A businessman has lost a battle to keep a marquee in the beer garden of the pub he saved.
Bryan Davies said the marquee was predominantly used for charitable and Welsh language events at The Shepherd's Country Inn, Felindre , and that they weren't too noisy.
He said events held there in the last year alone had raised £18,000, benefiting Wales Air Ambulance and Ty Hafan children's hospice among others.
But three objection letters sent to Swansea Council said the marquee was too big, lacked soundproofing and claimed some events had gone on beyond midnight.
The council rejected Mr Davies's planning application to retain the marquee - and a Welsh Government-appointed planning inspector has now upheld the authority's decision.
"It's a real shame," said Mr Davies, who wants to avoid the cost of erecting and taking down the marquee for every event.
"I'm hoping common sense might prevail."
Planning inspector Richard Jenkins said the marquee included a bar, disco lighting and speakers and that it was "clearly used to accommodate events that generate significant noise".
He noted the public support for the marquee, including a petition signed by 165 people, and he disagreed with the council that it harmed the character and appearance of the area.
But he concluded that the marquee "would cause material harm to the living conditions" of neighbouring householders, and dismissed the appeal.
The matter had also been considered by Mawr Community Council, which said that people in the "very large" marquee could see "very clearly" into a neighbour's garden.
In an email to the planning authority, it said music and noise should be kept to an acceptable level if the marquee was to remain in place.
Mr Davies grew up in Felindre and attended the village primary school, which closes for good next month, before enjoying a successful career as a chartered accountant and businessman.
The 60-year-old said: "I bought the pub in July 2016 to save it from closing, and kept two members of staff on.
"It's running at a loss - that's the reality - and the whole idea of a marquee was to bring a bit more business in."
Mr Davies said it didn't take much to swing back into profit, and that the pub's future was vital considering Felindre had no shop and was soon losing its school .
"It is the hub of the village," said the father-of-four. "The pub has to stay alive. Without it, the village dies."
Mr Davies's two daughters, Carrie and Nia Davies, run The Shepherds Country Inn, along with nine other full and part-time staff.
Mr Davies wants to fund a pre and post-school venture at the primary school after it closes, and build an 11-bed hotel in the village to cater for tourists and businesses moving into Parc Felindre a couple of miles away.
"I'm passionate about the village," he said. "My father was a miner, I live in the house I was born in, and I had a tremendous upbringing.
"I sponsor the cash prizes for the Felindre eisteddfod, which is in its 50th year."
He added: "I have made a lot of money, and I'm putting something back."
