A former Swansea bar with a controversial dome on it could be knocked down and turned into flats. The owner of the vacant City Bar, St Thomas, had a dispute with the council's planning department about the dome and was told to dismantle it.
The owner has now submitted a pre-application enquiry to the council to replace the building, on the corner of Miers Street and Delhi Street, with a two-storey block of 16 flats, along with 17 parking spaces. A planning agent on his behalf said redeveloping the site would benefit people living nearby and provide affordable housing for renters and buyers.
Council officers said the proposal was "not considered unacceptable" but that concerns about the parking layout and visibility issues at the access point were such that it wasn't likely to be approved, if a full planning application were submitted, in its current form. You can get more Swansea news and other story updates by subscribing to our newsletters here.
