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The Court of Appeal has rejected an application for a Judicial Review of the decision to close two Carmarthenshire comprehensives and build a new school. The Ysgol Pantycelyn Action Group lost its move for a review of Carmarthenshire County Council’s plans to close Ysgol Pantycelyn in Llandovery and Ysgol Tre-gib, Ffairfach, Llandeilo, and build a new school. Council Chief Executive Mark James said: “The Court of Appeal rejected the application for a Judicial Review. “We shall now be pressing the Welsh Government to consider the proposal to discontinue the two schools, so we can form the new school and start building.” Council Leader Cllr Kevin Madge said: “Hopefully we can proceed to deliver this project. With the country in recession, these projects give us growth and I look forward to things moving at pace.” Executive board member for education Cllr Keith Davies said: “It is good news that we can finally move forward. “When the work starts it will create jobs in the development.” Di...

The Court of Appeal has thrown out the application for a Judicial Review into the building of homes at Stradey Park. The plans by Taylor Wimpey for 355 homes on the site can now proceed, bringing with them much needed construction jobs and housing. Carmarthenshire County Council approved the plans some time ago, after campaigners lost their appeal to the Welsh Government to intervene. They then continued their fight and applied for a Judicial Review which has caused lengthy delays to the scheme. Chief Executive Mark James said: “The council is pleased to see that the Court of Appeal has upheld the fact that the process we followed was quite right and proper. “This has been an unnecessary waste of time and money, and we shall be seeking to recover our costs on behalf of the council taxpayers of Carmarthenshire. It has also meant a delay in the payments agreed with Taylor Wimpey to the County Council. “We hope that Taylor Wimpey will now get on site as soon as possible to build much nee...