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Ail Gynllun Datblygu Lleol Adneuo Diwygiedig Sir Gaerfyrddin
ID sylw: 5916
Derbyniwyd: 12/04/2023
Ymatebydd: Cllr. Ken Howell
Cydymffurfio â’r gyfraith? Heb nodi
Cadarn? Heb nodi
Observations:
• There is very little guidance on the functional re-use of chapels and churches in rural communities apart from their historic surroundings and facades.
• Many church and chapel buildings in rural areas are converted for holiday/second home use. This is not consistent with the interests of “local listing” to preserve the contextual integrity of the community asset.
CONSIDERATIONS:
1. To acknowledge that the LDP could include measures to assess, secure and re-use closed Places of Worship for the benefit of the community.
2. To encourage conversations between representatives of closing Places of Worship, planners and the community before disposal of the asset.
3. To consider placing covenants on Chapels and Churches being converted to dwellings to ensure they are permanent residential dwellings rather than second homes in order to protect the historic integrity of the building for the future.
4. To require that CADW exercises flexibility in its approach to the re-use of local historic assets so that they remain of value and interest to the community
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
Noted. The Plan includes a range of policies and provisions in relation to the reuse of historic buildings such as places of worship. In this respect it has been prepared with regard to the provisions of PPW and other plans and strategies. The additional suggestions set out in this representation are beyond the remit of the Plan.