An alternative use is proposed for this site - refer to representations 5688 & 5689.

To assist your interpretation of my very strong objections to certain elements of the RLDP, I have provided the following notes. I should however like to firstly reiterate the point that has been made to your team, many times now. This proposed site has received approximately 700 written objections from our local Community, to any Planning Application, for housing, being considered. In addition, The importance of community space was highlighted In a recent supreme court ruling - Hilary Term (2023) UKSC 8 on appeal from (2020) EWCA civ 1751- (R (on the application of Day) (Appellant) v Shropshire Council (Respondent) (landmarkchambers.co.uk)) where the court ruled in favour of the local community. This ruling has a direct bearing on your current proposals. I therefore urge you to listen to reasoned argument as to why your plans are currently not “Sound” and need amending before being approved. This is in order for them to have “ a direct and meaningful effect on the people and communities of Carmarthenshire and visitors alike” as you have suggested they should, in your introduction to the RLDP.

I support the removal of the ground to the west of the OHS from "housing development" (See below - red circle) on mainly conservation and access restriction grounds. I would also draw to your attention to the fact, that the actual size of this site would support a great deal more homes than the 25 currently being suggested. However I also do this on the understanding that the current LDP cannot be met on the following grounds:

SP2 Retail and Town Centres
Glanamman only has one small convenience store and a small Cooperative shop. There are no large retail outlets, unless you travel to Ammanford. The Dentist (Not available in the Glanamman area) and GP surgery facilities are oversubscribed and there are no leisure facilities nearby. The local infrastructure is therefore not able to cope with an influx of housing on this scale.
SP3 Sustainable Distribution – Settlement Framework
There are very few services available in this location and this development would put huge strain on existing ones. We constantly suffer from disrupted water supplies due to the ageing and over capacity water supply system, which would be overwhelmed by the additional capacity needed.
SP4 A Sustainable Approach to Providing New Homes
There is not an “appropriate number” of homes being suggested for this site. Although 25 dwellings are currently being requested, it is very clear that the site has capacity for at least 100. That would be a massive burden on the local infrastructure and facilities. The access road is not suitable for such volumes of traffic and there are already huge issues with water supply and drainage which cannot be addressed.
SP9 Infrastructure
Having recently been required to pay for the upgrading of my electricity supply, due to its lack of capacity, I am only too aware how poor the local infrastructure is. Broadband services are particularly poor and an increase in community size is only going to exacerbate this problem.
SP12 Placemaking and Sustainable Places
Placemaking should rightly be at the heart of any planning decision and this development clearly fails to meet any of those expectations. It will destroy established habitat and endangered species, it will cause light pollution and it will adversely affect the community in which it is being placed.
SP13 Rural Development
Instead of increasing the enjoyment of the countryside, this will seriously degrade it ! It is located at the very edge of an area of outstanding natural beauty, where wildlife currently thrives. Allowing such a large development on such precious land is absolutely against current Government policy.
SP14 Maintaining and Enhancing the Natural Environment
This plan will destroy the beautiful landscape and habitat that is supposed to be protected. Previous planning applications have absolutely failed to address the issue of habitat destruction (Which the current developers have been actively engaged in). Endangered species will be displaced and lost and riparian corridors will be blocked. The very idea that a housing development can be successfully accommodated here is ridiculous in the extreme.
SP15 Protection and Enhancement of the Built and Historic Environment
The appropriate use of this redundant building is certainly not to allow its demolition and replacement with a totally unsuitable housing development. Absolutely no consideration has been given to the wishes of the local community nor the protection of this historic site.
SP16 Climate Change
The destruction of Rhos pasture, trees and marshland on this site would be an absolute disaster for the local environment. Paving over huge areas for roads and paths will create hard standing that will cause rain water to surge onto surrounding roads and properties, causing flooding. Previous planning applications have had absolutely no mitigating ideas for renewable energy or energy conservation schemes, which will of course be repeated in the next attempt to bypass the planning regulations.
SP19 Waste Management
Safeguarding resources would not be achievable if planning permission were granted for this site. The loss of trees and pasture would contribute to Climate Change while the amount of carbon that would be released during the construction phase alone would be damaging to the environment.





