Plans to convert a former Swansea social club into shared accommodation for 15 people have been turned down, partly because one of the proposed living rooms didn't have any windows.

Developer Chris Jones wanted to change St James Social Club, Uplands, into a house of multiple occupation (HMO) with two kitchens and two living rooms.

The building currently has a ground floor bar, two lounges and toilets.

Mr Jones wanted to create six en-suite bedrooms there, with a living room and kitchen.

The other living room and kitchen would have been on the first floor, along with four en-suite bedrooms - with five en-suite bedrooms on the second floor and at attic level.

Bike storage space was earmarked, but no parking.

A planning statement submitted as part of the proposal said the St James Crescent building was in major need of refurbishment, and that it had been marketed unsuccessfully for a number of years.

It said: "The existing building is too large and requires too much investment to be viable as a family home and is too small to provide a sufficient number of one-bedroom flats to make that a viable proposition."

A petition opposing the proposal, supported by Uplands councillors Peter May and Irene Mann, was signed by around 30 people.

Swansea Council planning officers said proposed alterations to the building - namely the removal of the front porch, new windows and new roof lights - were not significant.

They also said the proposed HMO, while "generating significant comings and goings", would not unacceptably disturb nearby residents compared to its current social club use.

But they said the outlook from three of the bedrooms would not be acceptable.

Their report added: "Similarly the ground floor living room will have no outlook given that it is only served by roof lights, which is not acceptable as the only source of light for a habitable room."

It also said the ground floor kitchen would lack natural light.

Turning to parking, the planning officers said although the proposed HMO was close to bus stops and shops, occupants who had cars would need spaces on nearby streets for a longer period than social club staff and visitors.

"The proposal will therefore result in an unacceptable impact on highway safety compared to existing circumstances and the council's highway authority have objected to the proposed change of use," said the report.