No change to the Plan

This representation comprises both an objection and a supporting submission. The proposer's land ownership at Cwmifor (a designated Tier 3 Sustainable Village) comprises an area of land ideally situated at the entrance to the village and opposite Cwmifor Village Hall.
A frontage portion (SuV51/h1) has already been identified as being suitable for residential development and has been included within development limits, the remainder of the land holding has however been excluded. The part-inclusion of this frontage portion is clearly supported, but an objection is hereby made to the exclusion of the remainder. The justification for including only part of the proposer's land will apply to the whole area.
The following objection is to the exclusion of the majority part of this site from the development limits for Cwmifor. A detailed planning application was submitted in respect of the objection site and which was to be reported to Planning Committee with a recommendation for approval. However, the day prior to that meeting, the application was held in abeyance, due to the decision of Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to impose phosphate discharge restrictions within the entire Tywi Valley SAC area.
It must be emphasised that the proposed scheme includes a key community benefit. The development of the full site will facilitate the provision of a community car park that will provide benefit to village residents and will ease on-road parking. The proposed parking area will be located immediately adjacent to the communal hub of Cwmifor – the village hall and Church. Existing parking provision in this locality is limited and therefore this community facility would be of considerable benefit.
The residential element of the scheme would comprise a high quality phased development and would draw on local Welsh vernacular architectural design elements, making every effort to be sustainable, both through the employment of local contractors, the use of local suppliers, and in the long term, through the provision of residential units within convenient walking distance of village services and facilities.
A frontage portion of the proposer’s land (SuV51/h1) comprises the only residential allocation within Cwmifor. It must be emphasised that the entire objection site is readily deliverable and would be entirely appropriate for a phased form of development.
The inclusion of the proposer’s land would not lead to additional environmental pressure, but instead will foster sustainable growth and allow for a wider choice of housing type within this Tier 3 Sustainable Village. Its development would be in keeping and in character with the settlement and will ensure a readily deliverable source of future housing for this sustainable community.
In addition, residential development at this location:-
· would not be detrimental to the amenity of adjacent properties;
· would satisfy recognised housing and sustainability objectives;
· would not have a detrimental impact on the landscape or nature conservation interests.
Furthermore, the site is not impeded by any access, ground condition, flood risk, hydrological, ecological, archaeological or land ownership related constraints and its short term delivery is assured.
The inclusion of this land within revised development limits would be fully supported.