I object to housing development on the remaining site (See map - purple box)- on conservation grounds and lack of access. I once again remind CCC that approximately 700 people objected to housing development on this site under the aegis of the RLDP and previous Planning Applications. The current LDP cannot be met on the following grounds:

SP2 Retail and Town Centres
Glanamman only has one small convenience store and a small Cooperative shop. There are no large retail outlets, unless you travel to Ammanford. The Dentist and GP surgery are oversubscribed and there are no leisure facilities nearby and the local infrastructure is not able to cope with an influx of housing on this scale.
SP3 Sustainable Distribution – Settlement Framework
There are very few services available in this location and this development would put huge strain on existing ones. We constantly suffer from disrupted water supplies due to the ageing and over capacity water supply system, which would be overwhelmed by the additional capacity needed.
SP4 A Sustainable Approach to Providing New Homes
There is not an “appropriate number” of homes being suggested for this site. Although 25 dwellings are currently being requested, it is very clear that the site has capacity for at least 100. That would be a massive burden on the local infrastructure and facilities. The access road is not suitable for such volumes of traffic and there are already huge issues with water supply and drainage which cannot be addressed.
SP9 Infrastructure
Having recently been required to pay for the upgrading of my electricity supply, due to its lack of capacity, I am only too aware how poor the local infrastructure is. Broadband services are poor and an increase in community size is only going to exacerbate this particular problem.
SP12 Placemaking and Sustainable Places
Placemaking should rightly be at the heart of any planning decision and this development clearly fails to meet any of those expectations. It will destroy established habitat and endangered species, it will cause light pollution and it will adversely affect the community in which it is being placed.
SP13 Rural Development
Instead of increasing the enjoyment of the countryside, this will destroy it ! It is located on the very edge of an area of outstanding natural beauty, where wildlife currently thrives. Allowing such a large development on such precious land is absolutely against current Government policy.
SP14 Maintaining and Enhancing the Natural Environment
This plan will destroy the beautiful landscape and habitat that is supposed to be protected. Previous planning applications have absolutely failed to address the issue of habitat destruction (Which the developers have been actively engaged in). Endangered species will be displaced and lost and riparian corridors will be blocked. The very idea that a housing development can be successfully accommodated here is ridiculous in the extreme.
SP15 Protection and Enhancement of the Built and Historic Environment
The appropriate use of this redundant building is certainly not to allow its demolition and replacement with a totally unsuitable housing development. Absolutely no consideration has been given to the wishes of the local community nor the protection of this historic site.
SP16 Climate Change
The destruction of Rhos pasture, trees and marshland on this site would be an absolute disaster for the local environment. Paving over huge areas for roads and paths will create hard standing that will cause rain water to surge onto surrounding roads and properties, causing flooding. Previous planning applications have had absolutely no mitigating ideas for renewable energy or energy conservation schemes, which will of course be repeated in the next attempt to bypass the planning regulations.
SP19 Waste Management
Safeguarding resources would not be achievable if planning permission were granted for this site. The loss of trees and pasture would contribute to Climate Change while the amount of carbon that would be released during the construction phase alone would be damaging to the environment.




I suggest that you reclassify the site as community or public space and refer you to your obligations under the aegis of the placemaking guide 2020. Please see https://dcfw.org/wpcontent/themes/dcfwchild/assets/PlacemakingGuideDigitalENG.pdf .
This would meet the current requirements on the following grounds:

SP1 Strategic Growth
The installation of either a conservation area or a Health facility, rather than housing, would be far more beneficial than housing. This site is within easy reach of local Schools, so could be used as an outdoor education centre for children and adults alike.
SP2 Retail and Town Centres
Having a Community lead facility on this site benefits everyone, rather than lining the pockets of rich developers, whose only interest is the destruction of habitat to increase their wealth.
SP3 Sustainable Distribution – Settlement Framework
Our plan not only uses the existing building as its base, but will also be managed sustainably, the exact opposite of the current proposals.
SP6 Strategic sites
This project will invest in the local Community and provide much need facilities for all, rather than benefiting already very rich people. This inward development will also create local sustainable jobs, benefit local business and bring a much needed boost to the local economy.
SP7 Employment and the Economy
This project will invest in the local Community and provide much need facilities for all, rather than benefiting already very rich Developers. This inward development will also create local sustainable jobs, benefit local business and bring a much needed boost to the local economy. It will also serve as a Community hub, allowing people to meet and interact, something a housing estate will actively discourage.
SP8 Welsh Language and Culture
The proposal to build houses on this site will simply allow wealthier people from outside the local area to have better homes. Our plan will bring the local community together and enhance its integration, keeping the Welsh language alive, rather than causing its demise due to the influx of non-Welsh speaking people.
SP9 Infrastructure
This site could be both built and managed to meet the needs of our local Community as required by the conditions of this section of the RLDP.
SP11 The Visitor Economy
With careful planning, the site could also be made to meet the requirements of local tourism and education. It is in an area of outstanding natural beauty and is full of rare and exotic wildlife.
SP12 Placemaking and Sustainable Places
This site absolutely fulfils the requirements of this section of the RLDP. The site can be both sustainably managed and built to enhance and improve the local biodiversity, with all the benefits this would bring. Allowing a poor executed housing estate would most definitely not.
SP13 Rural Development
Again, this site absolutely fulfils the requirements of this section of the RLDP. It actively improves and enhances the available facilities accessible to the local Community, while adding and improving local facilities for all.
SP14 Maintaining and Enhancing the Natural Environment
Habitat conservation is at the heart of what our proposal will include, unlike the ugly development currently proposed, which has habitat destruction at its heart. Improving the landscape naturally, by using cattle to graze the Rhos pasture for example, are one of the many ways our proposal would fully meet this requirement of the RLDP.
SP15 Protection and Enhancement of the Built and Historic Environment
The current proposal to simply destroy the existing building on this site will be revisited, with a suggestion to either repurpose or retain the existing structure. Any required works will be carried out sympathetically and in an environmentally sensitive way.
SP16 Climate Change
Again, our plans fully meet these requirements by using sustainable methods and by protecting valuable natural assets. There would be no need to destroy vast areas of natural land, as would be the case if a housing development was allowed.
SP17 Transport and Accessibility
This site already has transport links that can be used to reach it from all over Carmarthenshire. Our plans would include access to Electric vehicle charging points, to encourage sustainable travel to the site.
SP18 Mineral Resources
Our plans would actively promote improvements to the environment reducing Climate change agitators and improving the local landscape to the benefit of the environment.
SP19 Waste Management
We will be investing in solar and wind power installations to make the site self-sufficient for its energy and thus reducing reliance in carbon generation.


