Agenda item

LOCAL DEVELOPMENT ORDERS CARMARTHEN TOWN CENTRE AND AMMANFORD TOWN CENTRE

Minutes:

The Council was informed that the Executive Board, at its meeting held on the 2nd November 2020 (minute 6 refers) had considered a report on proposals for the introduction of Local Development Orders (LDO’s) for Carmarthen Town Centre and Ammanford Town Centre. The report detailed the potential role LDO’s could play as part of broader regeneration proposals within a Town Centre context, particularly in relation to Carmarthen and Ammanford in both supporting the Vibrant Places Initiative and ensuring they were resilient to the economic effects of COVID-19. The proposals also had due regard to the Council’s Corporate Recovery Plan and the Welsh Government’s Planning Guidance – ‘Building Better Places’.

 

It was noted that a LDO provided a Local Planning Authority with an opportunity to streamline the planning process by removing the need for developers/applicants to make a planning application to the Authority and for development proposals to be submitted as an LDO application in lieu, thereby allowing an authority to act proactively in response to locally specific circumstances within its geographical area. However, should a formal planning application be necessary, that would have to be submitted as at present. It was further confirmed that works to listed buildings were excluded from the Orders.

 

RESOLVED that the following recommendations of the Executive Board be adopted:-

 

6.1

To approve the scope of the proposed LDO’s for consideration through the democratic reporting process;

6.2

To prepare the LDO’s for the respective towns including, undertaking formal consultations as appropriate and to further report on their proposed scope, content and geographical extent;

6.3

To approve the publication of the final LDO for public consultation for a minimum of 6 weeks;

6.4

To provide officers with delegated authority to prepare evidence in support of the LDO;

6.5

To grant officers delegated authority to make minor editorial and factual amendments;

6.6

To amend the plan for the Carmarthen Town Centre LDO to include the whole of Lammas Street, Carmarthen.

 

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