No change to Plan

I agree with the decision not to include the candidate site submission SR/021/051 (CA0906, Land at Ffynnonddrain, Carmarthen) in the 2nd deposit of the revised LDP. My reasons for recommending the rejection of the candidate site were set out in full in my response via the comment form submitted by me on 23/01/2019. I include a brief summary of below:
1. This same site was submitted for consideration to the Carmarthenshire Local Development Plan 2014 under representation No: D6389 (CS No: 0718, Site Reference: ALT/026/027/N) and was rejected. There has been no material change in circumstances affecting this previously rejected site and there is no new additional information or reasoning to justify the site’s inclusion in the revised LDP. Its inclusion would be contrary to the objectives set out in Carmarthenshire County Council’s ‘Topic Paper – Development Limits December 2018’ and the established principles of sustainable managed growth and development set out in ‘Planning Permission Wales’.
2. The current settlement limits of Ffynnon-ddrain are defined by logical and established features in the landscape and prevent development from gradually extending into the surrounding countryside. The hamlet’s spatial framework is linear and does not lend itself to minor extensions. The proposal would be an incursion into the open countryside and such an extension to the development limits would constitute unacceptable ribbon development, would not be consistent with the settlement’s character, and would not have regard to environmental and other considerations.
3. The topography of the site is not favourable for the proposed development and would adversely impact on nearby built development.
4. The proposal does not accord with sustainable development.
5. The site is not accessible from the public highway nor does it have a suitable access point with adequate visibility.
6. The proposal would entail the loss of valuable residential amenity and cause detrimental visual, landscape and nature conservation impacts.
7. The proposal is for a private residential dwelling therefore there are no special circumstances to justify the inclusion of the proposed site in the revised LDP.