I propose that the site be used for well-being, conservation and recreation (with a well-being centre, a conservation area with pond, board-walks for recreation and conservation interpretation). I remind you that the site is adjacent to the most important breeding ground for the Marsh Fritillary Butterfly in the Amman Valley. I further remind you of your obligations under the placemaking charter to provide spaces to promote prosperity, health, happiness, and well-being in the widest sense. This would meet the current requirements on the following grounds:

SP1 Strategic Growth
The installation of either a conservation area or a Health facility, rather than housing, would be far more beneficial than housing. This site is within easy reach of local Schools, so could be used as an outdoor education centre for children and adults alike.
SP2 Retail and Town Centres
Having a Community lead facility on this site benefits everyone, rather than lining the pockets of rich developers, whose only interest is the destruction of habitat to increase their wealth.
SP3 Sustainable Distribution – Settlement Framework
Our plan not only uses the existing building as its base, but will also be managed sustainably, the exact opposite of the current proposals.
SP6 Strategic sites
This project will invest in the local Community and provide much need facilities for all, rather than benefiting already very rich people. This inward development will also create local sustainable jobs, benefit local business and bring a much needed boost to the local economy.
SP7 Employment and the Economy
This project will invest in the local Community and provide much need facilities for all, rather than benefiting already very rich Developers. This inward development will also create local sustainable jobs, benefit local business and bring a much needed boost to the local economy. It will also serve as a Community hub, allowing people to meet and interact, something a housing estate will actively discourage.
SP8 Welsh Language and Culture
The proposal to build houses on this site will simply allow wealthier people from outside the local area to have better homes. Our plan will bring the local community together and enhance its integration, keeping the Welsh language alive, rather than causing its demise due to the influx of non-Welsh speaking people.
SP9 Infrastructure
This site could be both built and managed to meet the needs of our local Community as required by the conditions of this section of the RLDP.
SP11 The Visitor Economy
With careful planning, the site could also be made to meet the requirements of local tourism and education. It is in an area of outstanding natural beauty and is full of rare and exotic wildlife.
SP12 Placemaking and Sustainable Places
This site absolutely fulfils the requirements of this section of the RLDP. The site can be both sustainably managed and built to enhance and improve the local biodiversity, with all the benefits this would bring. Allowing a poor executed housing estate would most definitely not.
SP13 Rural Development
Again, this site absolutely fulfils the requirements of this section of the RLDP. It actively improves and enhances the available facilities accessible to the local Community, while adding and improving local facilities for all.
SP14 Maintaining and Enhancing the Natural Environment
Habitat conservation is at the heart of what our proposal will include, unlike the ugly development currently proposed, which has habitat destruction at its heart. Improving the landscape naturally, by using cattle to graze the Rhos pasture for example, are one of the many ways our proposal would fully meet this requirement of the RLDP.
SP15 Protection and Enhancement of the Built and Historic Environment
The current proposal to simply destroy the existing building on this site will be revisited, with a suggestion to either repurpose or retain the existing structure. Any required works will be carried out sympathetically and in an environmentally sensitive way.
SP16 Climate Change
Again, our plans fully meet these requirements by using sustainable methods and by protecting valuable natural assets. There would be no need to destroy vast areas of natural land, as would be the case if a housing development was allowed.
SP17 Transport and Accessibility
This site already has transport links that can be used to reach it from all over Carmarthenshire. Our plans would include access to Electric vehicle charging points, to encourage sustainable travel to the site.
SP18 Mineral Resources
Our plans would actively promote improvements to the environment reducing Climate change agitators and improving the local landscape to the benefit of the environment.
SP19 Waste Management
We will be investing in solar and wind power installations to make the site self-sufficient for its energy and thus reducing reliance in carbon generation.