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Ail Gynllun Datblygu Lleol Adneuo Diwygiedig Sir Gaerfyrddin
ID sylw: 5913
Derbyniwyd: 12/04/2023
Ymatebydd: Cllr. Ken Howell
Cydymffurfio â’r gyfraith? Heb nodi
Cadarn? Heb nodi
Observations:
• The bar for proving “conclusive evidence of the need for the dwelling” is uniquely high for Rural Enterprise Dwellings in comparison with other housing categories. The amount of necessary evidence and the years required to compile data makes such applications prohibitive.
• TAN6: 4.1.1 contradicts the lengthy and detailed restrictions placed on individuals and families
attempting to remain in their local community.
• The need to live near a rural enterprise should not be assessed on the employment needs of the enterprise alone. Families support rural enterprises in many other ways, not only through their employment on the site.
• Families in alternative fields of employment who have strong ties to the site should be encouraged to remain within their traditional and cultural setting.
CONSIDERATIONS:
1. To bring the requirements of Rural Enterprise Dwellings in line with the requirements of all other housing requirements – including urban housing and One Planet Development housing.
2. To apply the same test of need for a rural enterprise dwelling as that for a dwelling on a One Planet site.
3. To recognise the potential contribution of Rural Enterprise Dwellings to the sustainability of language, culture and heritage.
4. To acknowledge that creating an additional dwelling on a rural enterprise site supports the business and family whether or not the residents are in the employment of the
enterprise.
Amend Plan
Whilst I fully agree with the proposals submitted by my colleague and fellow Councillor Carys Jones, I wish to submit that the allocation proposed for Drefach Felindre is limited and inadequate for the next ten years. In particular, the allocation of only three houses on the Waugilwen road should be doubled to six, which would accommodate future expansion of the village.
Submissions by Carys Jones - dealt with in another representation
The requirement for conclusive evidence of the need for a rural enterprise dwelling is not considered to be contrary to Technical Advice Note 6. However, the suitability of the wording and its compatibility with the aims of national policy can be given further consideration at the examination.
Comments are made in respect of the guidance set out in Technical Advice Note 6 and therefore are beyond the remit of the LDP.