One Planet Development at Land North West of Cwmcastell Fawr, Carmarthen
Summary of planning committee decision
Deferred by Carmarthenshire Planning Committee on 9 Oct 2025.
The site
The 5.56-hectare site comprised three fields in open countryside, with existing caravans, structures, planting and land-based activities.
“The site is comprised of 5.56 hectares (13.75 acres), split between 3 fields located in open countryside approximately 2.5km north of Carmarthen. Field 1, the smaller of the three fields, where the majority of the development is proposed to take place, is located immediately adjacent to the C2044 on its eastern side. Access to the site is gained directly from the C2044.”
“Field 3, also undeveloped at present lies to the north east of the second field and has been left largely to nature with no grazing since September 2020. This field comprises of scrub areas, rough grazing with significant areas of boggy and rush infested land…”
Officer report
Earlier planning matters
Earlier matters included permissions for agricultural structures and a pending enforcement case concerning a mobile home and engineering operations.
“ENF/01479 - Siting of mobile home & engineering operations - Pending…”
“PL/02225 - The application is for 2 structures - an agricultural barn and a commercial polytunnel - Planning permission required for the barn but Prior Approval granted for the polytunnel - 17 August 2021”
Officer report
The officer’s recommendation
Officers recommended approval because the proposal was considered likely to meet One Planet Development criteria and avoid unacceptable effects on the area, neighbours and highway safety.
“After careful consideration of the scheme as submitted it is concluded that on balance the proposed development complies with Technical Advice Note 6: Planning for Sustainable Rural Communities (2010) and the accompanying One Planet Development Practice Guidance and policies SP1, SP2, SP14, GP1, TR2, TR3, EQ4, EP2 and EP3 of the Carmarthenshire Local Development Plan Adopted 2014 (‘the LDP’) in that the proposal is supported by sufficient information to demonstrate that…”
“The application is therefore recommended for approval subject to the applicants entering into and completing a Section 106 agreement and the following conditions.”
Officer report
Consultation responses
Highways requested access and visibility conditions, ecology found an overall biodiversity benefit, and consultees raised no objection or limited concerns.
“Highways Planning Liaison - Request conditions relating to access, visibility improvements and parking…”
“Planning Ecology - The ecological surveys and management plan clearly show the stepwise approach has been followed and that the development will result in an overall benefit for biodiversity with a clear consideration for features already on the site.”
Officer report
What happened at committee
After a presentation, members were advised that approval was recommended, and a site visit was proposed and seconded to assess the site.
“Following a presentation by the Senior Development & Enforcement Manager, the Committee was advised that the Head of Place and Sustainability was recommending approval of the application, subject to the conditions, for the reasons detailed within the written report.”
“It was proposed and seconded that the Committee undertake a site visit in order for them to be able to fully assess the nature…”
Minutes
Sources
- Carmarthenshire Planning Committee minutes, 9 October 2025
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of Carmarthenshire's committee minutes and officer report. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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- Committee
- Carmarthenshire Planning Committee
- Council
- Carmarthenshire
- Date
- Thursday 9 October 2025
- Recommendation
- Officers recommended approval
- Committee decided
- Deferred
- Minutes
- The council's minutes
- Meeting
- Agenda and papers (council website)
- Application
- The application (council website)
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This committee's year
9 decisions in the 12 months to this meeting, 2 against officer advice.
Source: Plota analysis of the committee's minutes.