Object

Representation ID: 2937

Received: 30/01/2019

Respondent: Mr Malcolm Sharp

I would like to object to the above for the reasons below.

In accordance with Planning Policy Wales Edition 10 (para 3.39), a planning authority must prioritise the use of suitable and sustainable previously developed land and/or underutilised sites for all types of development. Authorities should consider previously developed land and underutilised sites within exiting settlements in the first instance.

The four sites proposed at Plas-y-Fforest are not previously developed land (brownfield). The farmyard cannot even be considered as brownfield as PPWs definition clearly excludes 'land and buildings currently in use for agricultural or forestry purposes'. The four sites proposed at Play-y-Fforest are also not within the existing settlement boundary. Consequently, the Local Authority should exhaust all brownfield opportunities within the settlement boundary before considering sites beyond the boundary.