Testun llawn:
The LDP is unsound on the basis that insufficient deliverable housing land has
been allocated in the Ammanford/Cross Hands Principal Centre for the Plan period
up to 2033. The housing land allocated in the Plan for this area include sites that
have historically been allocated for residential development in the County's current
LDP and previous UDP, but have still not been developed. For example, the Emlyn
Brickworks site in Penygroes has been the subject of limited residential
development despite being allocated for housing in the County’s previous
development plans. Similarly, land at Tirychen Farm in Ammanford has been
allocated for 150 dwellings in the Plan despite having historically been allocated
for residential development in the LDP and UDP, and not having been developed
to date. There are clearly barriers that are preventing the delivery of these historic
housing allocations and their continued allocation with the County’s Development
Plan is at odds with the objectives of Planning Policy Wales which states that the
supply of land to meet the housing requirements of the County must be
deliverable. The allocation of sites that are not deliverable within the Plan period
will result in a shortfall of housing land in the County.
The inclusion of Land adjacent to Crud-Yr—Awel, Black Lion Road within the
development limits of Black Lion Road in Gorslas will provide land for up to 4-5
dwellings that will assist in meeting this shortfall in housing land. its inclusion.
within the development limits of Black Lion Road, together with the neighbouring cluster of five existing properties either side, will serve to round-off this part of the
settlement while providing an infill development opportunity, between existing
residential developments? The land consists of part of an existing field enclosure
that is not currently in agricultural use nor or any ecological or biodiversity value. It
would provide a small number of self-build plots and an opportunity for local
people to build their own home in the settlement in contrast to the larger housing
sites allocated in the Plan that are invariably acquired and delivered by
developers, rather than on a self—build basis. The land is level and devoid any
constraints, having easy access to the existing utility services along the roadway,
including the public sewer and electricity and gas supplies. it has easy access to
public transport facilities being on a bus route and within a short walking distance
of existing bus stops that can be easily accessed by the pedestrian facilities along
Black Lion Road. It is located within the 30mph speed limit in the settlement and
benefits from easy access onto the roadway with good visibility in both directions
given the alignment of the road. The site is also well related to the existing retail
and employment facilities in Cross Hands Business Park and Cape! Hendre
Industrial estate having active travel links to both- It is also within walking distance
of the local primary and secondary schools in Gorslas, Cefneithin and Penygroes,
as well as the doctor’s surgery and pharmacists in both Penygroes and Cross
Hands.
