Agenda and minutes

There were no declarations of personal interest.

RESOLVED that the decision record of the meeting of the Executive Board Member for Environment held on the 15^th April, 2019 be signed as a correct record.

The Executive Board Member considered a report which detailed a request that had been received from the owner / developer of the Old School, Laugharne to formerly stop up two small areas of publicly maintained highway fronting the property. 

The Executive Board Member noted that the abovementioned area of public space served no purpose to the department and carried a maintenance liability.

It was reported that should the stopping up order application be successful, the existing bus shelter sited upon this area of highway would be relocated in the immediate vicinity as highlighted on the plan appended to the report and that the associated costs would be recharged to the developer.

RESOLVED to approve the stopping up order as detailed within the report and instruct the Head of Administration and Law to process the stopping up of the area of public highway under Section 116, Highways Act, 1980.

The Executive Board Member considered a report which sought approval on the proposed introduction of the order which would aid the orderly parking of vehicles at locations listed in appendix 1 and 2 to the report.

It was reported that during the consultation period the Council’s Head of Administration and Law received 170 objections, including a petition of 55 names against the advertised proposals.  The objections were summarised in Appendix 3 together with the officer comments and recommendations.

The Executive Board Member considered the proposals along with the associated objections received.

It was recommended that following due consideration of the objections and the Authority’s response, the proposals, as detailed in the Public Notice of the schedule of locations (Appendix 1) be approved subject to the amendments in paragraphs 3.8.1.2 and 3.9.1.2 of the report.

Following due consideration of the objection received in relation to Dafen Inn Row, Llanelli and the Authority’s response, the Executive Board Member was minded to approved the following proposals:-

• Dafen Inn Row, Llanelli
• ParcMyrddin North, Carmarthen
• ParcMyrddin Registrars, Carmarthen
• Selwyn Samuel, Llanelli

With regard to the significant number of objections received relating to a number of the coastal/leisure car parks, the Executive Board Member requested that further consideration be given to the objections and that a further report be prepared for the Executive Board.  The proposal for the following car parks will be the subject of further consideration:

a) Burry Port Harbour

b) Woodlands, Burry Port

c) Shoreline, Burry Port

d) Festival Fields, Llanelli

f) Rotary Way, Pembrey

g) Mynydd Mawr, Woodlands, Tumble

h) Mynydd Mawr woodlands, Cefneithin

c) North Dock, Llanelli

d) Sandy Water Park, Llanelli

f) Llyn Llech Owain

g) Pendine

h) Bynea

RESOLVED that:

4.1   the objection as detailed in Appendix 3 in relation to Dafen Inn Row,    Llanelli be noted;

4.2   the following proposals as described in Appendix 1 be approved:-

·         Dafen Inn Row, Llanelli;

·         ParcMyrddin North, Carmarthen;

·         ParcMyrddin Registrars, Carmarthen;

·         Selwyn Samuel, Llanelli.

   4.3   the revised report and proposals as described in Appendix 1             [excluding the above-mentioned in 4.2], be subject  to a further             report to the Executive Board.  

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EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER                                      DATE