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RESOLVED that the following planning application be granted subject to the conditions detailed within the Report/Addendum of the Head of Place and Sustainability and or reported at the meeting:- PL/10773 Proposed First Floor Bedroom Extension at 29 Heol Las, Ammanford, SA18 3EB 3.2 UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED that consideration of the following planning application be deferred to a future meeting: PL/10423 Formation of new access road off Llysonnen Road to serve Sarnau Mansion (Required to replace the existing access road, deemed substandard and too narrow in width along with restricted visibility splays) - (Re-submission of PL/05652 - Withdrawn on 16th January 2025) at Sarnau Mansion, Llysonnen Road, Carmarthen, SA33 5DZ Reason: to enable officers to consider additional information submitted by the applicant in the form of an additional tree survey and drainage statement in an endeavour to overcome refusal reason 3 set out in the report. The applicant had also indicated that revised plans would be submitted to reduce the width of the access road.
RESOLVED that the report be noted.
Apologies for absence were received from Cllrs. J.D. James, M.J.A. Lewis, D. Nicholas and D. Owen.
There were no declarations of personal interest.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED that the following planning application be granted subject to the conditions detailed within the Report/Addendum of the Head of Place and Sustainability and or reported at the meeting:- PL/10773 Proposed First Floor Bedroom Extension at 29 Heol Las, Ammanford, SA18 3EB 3.2 UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED that consideration of the following planning application be deferred to a future meeting: PL/10423 Formation of new access road off Llysonnen Road to serve Sarnau Mansion (Required to replace the existing access road, deemed substandard and too narrow in width along with restricted visibility splays) - (Re-submission of PL/05652 - Withdrawn on 16th January 2025) at Sarnau Mansion, Llysonnen Road, Carmarthen, SA33 5DZ Reason: to enable officers to consider additional information submitted by the applicant in the form of an additional tree survey and drainage statement in an endeavour to overcome refusal reason 3 set out in the report. The applicant had also indicated that revised plans would be submitted to reduce the width of the access road.
3.1 UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED that the following planning application be granted subject to the conditions detailed within the Report/Addendum of the Head of Place and Sustainability and or reported at the meeting:- PL/10773 Proposed First Floor Bedroom Extension at 29 Heol Las, Ammanford, SA18 3EB 3.2 UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED that consideration of the following planning application be deferred to a future meeting: PL/10423 Formation of new access road off Llysonnen Road to serve Sarnau Mansion (Required to replace the existing access road, deemed substandard and too narrow in width along with restricted visibility splays) - (Re-submission of PL/05652 - Withdrawn on 16th January 2025) at Sarnau Mansion, Llysonnen Road, Carmarthen, SA33 5DZ Reason: to enable officers to consider additional information submitted by the applicant in the form of an additional tree survey and drainage statement in an endeavour to overcome refusal reason 3 set out in the report. The applicant had also indicated that revised plans would be submitted to reduce the width of the access road.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED that the report be noted.
The Committee considered the Planning Appeals Report which provided information relating to lodged planning appeals as at 22 June 2026. The Senior Development and Enforcement Manager referred to the addendum to the Appeals report which provided a synopsis of the appeals determined by Planning and Environment Decisions Wales (PEDW) in respect of two comparable Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) applications. The Committee was appraised of the key inspector findings which had culminated in both appeals being allowed and planning permission granted, with full costs being awarded against the Council in one case. The appeal decisions established that in the absence of robust evidence demonstrating harm proposals for small-scale HMOs in sustainable urban locations were likely to be found acceptable and Members were urged to exercise caution in attributing determinative weight to perceived community impacts not supported be evidence and generalised concerns regarding HMOs not supported by site specific evidence. Some Committee Members, whilst acknowledging the issues raised and the outcomes of the appeals, raised the need for robust and up to date data to be available within the council to support the Committee’s determinations in order to meet the evidential threshold required for such appeals. Reference was made to the ongoing Task and Finish Group established within the council to review the regulation of HMOs across in Carmarthenshire, which was hoped to address the issues raised. RESOLVED that the report be noted.
RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on the 19th May 2026 be signed as a correct record.
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