Plans for detached houses in Loughor have been turned down by Swansea councillors on flooding and tree grounds. The applicant was told by a council planning officer that it was "quite a nice scheme" but that technical information about potential flooding impacts - plus a lack of detail about trees - meant it had been recommended for refusal.
The officer said these were the sorts of issues which could be resolved given more time, but that an immediate refusal or approval decision had to be made by the planning committee to avoid it being determined instead by the Welsh Government. You can get more Swansea news and other story updates by subscribing to our newsletters here.
The plans for the four detached houses on land off Castle Street were first submitted in 2015 but didn't move forward until last year. The planning officer said the council was generally happy with the scheme's layout, access and impact on ecology. He added: "It's quite a nice scheme, really."
