1,000 homes plan for Carmarthen
National housing developers are showing interest in ambitious plans to deliver a new 1,000-home extension on the outskirts of Carmarthen.
A new road is being designed to serve the Carmarthen west development which will also have a new school, small retail, business park and recreational opportunities. This will be delivered by the developers themselves.
Carmarthenshire County Council leader Meryl Gravell says the need for the expansion is being driven by their tremendous regeneration successes achieved within the county over the last 10 years.
The authority’s planning development brief provides for sustainable development on 129.5 hectares to be delivered over five to 10 years.
A landowner’s agreement is being drawn up and a planning application has been submitted for a Carmarthen west link road from Travellers Rest on the A40 to the junctions of College Road, Jobs Well Road and Pentremeurig Road, Johnstown.
The main body of more than 300acres of land is to the west of College Road with a narrow area of land lying between the A40 and main railway line.
The undulating and predominantly agricultural land has its highest areas around the former St David’s Hospital while the remainder of the land falls towards Tawelan Brook and the A40.
County executive board member for regeneration, Cllr Clive Scourfield, said: “This is a tremendously exciting and ambitious development brief to deliver more housing in Carmarthen to cater for expanding needs.
The aim is to provide a mix of homes identified to meet the anticipated growth of Carmarthen town.
“As well as housing the proposals will have the capacity to provide employment opportunities with a new school, business park and informal recreation provision as well as community facilities to serve both existing and new residents.”
Leader of the Authority, Cllr Meryl Gravell, said: “Carmarthenshire has been shown to be attracting more people into Wales than any other area because of our remarkable regeneration successes in recent years.
“Developments of this nature are critical to meet expansion needs and our aspirations for the future.”
The delivery of the ambitious project is based on capacity and need and the early construction of a new road serving the site.
A full report will be going to the authority’s executive board on Monday, October 4 with further consideration to be given by the full council.
A new road is being designed to serve the Carmarthen west development which will also have a new school, small retail, business park and recreational opportunities. This will be delivered by the developers themselves.
Carmarthenshire County Council leader Meryl Gravell says the need for the expansion is being driven by their tremendous regeneration successes achieved within the county over the last 10 years.
The authority’s planning development brief provides for sustainable development on 129.5 hectares to be delivered over five to 10 years.
A landowner’s agreement is being drawn up and a planning application has been submitted for a Carmarthen west link road from Travellers Rest on the A40 to the junctions of College Road, Jobs Well Road and Pentremeurig Road, Johnstown.
The main body of more than 300acres of land is to the west of College Road with a narrow area of land lying between the A40 and main railway line.
The undulating and predominantly agricultural land has its highest areas around the former St David’s Hospital while the remainder of the land falls towards Tawelan Brook and the A40.
County executive board member for regeneration, Cllr Clive Scourfield, said: “This is a tremendously exciting and ambitious development brief to deliver more housing in Carmarthen to cater for expanding needs.
The aim is to provide a mix of homes identified to meet the anticipated growth of Carmarthen town.
“As well as housing the proposals will have the capacity to provide employment opportunities with a new school, business park and informal recreation provision as well as community facilities to serve both existing and new residents.”
Leader of the Authority, Cllr Meryl Gravell, said: “Carmarthenshire has been shown to be attracting more people into Wales than any other area because of our remarkable regeneration successes in recent years.
“Developments of this nature are critical to meet expansion needs and our aspirations for the future.”
The delivery of the ambitious project is based on capacity and need and the early construction of a new road serving the site.
A full report will be going to the authority’s executive board on Monday, October 4 with further consideration to be given by the full council.
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