James Street go-ahead
Carmarthenshire planners have recommended giving outline consent for three houses to be built in Llanelli’s James Street - provided that it can be shown it would not affect the water quality of the Burry Inlet.
The council has to ensure that new developments in the Llanelli area will not have a detrimental impact on water quality.
The county council’s planning committee was told that the authority’s planning ecologist had carried out a Test of Likely Significant Effect under the Habitats Regulations.
This had concluded that the proposal in combination with other projects, without any further action, might have a significant effect that would require further assessment. In light of this, an Appropriate Assessment was required.
The planning committee agreed to approve the application and grant the head of planning plenary powers to approve the application subject to the Local Planning Authority undertaking such an Appropriate Assessment and the Countryside Council for Wales signing it off. The council is in the process of consulting the Countryside Council for Wales on the matter.
A condition would prevent the houses from being occupied until after March next year when the waste water treatment works in Llanelli has been improved.
Head of planning Eifion Bowen said: “This is in line with other similar schemes. The authority is expecting comprehensive environmental assessments of the larger schemes in the Llanelli area. This information will assist in identifying the environmental impact, if any, on water quality.”
Major partnership agencies of Carmarthenshire County Council, the Countryside Council for Wales, Welsh Water and Environment Agency Wales (EAW) recently produced a Memorandum of Understanding which will be used in situations where water quality issues have an impact on planning, the environment and the regeneration of communities.
The council has to ensure that new developments in the Llanelli area will not have a detrimental impact on water quality.
The county council’s planning committee was told that the authority’s planning ecologist had carried out a Test of Likely Significant Effect under the Habitats Regulations.
This had concluded that the proposal in combination with other projects, without any further action, might have a significant effect that would require further assessment. In light of this, an Appropriate Assessment was required.
The planning committee agreed to approve the application and grant the head of planning plenary powers to approve the application subject to the Local Planning Authority undertaking such an Appropriate Assessment and the Countryside Council for Wales signing it off. The council is in the process of consulting the Countryside Council for Wales on the matter.
A condition would prevent the houses from being occupied until after March next year when the waste water treatment works in Llanelli has been improved.
Head of planning Eifion Bowen said: “This is in line with other similar schemes. The authority is expecting comprehensive environmental assessments of the larger schemes in the Llanelli area. This information will assist in identifying the environmental impact, if any, on water quality.”
Major partnership agencies of Carmarthenshire County Council, the Countryside Council for Wales, Welsh Water and Environment Agency Wales (EAW) recently produced a Memorandum of Understanding which will be used in situations where water quality issues have an impact on planning, the environment and the regeneration of communities.
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