[Swansea Hackspace] What next

[Tom Lloyd]

Is this list publicly viewable? If we're concerned about prying eyes then
perhaps it shouldn't be.
On Mar 24, 2013 12:34 AM, "Neil Jones" <neil at nwjones.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>  On 23/03/2013 20:45, Tom Lloyd wrote:
>
> Haha, what did I say?  Cwmbwrla!  I don't know anything about it beyond
> where it is; is it still occupied?
>
> I guess we need to consider security too.  Wherever we choose, if we keep
> tools there it could become a target for thieves.  Do other hackspaces have
> problems with this?
>
> -- Tom
>
> Hang on! You can't just rent premises used for one thing at the moment and
> turn it into a hackspace.
> You may need planning permission for the change of use
> http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/permission/commonprojects/changeofuse/
> When there are planning applications neighbours are consulted. This is why
> we should have a closed list that is not internet searchable.
> Since we are not going to create any more noise and disturbance than a
> normal person quietly living at home, I can't see a problem
> I am not the planning officer who decides on these matters though. It is
> quite likely that an ideal place would need change of use permission.
>
> The moment anyone posts a message about a particular place we are open to
> misguided planning objections which could jeopardise the project.
> We are going to find ourselves discussing legal matters, in effect. It is
> not wise to do so in public!
>
> Neil
>
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> On 23 March 2013 20:39, ceri clatworthy <ceri.clatworthy at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I have been told about Swansea friends of the disabled,
>> Just Swansea side of camathen road,
>> Next door to carpet shop,
>> And it is main bus route as well.
>> Pub, three sisters across road,
>>
>> Cheers
>> Ceri
>>  On Mar 23, 2013 8:35 PM, "Tom Lloyd" <napalmllama at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I suspect that any potential retail space would charge a premium.  We
>>> want somewhere just out of town, nearby but off the beaten track - perhaps
>>> a former garage or small factory or studio?  Cwmdu/Cwmbwrla might be a good
>>> area to start looking.
>>>
>>> Obviously if we can convince either university to make room for us at
>>> reduced cost then that would be ideal.  Is anybody in a good position to
>>> make enquiries at the Met?
>>>
>>> -- Tom
>>>
>>> On 23 March 2013 20:24, Justin Mitchell <justin at discordia.org.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sat, 2013-03-23 at 18:08 +0000, Neil Jones wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > There is a possible item of "where roughly should we be aiming to have
>>>> > the hackspace."
>>>>
>>>>  My thoughts and discussions on this subject so far are that it needs to
>>>> be somewhere fairly central, in the SA2 or SA1 region.
>>>>
>>>> The majority of industrial unit type spaces seem to be a fair way out of
>>>> town, llansamlet area or further, now whilst they are nice big spaces
>>>> with good parking they pretty much suck for public transport access,
>>>> especially out of business hours.
>>>>
>>>> I think that if we are to attract the widest range of members then that
>>>> is highly likely to include those to which transport is an issue.
>>>>
>>>> >From searching the council provided listings (as someone already listed
>>>> on here) there are a number of shop units and small office spaces around
>>>> the town, in areas like sandfields, brynmill, walter road type areas
>>>> which are relatively cheap and close to busy bus routes and other
>>>> amenities.
>>>>
>>>> As for funding, well that's going to depend heavily on how many people
>>>> are likely to be able to commit to paying a membership, and how much it
>>>> costs to rent a suitably sized space.
>>>>
>>>> I believe that a contingent in the university that are on this list have
>>>> investigated if there is any space available there, which may well have
>>>> come cheaply, but i don't think there was any success so far ?
>>>>
>>>> Re: tools etc, i had hoped to get a feeling for this with my initial
>>>> statement of what people expected from a hackspace, i didnt get many
>>>> responses, perhaps those that havent yet done so could take a moment to
>>>> share with us their expectations or aspirations.
>>>>
>>>>
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