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RESOLVED that the Committee be minded to approve the following planning application subject to conditions and the payment of the Caeau Mynydd Mawr contribution and the Head of Place and Sustainability be delegated to issue the decision at the expiry of the consultation period provided no material planning considerations are received which are not covered in the report:- PL/09173 Demolition of existing vacant 32 bed care home and construction of a new 60 bed care home including associated landscaping works and parking at Plas Y Bryn Care Home, Thornhill Road, Cwmgwili, Llanelli, SA14 6PT 3.2 RESOLVED that the Committee be minded to approve the following planning application contrary to the Head of Place and Sustainability’s recommendation of refusal. This would be subject to publicising as a departure and conditions being set out in a future report for Planning Committee consideration:- PL/08983 Rural Enterprise Dwelling at Goitrefach, Hendy, Swansea, SA4 0YA (Note: Councillor G.B. Thomas having earlier declared an interest in this application re-declared that interest and left the meeting during its consideration by the Committee). The Committee was advised that only members who were present on the 19th June, 2025 meeting were able to consider the application. Following a presentation by the Senior Development Management Officer, the Committee was advised that the Head of Place and Sustainability was recommending refusal of the application for the reasons detailed within the written report. Whilst having regard to those refusal reasons detailed, the Committee considered the application should be granted contrary to the Head of Place and Sustainability’s recommendation on the basis it was felt that:- 1. There was Rural Enterprise justification for the dwelling based on existing size of the farm acreage and the scale of the farm operations. 2. The Committee considered that it was not necessary for the proposed dwelling to be connected to the existing farmhouse, as there was no risk of fragmentation of the farm unit. 3. The Committee concluded that the application of a TAN 6 Rural Enterprise occupancy condition should not be imposed as a matter of course, and that the Committee was entitled to exercise its own judgement in this regard.
There were no apologies for absence.
Councillor Minute Number Nature of Interest G.B. Thomas 3: PL/08983 - Rural Enterprise Dwelling at Goitrefach, Hendy, Swansea, SA4 0YA Personal & Prejudicial - Applicant is his son.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED that the Committee be minded to approve the following planning application subject to conditions and the payment of the Caeau Mynydd Mawr contribution and the Head of Place and Sustainability be delegated to issue the decision at the expiry of the consultation period provided no material planning considerations are received which are not covered in the report:- PL/09173 Demolition of existing vacant 32 bed care home and construction of a new 60 bed care home including associated landscaping works and parking at Plas Y Bryn Care Home, Thornhill Road, Cwmgwili, Llanelli, SA14 6PT 3.2 RESOLVED that the Committee be minded to approve the following planning application contrary to the Head of Place and Sustainability’s recommendation of refusal. This would be subject to publicising as a departure and conditions being set out in a future report for Planning Committee consideration:- PL/08983 Rural Enterprise Dwelling at Goitrefach, Hendy, Swansea, SA4 0YA (Note: Councillor G.B. Thomas having earlier declared an interest in this application re-declared that interest and left the meeting during its consideration by the Committee). The Committee was advised that only members who were present on the 19th June, 2025 meeting were able to consider the application. Following a presentation by the Senior Development Management Officer, the Committee was advised that the Head of Place and Sustainability was recommending refusal of the application for the reasons detailed within the written report. Whilst having regard to those refusal reasons detailed, the Committee considered the application should be granted contrary to the Head of Place and Sustainability’s recommendation on the basis it was felt that:- 1. There was Rural Enterprise justification for the dwelling based on existing size of the farm acreage and the scale of the farm operations. 2. The Committee considered that it was not necessary for the proposed dwelling to be connected to the existing farmhouse, as there was no risk of fragmentation of the farm unit. 3. The Committee concluded that the application of a TAN 6 Rural Enterprise occupancy condition should not be imposed as a matter of course, and that the Committee was entitled to exercise its own judgement in this regard.
3.1 UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED that the Committee be minded to approve the following planning application subject to conditions and the payment of the Caeau Mynydd Mawr contribution and the Head of Place and Sustainability be delegated to issue the decision at the expiry of the consultation period provided no material planning considerations are received which are not covered in the report:- PL/09173 Demolition of existing vacant 32 bed care home and construction of a new 60 bed care home including associated landscaping works and parking at Plas Y Bryn Care Home, Thornhill Road, Cwmgwili, Llanelli, SA14 6PT 3.2 RESOLVED that the Committee be minded to approve the following planning application contrary to the Head of Place and Sustainability’s recommendation of refusal. This would be subject to publicising as a departure and conditions being set out in a future report for Planning Committee consideration:- PL/08983 Rural Enterprise Dwelling at Goitrefach, Hendy, Swansea, SA4 0YA (Note: Councillor G.B. Thomas having earlier declared an interest in this application re-declared that interest and left the meeting during its consideration by the Committee). The Committee was advised that only members who were present on the 19th June, 2025 meeting were able to consider the application. Following a presentation by the Senior Development Management Officer, the Committee was advised that the Head of Place and Sustainability was recommending refusal of the application for the reasons detailed within the written report. Whilst having regard to those refusal reasons detailed, the Committee considered the application should be granted contrary to the Head of Place and Sustainability’s recommendation on the basis it was felt that:- 1. There was Rural Enterprise justification for the dwelling based on existing size of the farm acreage and the scale of the farm operations. 2. The Committee considered that it was not necessary for the proposed dwelling to be connected to the existing farmhouse, as there was no risk of fragmentation of the farm unit. 3. The Committee concluded that the application of a TAN 6 Rural Enterprise occupancy condition should not be imposed as a matter of course, and that the Committee was entitled to exercise its own judgement in this regard.
UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on the 12th March, 2026 be signed as a correct record.
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