 24

Planning Committee Committee Member

Swansea Council

February 03, 2026
Council Committee Member

Swansea Council

January 29, 2026
General Licensing Committee Committee Member

Swansea Council

January 23, 2026
Statutory Licensing Committee Committee Member

Swansea Council

January 23, 2026

Decisions from Meetings

324 decisions · Page 8 of 65

Items for deferral/withdrawal.

From: Swansea Council - November 04, 2025

Recommendations approved

Swansea Local Development Plan: Expiry Date and Future Plan Status.

From: Swansea Council - November 04, 2025

...to inform the Committee of the Swansea Local Development Plan's status after its expiry date of January 1, 2026, confirming it will remain a material consideration in planning decisions, though with potentially reduced weight depending on consistency with national policy and updated evidence.

Recommendations Approved

Determination of Planning Applications under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

From: Swansea Council - November 04, 2025

...to approve planning applications 2025/0855/FUL and 2024/2401/FUL for the construction and operation of battery energy storage systems and associated infrastructure at Land West of Rhydypandy Road and Land West of Lletty Scilp Farm, respectively, subject to conditions and Section 106 agreements.

Recommendations approved

Disclosures of Personal and Prejudicial Interests.

From: Swansea Council - November 04, 2025

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

Summary

Meetings Attended: 117

Average per Month: 4.7

Decisions Recorded: 324