No change to the Plan.

Re. Candidate Site: Submission reference CA0906. Land at Ffynnonddrain, Carmarthen.
I would be grateful if you would note my agreement with and support for the non inclusion of the above site in Carmarthenshire’s Deposit Revised Local Development Plan 2018-2033.
This site has been the subject of previous consideration for inclusion in the Carmarthenshire Local Development Plan in 2014.

That representation was No: D6389 CS No: 0718, Site Reference: ALT/026/027/N. At that time the application for inclusion was rejected. At that time I submitted my reasons for my concerns regarding this application be communicated to the Inspector as I believe that many representations made which would form part of the consideration are unsubstantiated, incorrect and misleading.

I did not agree with many of the assertions found in the submission for the inclusion of this land in the development plan and I objected to its inclusion. Some of the reasons I gave at that time included the following.

Since the site was previously rejected there has been no material change in any of the circumstances affecting this site with 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’.

The hamlet of Ffynnonddrain has settlement limits which are defined by logical and established features in the landscape and prevent development from gradually extending into the surrounding countryside. The spatial framework of the hamlet is linear and does not lend itself to minor extensions and should not be subject to the loss of valuable residential amenity which would detrimentally affect issues of visual, landscape and nature conservation.

I consider that the inclusion of this site would constitute an incursion into the open countryside which would constitute unacceptable ribbon development, would not be consistent with the settlement’s character, and would not have regard to environmental and other considerations. Further the proposal is for a private residential dwelling and there are no special circumstances to justify the inclusion of the proposed site in the revised LDP.

The inclusion of this site will necessitate the creation of a new artificial boundary in agricultural land and as such cannot be considered to be a natural logical or coherent extension to the existing development. The site is not accessible from the public highway nor does it have a suitable access point with adequate visibility with which to achieve accessibility.

The proposal would adversely impact on nearby built development and cannot be considered to accord with sustainable development.

Yours truly

David James