Policy point f) ‘Exhibit and demonstrate a clear understanding of the existing local landscape context, natural and built heritage, local character and sense of place.’
Proposed change to ‘Exhibit and demonstrate a clear understanding of the existing local landscape character, natural and built heritage, local context and sense of place; ensuring development proposals protect and, wherever possible, enhance these features.’

This change would deliver the key components of the New Strategy more convincingly in relation to this Policy, one of which is ‘Protect and enhances the natural, historic and built conservation qualities of Carmarthenshire and its high value landscapes.’ It would also deliver Strategic Objective 9 (SO9) more convincingly. SO9 aims ‘To protect and enhance the diverse character, distinctiveness, safety and vibrancy of the County’s communities by promoting a place making approach and a sense of place.’ Currently the specific phrase ‘protect and enhance’ only features in Strategic Policy SP14: Maintaining and Enhancing the Natural Environment which is only one component of the County’s diverse character. Variations of protect and enhance feature elsewhere in the written statement and there is benefit in bringing SP12 more into line with these.