Plans for a new builders' merchant, car showroom, two drive-thru food units and several industrial units have been approved, despite concerns about flooding, the loss of trees, and the impact on a site of nature conservation. Applicant Days Property Holdings Ltd already has planning permission for a commercial development at the site in question at Swansea Enterprise Park, Llansamlet. The company's new application differed by including a builders' merchant and a new layout.
The four-hectare plot, by the River Tawe and south of the A48, opposite Asda, lies within a type of flood zone which has flood defences. Around two hectares are within a site of importance of nature conservation (SINC). Swansea Council's planning committee was told that the application technically breached flood policy in terms of a one-in-a-thousand chance flood event, but that flood risk would not be increased elsewhere. In addition, environment regulator Natural Resources Wales (NRW) had not objected.
But David Daycock - a representative of scrapyard and baling plant owner Richard Williams, who operates next to the site - said his client regularly experienced flooding and that it had got worse since trees were cut down on the land. "He has complained on numerous occasions, but to no avail," said Mr Daycock. You can get more Swansea news and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
